By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – On Saturday afternoon, with temperatures well below freezing and the wind-chill well below…
Year: 2015
ATMs in stores targeted
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – If you’re a store owner who has an ATM near…
Tomko is new schools chief
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent BELLEVILLE – Richard Tomko came up unlucky in the race for state senate…
PJs & reading: perfect together
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent EAST NEWARK – Some folks probably were scratching their heads after seeing adults and…
Check how town’s plowing … from home
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – That big Nor’easter that was supposed to whack The Observer’s territory last…
9 displaced by Brown St. fire
NUTLEY – A fire at a multi-family residence at 12 Brown St. broke out in the early morning hours…
Serial robber gets 20-year prison term
A Newark man who robbed a Harrison pharmacy — and 10 other establishments in Hudson and Essex counties over an eight-month…
Welsh joins Brady, Brady & Reilly firm
James C. Welsh, supervising judge of compensation, has joined Brady, Brady and Reilly of Kearny as head of the…
Thoughts & Views: The world must never forget
Last Tuesday marked the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. I am embarrassed to admit that I had not…
CORRECTION
A story in last week’s issue of The Observer about the Kearny Town Council preparing to…
KPD Blotter
Jan. 24 Officer Patrick Becker, checking the registration on a double-parked vehicle at Kearny Ave. and Rose St. at…
Man charged in beating case & more: NPD blotter
A Clifton man accused of beating up a Nutley resident in the resident’s apartment last week has been arrested, according…
Adding up the benefits of calcium
Calcium, the most common mineral in the body, plays an essential role in blood clotting, muscle contraction, nerve…
around town
Belleville Belleville Public Library and Information Center’s Children’s Room, 221 Washington Ave., announces the following activities for children: A Hibernation Party kicks…
Nationally ranked Red Hawks feature local talent
Kearny’s Aquino, Harrison’s Lucas playing big roles at MSU, now 20-1 By Jim Hague Observer Sports…
Nutley hockey once again solid as a rock
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer After struggling somewhat at the end of last season, veteran Nutley High School…
NA’s Fisher wins NJSIAA sectional gold in pole vault
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer The way Travis Fisher looks at it, he was born to compete…
Obituaries
Marlene J. Bartholomew Marlene J. Bartholomew of Kearny died Jan. 28. She was 79. Arrangements were by the Armitage…
Arlington Tax & Bookkeeping Service celebrates its 3rd decade in business
KEARNY — If you’ve ever taken a ride along Kearny Ave., the sad reality is that what you see today…
Pardon us as we get a new look
We’re in the midst of giving TheObserver.com a brand new, fresh look — so please pardon…
Correction
A story in last week’s edition misidentified the first name and job location of one…
Easing the way over
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent LYNDHURST – State officials are still pondering what to do about the century-old DeJessa…
Last chance to sound off on dog park
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – The town is preparing to let the dogs out but…
Ice storm took its toll on local roads
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – By the time you read this, we all may be…
Bracing for funding shift
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – For the past 37 years, the Kearny nonprofit Pathways to Independence Inc.…
A new ‘acquisition’
Tim Bixler, of The Bixler Group Real Estate and Insurance and his wife, Charissa Bixler, welcomed…
‘He knew he’d be caught’
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – On Christmas Eve, Kearny police reported, a Windsor St. home was burglarized…
3 nominees vie for vacant council seat
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Three political novices – all women – were under consideration for appointment…
Facing Sandy-recovery aid fraud charges
TRENTON – A Nutley woman is facing up to five years in prison and fines totalling $25,000 for allegedly…