A Schuyler Ave. couple got a rude awakening early Saturday, Aug. 9, when a driver crashed his station wagon into…
Year: 2014
Obituaries
Josephine ‘Josie’ Helene Aleniewski Josephine “Josie” Helene Aleniewski, of Rumson, formerly of Harrison, passed away on July 22. She will…
Prepping for opening
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – When the bell rings for the opening of classes at the…
Eyesore will soon be gone
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – At the top of the Oval, there’s a small square…
Vehicular homicide charge in fatal crash
A Union City truck driver has been charged with vehicular homicide in connection with a N.J. Turnpike crash that claimed the…
Kearny ‘Night Out’
Photos by Karen Zautyk On Tuesday, Aug. 5, the Kearny Police Department sponsored its annual National Night…
Celebrating Nutley’s history
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent NUTLEY – If you were a kid, where would you opt to…
New superior among the Bravest
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – On Jan. 20, 2013, Kearny firefighters were battling a fire at…
Two-time loser
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent NUTLEY – A 50-year-old Nutley was sentenced last week to four years and seven…
Thoughts & Views: ‘Wretched writers welcome’
The Bulwer-Lytton Contest winners for 2014 have been announced, and I feel compelled to share some of them with you. I…
Cat colony conundrum
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Controversy over how to deal with a cat colony in the…
News from the KPD blotter
Aug. 1 At 1:30 a.m., Officer Derek Hemphill responded to the report of a hit-run accident on the 200…
‘Polarized’ impossible to put down after picking it up
By Ryan Sloane Observer Correspondent With some summer night’s heat so oppressive you don’t want to venture outside, there’s…
New wellness center in Harrison
Pedestrians walking along Frank E. Rodgers South in Harrison lately may have noticed a new storefront open up…
Around Town
Belleville A performance by the Library Players, a children’s acting troupe, on Aug. 18 and a Science Fun Workshop…