By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent BELLEVILLE – Erwin Ganz was only nine when he fled Germany in…
Day: November 4, 2014
Fire OT prompts hirings
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – After meeting in closed caucus for about an hour last Wednesday,…
Sober House ordered to pack up
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Occupants of the so-called Sober House at 2-8 Grand Place in…
7 promoted in police ranks
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent LYNDHURST – Just four weeks after Commissioner John Montillo took over as public…
Nov. 12 hearing on feral cats
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Oct. 29 was National Cat Day, and Kearny feline lovers were…
Old enough to know better?
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Last Wednesday, Oct. 29, Kearny police contacted the Hudson County Juvenile Intake…
Thoughts & Views: We can all walk that tightrope
This past Sunday evening, a global audience tuned in to the Discovery Channel to watch the aerialist Nik Wallenda tackle…
WE’VE GOT MAIL
LISTEN TO THE EXPERTS To the editor: In response to Karen Zautyk’s column on Ebola, I think much…
Shoplifter had taste for fine wine: NPD blotter
A thief with a craving for the classic vino got away with a $1,900 bottle of wine from…
Cops stop menacing intruder: HPD blotter
HARRISON – An East Newark man was grabbed by cops early on Monday, Oct. 27, after police said he…
KPD blotter: Some make it easy
A township man who allegedly held a stolen cell phone for ransom and arranged a rendezvous to collect the cash…
Al Cifelli tapped as Knight of the Year
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent HARRISON – Harrison attorney Albert J. Cifelli will be honored as Knight of the…
Ease your pain with Traditional Chinese Medicine and acupuncture in Harrison
By Kevin Canessa Jr. Observer Correspondent HARRISON – There’s an epidemic in this country — and sadly,…
From the lam to the slammer
KEARNY – The Enfamil cans can sleep soundly now on their shelves at Walmart, secure in the knowledge they…
Around Town
Belleville The fifth annual Essex County Veteran’s Day ceremony includes a tribute to the late Joseph “Joe” Fornarotto, who served…
Good news for grid locals
Nutley makes NJSIAA state playoffs; Harrison earns first victory By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer There…
Belleville boys’ soccer team keeps winning ways
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer In August, the Belleville boys’ soccer team was headed toward great things in…
Route 21 crash claims two lives Monday night
Above: The approximate location of last night’s deadly crash. BELLEVILLE — A multi-vehicle crash on Route…
Lyndhurst’s Failace makes remarkable comeback
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer Jessica Failace vividly remembers the day that dramatically changed her life. “We were…
‘Sleeping Beauty’at W.H.A.T.
The West Hudson Arts Theater Company (W.H.A.T.), 65 Oakwood Ave., Kearny, continues its run of family theater stage performances with Disney’s “Sleeping…
Obituaries
Gilbert R. Anderson Sr. Gilbert R. Anderson Sr. died peacefully at the home of his daughter on Oct.…
Pedaling for pantry
ShopRite of Lyndhurst, an Inserra Supermarkets store, recently partnered with Cabot Creamery Cooperative to raise hunger awareness, with store associates and…