Funding in hand for new senior apartments
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent HARRISON – Finally, after nearly five years of scrambling…
KPD outreach to help the autistic
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Families with children — or adults — suffering…
It’s like deja vu all over again
Have you ever heard of Lt. Col. Stanislav Petrov? I hadn’t either until the other night…
CORRECTION!
In last week’s issue, our story on the Pioneer Boys & Girls Club of America mentioned,…
Rec Center opens doors to pre-schoolers
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent EAST NEWARK – In a move some might interpret as…
Reports from the Kearny Police blotter
A different sort of shoplifting suspect was arrested last week at Walmart. This one, Kearny police…
Broken bridge hinders dredge transports
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent LYNDHURST – Just four weeks after a contractor began dredging…
Around Town
Belleville Belleville residents can have their confidential documents safely shredded for free on Community Shred Day…
Blue Tide ready to roll once again
Harrison boys’ soccer ranked among state’s best By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer The…
Lyndhurst girls’ soccer: Putting lost season behind
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer Kim Hykey has been around the sport of…
Maroon Raiders should be improved this season
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer The Nutley High School football team was 3-7 in…
Obituaries
Stella Benn Stella Benn (nee Majewski) died Aug. 30. She was 95. Born in Newark, she…
Highlights from the Nutley Police blotter
Sept. 5 Two residents of a River Road apartment complex called police at 5:41 p.m. to…
Pioneers’ legacy lives on
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – As Kearny – and the nation – prepares…
Don’t fret, all will be well in Nutley
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent NUTLEY – The first time we drove past the township…
Scorecard needed to track fall changes
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent NUTLEY – Public school students in Nutley may be…
Essex launches anti-carjack effort
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent BELLEVILLE – In the 1990s, law enforcement authorities report, Essex…
Death knell for postal station?
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – The post office on Kearny Ave., known as…
News from the Kearny Police blotter
Last week’s Kearny Police Department blotter contained yet another reminder to residents to lock their cars…
Protecting Kearny first-aiders
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Several underground oil storage tanks that were removed…
Thoughts & Views: Do we cross this ‘red line’?
Every day the civilian casualties mount in war-torn Syria, with an estimated 1,000 deaths blamed on…
Around Town
Belleville Belleville residents can have their confidential and sensitive documents safely shredded and recycled for free…
North Arlington primed for solid football season
Vikings look to improve on last season’s 4-6 mark By Jim Hague Observer Sports…
Blue Tide girls’ soccer: Movin’ on up
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer As she begins her third season as the…
Golden Griffins move forward with new coach Kearns
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer Even though he had been gone from Queen of…
Obituaries
Ann Sharples Binder Mrs. Ann Sharples Binder, 80, of Salisbury, N.C., passed away Monday, Aug.…
Remembering USS Juneau
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – For nine months, two Harrison neighbors kept up…
Drilling to check toxin flow
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent NUTLEY – Representatives of the Roche Co. offered apologies…
Pondering future of Gunnell Oval
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – The fate of Gunnell Oval, Kearny’s largest…
Renovations coming at Washington School
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent HARRISON – The shine has worn on the yellow tiled…