By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY– For nearly eight decades, Theodore Zetterlund of Kearny lay in an unmarked grave…
Day: December 9, 2014
Church will be restored
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent BELLEVILLE – A local landmark church that was badly damaged by Hurricane Sandy…
2 teens are charged in Kearny arson
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – A cooperative investigation by the Kearny Fire Department and Police Department into…
Those Yuletide fires
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent Have you ever seen a Christmas tree go up in flames? If you answered…
Bianchi focused on redevelopment
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent NORTH ARLINGTON – Redevelopment of the borough’s meadowlands acreage will be “the first priority”…
Arce resigning after 11 years of service
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Now only three remain. A second member of the five-person dissident Democratic…
Improvements eyed at Kearny Point
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – The town governing body is poised to adopt a conceptual redevelopment plan…
Thoughts & Views: A time for remembrance
Do you know anything about the S.S. Leopoldville? That’s a rhetorical question, because odds are you don’t. As Christmas…
Union pickets Passaic Ave. mall site
Members of Local 3, Building Construction Laborers of North Jersey, are picketing a Passaic Ave. mall development site where a new…
KPD: How sweet it is
On Dec. 1, Officers Tom Sumowski and Steve Hroncich, responding to a 3:30 a.m. report of a disorderly person…
ShopRite of Lyndhurst hosts healthy-holidays events
ShopRite of Lyndhurst, an Inserra Supermarkets store, 540 New York Ave., has announced its roster of healthy-holidays and wellness events. All…
Back home & giving ‘Maximum’ effort
By Kevin Canessa Jr. Observer Correspondent NORTH ARLINGTON – It’s one thing when a brother and sister…
around town
Belleville Belleville Public Library and Information Center, 221 Washington Ave., holds a Saturday craft program, open to all ages, Dec.…
News from the Nutley police blotter
Dec. 1 A Hillside Ave. resident reported a case of identity theft. Police said someone had opened a utility…
Vikings look to build on huge first-season under coach Corsetto
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer After being away from the game of high school basketball for a…