NORTH ARLINGTON – With help from the borough and state, the Joseph Mellino Memorial North Arlington Little League field on…
The Observer Staff
Bizarre behavior leads to 2 arrests: KPD
KEARNY – Maybe it was the heat. Last week, which saw Kearny sweltering in torrid temperatures, found local cops with their…
Ripped returning for Woodstock Festival
LYNDHURST – Get ready for Woodstock redux. Well, that’s actually the second annual Woodstock Festival, co-sponsored by the Lyndhurst Youth Performing…
Hearing-impaired teen wins scholarship
NORTH ARLINGTON – A North Arlington teenager who overcame profound hearing loss to graduate high school as an honor roll…
Thoughts & Views: The kindness of strangers
Why is there a photo of the Geico gecko accompanying this column? Because he is my alter ego. At least…
WE’VE GOT MAIL
‘LET ME EXPLAIN WHAT I MEANT’ To the Editor: I write to explain my position that the…
Killer of Kearny teen gets life in prison
KEARNY – The Pennsylvania man who murdered 16-yearold Alishia Colon in her Belgrove Drive home in 2013 was sentenced Friday…
Burglar surprises sleeping teen: cops
KEARNY – A Newark man was arrested in the early-morning hours of July 18 after allegedly burglarizing a ground-floor…
C.S. Osborne donates shade trees to town
HARRISON – Several of the pride and joy of C.S. Osborne & Co. are no more. The longtime…
around town
Belleville Mayor Raymond Kimble and the municipal council sponsor an Ecuadorian flag raising in celebration of Ecuadorian Independence Day, at Town…
4 new officers join township’s Finest
BELLEVILLE – One is following in the footsteps of three family members. Three have prior law enforcement experience. But…
National Wildlife Federation touts local Butterfly Garden
The Kearny Butterfly Garden has been accorded recognition by the National Wildlife Federation, the country’s largest wildlife conservation and education organization. In a…
Obituaries
John E. De Stefanis John E. De Stefanis, 69, of Westfield, passed away on July 19 at the…
NJ Transit bus hits tree, 6 taken to area hospital
KEARNY – Six people were hurt when a commuter bus struck a tree on Belgrove Drive at 8:15 a.m. this…
Sinatra tribute concert is July 28 in Riverside Park
Gerard Esposito will perform a musical celebration of the music of “The Chairman of the Board,”…