Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray and Nutley Police Chief Thomas Strumolo announced today that…
Month: January 2015
Robbery attempt backfires
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Two feisty service station attendants not only refused to be cowed…
Man charged in New Year burglary
HARRISON – Harrison PD believes it has located – with help from the Newark PD – the suspect…
Cops hunt Belgrove burglar
KEARNY – Police are hunting a brazen burglar who smashed the front window of a Belgrove Drive home, ransacked…
Keeping rail talks on track
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – A renewed push for a rail link. More tax abatements.I nfrastructure improvements. These…
No commitment yet on school occupant
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent HARRISON – Holy Cross parish, which has been seeking a new tenant for…
Fire wrecks plastics factory on 2nd St.
A Harrison factory that makes plastic and plaster moldings for ceramics dealers was consumed by a three-alarm fire this past Sunday.…
Surprise ‘visit’
Fatima Cruz of Kearny was maneuvering her car through the parking lot at Jack’s IGA shopping center,…
Facing morals charges
KEARNY – A 37-year-old man who thought he was sending nude photos of himself via cell phone to a…
It only takes a cartoon
In the aftermath of the massacre at the satiric French publication Charlie Hebdo and, subsequently, the attack at a kosher…
Kitchen fire quickly contained
HARRISON – A fire at D’ Carbon, a Peruvian barbecue restaurant at 506 Frank E. Rodgers Blvd. North, last Monday…
News from the Nutley police blotter
Between Jan. 3 and 9, Nutley PD responded to 27 auto accidents, 36 medical calls, 15 disputes and suspicious…
around town
Belleville Belleville Elks Lodge 1123, 254 Washington Ave., holds its monthly breakfast Sunday, Jan. 18, 9 a.m. to noon. Admission…
Nutley girls’ hoop squad experiences growing pains
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer Larry Mitschow knew this was going to be a tough season for…
Kearny coach Hill reflects on late father
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer Growing up as a female athlete in a male-dominated world in highly competitive Harrison…