3rd swastika suspect charged

KEARNY –  The third member of a Belleville trio suspected in the vandalism of vehicles at a Kearny trucking…

Check out school board hopefuls

The Belleville United Coalition will sponsor a Candidates Forum for those seeking election to the Belleville Board of Education on Monday,…

WE’VE GOT MAIL

DONOVAN GOOD FOR BERGEN To the editor: I support Kathe Donovan. I read the articles, and the different…

Thoughts & Views: Gov’t stumbles threat to Republic?

I always liked to think of myself as a progressive minded member of society, sympathetic to the idea that government…

Octoberfest in Kearny

      Photos by Karen Zautyk Scenes from Saturday fest sponsored by veterans groups to raise money…

Assault suspect

NORTH ARLINGTON –  A 44-year-old North Arlington man has been arrested for child endangerment after “repeatedly striking” a borough 6-yearold, Bergen…

Pooches on parade in Arlington Park

By Kevin Canessa Jr.  Observer Correspondent  KEARNY –  A lot of towns — including some locally —…

Mid-Realty in the pink

KEARNY –  If you were on Kearny Ave. near the intersection at Midland Ave. on Saturday afternoon, you might…

You won’t go away hungry at Mama Angelo’s

By Kevin Canessa Jr. Observer Correspondent  NORTH ARLINGTON –  Some restaurants claim everything they make is from scratch.…

Another wake-up call by KPD

Readers of the Kearny police blotter will recall that last week’s reports included that of a township man taken…

Around Town

Bloomfield  Bloomfield Public Library, 90 Broad St., announces the following events: Shirl Knobloch, author of “The Returning Ones, A…

Meet the ‘Ambassadors’

By Ron Leir  Observer Correspondent  EAST NEWARK – Ambassadors and Knights walk the halls at East Newark Elementary School.…

Good times at Belleville High

By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent  BELLEVILLE –  Elinor Mostello and Bob Iracane were both members of the Belleville High…

Kearny defeats rival Harrison again, this time in overtime

Defender Quintos becomes hero with golden goal By Jim Hague  Observer Sports Writer Andrew Quintos is…

Lyndhurst boys’ XC wins NJICColonial title

By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer   It had been three years since the Lyndhurst boys’ cross country team…

One win from six straight: Kearny girls’ soccer rolls to finals

By Jim Hague  Observer Sports Writer The Kearny High School girls’ soccer team is just one win away from…

Obituaries

Rose E. Lyons Rose E. Lyons (nee Power) died on Oct. 14 at home. She was 73. Born…

23-year-old Nutley man charged with sexually assaulting 14-year-old girl

A 23-year-old Nutley man has been arrested and charged with sexually assaulting and endangering the welfare…

Bloomfield’s Cunningham on watch in the Indo-Asia Pacific region

Quartermaster Seaman Fayden Cunningham, of Bloomfield, assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89),…

NAPD: Don’t fall for phone scams

North Arlington residents have reported to police that they’ve received phone calls, mail and email from people…

2nd Harrison hotel

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide opened its 14th Element hotel in Harrison last Thursday with members of the development team pedal-powering…

A first for Kearny VFW Post

By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent  KEARNY –  When Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1302 elected its new commander…

Latest snafu for troubled district

By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent  BELLEVILLE –  For the past few years, it has been nothing but…

‘Tried to usurp my powers’

Among the legal actions targeting Mayor Robert Giangeruso is a lawsuit filed by the Morristown law firm of Porzio, Bromberg…

Out as police director

By Ron Leir  Observer Correspondent  LYNDHURST –  For the past nine years, in deference to his lengthy prior…

Open House at KFD headquarters

By Karen Zautyk  Observer Correspondent  KEARNY –  Do you know why last week, Oct. 5-11, was national Fire Prevention…

17 heists & 19 years

By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent NEWARK – A Newark man who committed 17 armed robberies, including heists in Kearny,…

One back to work, one exiting?

By Ron Leir  Observer Correspondent  KEARNY –  For a decade – until his firing — Brian Doran…

WE’VE GOT MAIL

‘SOBER HOUSE’ CONTROVERSY To the editor:  It was with a heavy heart that I read the Sept.…

Thoughts & Views: The day that saw hell on earth

Oct. 8, 1871, was a really bad day for the American Midwest. As we learned Sunday at the Kearny…