Meadowlands made it through OK

  A brief visit to DeKorte Park in Lyndhurst last week allayed fears  that the little…

World of finance regulations

By Randy Neumann On July 15, 2010, the U.S. Senate, by a vote of 60-39,   passed…

Mosquito hype? Don’t bite

By Karen Zautyk KEARNY – There were news reports  last week that mosquitoes carrying the potentially…

After the storm

       

In the wake of the storm

  By Karen Zautyk Driving through The Observer’s towns Sunday afternoon was like driving through a…

Matters of life and death

By Karen Zautyk In her wake, Hurricane Irene left behind uncounted stories. But there are two…

An ark would’ve helped

  By Ron Leir Hurricane Irene kept public servants jumping in Harrison, Lyndhurst and North Arlington…

Scenes from around the ‘swamp’

    By Karen Zautyk The banks of the Passaic River in Lyndhurst was the place…

Goodbye, Irene

    By Lisa Pezzolla I was thankful to be sitting at my desk Monday with…

Kearny convict killed in E. Orange escape try

  By Karen Zautyk A career criminal and accused serial bank robber from  Kearny, being transported…

Town, unions girding for new battle

By Ron Leir KEARNY – This town is gearing up for a second go-round with its…

Bloomfield Bravest mark promotions

      The third generation of the McCarthy clan is carrying on a noble tradition.…

Reading really is fun-damental

By Karen Zautyk HARRISON – If you were passing by the Harrison Public Library last Wednesday…

Don’t eat the wild mushrooms!

By Karen Zautyk You can see them on the lawns and in the parks and just…

Around town

Belleville Belleville Public Library cardholders can go to the library’s website at www.bellepl.org to download a…

How to help a charity

By Randy Neumann The recent economic turmoil has forced many of our favorite charities to cut…

NA Health Department programs

  North Arlington Health Department, 10 Beaver Ave.,  announces the following programs, scheduled for September. Blood…

NJMC fall programs focus on astronomy

LYNDHURST – The wide-ranging influence of outer space on music, art, science and more is the focus…

Horror in Harrison

3-year-old among triple-homicide victims       By Ron Leir HARRISON – Police and a puzzled…

Cameras will focus on south end of town

  By Ron Leir HARRISON – Township residents who are still reeling from the impact of…

Who was that masked man?

  By Karen Zautyk LYNDHURST –   Local police, and the FBI, are still searching for…

In emergency, pets suffer too

  By Karen Zautyk Thanks to the N.J. Department of Agriculture and the the state Office…

Referendum redux

  By Ron Leir LYNDHURST – Public school officials here are hoping that Dec. 13 will…

Kentucky Care Going Strong

By Lisa Pezzolla Last Tuesday kicked off our collections for Kentucky Care and it began with…

Singin’ in the rain & other KPD news

By Karen Zautyk KEARNY — Maybe it was a “back to the ’60s” thing. At 11:30…

Bad things happen in threes

  By Karen Zautyk NUTLEY – Two lanes on Rt. 21 South had to be shut…

Around town

Bloomfield Do you knit, crochet, needlepoint, quilt? Then come to the Bloomfield Public Library Fridays at…

A lucky escape from carjackers

NUTLEY  — This past Sunday, at 2:39 p.m., a Belleville man and his infant son had…

Phishers seem to have netted 2

By Karen Zautyk NUTLEY — In what appears to be sheer coincidence, Nutley police took two…

The bull in the East vs. the bear in the West

  By Randy Neumann Last October, I traveled to Newport Beach, Calif., (where, by the way,…