LYNDHURST — A township couple was arrested last week at their Summit Ave. home in connection with…
Month: August 2016
New command set at Belleville PD
BELLEVILLE — He was installed as the leader of the Belleville Police Department only a few…
Harrison’s website back online
HARRISON – Harrison’s municipal website, which was taken down July 7 after hackers attacked the site,…
Leadbeater, others, ordered to repay $3M+
KEARNY — Former Kearny Board of Education member and ex-Councilman John Leadbeater has been ordered to…
DeVita takes new job in Cedar Grove, resigns Kearny BOE position
KEARNY – Soon he’ll be trading in his Kardinal logo for that of a Panther. Michael…
KPD: Fidgeting is dead giveaway
Last Thursday, July 28, Officers Chris Manolis and Jon Dowie were on patrol at Bergen and…
Dumb & dumberer
KEARNY – This is the sort of story that cries out for mugshots, but, alas, we cannot…
Arrest in Belleville vehicular homicide
BELLEVILLE — Two months after the tragedy, a 19-year-old Bloomfield man has been arrested on a charge…
Woman, 67, victim of strong-arm robbery: NPD
A 67-year-old woman was the reported victim of a strong-arm robbery on St. Mary’s Place late…
‘O brave new world . . . .’
By Karen Zautyk More evidence (as if we needed any) that the world is going mad:…
GUEST COLUMN — Cop’s fear: ‘Vilification for something I do’
By Capt. Timothy Wagner Kearny Police Department Special to The Observer I recently gave the following…
Obituaries for Aug. 3, 2016
Mary Rosamilia Mary Rosamilia (nee Casciano), of Harrison, died on Monday, July 26, at Alaris at…
In Kearny, soccer never loses popularity, evidenced by camp
Make no bones about it. Alexa Teixeira and Julia Viscuso are the best of friends. Both…
QP survives, gets new AD, new grid coach
The Queen of Peace alumni wanted to be heard by the Archdiocese of Newark and let…
Kearny United U15s reach national championship game
Jimmy Harkes has been the coordinator and coach for the Kearny United youth soccer program for…