By Ron Leir Have you ever seen the National Debt Clock? It’s an electronic recounting, to…
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Obituaries for 14 June 2017
Dallas W. Henry Dallas W. Henry died at home on June 5. He was 41. Born…
EVERYTHING LOST
KEARNY — A fast-moving fire severely damaged a home at 664 Elm St. the night of May…
Managers getting pay hikes
KEARNY/HARRISON — It’s been more than three years since key non-union administrative municipal employees in Kearny…
Offering a path to citizenship
KEARNY — The Portuguese Cultural Association of Kearny is partnering with We Are One New Jersey’s…
4 collared in mugging/robbery: HPD
HARRISON – Four out-of-towners – a Kearny senior and three North Arlington females – were held…
KPD: This aunt had to cry ‘uncle’
KEARNY — A Newark woman was arrested at Walmart last week for allegedly using a juvenile —…
When the fountain flowed flakes …
LYNDHURST — Call it the case of the frothy fountain. If you walked by the fountain…
WWI memorial restored
Photo by Michael Perrone The May 24 Observer featured a story, “Honoring Belleville’s World War I dead,”…
Charged with DWI in Davis Ave. hit-run
KEARNY — A 43-year-old town man is facing numerous charges — including DWI, assault by auto…
Guilty plea in bank-robbery spree
NEWARK — A Newark man has pleaded guilty in Federal Court to robbing five banks —…
You can’t make this stuff up
KEARNY — Two men, ostensibly friends, reportedly turned Kearny police headquarters into a boxing ring recently, resulting…
‘Fearless Girl’ is a lot of bull
By Karen Zautyk The other day, I had an unexpected visit from my old friend the…
Obituaries — 7 June 2017
Wilburt ‘J.R.’ Rocco Wilburt “J.R.” Rocco, 72, of Kearny, died May 29. A funeral service took…
Homes of the Brave
EAST NEWARK — The Borough of East Newark covers a grand total of 0.102 square miles…