For the last quarter century – 26 years to be precise – Lyndhurst has hosted a fantastic baseball tournament strictly…
Year: 2015
New cops, firefighters are multi-skilled
Of the 15 new cops hired , 11 are Kearny residents and four live in Newark. And, of the…
Obituaries
Leo A. Koncher Leo “Lee” A. Koncher passed away on July 4 at home. He was 57. Born…
Youth arts association concert is Thursday night in Lyndhurst’s Town Hall Park
The Lyndhurst Youth Performing Arts Association sponsors its second summer event with a free concert Thursday,…
A tangled web, indeed
BELLEVILLE – He once designed and maintained the township’s web site. But now Michael Melham is entangled in a…
Were you delivered by NJ poet?
RUTHERFORD – Those of you with a literary bent have heard of the celebrated 20th-century poet William Carlos…
Consultant defends his work
NORTH ARLINGTON – Robert Ceberio, retained earlier this year by North Arlington as its redevelopment consultant, duked it out –…
Play space fix nearer?
KEARNY – Town and school officials in Kearny appeared to be edging toward an agreement for a new basketball court…
Hearn named acting police chief
NORTH ARLINGTON – Borough Police Capt. John Hearn was named acting police chief by Mayor Joseph Bianchi at last…
Spat with fire chief leads to firing
EAST NEWARK – An East Newark volunteer firefighter has been fired following a verbal blow-up with the chief of the…
Community Garden continues to grow
KEARNY – For more than two decades, his profession was police officer in Kearny but Bob Edwards has been…
Thoughts & Views: Straight from the shark’s mouth
Following our June 24 column, in which we celebrated the 40th anniversary of “Jaws,” we received a call from an Observer…
Seeking to boost recycling efforts
NORTH ARLINGTON – North Arlington has applied for a $5,000 N.J. Department of Environmental Protection Bonus Recycling Grant to promote recycling…
Essex tributes to ‘first patriots’’
July 4 was marked as America’s Independence Day with public ceremonies in Belleville and Nutley. At the historic cemetery…
‘Shots-fired’ call leads to discovery of body
NORTH ARLINGTON – A man has died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at the Riverview Gardens apartments just off…