Fighting for veterans

By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent  NUTLEY –  A delegation of the region’s veterans convened at the Nutley VFW to…

Hoping to extend access to riverfront

By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent  HARRISON –  It may not compare with the breezes from the Jersey Shore…

Serial-hoax suspect nabbed

By Karen Zautyk  Observer Correspondent  LYNDHURST – On Jan. 31, just two days before the Super Bowl, letters…

Fire engine on auction block

KEARNY –  Want to buy a used fire truck? You’ll have a chance to do so in Kearny…

Getting a leg (or ankle) up on crooked pols

It has been widely reported that the City of London is tackling hooliganism on the public streets triggered by repeated…

‘Charity scam’ in name of slain cop

    By Karen Zautyk  Observer Correspondent  KEARNY –  How low can you go? Not much lower…

Sprucing it up

    The state Department of Transportation is arranging for the sandblasting and repainting of this old…

Red Bulls & SportsCare: perfect together

  HARRISON – The New York Red Bulls, the major league soccer team based in Harrison, has contracted with the…

‘The Hunt With John Walsh’ on CNN is already paying off

By Kevin Canessa Jr.  Observer Correspondent  John Walsh lived every parent’s nightmare back in 1981, when his then…

KPD: ‘Knock, knock’ not funny

An overzealous door-to-door solicitor got himself arrested after an encounter with a 70-year-old woman who wouldn’t put up with his aggressive…

News from the Nutley police blotter

July 26  The manager of a Washington Ave. gas station called police at 12:10 a.m. to report that the…

Around Town

Belleville  A performance by the Library Players, a children’s acting troupe, on Aug. 18 and a Science Fun Workshop…

Kearny youngsters learn at annual boys’ PAL basketball camp

    By Jim Hague  Observer Sports Writer  Ten-year-old Jonathan Muller of Kearny loves playing basketball, but there was…

Ledo new North Arlington girls’ hoops coach

After spending several years as a youth and AAU basketball coach, as well as the last few seasons as the…

North Arlington’s Collins Field gets major facelift

  By Jim Hague  Observer Sports Writer In 2011, Rip Collins Field on Passaic Ave. in North…