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The Observer Staff
We’ve got mail
To the editor: Once again, the residents of Belleville have received requests from the police and…
Kearny Police Blotter
Two Kearny adults suspected of engaging in a drug transaction were arrested on the night of…
Private eye hunts down stolen rare Grand National
By Jeff Bahr An East Orange man whose highly collectable car was stolen on Jan.…
Book to film adaptation
By Anthony J. Machcinski As AMC’s “The Walking Dead” continues through the second half of…
Around Town
East Newark West Hudson Brave Women Fighting Breast Cancer meets on the last Friday of every…
Nutley girls’ basketball team enjoying successful season
By Jim Hague When Dana Wynne was hired as the girls’ basketball coach at Nutley…
Belleville girls: On the right track without a track
From afar, it doesn’t seem like much that the Belleville High School girls’ track and…
Nutley captures District 14 team title, first since 1980
Belleville’s Colon wins third crown, becomes Essex all-time win leader By Jim Hague It’s been…
Belleville man charged with attempted murder of estranged wife’s lover
Angelo Corino, 61, of Belleville was charged with attempted murder on Feb. 16 for attempting to…
Robbing Peter to pay Paul
In the fall of 2011, I received a mailing that I assumed was a check…
Obituaries
Sandra ‘Scotty’ Bubenas Sandra “Scotty” Bubenas (nee Dowd), 62, of Harrison, entered eternal rest on Tuesday,…
News in brief
HARRISON – The Town of Harrison is now the “owner” of Red Bull Arena. Technically, Harrison…
One nabbed, one sought in Harrison jewelry heist
Police collared one suspect and are seeking a second in connection with the daylight burglary of…
Lyndhurst Police Blotter
Feb. 19 Maryanne Machiaverna, 55, of North Arlington, was charged with shoplifting $30 in miscellaneous items…
Speed: Not ‘King’ of the road
By Ron Leir KEARNY– Driving on King Street? S L O W D O W…
New cop long time coming
By Ron Leir HARRISON – It was about 11 years ago that Harrison last hired…
Town urging action on meadows properties
By Ron Leir KEARNY – Two industrial eyesores on the town’s outskirts could…
National Wrestling Superstars come to Bloomfield
Pro wrestling show to benefit Bloomfield charities By Jeff Bahr The National Wrestling Superstars (NWS) All-…
Kearny Police Blotter
On Friday, Feb. 3, Officer John Fabula was on patrol in the area of Afton and…
Belleville Police Blotter
Feb. 8 At 3:12 p.m., officers noticed a suspicious person walking on and off the train…
A new holiday would be ‘Super’
Around this time every year, I always end up asking myself the same question, why can’t…
Try Tequila Rose for modern country approach
By Anthony J. Machcinski While country music can’t be listed as one of the…
Harrison Police Blotter
Feb. 7 A vehicle parked in a private lot was broken into and a GPS unit…
Around Town
Bloomfield Bloomfield Public Library Book Club will meet on Monday, March 12, from 6:45 to 7:50…
Kearny’s Gamero gets chance to play with Puerto Rican national soccer team
By Jim Hague When Cesar Markovic was hired last year as the new head soccer…
Lyndhurst bowling adds state title to ‘triple crown’
By Jim Hague One would never guess that the exploits of a track and field…
Kearny’s Bush poised for solid final wrestling go-round
By Jim Hague Dave Bush knows that it’s his final season of high school wrestling…
Harvesting your portfolio
By Randy Neumann Because of the turmoil in the markets these days, it’s a good…
The Perfect Balance
There is one blessing most us take for granted almost all the time and that is…