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Displacing BOE president ill advised To the Editor: At the July 12, 2013 special meeting of…

KPD blotter: 100 degrees, 106 calls

At 7 a.m. last Wednesday, July 17, the Kearny Police Department logged its 15,000th job for…

Highlights from the Nutley Police blotter

July 18 The representative of a company that delivered goods valued at more than $4,000 to…

Around Town

Belleville Belleville Elks will hold a Type O blood drive, open to Belleville and the surrounding…

Nutley East 12s: On to the state championships

Locals defeat Hoboken to win Section 2 title; head to states in Wallington   By Jim…

Lyndhurst Post 139 has pitching in line for postseason

    By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer Before Lyndhurst Post 139 began play in the…

Kearny girls’ basketball camp gives locals a head start

  By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer Eight-year-old Natalie Natalie likes playing basketball a lot. So…

Obituaries

Leo R. Fitzsimmons Leo R. Fitzsimmons died at home on July 12. He was 52. Born…

PVSC repairs sewer line

Last week, the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission closed off part of Schuyler Ave. near the Harrison/Kearny…

BOE faces suit from one of its own

  By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – And on goes the war. Kearny Board of…

Faulty span delaying dredging

  LYNDHURST – The dredging of the contaminated Lyndhurst mudflats on the banks of the Passaic…

Fatal shooting probed by Essex prosecutor

BELLEVILLE – A July fatal shooting in Belleville July 9 is being investigated by the Essex…

Detectors key to safe evacuation

By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Working smoke alarms were credited with helping to save…

Big bang in Nutley still a mystery

NUTLEY – Authorities are investigating an outside explosion that took place at 8:45 a.m. Saturday, July…

Spring opening for new health center

  By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent HARRISON – April 1, 2014, is the projected target date…