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The Observer Staff
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…