Nutley police are looking for a man they say led them on a high-speed chase along…
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Mill St. in Belleville closed from Franklin Ave. to Harrison St. today through Friday (9 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
From the Township of Belleville and the Belleville Police Department: Mill Street will be closed for…
Obituaries for 9 March 2016
Edward P. Orzechowski Edward P. Orzechowski passed away suddenly at his home on Feb. 28. He…
Nutley’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade is Saturday; honorees named
NUTLEY — They’ll be marching along in the big parade this Saturday afternoon starting at 1…
Letter to the Editor: Great job plowing Harrison’s snow
To the Editor: We are writing because we think it is important for the people to…
Brodeur and the Mets: Perfect together
Aside from the race for The White House, which I am never going to address on…
NPD Chief: Beware of ATM skimmers
Nutley’s Police Chief is warning residents to be aware of ATM skimmers that can steal a…
Kearny wrestlers Lamboy, Pagan prove that they’re not just one of the boys
First, it was Mya Lamboy who displayed her love for the sport of wrestling. After all,…
19 cars burgled over 5 days: NPD
Nutley Mayor and Police Commissioner Al Petracco and Police Chief Thomas Strumolo are warning residents to lock their cars at all times…
Scammer: ‘Send me $2K or I’ll kill your dad’
NUTLEY – A township man got the shock of his life when he got a phone call from a…
After 25-plus years as crossing guard, Betty Regan hangs up her stop sign
KEARNY — For 25 years, if you passed by the intersection of Kearny Ave. and Halstead…
Photos from Kearny crossing guard Betty Regan’s retirement ceremony
Coming in this week’s edition of The Observer, we’ll have a story about the retirement of…
Battered by snowfall, towns look to recover
The Observer got these updates on how the various municipalities were handling the snow as of…
Defrauded for game tix, tour, gas: NPD
A resident whose credit card was fraudulently used to buy tickets to a WNBA game reported the crime — and…
Bostonian may have stolen Nutley resident’s credit card information: NPD
A Nutley resident’s credit card was used to make several purchases in Massachusetts, including at a Target just outside Boston’s Fenway…