KEARNY – The Kearny Board of Education is refinancing nearly $16 million in old school bonds in hopes of…
Year: 2015
End of an era
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent LYNDHURST – A piece of Lyndhurst history is destined for the scrap…
Revenue loss dooms post office
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Say goodbye to Kearny’s secondary post office. The U.S. Postal…
Pedestrian killed; ruled ‘accidental’
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – A 70-year-old Kearny woman was fatally injured last Wednesday night when…
Municipal budget still a puzzle
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Will Kearny receive state transitional aid? What will be the outcome of…
Accused burglar & robbery suspect nabbed
The separate arrests of two township men, one on a North Arlington burglary charge, the other on a hefty outstanding…
He bit EMTs after crash, cops say
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – A Paterson man who was involved in an auto accident on…
6 new cops can’t keep pace with retirees
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Six new officers – two with local public safety pedigrees –…
Thoughts & Views: Maybe a Hollywood set crew could help
The U.S. Secret Service wants $8 million from Congress to build a fake White House so its agents can practice…
CORRECTIONS
• Last week’s story previewing a special meeting of the Harrison Board of Education March 24…
He ‘checked in’ to county jail
KEARNY – A Brooklyn man who apparently came all the way to Kearny just to cash a check…
Jurors find Jail official guilty of wiretapping
Following a federal jury trial in Newark, the deputy director of the Hudson County Correctional Facility in Kearny has been…
Potholes will be fixed soon, mayor vows
Now that it’s spring, Mayor Joseph Bianchi is asking local property owners to think ahead about sprucing up the community…
Semiao & Abbott aim for TV hunt show
By Kevin Canessa Jr. Observer Correspondent KEARNY – When Fernando Semiao was a younger boy growing up…
Ready to define ‘normal’ for you
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent HARRISON – Those delightfully ghoulish characters created by Charles Addams will be making their…