Around town
Belleville Belleville Public Library is accepting donations for a book sale at the Just a Party…
North Arlington’s Gross healthy and ready to go
Former Observer Athlete of Year set for grid season at Rhode Island By Jim Hague Mike…
Hall of an honor for NA principal Russo
By Jim Hague The former Nicole Campbell and current Nicole Russo was sitting at…
Getting a kick start on the upcoming season
Three local girls’ soccer teams get together in Kearny By Jim Hague The scholastic fall sports…
Giving gifts to kids
By Randy Neumann Do you have a child or a grandchild who owns an UGMA (Uniform…
Obituaries
Alice L. Moritz Alice L. Moritz (nee McGrath), 85, died on Aug. 2 in Clara Maass…
Soccer legends return to Harrison Courts
A place for Legends By Jim Hague Soccer Hall of Famer Tab Ramos stepped onto a…
KUEZ as enterprising as ever
By Karen Zautyk KEARNY – When we think of the KUEZ these days, we think of…
KPD issues alert on auto break-ins
By Karen Zautyk KEARNY – This town has joined a number of communities in this area…
Carlo, Ciroc & chaos on Bergen Ave.
By Karen Zautyk KEARNY — A dramatic auto accident in the early hours of July 24…
Teen theft suspect’s current event
By Karen Zautyk KEARNY — A Newark teenager, spotted in Kearny with a stolen motorcycle, tried…
Farewell to the chief
By Ron Leir HARRISON – Fire Chief Tom Dolaghan has hung up his fire…
Good neighbor policy helps kids
By Ron Leir EAST NEWARK – After a one-year interruption of the program, this borough’s sole…
Schuyler scare & other KPD incidents
By Karen Zautyk KEARNY — Always be aware of your surroundings—and of anyone who might be…
‘Kentucky Care Needs You’
By Lisa Pezzolla A whole year has passed and it is that time again. Our friends…
At cross purposes with nonbelievers
What is it with atheists and symbols of faith—particularly, it seems, symbols of Christianity? Not content…
We’ve Got Mail
To the Publisher, As a Kearny resident since 1986, and avid Observer reader, I would like…
STOP stealing the street signs
NORTH ARLINGTON — Not content with vandalizing local street signs, some individuals—believed to be young ones—have…
News from the Nutley PD
Maybe it was the heat. Nutley police recorded several incidents of criminal mischief in town in…
‘Captain America’ takes theaters by storm
By Anthony J. Machcinski Without a doubt, one of the most anticipated movies of the…
Stars in the skies
Horoscope for August 2011. What will happen to you this month? Will you be meeting interesting…
Around town
Belleville St. Anthony’s Rosary Altar Society presents Western Square Dance on Sunday, Aug. 28, from 3…
Hall of Fame coach Hurley speaks to Kearny campers
By Jim Hague It didn’t take long for the youngsters attending the Kearny High School…
Rick’s Auto Body continues domination of Kearny Little League
Wins town World Series title in two-game sweep of FMBA By Jim Hague There’s a…
The market is right for refinancing your mortgage
By Randy Neumann Recently, two of my clients told me they were having trouble refinancing their…
Obituaries
Francis J. Cocola Francis J. Cocola (Frank), 91, died on Wednesday, July 13, at his residence…
Why is the DEP getting crabby? Just beclaws!
By Karen Zautyk In the mid-1980s, because of all the chemicals and other pollutants that had…
9/11 fund hearing in Hudson
By Karen Zautyk Sheila Birnbaum, special master of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund,…
E. Orange man slain in Belleville
A 54-year-old East Orange man was fatally shot in his car on a residential street in…
Fire was minimal, fear was not
By Karen Zautyk HARRISON — A fire at a local scrap yard last week was quickly…