By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent NUTLEY – A delegation of the region’s veterans convened at the Nutley VFW to…
Year: 2014
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…