‘Suspicious’ suitcase leads to evacuations

HARRISON –  A scary situation prevailed outside the Islamic Center of Harrison last Thursday with the discovery of what…

Obituaries

Melvin J. Diehl  Melvin J. Diehl passed away on June 24. He was 89. Born in Pennsylvania,…

Firefighters rescue man stuck in mud

By Kevin Canessa Jr. & Ron Leir  Observer Correspondents  NORTH ARLINGTON – A subcontractor doing survey work for…

Historic church getting facelift

BELLEVILLE –  The dangling cross at the top of the steeple at the historic former Dutch Reformed…

Kingsland meadows site sold

LYNDHURST/ NORTH ARLINGTON – At one time, the Kingsland meadowlands tract was to be the site for a giant…

Security contractor fills BOE seat

KEARNY – The Kearny Board of Education has appointed Bryan Granelli, a private security firm owner whose daughter is a…

White named township clerk

LYNDHURST –  Angela White has been appointed municipal clerk by the Lyndhurst Board of Commissioners, replacing Helen Polito, who retired May…

Teacher charged in sex case

LYNDHURST –  A 32-year-old Lyndhurst woman was arrested last Friday for allegedly engaging in inappropriate sexual activity on at…

Teachers end school year with new deal

HARRISON – Public school teachers in Harrison are celebrating the end of the school year with a new contract…

Woman has cash taken from car: NPD

Nutley Police were called to Washington Ave. on June 13 on a dispute and when they arrived, a victim told…

Penalties imposed after 2 kittens killed

KEARNY –  One dog was put down and another was put “on probation” after they reportedly mauled two kittens in…

Thoughts & Views: ‘You’re gonna need a bigger boat’

Believe it or not, there once was a time when people didn’t think about sharks when they went down the…

WE’VE GOT MAIL

‘WE TAKE OUR JOBS SERIOUSLY’ To the editor:  I would like to comment on a recent Observer…

Town ‘drafts’ 2 into uniformed ranks

HARRISON –  Albert Pearson did it. So did Vincent Schwartz. They both took advantage of the New Jersey intergovernmental transfer…

KPD: An appetite for arrest?

Shortly before midnight on Monday, June 15, Kearny police received a report of suspicious persons possibly attempting to enter parked vehicles…