BELLEVILLE – There’s been a parade of finance administrators at the Belleville Board of Education who’ve come and gone in…
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KPD: Smile, you’re on your own camera …
This week’s Walmart crime does not (for once) involve shoplifting, but the losses to the store reportedly…
Fin-tastic news about Passaic River fish
By Karen Zautyk I have probably shared this story before, but bear with me. This time…
The heroin/opioid crisis in Bergen Co.
A report released Thursday, March 9, by Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal revealed a 6.9% increase in…
Accused druggie trapped in mudflats
LYNDHURST – An out-of-town “visitor” has been checked into another location for safekeeping after being retrieved…
Obituaries for 15 March 2017
Carmen Arevalo Carmen Arevalo, of Kearny, died March 8. She was 90. Visiting was at the Armitage &…
Belleville man charged in fatal Verona crash
NEWARK – A 25-year-old Belleville man has been charged with first-degree death by auto in connection with…
Guaranteed to give you a lift …
KEARNY – Kearny High School thespians are getting ready to “Bring It On.” What they’re bringing…
Planners focus on Russo project traffic flow
KEARNY – Further review of traffic flow strategies is – for now – delaying preliminary approvals…
Residents laud paraders, decry project
BELLEVILLE – Last Tuesday’s Belleville Township Council meeting started out with lots of bonhomie as congratulations…
This couple’s still got plenty in Reserve
LYNDHURST – Wayne and Donna Alexander have spent 30 of their 44 years of married life…
2 guns off the streets, 1 ‘at large’
KEARNY – Offering yet more proof that no arrest, or traffic stop, is necessarily “routine,” Kearny police…
KPD: Bluetooth, toothbrushes & bullets
A Walmart shoplifting suspect ended up in the Hudson County Jail after he was found to be…
Hit twice crossing street, she survives
BELLEVILLE – An elderly out-of-town woman was struck – twice – while crossing a Belleville street…
Riverwalk becomes car launch
HARRISON – An out-of-town motorist ended up in the drink in the wee hours this past…
Obituaries for 8 March 2017
Susan Joan DiScerni Susan Joan DiScerni (nee Kirby), of North Arlington, formerly of Kearny, died March 1.…
On a mission for peace
BELLEVILLE – As a Stockton College undergrad, Carrie Borkowski studied hospitality and tourism management but now…
Push for funding to help curb opioid plague
KEARNY – The Town of Kearny will be one of 70 government agencies and NGOs competing…
KPD: Drug charges, fake IDs & bail reform
A routine traffic stop last week led to the arrest of a man whose car allegedly held…
Town prodded on lease terms, bus shelters
KEARNY – The Kearny municipal governing body dealt with a complaint by a developer about a…
KPD promotes 2; chief aims for more cops
KEARNY – “Their reputation certainly precedes them.” That’s how Kearny Police Chief John Dowie introduced the…
Towns seek cash from NJSEA
KEARNY/NORTH ARLINGTON – Two of The Observer communities that receive revenues from the Meadowlands Intermunicipal Tax…
Doffont to lead St. Paddy’s Day parade
The grand marshal of the United Irish of West Hudson’s 2017 St. Patrick’s Day parade is…
Surf & turf at Walmart
KEARNY – Three alleged members of what Walmart security termed a a shoplifting ring” ended up in…
It happens every spring …
By Ron Leir Well, it’s officially March which means we can start actively thinking about outdoor…
Obituaries for 1 March 2017
Bonnie B. Martone Bonnie B. Martone, 67, of West Milford, formerly of Kearny, died Feb. 19. Visiting…
A Kearny son remembered
KEARNY – Joseph Peden Jr. was about four months shy of official manhood when he – like a lot…
Better for the Oval: Soccer or baseball?
KEARNY – The Battle of Gunnell Oval is over … for now … but the guns…
Target parks for changes
NUTLEY – A partial upgrade for one municipal park and a fix for a decades-old problem at another are being pursued by Nutley officials.…