By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer Ever since he joined the Harrison High School varsity baseball…
Year: 2014
Frank Riposta achieves top honors
Century 21 Semiao & Associates announced that Frank Riposta, of the Kearny branch office and the company’s Easter Seals…
Obituaries
Stanley B. Bowell Stanley B. Bowell died May 1 at Alaris Health Care in Kearny. He was 75.…
Nutley police: Suspended driver tried to mow down another driver after crash
April 19 At 3:57 p.m., police responded to a report of a motor vehicle accident at…
Are you a sports-memorabilia collector? If so, check this out
The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office has ordered a public auction of confiscated sports memorabilia on Saturday, May…
Solve this equation: pay 2 to do 1 job
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Every two weeks, the Kearny Board of…
Testing worries parents
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent NORTH ARLINGTON – A group of parents have formed “North…
Federal charges for robbery suspect
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent HARRISON – A Harrison woman arrested in February in connection with…
‘Have con, will travel’
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent NUTLEY – Last Thursday evening, as part of its rejuvenated Neighborhood…
Middle school rethink: St. Stephen’s out
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – The path to a middle school setup for Kearny’s public…
Notes from the Kearny police blotter
April 18 Officer Joseph Vulcano, on patrol on the Belleville Pike at 6:45 a.m., stopped an eastbound car that…
Fill-in replacement for Serafin expected
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent EAST NEWARK – As the borough’s municipal election campaign continues to heat up,…
Thoughts & Views: Football union could be ‘extra point’ this sport needs
Football players at Northwestern University, a Division 1 team in Evanston, Ill., may soon have a union to call their…
Cops probe school IT security ‘breach’
The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office is investigating an incident at Washington Middle School in Harrison that has called internal IT security…
Killing Horse label marks 4th anniversary
By Anthony J. Machcinski Observer Correspondent Since 2010, a great deal of things have changed in the…
Business Review: Body Couture expands women’s products line
By Anthony J. Machcinski Observer Correspondent With a new format and a revitalized energy, Body Couture…
Around Town
Belleville Belleville Irish American Association sponsors a trip to Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard, Boston and Mohegan Sun Casino, June 2-6.…
Have you seen these men?
NORTH ARLINGTON – Police are seeking three men who allegedly stiffed a local eatery for the cost…
Kearny residents: Start your Spring cleaning!
KEARNY– Shoppers, take note! The immensely popular Annual KUEZ Kearny Town-Wide Yard and Sidewalk Sale switches seasons and…
Kardinals’ softball squad on a big-time roll
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer Before the 2014 high school softball season began, Kearny head…
Ridiculous auction last sad chapter for Newark Bears
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer It was a bright, sunny Saturday in April, the kind…
Lyndhurst’s Kelly emerges as Golden Bears’ ace hurler
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer After enjoying a bit of a breakthrough season last year…
Obituaries
Peter F. Blair Peter F. Blair, 73, died on Wednesday, April 23. Arrangements were by the Thiele-Reid…
State: Distracted-driving incidents total 1.4 million
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent The statistics are mind-boggling. From 2004 to 2013, 1.4 million motor…
Moving day is coming
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Even Steven Shalom, who has run Discount City in…
Going out in style with Blue Ribbon
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent HARRISON – You could say Ron Shields’ career as a Harrison…
For the sake of the Passaic
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY– Plastic lawn chairs, propane tanks, wrought iron railings, pipes, dead…
Nothing stops her
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent Harrison’s Blanca Alvarez was sick with the flu the morning of…
Unsung heroes in our midst
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent HARRISON – The Harrison American Legion Post 282 salutes Joseph…