Guilty plea in local robberies

A suspect arrested by FBI agents earlier this year in connection with the armed robbery of…

1 occupant hurt in Devon St. fire

KEARNY – A fire on Thanksgiving night gutted the kitchen in an apartment at 564 Devon…

‘Locked in’ & liking it: lessons in kindness

  By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent LYNDHURST – Fifty-seven Lyndhurst teens went into “lockdown’’ mode in…

Finances, test scores alarm school chief

By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Schools Superintendent Frank Ferraro sounded two alarms – one…

Cops get to the ‘meat’ of the matter

Another relatively routine arrest on an outstanding warrant led Kearny cops to uncover a more serious…

Logged on the Lyndhurst Police blotter

Nov. 29 At 1:41 a.m., police said they stopped a 2003 Toyota traveling north on Riverside…

News from the Nutley Police blotter

Nov. 28 A fraud victim told police someone attempted to use the routing numbers of their…

Around Town

Belleville Belleville Public Library, 221 Washington Ave., sponsors a Saturday Storytime and Craft on Dec. 14…

Man alleges he was robbed by three Black men: Harrison police

On December 1, 2013 a man reported that he was assaulted and robbed by three black…

Check out Slice’s 2013 Holiday Menu

A ‘pitch’ for parking

  By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent HARRISON – The New York Red Bulls need more parking…

Wall departs borough

  By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent NORTH ARLINGTON – Friday, Nov. 13, turned out to be…

A little bit o ‘Paradise’ at KHS

  By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – With the winter season rapidly approaching, theatergoers may…

The wise & wherefores of owls

  By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent LYNDHURST – See that big, beautiful brown and white owl?…

Restoring the pride of ‘68

  HARRISON – The Harrison Board of Education is righting a wrong and, at the same…