Two motorists were injured in a harrowing head-on collision on Route 7 in Kearny last week, and police charged one of…
Year: 2014
News from the Nutley police blotter
June 5 A customer tried to pass a counterfeit $10 bill to pay a tab at a local…
A Memorial Tribute: Local musician Jeff Humphrey dies way too young at age 43
Kearny native loved sharing music with others By Kevin Canessa Jr. Observer Correspondent Jeff Humphrey loved…
SMMC affiliates with leading N.Y. medical college
St. Michael’s Medical Center (SMMC), Newark, and New York Medical College (NYMC), Valhalla, N.Y., have announced an academic affiliation designating…
Frank’s GMC: 84 years selling vehicles
By Kevin Canessa Jr. Observer Correspondent Frank Pezzolla Sr. probably never thought that when he opened his business…
Proposed school boundary lines – K to 6
FRANKLIN: Beech St., south of Oakwood Ave. Chestnut St., south of Oakwood to Bergen Ave. Devon St., Elm…
Around Town
Belleville Toddlers to sixth-graders are invited to participate in the “Fizz, Boom, Read” summer reading program sponsored by the Belleville…
Dyl, Kelly enjoy success on field, in classroom
Top Kearny scholar-athletes have been friends since Pre-K By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer The friendship…
Softball won’t be the same without ‘Coach Mac’
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer He wasn’t a very big man, but his stature was larger than…
Damiano named new Belleville boys’ soccer coach
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer After a successful career playing soccer, first at Belleville High…
Davie appointed to YMCA board
Kearny attorney Ken Davie, a partner in the Harrison law firm of Cifelli and Davie, has been…
Obituaries
Diane Alvarez Diane Alvarez of Kearny died suddenly at home on June 7. Arrangements were by the Armitage and…
See Riposta for good food — or home deals
By Kevin Canessa Jr. Observer Correspondent KEARNY – How Frank Riposta, owner of D&F Deli on Davis Ave.,…
Block Watch, Helping Hands meeting in Belleville is Thursday night at 7 at Senior Center
BELLEVILLE — The Belleville Police Department and Mayor Ray Kimble invite the public to a “Block…