Sept. 5 Two residents of a River Road apartment complex called police at 5:41 p.m. to…
The Observer Staff
Pioneers’ legacy lives on
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – As Kearny – and the nation – prepares…
Don’t fret, all will be well in Nutley
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent NUTLEY – The first time we drove past the township…
Scorecard needed to track fall changes
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent NUTLEY – Public school students in Nutley may be…
Essex launches anti-carjack effort
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent BELLEVILLE – In the 1990s, law enforcement authorities report, Essex…
Death knell for postal station?
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – The post office on Kearny Ave., known as…
News from the Kearny Police blotter
Last week’s Kearny Police Department blotter contained yet another reminder to residents to lock their cars…
Protecting Kearny first-aiders
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Several underground oil storage tanks that were removed…
Thoughts & Views: Do we cross this ‘red line’?
Every day the civilian casualties mount in war-torn Syria, with an estimated 1,000 deaths blamed on…
Around Town
Belleville Belleville residents can have their confidential and sensitive documents safely shredded and recycled for free…
North Arlington primed for solid football season
Vikings look to improve on last season’s 4-6 mark By Jim Hague Observer Sports…
Blue Tide girls’ soccer: Movin’ on up
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer As she begins her third season as the…
Golden Griffins move forward with new coach Kearns
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer Even though he had been gone from Queen of…
Obituaries
Ann Sharples Binder Mrs. Ann Sharples Binder, 80, of Salisbury, N.C., passed away Monday, Aug.…
Remembering USS Juneau
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – For nine months, two Harrison neighbors kept up…
Drilling to check toxin flow
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent NUTLEY – Representatives of the Roche Co. offered apologies…
Pondering future of Gunnell Oval
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – The fate of Gunnell Oval, Kearny’s largest…
Renovations coming at Washington School
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent HARRISON – The shine has worn on the yellow tiled…
Storm coming? Nutley will be ready
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent NUTLEY – Last October, when Hurricane Sandy struck, township authorities…
Kudos offered to Auxiliary Police
NUTLEY – The Nutley Board of Commissioners paid tribute to former members of the township’s…
‘Never got my OK for work,’ owner gripes
EAST NEWARK – A landlord is disturbed about a communications company that he says isn’t…
Thoughts & Views: Woke up, it was a Chelsea Manning
By now, you have heard that Army Pvt. Bradley Manning, pictured here as his alter-ego,…
WE’VE GOT MAIL
Fate spared one worker at Congoleum-Nairn blast To the Editor: I am one of the “older…
News from the Kearny Police blotter
Recently, in the Kearny blotter, The Observer noted that Police Chief John Dowie was reminding people…
Highlights from the Lyndhurst Police blotter
Aug. 22 At 1:29 a.m., Joseph San Filippo, 50, of Lyndhurst, was stopped by police as…
Happenings from the Nutley Police blotter
A patron who came out of the Nutley Starbucks on Franklin Ave. at 7:19 a.m. on…
Around Town
Bloomfield Bloomfield Art League announces that membership is open to all local artists and photographers. Lectures…
Kearny boys’ soccer: Nothing less than contending for titles
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer Another high school soccer season is almost upon us…
Belleville grid squad hopes last year is history
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer The Belleville High School football team suffered through a…
Harrison football squad hopes to roll forward with new coach Gallo
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer Matt Gallo, the new head football coach at Harrison…