The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) announced that southbound traffic on the Pulaski Skyway is scheduled…
Month: March 2016
Fundraiser will benefit LPD’s participation in Unity Tour
The Harlem Wizards will play a combination team of Lyndhurst principals, teachers, cops and coaches at…
NPD: Resident nearly fell for PCH scam
A Nutley resident fell victim to a scammer who claimed he had won $3 million from…
Fire wrecks dental office, house
LYNDHURST — A rapidly moving fire ravaged a two-and-a-half-story building on Stuyvesant Ave. in Lyndhurst during…
Seeking volunteers for cleanup
BELLEVILLE – Want to participate in a civic pride community service project? The Belleville Historical Society…
St. Cecilia’s re-creates Christ’s death
KEARNY — More than 150 parishioners of St. Cecilia’s Church — from the English-, Spanish- and…
BOE finds cash to finish KHS upgrades; school tax rising
KEARNY — To complete the long-delayed Kearny High School addition/renovation project, the town Board of Education…
Kearny crime rate is at 15-year low
KEARNY – The Kearny Police Department has released its Uniform Crime Report Index for 2015, which covers…
18 officially sworn in to Kearny FD
KEARNY — Kearny swore in 18 new firefighters last Tuesday as part of the town’s continuing…
Masters of an ancient tradition
HARRISON — Meet Harrison’s very own “Little Old Winemaker” – Vincent Franco. He may be diminutive…
If ya got ‘em, don’t chew ‘em
By Ron Leir With the baseball season upon us, the New York City Council has seized…
Utility going under as Suez talks continue
KEARNY — Kearny is setting in motion a plan to scrap its water utility in favor…
KPD: Strolling straight into a cell
In the wee hours — 1:30 a.m., to be precise — of last Wednesday, March 23, Officer…
Global ‘conquest’ is his goal
HARRISON — Having enjoyed taking in the City of Lights with his family for a few…
Anticipate April opening for Kearny dog park
KEARNY – Workers from Reivax Contracting Corp. of Newark continued to assemble components of Kearny’s first-ever…
Kearny’s LTET initiative gives BOE ‘distinction’
KEARNY — The Kearny Board of Education has been named a “District of Distinction” by District…
Nutley’s Watson gets McDonald’s All-American sendoff
BLOOMFIELD — Blair Watson is headed to the McDonald’s High School All-American basketball game, traveling to…
Cuniglio named new Belleville football coach
Before he received his first chance of being a high school football head coach two…
Golden Griffins green, head to toe, from coach on down
Nick Edwards knew exactly what he was in for when he took over the Queen…
Friday fire destroys Lyndhurst dental office
LYNDHURST — A rapidly moving fire ravaged a two-and-a-half-story building on Stuyvesant Ave. in Lyndhurst during…
Sights from today’s Way of the Cross at West Hudson Park [St. Cecilia’s]
KEARNY — Here are some images from today’s “Way of the Cross,” which was nicely done…
The Observer office is open Good Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Please note The Observer office, at 39 Seeley Ave., Kearny, is open today, Good Friday, until…
KFD rescues injured cat stuck in a tree
The Kearny Fire Department rescued an injured cat that got stuck in a tree last Sunday.…
Limited prospects for landfill use
KEARNY — If and when Kearny convinces the N.J. Sports & Exposition Authority to vacate the Keegan…
Settlement: team stays, pays PILOT
HARRISON – The Red Bull Arena property will be tax-exempt but Harrison will collect an annual…
NPD: Lock your car doors!
NUTLEY — The township continues to see a spike in thefts from vehicles, and the police…
Fire damages Washington Ave. home
KEARNY – A midday fire in a two-family Washington Ave. residence on Friday resulted in significant damage…
Kearny named school ‘District of Distinction’
KEARNY — The Kearny Board of Education has been named a “District of Distinction” by District…
Havana is her haven
By Karen Zautyk By the time you read this, our President should have wrapped up his…
Narcan saved 9 in 1st year of deployment: NPD
NUTLEY — After saving another person’s life from a potentially fatal drug overdose using Narcan on…