The Valerie Fund is the recipient of more than $750,000 thanks to the New Jersey Auto Retailers Unite campaign, a…
Year: 2014
New owner at Smile Centre
Kearny– Dr. Blair Schachtel is the proud new owner of the well known dental practice, The Smile Centre, located at…
Obituaries
Dorothy A. Bailey Mrs. Dorothy A. Bailey, of Kearny, died on Saturday, Nov. 22. She was 79. Relatives…
90 displaced by three-alarm Kearny fire on Sunday
Above: A woman awaits rescue on a fire escape at a Beech St. fire Sunday afternoon…
Video of yesterday’s Beech Street fire
Thank you, Andy Taylor, for the great video.
STATE CHAMPS AGAIN!
Harrison defeats Haddon Township, 4-0, to win 25th NJSIAA state soccer title in school history (Photo…
This week’s e-Edition, classifieds are now posted
This week’s e-Edition and classifieds are now posted. We apologize for the delay.
Blood appointed
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Take away the “acting” title: the Kearny Board of Education has formally…
Kearny unveils new monument
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – On May 27, 1922, an estimated 25,000 people gathered in…
Nutley cops hunt driver in fatal hit-run
A photo (above) of the suspect van was released Nov. 19 by the Essex County Prosecutor’s…
Cop promotions upcoming
KEARNY – Kearny Police Chief John Dowie, who has repeatedly warned that his ranks are being stretched thin with a…
School is more than books for these kids
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent HARRISON – At Washington Middle School in Harrison, nearly 75% of the more than…
Bribery: By hook…
A Belleville man who was a Jersey City fire inspector pleaded guilty last week to accepting bribes from brothels, U.S.…
2nd victim identified in Rt. 21 accident
BELLEVILLE – Authorities last week identified the second person killed in a fiery multi-vehicle crash on Rt. 21 on…
Now he can tell it to the judge: KPD blotter
Kearny driver who told police they were violating his legal rights ended up facing the weight of the law.…
Hits car & flees; later, leaves kid: cops
What started as a hit and run led Kearny PD to a suspect who, initially, eluded them while leaving…
Thoughts & Views: Playing the name game
What’s in a name? Plenty if it happens to be Avery Fisher, for example. That’s the name that – for now…
Choosing a meal?: Make it turkey
Does turkey show up regularly on your table? Americans are gobbling more and more of this lean bird. U.S.…
‘Tis the season for giving
The Salvation Army Corps of Greater Kearny kicked off its annual seasonal Kettle Drive last Thursday, Nov. 13, in front…
Jailed on pain-pill, cocaine charges
LYNDHURST – Following a two-week investigation, officers of the Lyndhurst Police Department and the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Task Force…
Phone scam nets 2G: NPD blotter
A costly phone scam was perpetrated on an unknowing caregiver for an Alzheimer’s patient, Nutley PD reported. Police said…
Dr. Diana Espaillat joins Pink Vision Associates
By Kevin Canessa Jr. Observer Correspondent LYNDHURST – When Dr. Maria Domingues founded Pink Vision Associates in 2010,…
Logged on the Lyndhurst police blotter
Nov. 7 Milada Acacio, 29, of Bayonne, was issued motor vehicle summonses after police said she appeared to be intoxicated…
St. Michael’s offers help with health insurance sign-ups
To help uninsured individuals gain better access to affordable and quality health coverage, St. Michael’s Medical Center will host a…
Job Haines: Quality geriatric care
The Job Haines Home, 250 Bloomfield Ave., Bloomfield, reports that staff member Donna McAllister, R.N., was chosen to participate in…
around town
Harrison Harrison/East Newark Elks sponsor a Hoop Shoot basketball shoot-out contest, open to ages 7 to 13, on Sunday,…
News from the Harrison police blotter
Nov. 12 At 12:16 a.m., officers were sent to the 200 block of Manor Ave. on a report…
It’s a Blue Tide ‘Three-Peat’
Harrison wins third straight state sectional soccer title By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer HARRISON –…
Nutley girls’ soccer season ends in sectional title game
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer When the high school girls’ soccer season began in earnest last August, Nutley…
Lyndhurst’s great cross country season ends at Group championships
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer HOLMDEL – It had been a brilliant cross country season for…