Around Town

Belleville  Belleville Public Library and Information Center, 221 Washington Ave., announces its Eight Great Live Monday Nights series, sponsored by…

Then & Now

    If you lived in the northern section of Kearny in the late 19th century, this…

Cali renewed for trash pickups

KEARNY –  The Town of Kearny has renewed its contract with Cali Carting of Kearny for the collection of…

Belleville pair in meth takedown

Two Belleville residents were among 14 suspects charged last week in connection with a multi-state drug trafficking ring that supplied large…

Free Dentistry Day at Smile Design Specialists

  Smile Design Specialists, 312 Belleville Turnpike, Suite 3B, North Arlington, had a great day meeting many new people from…

West Hudson pols endorse DeGise for County Exec more than a year before he’s up for re-election

HARRISON — Hudson County Executive Tom DeGise accepted the endorsements of Harrison Mayor James Fife, Kearny…

Garden’s a Monarchy

KEARNY–  Right now, Monarch butterflies are somewhere along the lower Eastern Seaboard on their long annual journey north from their winter…

‘Push to tax polluters’

By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – U.S. Sens. Robert Menendez and Cory Booker, accompanied by U.S. Environmental Protection…

Redistricting ‘lesson’ draws big crowd

By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent  KEARNY — Kearny Schools Superintendent Patricia Blood unveiled her proposed redistricting plan for five newly…

All bets off now for gambling ring

Four people from The Observer coverage area, and a relative of a North Arlington elected official, are among 29 suspects…

Owner now contesting bar closing

By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent  KEARNY –  A Kearny bar owner who consented to a 60-day closure after…

Back in action at Habitat property

At long last, there were signs of activity at the Habitat for Humanity’s Kearny construction site at 41 Kearny Ave.…

Up in flames

By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY– A 22-year-old Kearny man was arrested last week on a charge of aggravated…

KPD blotter

Two motorists were injured in a harrowing head-on collision on Route 7 in Kearny last week, and police charged one of…

News from the Nutley police blotter

June 5  A customer tried to pass a counterfeit $10 bill to pay a tab at a local…