Reading really is fun-damental

By Karen Zautyk HARRISON – If you were passing by the Harrison Public Library last Wednesday…

Lyndhurst-rooted comedian takes West Coast by storm

By Anthony J. Machcinski Thirty-four years after Stephen Boehringer left Lyndhurst for California with his mother,…

Don’t eat the wild mushrooms!

By Karen Zautyk You can see them on the lawns and in the parks and just…

Around town

Belleville Belleville Public Library cardholders can go to the library’s website at www.bellepl.org to download a…

Maroon Raiders primed for another state playoff run this season

Nutley hopes for positive carryover from last year’s state title game appearance By Jim Hague The…

NA football team coping with damage done by Irene

    By Jim Hague Anthony Marck hadn’t seen the damage himself Sunday night, but he…

Golden Bears looking to build on late season success

Lyndhurst ready to make statement with veteran grid squad By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer Scott…

How to help a charity

By Randy Neumann The recent economic turmoil has forced many of our favorite charities to cut…

Obituaries

Aldona Bagniewski Aldona Bagniewski, “Mitzie” (nee Mileskay) of Harrison, beloved wife of the late Edward, entered…

NA Health Department programs

  North Arlington Health Department, 10 Beaver Ave.,  announces the following programs, scheduled for September. Blood…

NJMC fall programs focus on astronomy

LYNDHURST – The wide-ranging influence of outer space on music, art, science and more is the focus…

Horror in Harrison

3-year-old among triple-homicide victims       By Ron Leir HARRISON – Police and a puzzled…

Cameras will focus on south end of town

  By Ron Leir HARRISON – Township residents who are still reeling from the impact of…

Who was that masked man?

  By Karen Zautyk LYNDHURST –   Local police, and the FBI, are still searching for…

In emergency, pets suffer too

  By Karen Zautyk Thanks to the N.J. Department of Agriculture and the the state Office…

Referendum redux

  By Ron Leir LYNDHURST – Public school officials here are hoping that Dec. 13 will…

Kentucky Care Going Strong

By Lisa Pezzolla Last Tuesday kicked off our collections for Kentucky Care and it began with…

Looking for the answers

Maybe, by the time you read this, someone may have discovered a possible explanation. Drug-induced psychosis.…

We’ve got mail

To the Publisher, The recent recall of 36 million pounds of ground turkey by Cargill proves…

Singin’ in the rain & other KPD news

By Karen Zautyk KEARNY — Maybe it was a “back to the ’60s” thing. At 11:30…

Bad things happen in threes

  By Karen Zautyk NUTLEY – Two lanes on Rt. 21 South had to be shut…

Mansion hosts musicians

By Anthony J. Machcinski A warm sunshine filled the large windowed room at the Oakeside Bloomfield…

Around town

Bloomfield Do you knit, crochet, needlepoint, quilt? Then come to the Bloomfield Public Library Fridays at…

A lucky escape from carjackers

NUTLEY  — This past Sunday, at 2:39 p.m., a Belleville man and his infant son had…

Phishers seem to have netted 2

By Karen Zautyk NUTLEY — In what appears to be sheer coincidence, Nutley police took two…

Nutley gridders give back to coach’s hometown

Travel to Tuscaloosa to aid in tornado recovery By Jim Hague How do a bunch of…

Kearny football looks to build on Llaneza’s first season

    By Jim Hague It’s the second year of the Pete Llaneza regime as head…

Belleville football looks to new future with new coach Dubuque

  By Jim Hague There’s a new head football coach at Belleville High School, but he’s…

The bull in the East vs. the bear in the West

  By Randy Neumann Last October, I traveled to Newport Beach, Calif., (where, by the way,…

The party ended in a cell

By Karen Zautyk KEARNY – Advice to partygoers: If the neighbors complain about the noise and…