NUTLEY – An off-duty Nutley cop has been credited with coming to the aid of…
Year: 2014
Habitat back in business in Kearny
KEARNY – The long dormant Hudson County Habitat for Humanity International project site in Kearny…
Thoughts & Views: Driven to fatal distraction
A few years ago, having picked up my brand new car at the dealership, I…
WE’VE GOT MAIL
THANKS FOR CARING To the Editor: To the dear friends of our beautiful mother, Barbara Gangi,…
CORRECTION
A story in the April 16 issue of The Observer incorrectly reported the amount of additional…
Tribute to Rogers, Spectra Colors
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – The Salvation Army of Greater Kearny will honor…
Costner, Garner star in ‘Draft Day’
By Anthony J. Machcinski Observer Correspondent Even though the real NFL draft was pushed back…
Frank Riposta achieves top honors
Century 21 Semiao & Associates announced that Frank Riposta, of the Kearny branch office and…
KPD: TVs or more TVs?
If one were inclined to speculate, one might say that two alleged shoplifters collared at Walmart…
Business Review: Ken Davie’s there when you need him
By Anthony J. Machcinski Observer Correspondent As rock superstar and New Jersey native Bon Jovi…
Around Town
Belleville Belleville Elks Lodge 1123, 254 Washington Ave., hosts its monthly breakfast on Sunday, April 27,…
North Arlington Sports Hall: A family affair
Former Observer Athlete of Year Gross heads stellar list of inductees By Jim Hague Observer Sports…
Kearny’s Uebbing earns berth in Boston Marathon
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer Annemarie Uebbing found running late in life. In 2003,…
QP’s Pettigrew erupts at right time
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer The struggles at the plate were getting to Mike…
Obituaries
Frank Dombrowski Frank Dombrowski, 90, of Harrison and Toms River, entered into eternal rest on April…
Abdo named 5-year top listing associate
Maggie Abdo, sales associate with Century 21 Semiao & Associates Lyndhurst office, was named top…
Then & Now
Except for the red brick building on the far left, the houses in this…
Coccia’s Hughes wins NJAR award
Jan R. Kwapniewski, president of Coccia Realty, with offices in Northern New Jersey, announced that…
Nutley police blotter: MV stop leads to drunken-driving arrest
April 12 A motor vehicle stop at a Franklin Ave. location, at 1:54 a.m., resulted in…
1.7B to clean Passaic’s lower 8 miles
NEWARK – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced last Friday, April 11, that it…
Lost medal recovered from Pa.
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – For more than two decades, it sat –…
Feds won’t pay for more firefighters
Two neighboring West Hudson communities have been shut out in their bids to snag federal funding…
Tribute to a teacher
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Fred Kuhrt died doing what he loved best…
Play ball! (and politics, too)
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent NORTH ARLINGTON – Saturday’s opening ceremony for the North Arlington…
News in brief
HARRISON – Harrison Mayor James Fife, 73, is spending time in St. Michael’s Medical Center, Newark,…
Nutley Scouts to the rescue
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent NUTLEY – The temperature was bone-chilling and the rain was…
Thoughts & Views: Jeff Bahr: An Appreciation
In the movie, “The Misfits,” Gay, the cowboy character played by Clark Gable (in what…
Town has new health officer
KEARNY – Kenneth Pincus is Kearny’s new health officer. Pincus, a resident of Warren, was…
The long arm of the law
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Kearny police reported last week that…
Enjoy the oldies with Park Avenue
By Anthony J. Machcinski Observer Correspondent Music lovers looking to cherish the oldies will…