Kearny ‘Night Out’

Photos by Karen Zautyk On Tuesday, Aug. 5, the Kearny Police Department sponsored its annual National Night…

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.…