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.…