By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Last Monday, March 9, at his second day on trial…
Day: March 17, 2015
Target parking lot for new school
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent HARRISON – If no significant environmental issues arise, the municipal parking lot across the…
Saw pal fatally shot; now he’s shot dead
An East Orange man who was a passenger in a vehicle whose driver was fatally shot by police after a…
Many parents still wary of PARCC
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent The N.J. Department of Education has adopted a “no opt-out” policy for the administration…
Thoughts & Views: ‘Great gift of faith’
(Editor’s note: Earlier this month, preceding its St. Patrick’s Parade, the Nutley Irish-American Alliance held its annual Mass at St.…
It took a while but MUA rehab is done
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – After year and a half of occupying temporary trailers, the Kearny Municipal…
Still probing how body ended up in river
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent BELLEVILLE – The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office and the Belleville Police Department are continuing…
Local government left in the dark
KEARNY – The roll had been called, the Pledge of Allegiance was recited and the Kearny governing body was…
Images from the 2015 West Hudson St. Patrick’s Day Parade
All Photos By Karen Zautyk
KPD blotter: Cars stolen & recovered
At 4 a.m. last Wednesday, March 11, Officer Kevin Arnesman was on patrol when he spotted three cars, two…
Admitted bank robber faces June sentencing
An East Orange man has pleaded guilty to robbing a PNC Bank in Bloomfield last June, U.S. Attorney Paul…
Business Review: Vito’s Hotdogs brings Sabretts to Harrison & so much more
Photos Courtesy Vito Casale By Kevin Canessa Jr. Observer Correspondent HARRISON – …
around town
Belleville Belleville Public Library, 221 Washington Ave., is holding registration, beginning March 23, for a Teddy Bear Tea Party set…
How the feds saw the crime
Here, contained in a March 9 press release, is how the U.S. Attorney’s Office described John Leadbeater’s role in a…
Kearny suffers huge loss with grid coach Edwards’ resignation
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer It was only two years ago when there was a sense of…
NJIT experiences March Madness in CIT tourney
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer NEWARK – Eight years ago, when the New Jersey Institute of Technology arranged for…
Obituaries
Audrey M. Borkowski Audrey M. Borkowski (nee Mohr) of Kearny entered into eternal rest at Select Specialty Hospital in…
‘Don’t forget his public service,’ says Santos
Kearny Mayor Alberto Santos had this reaction to the news of John Leadbeater’s guilty plea: “The initial charges came…
Don’t shovel, get ticket: NPD
It may be getting a trifle warmer but in Nutley, police have been no less vigilant in trying to…
Dems question hiring of Ceberio firm
NORTH ARLINGTON – Last Thursday, North Arlington Borough Council made it official: By a 4-2 vote, they voted on…
Smile & Implant Center welcomes Dr. Mendia
The Smile and Implant Center in Kearny announces that Dr. Jonathan Mendia, dental anesthesiologist, has joined the practice, offering IV sedation and general anesthesia…
Feds say Kearny doc sought to torch his offices
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY — A Kearny doctor has been indicted in Pennsylvania for…