Obituaries for 14 June 2017
Dallas W. Henry Dallas W. Henry died at home on June 5. He was 41. Born…
Lyndhurst’s Vigliotti, Nutley’s O’Neill earn state All-Star berths
Max Vigliotti enjoyed one of the greatest seasons in the history of Lyndhurst High School baseball.…
Kearny relay team headed to New Balance Outdoor Nationals
The construction of a successful relay team in track and field has so many parameters. There’s…
Local athletes honored by NJIC for sportsmanship
There aren’t many leagues or organizations that honor athletes for what they do not do, rather…
EVERYTHING LOST
KEARNY — A fast-moving fire severely damaged a home at 664 Elm St. the night of May…
Managers getting pay hikes
KEARNY/HARRISON — It’s been more than three years since key non-union administrative municipal employees in Kearny…
Offering a path to citizenship
KEARNY — The Portuguese Cultural Association of Kearny is partnering with We Are One New Jersey’s…
4 collared in mugging/robbery: HPD
HARRISON – Four out-of-towners – a Kearny senior and three North Arlington females – were held…
KPD: This aunt had to cry ‘uncle’
KEARNY — A Newark woman was arrested at Walmart last week for allegedly using a juvenile —…
When the fountain flowed flakes …
LYNDHURST — Call it the case of the frothy fountain. If you walked by the fountain…
WWI memorial restored
Photo by Michael Perrone The May 24 Observer featured a story, “Honoring Belleville’s World War I dead,”…
Charged with DWI in Davis Ave. hit-run
KEARNY — A 43-year-old town man is facing numerous charges — including DWI, assault by auto…
Guilty plea in bank-robbery spree
NEWARK — A Newark man has pleaded guilty in Federal Court to robbing five banks —…
You can’t make this stuff up
KEARNY — Two men, ostensibly friends, reportedly turned Kearny police headquarters into a boxing ring recently, resulting…
‘Fearless Girl’ is a lot of bull
By Karen Zautyk The other day, I had an unexpected visit from my old friend the…
Obituaries — 7 June 2017
Wilburt ‘J.R.’ Rocco Wilburt “J.R.” Rocco, 72, of Kearny, died May 29. A funeral service took…
Harrison native and grid coach Hinchliffe instrumental in field dedication; Late Mets PR director honored with field named in her memory
LITTLE FERRY – It was a regular day, just another page in the life of Detective…
Blue Tide’s volleyball dream ends a few matches short
The truth be told, the Harrison High School boys’ volleyball season was not supposed to carry…
Lyndhurst’s Pezzolla proves she might be more runner and less of a soccer star
As the 2017 scholastic sports season rapidly draws to an end in the blink of an…
HCPO: Harrison cop pulls car over, gets hit, then fires at fleeing driver
HARRISON — The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office is investigating a service-related gun discharge after a police…
Water main break causes road collapse, shuts down part of River Road in N.A.
A major water main break this morning that has caused part of River Road to collapse,…
Annual Kearny senior citizens’ picnic is June 14
All Kearny senior citizens are invited to attend the annual Senior Picnic, sponsored by the Mayor,…
Homes of the Brave
EAST NEWARK — The Borough of East Newark covers a grand total of 0.102 square miles…
Archdiocese ordains 7 new priests
Seven men were ordained to the priesthood for service to the Archdiocese of Newark on Saturday,…
‘It’s all about the reading’
EAST NEWARK — A visit from a children’s book writer, free books and new book cabinets.…
New occupants for old parish schools
KEARNY – The moribund parish school campus of St. Cecilia in Kearny will be seeing…
KPD: Say ‘hello’ to our little friend
We start this week’s Kearny blotter with an incident that occurred in another town. According to authorities,…
Owner ordered to clean up boat yard
KEARNY – It looks like the last voyage for the old Rapp’s boatyard. Since the yard…
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Several years in the making, the project was no flight of fancy — but the final…
Sketch leads to arrest of suspected burglar
BELLEVILLE — A Newark man is in police custody in connection with an overnight Belleville home…