Flour power in Harrison

HARRISON –  The first time it happened, the evening of last Aug. 22, Warren St. resident Dorothy Songile recalled,…

Around Town

Bloomfield  Bloomfield historian Rich Rockwell will present historic photos of houses from the 1880s to the 1920s Thursday, June 19,…

KPD: Sweet home-alone Alabama

In recent months, Walmart stores across the nation have been the targets of hoax bomb threats. It happened last…

ShopRite of Lyndhurst offers healthy eating events

ShopRite of Lyndhurst, an Inserra Supermarkets store, 540 New York Ave., offers the following wellness and healthy eating events led…

Logged on the Lyndhurst police blotter

May 25  Dima Dibb, 27, of Paterson, was issued a summons for shoplifting after police said security personnel at the…

Nutley PD: Resident finds tree branch on parked car

May 24 • At 4:44 p.m., police were called to High and Prospect Sts. where they…

Then & Now

By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent  What you’re looking at above is Omaha Beach on the coast of Normandy, France.…

Ferraro’s credentials questioned

By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent  KEARNY –  Is Frank Ferraro, the exiled on-leave Kearny superintendent of schools, properly certified…

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…