KEARNY — A bridge deck too far? Well, not quite. The newfangled orthotropic deck for the…
Month: July 2017
iPads go far to make day brighter
EAST NEWARK — When youngsters showed up for the first day of East Newark summer school…
2 Kearny cops facing discipline: chief
KEARNY — Two veteran Kearny cops are in for trouble ahead. Police Chief John Dowie has…
Lyndhurst prepares for 100th anniversary
LYNDHURST — Attention Lyndhurst residents and former residents: Get ready to party! The township is celebrating…
Cats & gosling peacefully coexist …
On June 6, Len Twist of Kearny’s TNR (Trap, Neuter, Release) program for feral felines, found a…
After car crashes, pole catches fire
BELLEVILLE — Firefighters faced an unusually dangerous incident Thursday, July 13, as a utility pole caught…
New comes the hard work: training
KEARNY — Once again, Kearny’s public safety rosters have been bolstered with last week’s appointment of…
Next step awaited for Belmont Ave.
BELLEVILLE — The Belleville Planning Board voted last Thursday, July 13, to recommend that a tract…
Carjacking, birthday ‘celebrant’: HPD
A resident of one of Harrison’s new developments was the victim of a carjacking on Tuesday,…
Revised aid benefits local districts
AREA — Boards of Education in The Observer’s coverage area all gained additional state aid under…
On Game 6 of ’86 & more
By Kevin Canessa Every so often, you sit down, whether it’s at home at the dining…
Obituaries for 19 July 2017
Mary C. Paiva Mary C. Paiva (nee Kolakowski) died July 7. She was 74. Born in…
Girls only at Kearny Girls’ Basketball Camp
Natalie Osorio is a 12-year-old Kearny resident who attends Lincoln School. Young Natalie also loves the…
North Arlington Junior Little League wins District 5 title
The last time North Arlington Little League captured a District 5 banner was 1960. “That’s pretty…
New NA coach D’Andrea leads youngsters through camp
Marcello D’Andrea knew that this year’s North Arlington basketball camp was going to be a little…
Correction
A photo caption in this week’s edition incorrectly identified a member of the Lyndhurst 100th anniversary…
KPD: Understaffed and under pressure
Kearny police blotter — continued from print edition in its entirety. By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent…
Revolution, town’s birthday, both celebrated on 4th in Belleville
BELLEVILLE – In the cemetery of the Belleville Dutch Reformed Church, at Main and Rutgers Sts., stands…
A pathway to possible citizenship …
KEARNY – As millions of Americans happily anticipated the Independence Day holiday, Carlos Rodriguesspent Saturday, July…
Clara Maass ER upgrades in the works
BELLEVILLE – Clara Maass Medical Center / RWJ Barnabas Health has been green-lighted to undertake additions…
Actor: ‘I beat the streets, you can, too’
It doesn’t take very long to figure out that Randy DeOrio has a very positive outlook…
Straight Up … The Right Stuff
July 2 at the Prudential Center in Newark, the concert was New Kids on the Block…
Middle School shift due in fall ’18
BELLEVILLE — It’s still a year away but the Belleville Board of Education is in motion…
Court deals town setback in Hartz litigation
KEARNY – Efforts by Kearny to delay a real estate developer from moving forward with a…
KPD: This driver was on a roll
KEARNY — At 4 a.m. on July 4, Kearny police responded to an accident on Devon St.,…
NPD: Unlocked cars burglarized
NUTLEY — On July 2, Nutley police responded to reports of thefts from four motor vehicles on…
Think our laws are strict?
By Kevin Canessa Sometimes, we Americans take for granted the laws established in this country. Shockingly,…
Obituaries for 12 July 2017
Jose M. Cuhna Jose M. Cuhna died July 4. He was 71. Born in Portugal, he…
New idea called ‘Combo Camp’ comes to North Arlington
For years, the North Arlington High School football coaching staff would host a week-long camp in…
Former Nutley soccer coach Marra new Belleville AD
The late Karen Fuccello was the athletic director at Belleville High School for 20 years, but…