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Town prodded on lease terms, bus shelters
KEARNY – The Kearny municipal governing body dealt with a complaint by a developer about a…
KPD promotes 2; chief aims for more cops
KEARNY – “Their reputation certainly precedes them.” That’s how Kearny Police Chief John Dowie introduced the…
Towns seek cash from NJSEA
KEARNY/NORTH ARLINGTON – Two of The Observer communities that receive revenues from the Meadowlands Intermunicipal Tax…
Doffont to lead St. Paddy’s Day parade
The grand marshal of the United Irish of West Hudson’s 2017 St. Patrick’s Day parade is…
Surf & turf at Walmart
KEARNY – Three alleged members of what Walmart security termed a a shoplifting ring” ended up in…
It happens every spring …
By Ron Leir Well, it’s officially March which means we can start actively thinking about outdoor…
Obituaries for 1 March 2017
Bonnie B. Martone Bonnie B. Martone, 67, of West Milford, formerly of Kearny, died Feb. 19. Visiting…
A Kearny son remembered
KEARNY – Joseph Peden Jr. was about four months shy of official manhood when he – like a lot…
Better for the Oval: Soccer or baseball?
KEARNY – The Battle of Gunnell Oval is over … for now … but the guns…
Target parks for changes
NUTLEY – A partial upgrade for one municipal park and a fix for a decades-old problem at another are being pursued by Nutley officials.…
After car crashes, cops find driver shot
BELLEVILLE – An apparent car chase that started in Newark ended in Belleville with a crash…
Are we really ready for this?
By Karen Zautyk The thing in the photo, which resembles a lunchbox on wheels, is a…
Obituaries for 22 Feb. 2017
Florence G. Leonard Florence G. Leonard (nee Ness) died Feb. 15. She was 98. Born in Newark, she lived…
At World Trade Center, tragedy strikes beloved rower
By Jim Hague & Kevin Canessa Jr. Observer Sports Writer & Observer Correspondent NEW YORK CITY…