By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent BELLEVILLE – The elaborate $2 million security system cooked up…
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Meadows redevelopment ratables at risk
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – A proposal by NJ Transit to build a…
Fife is easy pick for mayor
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent HARRISON – James Fife, who taught history to a lot…
Schuyler Ave. fire victim dies
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY– A man who was severely burned in a Feb. 12…
3-alarm blaze on Dukes St.
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Seven persons were displaced last week when a…
Intn’l carjacking ring is busted
A10-month multi-agency investigation culminated Thursday in the arrests of 23 New Jersey men in connection…
New hires just a drop in the bucket
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Three more firefighters will be added to the rolls…
KPD: DWI nets robbery suspect
A Kearny man sought as the suspect in two strong-arm robberies last week — one in…
Thoughts & Views: Get the drift? I love snow!
As I write this, the snow has begun to gently fall, once again blanketing streets…
5 years for Belleville hit-run death
A Nutley man who pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide in a 2011 hit-and-run death of a…
Lots of ‘Love’ from Bloomfield singer
By Anthony J. Machcinski Observer Correspondent Using a lifetime of passion and love for performing…
Logged in the Lyndhurst Police blotter
Feb. 21 Police responded to a report of a motor vehicle accident, at 11:38 p.m., on…
Business Review: Mid-Realty looks to give back to Kearny
By Anthony J. Machcinski Observer Correspondent In 1997, Jarlynn Hyde took over Mid-Realty in Kearny…
Then & Now
For a change, the ‹Now’ photo shows a scene more bucolic than the ‹Then’ image. That’s…
Around Town
Bloomfield Bloomfield Public Library, 90 Broad St., announces: • A blood drive is being held March…
Lyndhurst turns to Tuero for football, Radigan as AD
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer Lyndhurst High School made major strides last week toward…
NA’s reasons to be very proud
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer Ever since 2003, The Observer has presented an award…
Kearny’s Vivas proves better late than never
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer For his first two years at Kearny High School,…
New doctor joins dental o ffice
Dr. Harry Harcsztark, of The Smile and Implant Center, Kearny, has welcomed Dr. Jeffrey Poirier to…
Obituaries
Edward J. Frerichs Edward J. Frerichs entered into eternal rest on Saturday, March 1, surrounded by…
Still seeking consensus on 9/11 steel
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent NORTH ARLINGTON – Some three years after the North Arlington Volunteer…
Tainted firm sues Kearny
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – The law firm founded by Port Authority of New…
Overall decline in Kearny crime in ‘13
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – The Town of Kearny’s 2013 Uniform Crime Report Index…
Roche sale process set in motion
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent NUTLEY – A global investment management firm specializing in real estate…
Ready to flex their tech muscles
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent HARRISON – The climbing mercury notwithstanding, winter is still with…
New fiscal personnel in borough
NORTH ARLINGTON – Eugene Leporiere has quit as the borough’s newly hired CFO, just four weeks…
Want to visit Bergen Co. Jail?
Miscreants arrested in North Arlington or Lyndhurst are liable to end up in the Bergen County…
Kearny’s ‘Policeman of the Year’
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Detective Michael Gonzalez has been named the Kearny…
Thoughts & Views: On the road again … and again … and again…
So 2016 could see two New Jerseyans vying for the highest office in the land.…
Ambulance fees targeted for hike
LYNDHURST – It looks like out-of-towners, with certain exceptions, will be paying more for a ride…