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Laundry thief makes clean getaway: NPD
A Park Ave. resident got a surprise when she went back to a laundry room to get what she…
Kearny boys beat Union City, 3-2, for second straight county soccer title
Najarro’s 2-goal spurt the difference for Kards, first-ever repeat champs HARRISON – In the seven-year history…
Let’s hope Mets can win Series for Bo
PORT ST. LUCIE, FLA. – When Spring Training began here in February —I can’t remember whether I was joking or…
Lady Kards capture soccer championship
HARRISON– It’s getting to the point, now, where the Hudson County Girls’ Soccer Tournament might just need to be renamed the…
Handgun recovered after disturbance on NJ Transit bus in Nutley
A disturbance on an NJ Transit bus on Washington Ave. led to the arrest of a Newark man on an…
Mets’ season has been a wonderful ride
The last post-season baseball game I got to see in person was Monday night, Oct. 27, 1986. Before that, it…
Video shows tanker truck that exploded yesterday trying to avoid mattress on NJ Turnpike
A stunning video taken by Kevin Hauer shows the tanker truck that exploded yesterday on the…
Returns to car, finds someone inside: NPD
A motorist got more than he bargained for on Sept. 28 after he went to his car on Whitford…
Hudson County household hazardous waste fall collection dates announced
Hudson County household hazardous waste fall collection dates have been announced. Click on the headline, then…
Nutley PD arrest suspected laptop thief
A 48-year-old Clifton man has been arrested and charged with the theft of a laptop from a local liquor store,…
Obituary: Lynn Kelly, wife of former Observer Art Director Duane Kelly, dies at 53
Lynn [Italiano] Kelly, of Brick, died suddenly on Sept. 22. She was 53. Lynn lived most…
Thoughts & Views: Yes, it’s good to be back home again
When I was a kid, spending summers up at Culver Lake, my family loved to play John Denver music. In…
3-alarm fire tears through home at 199 Laurel Ave., Kearny [Video]
A 3-alarm fire tore through a home at 199 Laurel Ave., Kearny, early Tuesday morning. No…
Ripped awnings, cars damaged & more: NPD
Three incidents involving property damage were reported by owners in different areas of Nutley during…