Purloined pooch found

The puppy stolen this week from a Kearny pet store has been recovered by the Kearny…

Harrison’s next big thing

HARRISON — Concerns about energy issues and parking garage design involving a proposed 260-unit residential project in…

Meet & greet inner-city pups this Saturday and perhaps walk away with a new pet

KEARNY – This Saturday, Feb. 27, from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., there will be a very…

Garage at NA NJ Transit depot?

NORTH ARLINGTON — As part of its plans to help revitalize the southern end of its commercial…

New charter school will have 30 teachers

KEARNY — Hudson Arts & Science Charter School, slated to open this September at the site of…

Letter to the Editor: Great job plowing Harrison’s snow

To the Editor: We are writing because we think it is important for the people to…

Brodeur and the Mets: Perfect together

Aside from the race for The White House, which I am never going to address on…

Most in LPD getting pay hikes

LYNDHURST — The Lyndhurst Township Board of Commissioners voted last Tuesday to give raises to members of…

KPD: Juvenile behavior

Shortly after 10 p.m. on Friday, Feb 12, Officers Michael Santucci and Esteban Gonzalez were dispatched to…

HPD looking for robbery suspect

The Harrison Police Department is investigating a strong-arm robbery of an out-of-town man who was reportedly…

NPD Chief: Beware of ATM skimmers

Nutley’s Police Chief is warning residents to be aware of ATM skimmers that can steal a…

Obituaries for 23 February 2016

Dolores C. Polo Dolores C. Polo (nee Galladay) passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family…

QP crowns five champs at District 15; other local teams fare well

When Mike DiPiano took over the Nutley High School wrestling program from his brother, Frank, he…

Lyndhurst, NA earn NJSIAA state bowling titles

They might be fierce neighboring rivals in most sports and even share a working co-operative in…

NA’s Velez proves that hard work does pay off

After averaging about six points and four rebounds per game last season as a reserve, Steve…

GATE program opened at Midland Ave. BOE location

Kim Kayak’s fourth-graders were engaged in a creative problem solving lesson: figuring out how to “write”…

Dow and Cleveland Sts. designated John M. Hoar Way for Belleville man killed in Vietnam

BELLEVILLE – He was a slender, freckle-faced lad of 20 when he – like so many…

Kearny officials mull changes to handicapped parking permit procedures

KEARNY – The Town of Kearny is re-thinking its approach to the way it allocates spaces…

Grape Street Crips ‘leader’ charged with 4 murders, 3 attempted murders, other crimes: US Attorney

  BELLEVILLE —  A 39-year-old Belleville man, the alleged long-time leader of the Grape Street Crips,…

Stakes in race for POTUS even higher now following Scalia’s death

  The stakes in the U.S. presidential contest have just escalated to a new level, now…

Someone placed public hearing ad in paper, but no one knows who

BELLEVILLE – Township officials are unable to explain the publication of a public hearing notice about…

Tucci learns his new Belleville salary

BELLEVILLE – After nearly a month on the job, Belleville’s new township manager learned how much…

Chase of ‘dirt biker’ ends in crash: NPD

A police pursuit of what officers described as a “dirt biker” ended with the rider crashing…

Dog stolen from outside residence: HPD

A dog reported stolen from its owner on Feb. 1 is still being sought, Harrison PD…

KPD: You snooze, you lose

Recently, we have written of various motorists found sleeping at the wheel of their cars. Last…

Clarification

A story about the street naming for Pfc. John Hoar, held on the 50th anniversary of…

Obituaries — 17 Feb. 2016

  Patricia DuCasse Patricia DuCasse, 57, of Brick, passed away on Monday, Feb. 8. Patricia was…

Kearny wrestlers Lamboy, Pagan prove that they’re not just one of the boys

First, it was Mya Lamboy who displayed her love for the sport of wrestling. After all,…

Bowling bonanza: Nutley boys & girls, Kearny’s boys win county titles

If there was ever proof that The Observer’s circulation area was brimming with bowling talent, look…

Kearny’s Baez leads Kardinals to first league title in 52 years

When Kearny High School boys’ head basketball coach Bob McDonnell first laid eyes on Joseph Baez,…