Patti Johnston Patti Johnston died suddenly on Sept. 5. She was 47. Born in Belleville, she…
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Reported burglar behind bars on $30K bail: BPD
BELLEVILLE – A Newark man linked to the would-be burglary of a Smallwood Ave. residence on…
This week’s stories will be available later today
This week’s stories will be available on our blog later this afternoon. However, in the meantime,…
New turf for soccer field
KEARNY – A municipal play site will be getting an upgrade at no cost to the…
Upgrades to water lines in the pipeline
KEARNY – Kearny officials want to end the flow – not go with it – so…
KPD: Drug suspect ID’d, hunted
Last week’s Kearny police blotter included an Aug. 17 incident involving a suspected heroin transaction in the…
Burglar prowled as family slept: BPD
BELLEVILLE – A recent rash of burglaries has prompted the Belleville Police Department to alert residents…
Nabbed in multiple car burglaries: NPD
LYNDHURST — A suspected car burglar was arrested in Lyndhurst last week. LPD Det. Vincent Auteri…
Indicted for insurance fraud in Belleville doc’s office
BELLEVILLE — A Monmouth County man has been charged with submitting fraudulent health insurance claims in…
Cop thwarts truck theft: Harrison PD
HARRISON – A Harrison police officer’s quick response, aided by a GPS, was credited for the…
3 strikes, you’re out – and back in jail
KEARNY – If the mug in the mugshot accompanying this story looks familiar, that’s because it graced…
Guilty plea in ‘stolen’ auto scam
HARRISON — A Harrison man has pleaded guilty in a scheme to falsify an insurance claim on…
Score one for Mother Nature
By Ron Leir With a stroke of his pen, President Obama – against the wishes of…
Letter: Obey traffic laws as schools reopen
To the Editor: The Kearny Police Department’s Traffic Bureau would like to remind the residents of…
New charter school may cost teacher aide jobs
KEARNY — The first-ever charter school in Kearny has yet to open but already it has…
KPD: ATM skimmer at QuickChek
A QuickChek customer who suspected that the ATM at the store “had been manipulated” alerted police, who…
We are all to blame for Aleppo disaster
By Ron Leir Well, here we are in the midst of a sticky, steamy summer with…
Obituaries — edition of Aug. 17, 2016
Patricia A. Jimmerson Patricia A. Jimmerson (Harland), of Harrison, died Saturday, Aug. 6, at Columbus Hospital…
River jumper still missing
HARRISON – Where is Keith Jean? That’s what police continue to ponder after Jean jumped into…
Key town employees leaving next year
KEARNY – Like the N.Y. Yankees, Kearny will be looking to fill some key positions in…
News in brief: KHS opening several days late & more
KEARNY – Kearny High School will have a delayed opening for the fall term to allow…
Special needs focus at Lighthouse campus
LYNDHURST — Having settled in as Lyndhurst superintendent of schools (having swapped places with James Corino,…
Scenes from Kearny’s ‘Night Out’
All photos by Karen Zautyk
KPD: A gun in the glove box
At 2 a.m. last Wednesday, Aug. 3, Officers David Bush and Jonathan Dowie pulled over a…
Wells Fargo robbery suspect nabbed
KEARNY — A 25-year-old Passaic man was arrested last week in connection with a bank-robbery spree that…
82-year-old driver takes out poles: KPD
KEARNY – An octogenarian driver knocked down a utility pole, traffic signal and hit two cars…
Corrections
Corrections: A story in the Aug. 3 edition of The Observer incorrectly listed the first name…
A case of marijuana munchies?
KEARNY — This job is so educational. While it is common knowledge that marijuana can…
Search continues for man who jumped into Passaic River to avoid HPD
Where is Keith Jean? That’s what police continue to ponder after Jean jumped into the Passaic…
Summer session ‘enriches’ kids
HARRISON – This has been the sixth season of enrichment for Harrison school children. During a…