Bank heist suspect well known to cops

  By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Just a bit more than two weeks after…

Fire Co. in 24/7, cops P/T

  By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – They’re halfway there. The South Kearny Fire and…

Who’ll be the next in line?

    By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – The revolving door to the Kearny superintendent…

Reaction mixed on Christie & GWB flap

  By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent Two mayors want more information on the “Bridgegate” scandal, three…

9/11 charity scammers plead guilty

  By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent Last May, The Observer carried a story about two “alleged…

Bank robber gets away with $1,100

EAST NEWARK – Seventeen days after a bandit robbed a Kearny bank, another bank just a…

KPD blotter: ‘Never off watch’

Two Kearny officers — one off duty, one on — combined forces to take down a…

Hope to bring psychic’s life to small screen

  By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Karl Petry is in touch with things beyond…

Around Town

Belleville Belleville Elks Lodge No. 1123, 254 Washington Ave., hosts its monthly breakfast on Sunday, Jan.…

Kearny native now at the helm

    KEARNY – Kearny’s newly appointed acting superintendent of schools is poised to take the…

Consider dental care for the New Year

  Happy New Year from the staff and doctors of The Smile and Implant Center, 837…

News from the Nutley Police blotter

Jan. 10 Several Nutley High School students reported that their cellular phones were removed from the…

BREAKING: Nutley police seek help locating 16-year-old girl

The Nutley Police Department is seeking help to find a missing girl. Christina Simeonidis, 16, was…

Hydrants will be tested Jan. 13 in North Arlington

The Passaic Valley Water Commission and borough fire department volunteers will be testing fire hydrants in…

Unhappy New Year for carjack suspect

  By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent  KEARNY – A 26-year-old Newark man was languishing in…