The puppy stolen this week from a Kearny pet store has been recovered by the Kearny…
Month: February 2016
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…
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,…