Photo courtesy of Kearny PD With 300 miles ahead of them, Officers Wayne Shivers, John Fabula,…
The Observer Staff
Priest pleads guilty to church theft
KEARNY – In a sudden about-face, a priest accused of stealing from his church has admitted…
Swift results for anti-crime unit
By Karen Zautyk BELLEVILLE – Faced with a surge in car thefts and auto break-ins, the…
Remembering the nation’s fallen
While some people appear to think Memorial Day is about beaches, barbecues and bargains, our local…
The sad end to one brave life
Photo from Kearny Museum The Old Soldiers’ Home. Statue of soldier, which now stands at Veterans…
Cops nab Kearny burglary suspect
By Karen Zautyk KEARNY – A 37-year-old Kearny man was arrested last week on burglary charges…
Mutiny in the Meadows
By Ron Leir LYNDHURST – Toxic fumes are spewing from the Meadowlands but they’re not coming…
Remembering Our Vets
This weekend we will share in the festivities of Memorial Day, it also marks the beginning…
‘Fold him in his Country’s stars’
Elsewhere in this week’s paper, there is a tragic story of a Civil War veteran and…
Hunt for new housing chief continues
By Ron Leir HARRISON – It’s back to the drawing board for the Harrison Housing Authority.…
The art of ceramics
By Anthony J. Machcinski After living in East Hanover the last couple of years, former Harrison…
KPD recovers car in record time
By Karen Zautyk KEARNY – ‘Gone in 60 seconds, returned in 60 minutes,” is the way…
4 arrested in robbery try
KEARNY – Four suspects who allegedly tried to hold up the Exxon station at 22 Passaic…
News from the Nutley PD blotter
NUTLEY – Burglaries, including another to an auto, apparent identity theft and an incident involving some…
Around town
Belleville The Belleville Public Library and Information Center offers English as a Second Language beginner and…