Puffing in parks may be prohibited

  By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent HARRISON – So you’re a 10-year-old Little Leaguer getting up…

Town hopes to ‘fetch’ Green Acres cash

By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – The proposed dog park for Kearny is a step…

Year of celebration for Legion Post 282

  By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent HARRISON — The other day we visited Harrison Post No.…

Voters to decide on proposed $3.4M Collins Field facelift

  By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent NORTH ARLINGTON – Next month, a sports-minded North Arlington Board…

If you see a pothole . . . . .

KEARNY – In the old days, if you were driving around town and ran over a…

Around Town

Bloomfield Bloomfield UNICO holds its annual Charity Extravaganza Night of Pro Wrestling to benefit the Foley…

Real Estate Review

Coccia Realty announces new vice president, branch manager   Jan R. Kwapniewski, president of Coccia Realty,…

News from Lyndhurst Police blotter

Feb. 8 Eric Angus, 20, of Lyndhurst, was charged with underage consumption of alcohol after police…

Help Samantha find a forever home

  Samantha (ID#86787), a lab mix, is currently available for adoption at the Bergen County Animal Shelter,…

Lace seeks loving home

  Lace, a 6-month-old female Cocker Spaniel, is available for adoption at the Humane Society of…

‘Got Skills?’ program helps teen boys

A new program that brings teen-aged boys together to candidly address social skills is helping them…

ESL registration Feb. 28

Trinity Episcopal Church, 575 Kearny Ave., Kearny, is offering free English as a Second Language and…

Christie ‘best for N.J.,’ says McDonough

  By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent HARRISON – Harrison Mayor Ray McDonough, a lifelong Democrat, did…

Not much for cops in contract

By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – It looks like Kearny will achieve labor peace with…

Gun buyback set for Essex on Feb. 15-16

  The state-sponsored “Guns for Cash” buyback program held in Trenton on Jan. 25-26 netted a…