Arthur J. Matson Arthur J. Matson, 78, of Brick, and formerly of Point Pleasant, passed away peacefully on Monday,…
Year: 2015
Harrison police seek bank robbery suspect
HARRISON – Police are seeking a man who pulled off a bank robbery in Harrison last Wednesday. Harrison…
Tombstone ID found and you’re not going to believe whose it was
Nutley police have finally learned who the mystery headstone with the name Max Ferreira, age 8,…
Flying crime fighter
KEARNY – Huge crowds showed up for Kearny’s annual National Night Out Against Crime observance Tuesday, Aug. 4, from 6…
Gearing up for 175th anniversary
HARRISON – The year was 1840: William Henry Harrison had just been elected president and in April the New…
New officers settle in at S.A.
KEARNY – They’ve only been in town for a little more than a month but Lts. Hwang and…
One field facelift starts, 2nd in wings
KEARNY – Conversion of Veteran’s Memorial Field off Belgrove Drive in Kearny, from natural grass to artificial turf, with associated…
Notes from the KPD blotter
A man wanted on a child-neglect warrant ended up in the Hudson County Jail last week after arresting officers found a…
School seats up for grabs in 3 townships
Three of the six communities in The Observer’s coverage area with elective Boards of Education – Lyndhurst, Nutley and Belleville –…
Thoughts & Views: Get a horse!
No, I am not speaking about American Pharoah, although he has been in the headlines. (Congrats, Pharoah, on the recent Haskell…
around town
Belleville Belleville Elks Lodge 1123, 254 Washington Ave., hosts a blood drive on Wednesday, Aug. 26, from 5 to…
Kearny’s Meola returns as one of Red Bulls’ all-time best
HARRISON – It had been a while since Tony Meola had attended a soccer match at Red Bull Arena,…
QP grad Pettigrew heads to Drew as head of his class
It’s very rare when a student/athlete graduates at the top of his or her graduating class. Usually, the role…
Lyndhurst’s Martin pays tribute to late softball coach
Carley Martin is a vivacious, vibrant and extremely intelligent 12-year-old girl. The Lyndhurst resident is also a spectacular young athlete, playing…
Obituaries
George Dargan George Dargan, 75, died on Sunday, Aug. 2. Arrangements were by the Thiele-Reid Family Funeral Home, 585…
Inclement weather cancels tonight’s concert in NA
Tonight's concert at Riverside County Park has been canceled because of inclement weather. It will instead…
Tombstone mysteriously winds up at Nutley bus depot on Washington Ave.; police looking for family
Police are trying to figure out how a tombstone with an engraving on it made its…
Fire wrecks duplex, but garage is saved
EAST NEWARK – Five adults and a dog were left homeless after a fire swept through a two-level duplex…
Finally, funding for firefighters
KEARNY – The fourth time was the charm for Kearny’s Bravest. It took a lot of persistence, and maybe…
2 rescued from burning building
LYNDHURST – Public safety personnel executed a roof-top rescue of two township residents as a fire raged inside their…
Tribute paid to local patriot
SECOND RIVER – If you recognize this dateline, you know your local history. In the 18th century,…
New leader, new uniform, new windows
KEARNY – Having spent four weeks getting readjusted to her old workplace, Kearny High School interim principal Linda Rocco is “thrilled…
Estimated 3rd quarter tax bills going out
KEARNY – Kearny property owners should be getting their third quarter 2015 property tax bills shortly – not that they’ll…
KPD: Nothing you’d want to see
A walk in the park turned out to be anything but for a woman and her 4-year-old daughter on Friday,…
Thoughts & Views: Can technology trigger trust?
For many communities today, distrust reigns between minorities and the local gendarmes. We have been focused on outcries from Staten…
Another Nutley resident falls victim to ID theft
Yet another town resident has fallen victim to identity theft, the Nutley Police Department said. The victim came to…
Special aid to 3 area towns
Kearny, Harrison and Nutley are the only communities in The Observer coverage area that were awarded transitional aid by the…
around town
Belleville Mayor Raymond Kimble and the municipal council sponsor an Ecuadorian flag raising in celebration of Ecuadorian Independence Day, at the…
Fine turnout for Kearny VFW 5K run, honoring SSG Oliveira
KEARNY – Jorge Oliveira was a member of the United States National Guard, earning the rank of Staff Sergeant.…
Red Bulls now have Wright-Phillips brother act
HARRISON – Who would have ever dreamed that a simple event like the coupling of New York Red Bulls All-Star…