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The Observer Staff
Why is the DEP getting crabby? Just beclaws!
By Karen Zautyk In the mid-1980s, because of all the chemicals and other pollutants that had…
9/11 fund hearing in Hudson
By Karen Zautyk Sheila Birnbaum, special master of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund,…
E. Orange man slain in Belleville
A 54-year-old East Orange man was fatally shot in his car on a residential street in…
Fire was minimal, fear was not
By Karen Zautyk HARRISON — A fire at a local scrap yard last week was quickly…
Family business still booming
By Karen Zautyk KEARNY – Back in the early part of the 20th century,…
Something to cheer about
By James A. Vezos While being in competition for only five years, the Kearny Generals…
N.A. cop contract sent back to arbitrator
NORTH ARLINGTON – The state Public Employment Relations Commission (PERC) has ruled in the borough’s favor…
3 more towns check in for Night Out Against Crime
Bloomfield, Harrison and East Newark are among the local communities that will join more than…
’Scuse me while I kiss this guy
Today’s column is about mondegreens. These are not vegetables. “Mondegreen” is the term for a misheard…
2 PDs seek higher rating
Police Departments in Lyndhurst and Nutley will be “graded” on their performance by the New Jersey…
Nontraditional bluegrass band comes to Kearny
By Anthony J. Machcinski As the dog days of summer bring triple-digit heat to the…
Around town
Belleville Belleville Public Library and Information Center, 221 Washington Ave., is offering patrons tutoring on surfing…
Long-time friends remain active in power lifting
Kearny residents Abromaitis, Jones ranked among the nation’s best By Jim Hague What started out…
Strumolo out at Belleville, replaced by former assistant Dubuque
By Jim Hague Chris Strumolo had provided stability as the head football coach at Belleville…