Notes from the KPD blotter
June 26 On patrol in South Kearny at 3 a.m., Sgt. Jack Corbett came upon a 2005 Mazda sitting…
Fireworks, dog bite, thefts: NPD
Between June 27 and July 2, Nutley PD responded to 20 motor vehicle accidents, 34 medical calls, 18 disputes/ suspicious…
Brothers reunited at Project Graduation
KEARNY – The annual Kearny High School Project Graduation festivities featured a very special moment for one member of the…
around town
Harrison Holy Cross Church announces a bus trip to the Taj Mahal, Atlantic City, on Sunday, July 12. The…
Nutley’s Anderson named Observer Female Athlete of the Year
Basketball, softball star becomes 3rd Maroon Raider recipient Carly Anderson was asked how she wanted to be remembered…
Lyndhurst legend Longo dies at 73
Dick Vitale, the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame announcer, perhaps summed up the passing of his friend Tom Longo the best.…
Kearny’s Yuknalis aiming for national Top Gun at grid competition
When William Yuknalis first played for the Kearny Generals youth football program, he longed to get the chance to make tackles.…
Firefighter hopefuls can apply for test
KEARNY – The Town of Kearny is getting ready to hire more firefighters – quite a few, in…
Obituaries
Margaret Baratta Margaret Baratta (nee LaMagra), 97, former longtime Kearny resident, passed away peacefully on June 22 in Georgia, surrounded…
New apartments for Passaic Ave.?
KEARNY – He has built a new apartment complex in Lyndhurst and he’s got others nearing completion in Kearny and…
Stranger than fiction
KEARNY – As they say, you can’t make this stuff up. Arrested Thursday in Newark was a man…
New bridge requires big bucks
EAST NEWARK – Is a replacement for the Clay St. Bridge over the Passaic River a bridge too…
Honoring those first patriots
BELLEVILLE – The Belleville Historical Society will mark its annual July 4th observance with a special ceremony at the historic…
Council OKs ‘trial’ Sunday demolition
KEARNY – It hasn’t happened in a long while so when a member of the Kearny governing body cast…
Brooklyn woman illegally bought $15K-plus in gift cards, NPD says
NUTLEY – A 26-year-old Brooklyn woman has been arrested and charged with forgery, fraudulent use of credit cards, theft and…