KEARNY– Right now, Monarch butterflies are somewhere along the lower Eastern Seaboard on their long annual journey north from their winter…
Day: June 18, 2014
‘Push to tax polluters’
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – U.S. Sens. Robert Menendez and Cory Booker, accompanied by U.S. Environmental Protection…
Redistricting ‘lesson’ draws big crowd
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY — Kearny Schools Superintendent Patricia Blood unveiled her proposed redistricting plan for five newly…
All bets off now for gambling ring
Four people from The Observer coverage area, and a relative of a North Arlington elected official, are among 29 suspects…
Owner now contesting bar closing
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – A Kearny bar owner who consented to a 60-day closure after…
Back in action at Habitat property
At long last, there were signs of activity at the Habitat for Humanity’s Kearny construction site at 41 Kearny Ave.…
Up in flames
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY– A 22-year-old Kearny man was arrested last week on a charge of aggravated…
Thoughts & Views: Go ahead, make my day
So, one day I’m sitting at my desk at The Observer when there came this brief but loud noise…
WE’VE GOT MAIL
EXPECT ‘AN INCREDIBLE JOURNEY’ To North Arlington High School graduates: I want to congratulate you on your graduation…
KPD blotter
Two motorists were injured in a harrowing head-on collision on Route 7 in Kearny last week, and police charged one of…
News from the Nutley police blotter
June 5 A customer tried to pass a counterfeit $10 bill to pay a tab at a local…
A Memorial Tribute: Local musician Jeff Humphrey dies way too young at age 43
Kearny native loved sharing music with others By Kevin Canessa Jr. Observer Correspondent Jeff Humphrey loved…
SMMC affiliates with leading N.Y. medical college
St. Michael’s Medical Center (SMMC), Newark, and New York Medical College (NYMC), Valhalla, N.Y., have announced an academic affiliation designating…
Frank’s GMC: 84 years selling vehicles
By Kevin Canessa Jr. Observer Correspondent Frank Pezzolla Sr. probably never thought that when he opened his business…
Proposed school boundary lines – K to 6
FRANKLIN: Beech St., south of Oakwood Ave. Chestnut St., south of Oakwood to Bergen Ave. Devon St., Elm…