BELLEVILLE – Interim Township Manager Kevin Esposito’s office is advising residents that, as of Dec. 15,…
Year: 2014
Stranger than fiction
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY– For nearly eight decades, Theodore Zetterlund of Kearny lay in an unmarked grave…
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…
NA’s girls’ hoop squad looks to new coach Lado
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer Rob Lado has enjoyed a smooth transition in taking over as the…
Lyndhurst looks to improve in second year under Palek
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer It’s the second year of Paul Palek’s tenure as the head boys’…
Obituaries
John R. Hodnett Sr. John R. Hodnett Sr. died Nov. 28 in Fort Laurderdale, Fla., He was 87.…
Street attack & more: HPD blotter
A man reported that he was assaulted by two men on Dec. 1, shortly after 6 p.m., at Harrison Ave.…
Police seek help locating woman last seen in Belleville
The New Jersey State Police needs help locating a missing Belleville woman. Mildred Soto, 52, was…
Driver in fatal crash found, is cooperating, officials say
Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray and Nutley Police Chief Thomas J. Strumolo have announced…
High stakes lottery
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent HARRISON – Close to 150 folks have entered a special lottery which –…
Cops not charged in shooting
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent BELLEVILLE – An Essex County grand jury has voted not to bring…
Big bill to rid borough of sex suit
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent EAST NEWARK – East Newark has agreed to pay a former civilian…
Staying safe at all times
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent NUTLEY – Despite the dateline, this is an article for readers in all…
$1M in drugs trafficked, 31 arrests
Following a three-month cooperative investigation involving 26 law enforcement agencies, authorities last week reported they had brought down a narcotics ring operating…
Heat on the way? Library hopes so
KEARNY – It’s taken longer than anticipated but Kearny Public Library’s main facility at 318 Kearny Ave. is seemingly assured…
Keeping play areas in shape
KEARNY – Some municipal recreational infrastructure in need of attention has been addressed recently in Kearny. Several compromised park benches at…