By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Is Frank Ferraro, the exiled on-leave Kearny superintendent of schools, properly certified…
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Bar, eatery shut for ABC violations
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – A local tavern has been ordered shut for 60 days,…
19 left homeless by fire
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent HARRISON – Occupants of a three-story, multi-family residence on Fifth St. in Harrison escaped…
A flair for fashion – and history
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Holding center stage at the Kearny Museum is a display of…
Welcome Special Olympics USA
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – If you were on Kearny Ave. late last Friday morning,…
Cans aplenty to feed the hungry
HARRISON – A second West Hudson public school district has successfully taken on the challenge of collecting perishable foods for…
KPD blotter: What’s in a name?
A simple matter of a double-parked car led to the arrest last week of a 23-yearold Perth Amboy man…
‘Outstanding’ seniors of W. Hudson
A modest Monsignor John J. Gilchrist, of Kearny, a priest for more than half a century, was honored for…
Around Town
Bloomfield Job Haines Home, 250 Bloomfield Ave., will host these programs: • FreeArthritis Exercise Program starting on Wednesday, June 11,…
Another specialty accreditation for St. Michael’s
Every 39 seconds, an adult dies from a cardiovascular disease such as a heart attack or stroke,…
Nutley PD: Camaro owner says ‘white substance’ splattered all over car
May 17 The owner of a Camaro called police at 1:45 p.m. to report that a…
ALERT: Schuyler Avenue closed southbound at Park Avenue in NA for gas leak
NORTH ARLINGTON — Schuyler Avenue is closed southbound at Park Avenue in North Arlington because of…
Will state help cure deficit?
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent BELLEVILLE – The state Department of Education has assigned a monitor to oversee the Belleville…
Talk about a real ‘con’ game
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent In our April 4 edition, The Observer warned readers of a new phone…
They’re on call to help seniors
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent NUTLEY – “Do you need anything?” “How can we help?” Or maybe just,…