Notes from the KPD blotter

A Schuyler Ave. couple got a rude awakening early Saturday, Aug. 9, when a driver crashed his station wagon into…

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…