All photos by Karen Zautyk
Month: August 2016
KPD: A gun in the glove box
At 2 a.m. last Wednesday, Aug. 3, Officers David Bush and Jonathan Dowie pulled over a…
Wells Fargo robbery suspect nabbed
KEARNY — A 25-year-old Passaic man was arrested last week in connection with a bank-robbery spree that…
82-year-old driver takes out poles: KPD
KEARNY – An octogenarian driver knocked down a utility pole, traffic signal and hit two cars…
Nearly 15 years ago … the day I thought I was going to die
By Kevin Canessa Jr. September 2001 was probably going to be one of the best months…
Corrections
Corrections: A story in the Aug. 3 edition of The Observer incorrectly listed the first name…
Obituary for Aug. 10, 2016: Paula Tomasheski
Paula Tomasheski Paula Tomasheski (nee Hudson) died early Tuesday morning, Aug. 2, at Clara Maas Medical…
Nutley’s Piro heads new Super Football Conference
The start of the 2016-2017 scholastic sports season is now less than a month away, so…
Mullins named new hoops coach at Harrison
Bill Mullins had been away from the sport he loves, the game of basketball, for…
Belleville, Kearny ready to give new football league a chance
The new-fangled Super Football Conference that Nutley’s Joe Piro will head will also feature two other…
QPHS gets anonymous $500K donation
NORTH ARLINGTON — First, Queen of Peace High School met the challenge of raising a million dollars…
A case of marijuana munchies?
KEARNY — This job is so educational. While it is common knowledge that marijuana can…
Search continues for man who jumped into Passaic River to avoid HPD
Where is Keith Jean? That’s what police continue to ponder after Jean jumped into the Passaic…
Summer session ‘enriches’ kids
HARRISON – This has been the sixth season of enrichment for Harrison school children. During a…
Court says NJSEA can take dump; Kearny to appeal
KEARNY — Don’t believe everything you’re told — unless you get it in writing in an…