Harrison Harrison-East Newark Elks, 408 Harrison Ave., sponsors a charity motorcycle run for veterans on Aug. 16. Check in at…
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Obituaries
Dean Capozzi Dean Capozzi of Lyndhurst died suddenly July 3. He was 55. Arrangements were by the Armitage Wiggins…
Perfectly suited to vets
KEARNY – There’s a new clothing “store” in town. But the clientele is limited to veterans. And they don’t…
1st charter school due in 2016
KEARNY – The Town of Kearny is getting its first charter school … but it’s going to be…
Keeping their heads above water
LYNDHURST – Rich and Diane Mitchell live close to the Passaic River in Lyndhurst but please don’t mention water…
Storm disrupts access to Schuyler Ave.
KEARNY – A few low-lying areas in Kearny took a bit of a beating last Wednesday from the torrential downpour…
BOE overreacted in trying to fire union leader: PERC
BELLEVILLE – Score one for the Belleville teachers’ union. A state labor agency determined that the Board of Education unfairly…
Portal Bridge fire doused by KFD fireboat
KEARNY – Thanks to an all-hands response by the Kearny Fire Department, including its fireboat, a blaze at the Portal…
Charged in Essex takedown
NEWARK – A Nutley man was among 48 individuals charged last week in a law enforcement sweep “centered on violence,…
Sandy-tainted trees left in park
LYNDHURST – There they were along the riverbank, stacked in the brush parallel to the river: shade tree saplings…
WE’VE GOT MAIL
‘GOOD LUCK, GLOVERS’ To the Editor: Your article in the June 24 edition of The Observer on the…
Notes from the KPD blotter
June 26 On patrol in South Kearny at 3 a.m., Sgt. Jack Corbett came upon a 2005 Mazda sitting…
Fireworks, dog bite, thefts: NPD
Between June 27 and July 2, Nutley PD responded to 20 motor vehicle accidents, 34 medical calls, 18 disputes/ suspicious…
Brothers reunited at Project Graduation
KEARNY – The annual Kearny High School Project Graduation festivities featured a very special moment for one member of the…
around town
Harrison Holy Cross Church announces a bus trip to the Taj Mahal, Atlantic City, on Sunday, July 12. The…