CORRECTIONS

CORRECTION A story in The Observer’s Aug. 5 issue about the Techniques of Alcohol Management training…

FEMA: File Sandy flood claims by Sept. 15

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is reminding National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) policyholders who filed a claim as a result…

around town

Belleville  Belleville Elks Lodge 1123, 254 Washington Ave., hosts a blood drive on Wednesday, Aug. 26, from 5 to…

Deer sighted in Kearny! Inside Lincoln School!

KEARNY –  Pop quiz: 1. Which of these animals is NOT native to New Jersey? A. Muskrat…

N.A. public schools re-open Sept. 9

The first day of classes for North Arlington Public Schools for the 2015-2016 school year will be Wednesday, Sept. 9.…

Obituaries

Arthur J. Matson  Arthur J. Matson, 78, of Brick, and formerly of Point Pleasant, passed away peacefully on Monday,…

Harrison police seek bank robbery suspect

HARRISON –  Police are seeking a man who pulled off a bank robbery in Harrison last Wednesday. Harrison…

Flying crime fighter

KEARNY –  Huge crowds showed up for Kearny’s annual National Night Out Against Crime observance Tuesday, Aug. 4, from 6…

Gearing up for 175th anniversary

HARRISON –  The year was 1840: William Henry Harrison had just been elected president and in April the New…

New officers settle in at S.A.

KEARNY –  They’ve only been in town for a little more than a month but Lts. Hwang and…

One field facelift starts, 2nd in wings

KEARNY – Conversion of Veteran’s Memorial Field off Belgrove Drive in Kearny, from natural grass to artificial turf, with associated…

Notes from the KPD blotter

A man wanted on a child-neglect warrant ended up in the Hudson County Jail last week after arresting officers found a…

School seats up for grabs in 3 townships

Three of the six communities in The Observer’s coverage area with elective Boards of Education – Lyndhurst, Nutley and Belleville –…

Thoughts & Views: Get a horse!

No, I am not speaking about American Pharoah, although he has been in the headlines. (Congrats, Pharoah, on the recent Haskell…

around town

Belleville  Belleville Elks Lodge 1123, 254 Washington Ave., hosts a blood drive on Wednesday, Aug. 26, from 5 to…