By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent LYNDHURST – State officials are still pondering what to do about the century-old DeJessa…
Month: January 2015
Last chance to sound off on dog park
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – The town is preparing to let the dogs out but…
Ice storm took its toll on local roads
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – By the time you read this, we all may be…
Bracing for funding shift
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – For the past 37 years, the Kearny nonprofit Pathways to Independence Inc.…
A new ‘acquisition’
Tim Bixler, of The Bixler Group Real Estate and Insurance and his wife, Charissa Bixler, welcomed…
‘He knew he’d be caught’
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – On Christmas Eve, Kearny police reported, a Windsor St. home was burglarized…
3 nominees vie for vacant council seat
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Three political novices – all women – were under consideration for appointment…
Facing Sandy-recovery aid fraud charges
TRENTON – A Nutley woman is facing up to five years in prison and fines totalling $25,000 for allegedly…
Thoughts & Views: Mars? Tempting but focus on Earth first
After listening to President Obama’s most recent State of the (Dis) Union speech last Tuesday night, I couldn’t help thinking, I’d…
CORRECTION
A story in the Jan. 13 issue of The Observer about a fire at Plaque Art…
Have you seen these suspects?
BELLEVILLE – Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray and Belleville Police Chief Joseph Rotonda are seeking the public’s help in…
Guns, ammo & more: KPD blotter
Last Thursday evening, Kearny police responded to the report of a man with a gun in a home on…
Another suicide & more: NPD blotter
Nutley PD has labeled the death of a 49-yearold Washington Ave. man initially discovered unresponsive at his home as a suicide.…
around town
Belleville Belleville Public Library and Information Center’s Children’s Room, 221 Washington Ave., announces the following activities: A Hibernation Party kicks off…
Sought in fatal accident, she fled to Brazil, cops say
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent HARRISON – A Harrison woman has been indicted on two counts of…
Four Nutley wrestlers earn Essex tourney titles
Bellevillle’s Greene also earns county gold By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer Nutley High School wrestling coach…
Buccaneers hope ECT win is a solid start
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer The boys’ high school basketball season was not going according to plan for…
Kearny’s Fernandes emerges as dominant inside force
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer When Emilia Fernandes was in eighth grade, still in the fledgling stages…
Obituaries
Michael ‘Mike’ Boyd Michael “Mike” Boyd, 76, of Pocono Lake, Pa., formerly of Harrison, died on Jan. 19.…
3 arrested in Nutley robbery
NUTLEY — At 12:50 a.m., Jan. 18, a Nutley police officer noticed three young men fleeing…
3 displaced, 1 injured in Belleville fire
BELLEVILLE – Three township residents were displaced and one was injured by a fire that heavily…
From Kearny Mayor Alberto Santos … RE: the snow emergency
The Kearny Office of Emergency Management, in coordination with the Kearny Police and Fire departments, Kearny…
Closures for Monday and Tuesday, Jan. 26 & 27 (ongoing list)
Here’s an ongoing list of local closures as of 5:39 p.m., Jan. 26. We’ll update this…
Nutley Library closing today at 1 p.m.
The Nutley Public Library will close early Monday, Jan. 26, 2015 at 1 p.m., due to…
State offices closing at 1 p.m. today, will be closed tomorrow
State offices will close today at 1 p.m., and will be closed tomorrow, after Gov. Christie…
Delivery of The Observer will likely be delayed Tuesday; no trash pickup in NA Tuesday
Because of the pending storm, delivery of The Observer will likely be delayed tomorrow, Jan. 27.…
Angelo Feorenzo, father of former Observer Publisher Lisa Feorenzo, dies at 75
Above: Tina Feorenzo, Angelo J. Feorenzo and former Observer Publisher Lisa Feorenzo. Angelo James Feorenzo, 75,…
4th year for CANstruction
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Several years ago, Paul Rogers of Kearny visited a unique exhibit in…
$3.7M deficit confirmed
BELLEVILLE – Well, now it’s official. An audit of the Belleville Board of Education for the 2013-2014 school year…
Medical school will be Roche tenant
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent NUTLEY – Roche USA, the Swiss-based pharmaceutical company that is marketing its 118-acre property…