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Historic church battered anew
BELLEVILLE – A landmark church in Belleville dating from the 19th century that was badly damaged by Hurricane…
Guard hit; Town mulls safety steps
HARRISON – Fatima Sahli was staffing her crossing guard post at Davis and Harrison Aves. when she saw her…
‘Don’t change insurer,’ teachers say
KEARNY – Lincoln Middle School teacher April Amenta is dreading a possible switch in her health care coverage because she…
Optimists, Ficeto to be feted at Salvation Army dinner
The Salvation Army of Greater Kearny will honor Gerald Ficeto, president of the West Hudson Arts & Theatre Co. (W.H.A.T.), and…
HHS students practice chemistry at PVSC
NEWARK – Twenty-two Harrison High School juniors from Amanda Wagner’s chemistry class participated in a unique field trip last Thursday. They…
3 nabbed in drug bust
KEARNY — A Harrison woman was remanded to the Hudson County Jail on $10,000 bail following her arrest in Kearny…
‘Fortified drug bazaar’ raided: cops
BELLEVILLE — Essex County sheriff’s detectives, executing a search warrant at a Joralemon St. residence last week, had a bit…
Body recovered from river; no ID
KEARNY – The body of an unidentified male was found floating in the Hackensack River in South Kearny last…
Thoughts & Views: To be, or not to be, ill-educated?
Now is the winter of our discontent. (Okay, it’s really spring, but it felt like winter last week and…
CORRECTIONS
A March 24 story misstated the amount of terminal leave pay and unused vacation compensation to…
KPD: From rested to arrested
Kearny police were called to a home on the 300 block of Forest St. at 4:45 a.m. last Friday,…
1 man stabbed, another robbed: HPD
HARRISON — Police are seeking an individual who reportedly stabbed a Newark resident in Harrison during the early morning hours…
Use Internet to report scams: NPD
Nutley PD is asking residents to use the internet to report frauds and non-threatening incidents as a time-saving move. To make…
Around Town: April 29, 2015 edition
Belleville The Kevin G. Kennedy Civic Association will hold its 22nd annual scholarship breakfast May 17 at 10 a.m.…
Bucs bounce back with a vengeance
There was a time – not so long ago – that Belleville High School had one of the most…
It’s been a wild ride for Blue Tide baseball
Jairo Mendez was asked to best describe how his second season as the Harrison High School baseball head coach has been…
In his first outing, he throws a no-hitter
Chris Camilo didn’t exactly want to leave Paramus Catholic High School. After all, Camilo, a highly regarded baseball player, especially as…
Looking for bargains? Check out Yard Sale
Shoppers, take your mark! The immensely popular Annual KUEZ Kearny Town-Wide Yard and Sidewalk Sale returns Saturday and Sunday, May 2 and…
Obituaries
Henryka Milewska Grygielko Henryka Milewska Grygielko, of Tinton Falls, entered into eternal rest on Thursday, April 16. She was 90.…
A vision in pink: spring is here
Photo by LMF Marketing Cherry blossoms are in bloom again in Branch Brook Park…
Teachers turn down labor pact
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent HARRISON – Harrison public school teachers have narrowly rejected a new contract offer…
Carnival permit changes eyed
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – In the wake of a troubling incident at an Easter…
KPD: From cell phone to cell
A routine traffic stop led to a not-so-routine drug arrest of a Passaic man who allegedly had a considerable amount…
Another school administrator is leaving
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Turnover among administrative personnel within the Kearny public school system continues as…
Seek to name studio for beloved teacher
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent BELLEVILLE – A movement is under way to memorialize a popular Belleville public school…
Phone scammers out for your cash
Essex County Sheriff Armando Fontoura has issued a warning to area taxpayers about telephone scam artists who are intent on getting…
Thoughts & Views: How sweet was my habit
Now it can be told: Growing up as a kid, I was an addict. Seems that I just…
St. Stephen’s hosts Four Chaplains tribute
On Feb. 3, 1943, the Dorchester was torpedoed in the waters of the North Atlantic. As the ship began…