HARRISON – A scary situation prevailed outside the Islamic Center of Harrison last Thursday with the discovery of what…
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Obituaries
Melvin J. Diehl Melvin J. Diehl passed away on June 24. He was 89. Born in Pennsylvania,…
Historic church getting facelift
BELLEVILLE – The dangling cross at the top of the steeple at the historic former Dutch Reformed…
Kingsland meadows site sold
LYNDHURST/ NORTH ARLINGTON – At one time, the Kingsland meadowlands tract was to be the site for a giant…
Security contractor fills BOE seat
KEARNY – The Kearny Board of Education has appointed Bryan Granelli, a private security firm owner whose daughter is a…
White named township clerk
LYNDHURST – Angela White has been appointed municipal clerk by the Lyndhurst Board of Commissioners, replacing Helen Polito, who retired May…
Teacher charged in sex case
LYNDHURST – A 32-year-old Lyndhurst woman was arrested last Friday for allegedly engaging in inappropriate sexual activity on at…
Teachers end school year with new deal
HARRISON – Public school teachers in Harrison are celebrating the end of the school year with a new contract…
Penalties imposed after 2 kittens killed
KEARNY – One dog was put down and another was put “on probation” after they reportedly mauled two kittens in…
Thoughts & Views: ‘You’re gonna need a bigger boat’
Believe it or not, there once was a time when people didn’t think about sharks when they went down the…
WE’VE GOT MAIL
‘WE TAKE OUR JOBS SERIOUSLY’ To the editor: I would like to comment on a recent Observer…
Town ‘drafts’ 2 into uniformed ranks
HARRISON – Albert Pearson did it. So did Vincent Schwartz. They both took advantage of the New Jersey intergovernmental transfer…
KPD: An appetite for arrest?
Shortly before midnight on Monday, June 15, Kearny police received a report of suspicious persons possibly attempting to enter parked vehicles…
Charter study headed for ballot?
LYNDHURST – A drumbeat for a change of the township’s form of government is sounding and it could result in…
Close call for cop as he fires at oncoming racer
KEARNY – A Kearny police officer attempting to stop a drag race opened fire on one of the vehicles…