If ever you were a fan of the great TV show, “The West Wing” — and…
Category: Opinion
COMMENTARY — Video of teens beating up other teens is disgusting
If you haven’t yet seen them, they’re disturbing. Last week, videos from several social media platforms…
Taking a look at a few things going on in the region …
The Kearny Town Council met last week, on Feb. 20, and the meeting was yet again…
Obituaries for 28 Feb. 2024
Eleanor Joan Hodson Eleanor Joan Hodson (nee Butler), 88, died Feb. 15, 2024. Born in Newark,…
OpEd — Pronti: If local leaders want to act on climate, lawsuits aren’t the answer
If there is one lesson you learn as Mayor, it is to know your role. The…
EDITORIAL — Nutley’s reinvented Neighborhood Watch should set the way
Last week, Nutley Police Chief Tom Strumolo, Det. Lt. Anthony Montanari, and Public Safety Commissioner Alphonse…
Zapata: Canessa, The Observer should really stick to old-school, fact-based journalism
To the Editor: In a recent article titled “Doyle in, Zapata out, as clerk to the…
LaClair: Division on Town Council rests squarely at Doyle’s feet
To the Editor: Contrary to the Observer’s biased and inflammatory reporting, the blame for the division…
da Silva: The Observer should report facts over sensationalism
To the Editor: I would like to express my gratitude for featuring a photo of mine…
LETTER — LaClair: Council minority, The Observer being unfair to council majority
To the Editor: Enough of the attacks on the majority of our Town Council members. For…
Obituaries for 5 December 2023
Robert R. Tarantula Robert R. Tarantula (Bob T.), 73, of Ronks, Pennsylvania, formerly of North Arlington,…
Actions of some on county committee were shameful and quite embarrassing
Over and over in the last election, we kept hearing this term bantered about. It was…
Was there anything, really, to be thankful for this Thanksgiving? Well …
Every year around Thanksgiving, without fail, inevitably, I pause and think about the year gone by…
COMMENTARY: Ficeto (finally) takes seat as DPW (and police) chairman
Things sure do have a funny way of working out for the better. Four months after…
Knapp: There are few in this world like Anthony Montiero
To the Editor: It is with bittersweet feelings that I submit this tribute to East Newark…