Calling all ‘Citizen Journalists:’ We want your work

Are you a news hound? Do you take great photos? Are you on the scene of…

Man drives car into Third River in Nutley, isn’t seriously injured

A 71-year-old man accidentally drove his car into the Third River in Nutley, but wasn't seriously…

After fake cop pulls over real cop, fake cop winds up behind bars

When a Nutley man pretended to be a cop by pulling someone over on the Garden…

Hollywood star Pamela Anderson: I didn’t buy a cell phone in Nutley

Hollywood star Pamela Anderson bought a cell phone and a new line of cell service in…

Happy Holidays from all of us at The Observer to all of our readers and advertisers!

Happy Holidays from all of us at The Observer. Our office will close at noon on…

Hometown ‘Legends’

“Legendary Locals,” just released by Arcadia Publishing, focuses on the residents -- famous and not --…

Official: Crash ‘looked a lot worse than it was’

If you were stuck in traffic on the Belleville Pike, or Kearny Ave., or Ridge Road,…

Santa makes appearance at Mid-Realty last weekend

Santa made an appearance at Mid-Realty last weekend and took photos with children — and the…

Hudson City Savings Bank in Lyndhurst robbed Thursday morning

LYNDHURST — A robber, described as a light-skinned black man, was able to walk away with…

4 firefighters injured at recycling-plant fire in Lyndhurst

A Thanksgiving Day fire destroyed the interior of a huge paper recycling plant in Lyndhurst. Both…

The Observer’s office will close Thanksgiving Day, Friday after

The Observer's office will be closed Nov. 26 & 27 in observance of the Thanksgiving Holiday.…

3 charged with kidnapping Lyndhurst man: police

On Sunday, Nov. 8, at approximately 5:40 p.m., the Lyndhurst Police Department received information from the…

Memorial Mass honored deceased bishops, priests

Catholic Cemeteries, a ministry of the Archdiocese of Newark, recently celebrated a special Mass for its…

Kearny’s canine carnival

KEARNY –  There was an autumn nip — and lots of yips and yaps — in the air Saturday…

A century of Goodwill

HARRISON –  When we received an invitation to a special event last Wednesday at Goodwill Industries’ Harrison headquarters, we were delighted —…