DNA helps nab ‘Manor’ suspect

By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – A series of 2013 burglaries in the Manor section…

News from the KPD blotter

March 28 At 11:20 a.m., Officers Ben Wuelfing and Vanessa Sevillano were dispatched to the 700…

Logged on the Lyndhurst Police blotter

March 26 At 2:03 a.m., police began pursuit of a vehicle traveling northbound on Summit Ave.…

Around Town

Bloomfield Bloomfield Public Library, 90 Broad St., will hold an egg hunt for kids ages 18…

New Kearny entry; borough war

Here are the latest political developments for other upcoming municipal elections in West Hudson: In Kearny,…

Bidding farewell

By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent NUTLEY – In 1955, the USS Forrestal was commissioned as America’s…

It’s Bianchi vs. Massa for mayor

By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent NORTH ARLINGTON – A pair of septuagenarians will square off against…

Sewer rehab nightmare for locals

HARRISON – You can’t blame people living along the eastern stretch of Hamilton St., between Kingsland…

Move to create middle school

By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY– The Kearny Board of Education is on record endorsing a…

Brushfires plague meadows

By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent Last week’s windy weather, combined with dry conditions in the meadowlands,…

Guard smuggled drugs into prison

KEARNY– A former corrections officer at the Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center satellite unit in Kearny…

Is N.J. going to pot? Cops hope not

  By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent Even if the state legislature legalizes the possession and personal…

This ‘Sweeney’ sure to be on cutting edge

    By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent HARRISON – Ready for a bit of skullduggery flavored…

Kudos to detectives who cracked case

  BELLEVILLE – Three members of the Belleville Police Department have been singled out for special…

7 towns respond to Belleville blaze

By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent BELLEVILLE – A four-alarm blaze in two multi-family buildings on Washington…