Photos by Karen Zautyk On Tuesday, Aug. 5, the Kearny Police Department sponsored its annual National Night…
Month: August 2014
Celebrating Nutley’s history
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent NUTLEY – If you were a kid, where would you opt to…
New superior among the Bravest
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – On Jan. 20, 2013, Kearny firefighters were battling a fire at…
Two-time loser
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent NUTLEY – A 50-year-old Nutley was sentenced last week to four years and seven…
Thoughts & Views: ‘Wretched writers welcome’
The Bulwer-Lytton Contest winners for 2014 have been announced, and I feel compelled to share some of them with you. I…
Cat colony conundrum
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Controversy over how to deal with a cat colony in the…
News from the KPD blotter
Aug. 1 At 1:30 a.m., Officer Derek Hemphill responded to the report of a hit-run accident on the 200…
‘Polarized’ impossible to put down after picking it up
By Ryan Sloane Observer Correspondent With some summer night’s heat so oppressive you don’t want to venture outside, there’s…
New wellness center in Harrison
Pedestrians walking along Frank E. Rodgers South in Harrison lately may have noticed a new storefront open up…
Around Town
Belleville A performance by the Library Players, a children’s acting troupe, on Aug. 18 and a Science Fun Workshop…
Call him the ‘Golden Boy’ of the ring
North Arlington teen Cammett aspires to become professional wrestler By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer …
McCourt, O’Neill got coaching starts in Kearny
Thirty years ago this fall, Kearny High School enjoyed a soccer season to remember, perhaps the greatest single year in a…
Nutley’s Papaccio finds new baseball home with Rockland Boulders
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer After getting drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 18th round of…
Then & Now
Regarding the site depicted in this week›s ’Then’ photo, the following description is by William C. Brigham…
Logged on the Nutley police blotter
Aug. 2 At 3:29 a.m., police responded to a call of a motor vehicle crash on Franklin Ave.…