Priest pleads guilty to church theft

KEARNY – In a sudden about-face, a priest accused of stealing from his church has admitted…

Swift results for anti-crime unit

By Karen Zautyk BELLEVILLE – Faced with a surge in car thefts and auto break-ins, the…

Remembering the nation’s fallen

While some people appear to think Memorial Day is about beaches, barbecues and bargains, our local…

The sad end to one brave life

Photo from Kearny Museum The Old Soldiers’ Home. Statue of soldier, which now stands at Veterans…

Cops nab Kearny burglary suspect

By Karen Zautyk KEARNY – A 37-year-old Kearny man was arrested last week on burglary charges…

Mutiny in the Meadows

By Ron Leir LYNDHURST – Toxic fumes are spewing from the Meadowlands but they’re not coming…

Hunt for new housing chief continues

By Ron Leir HARRISON – It’s back to the drawing board for the Harrison Housing Authority.…

KPD recovers car in record time

By Karen Zautyk KEARNY – ‘Gone in 60 seconds, returned in 60 minutes,” is the way…

4 arrested in robbery try

KEARNY – Four suspects who allegedly tried to hold up the Exxon station at 22 Passaic…

News from the Nutley PD blotter

NUTLEY – Burglaries, including another to an auto, apparent identity theft and an incident involving some…

Around town

Belleville The Belleville Public Library and Information Center offers English as a Second Language beginner and…

Making Social Security work for you

By Randy Neumann My recent columns told of the rich history of Social Security with references…

Social Security also covers your spouse and family

By Randy Neumann | Uncle Sam is partial to matrimony.  Married couples benefit through the tax…

Around town

Belleville Clara Maass Medical Center will host its annual Cancer Survivors Day on Saturday, June 4,…

Permanent resident gets new home in jail

By Karen Zautyk A Paterson man who allegedly attempted to open a bank account in Nutley…

Fire damages local eatery

By Ron Leir | HARRISON – A two-alarm fire at La Caravana Restaurant last Thursday afternoon…

Multi-car fatal in South Kearny

By Karen Zautyk KEARNY – A Jersey City man was killed and four other people were…

New schools chief for Nutley

By Ron Leir – NUTLEY – This township’s public school system has a new leader. Russell…

Public safety may take a hit

By Ron Leir | HARRISON – Who’ll be the last man standing? That must be what…

Discover the wonders all around us

By Karen Zautyk | Photos by Jim Wright/NJMC Osprey (with fresh-caught fish in its talons) soars…

Teen brutalized on Kearny Ave

By Karen Zautyk | Police are investigating a brazen and brutal — and seemingly unprovoked —…

Kearny cops bust Nutley drug suspect

By Karen Zautyk | Senior Correspondent KEARNY – A 55-year-old man, who police said has had eight…

Guilty plea in Nutley/Belleville ATM ‘skimming’

By Karen Zautyk | Senior Correspondent NEWARK – A Brooklyn man has pleaded guilty in a scheme…

Car flips, teen walks away

KEARNY – Only hours after one Kearny teenager was killed in an auto accident (see p.…

School elections round-up

By Ron Leir  | Observer Correspondent It’s back to the drawing board for Boards of Education in…

Teen killed in tragic accident

By Karen Zautyk | Senior Correspondent KEARNY – Horseplay turned deadly last week for an 18-year-old Kearny…

18 busted in Peru-N.J. drug ring

  By Ron Leir | Observer Correspondent Federal, county and municipal law enforcement agencies partnered in busting…

Federal indictment in charity shakedown

By Karen Zautyk | Senior Correspondent NEWARK – A Belleville man was indicted by a federal…

Rest in Peace, Cpl. Lutz

By Karen Zautyk Senior Correspondent In May 1951, a young Army corporal from Kearny, John W.…

Kentucky Care moves along

By Karen Zautyk Senior correspondent Last week, Americans learned that  $1.9 million worth of computers donated…