Now superintendent faces investigation

  By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Political divisions within the Kearny Board of Education…

At last, new boss at HHA

By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent HARRISON – Some three and a half years after Michael Rodgers…

4 indicted in local sex traficking case

  By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent NEWARK – Four defendants were charged last week in a…

Crime alert for Nutley residents

  The Nutley Police Department, along with Mayor Alphonse Petracco, is advising township residents of a…

Smoke alarms aid KFD at 3 fires

KEARNY– A cooking-related fire last week in an apartment at 51 Belgrove Drive forced the evacuation…

Goodwill: a beacon for those adrift

    By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent HARRISON – Marie Mendes likes the individual attention she’s…

Trying to keep Kearny tidy & safe

    By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Ed and Julie Kelley are at their…

New CFO, rec leader on board

By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent NORTH ARLINGTON – The borough has hired two new key employees:…

Thoughts & Views: ‘There is no Frigate like a Book’

When I was a kid growing up in Jersey City, we had a single first-run bookstore…

Nutley hometown hero returns

  Army Sgt. Michael T. Nocera of Nutley celebrated his recent homecoming with family and friends…

KPD blotter: Dove or jailbird?

Officer John Fabula was on patrol on the 200 block of Passaic Ave. on Jan. 13…

News from the Nutley Police blotter

Jan. 16 Someone broke the rear door window at a Kenzel Ave. house, opened the door…

Get a dental checkup this year

February has been designated as National Children’s Dental Health Month and is designed to raise awareness…

Around Town

Belleville Belleville Public Library and Information Center Children’s Room, 221 Washington Ave., announces a Hibernation Party…

Lyndhurst/North Arlington wrestling program making strides with 7 sophomores

  By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer Mike Goff is in his second year coaching the…