Lane on 280 in Newark will be closed tonight

The I-280 westbound right lane and shoulder are scheduled to be closed tonight as a bridge…

Curtain rises Feb. 16 for ‘And Then There Were None’

The West Hudson Arts & Theater Co (WHATCo) brings the classic Agatha Christie mystery, “And Then There…

WE GOT THE CUP! MetLife Stadium will host 2026 World Cup Final

The next FIFA World Cup is still more than two years away, but the New York-New…

Obituaries for Feb. 7, 2024

Loretta A Hutcheson Loretta Hutcheson (nee Calabrese) died at home on Feb. 2, 2024. She was…

Nutley experiences more vehicle burglaries overnight Tuesday: NPD

Nutley Police Director Alphonse Petracco and Chief Thomas Strumolo are advising residents several vehicles were burglarized…

Kelly instrumental in getting ‘Rise Beyond’ off the ground in Nutley

In an effort to help them gain meaningful employment with access to activities within their community,…

Lady Edwina of Essex doesn’t see her shadow!

Thistle Team Black (U16) honored by NJ Youth Soccer

Kearny’s Juana Riog turns 105!

Mayor Carol Jean Doyle recently presented Juana Riog, of Kearny, a proclamation in honor of Juana’s…

WHATCo seeks submissions for 1-act plays

The West Hudson Arts and Theater Company seeks submissions for its spring 2024 One Act Play…

LPD: Dirt bike rider took off from police, filmed and posted it to social media and now faces charges

A 25-year-old Cliffside Park man who was speeding in a commercial area of Lyndhurst on an…

Cardinal will celebrate two Ash Wednesday Masses at Pro-Cathedral

Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, C.Ss.R., archbishop of Newark, will celebrate two Masses on Ash Wednesday, Feb.…

2 locals make Dean’s List at Centenary

Several local Centenary University students made the school’s Dean’s List. To achieve this honor, full-time students…

Celebrating a century of Harris service to Kearny

Belleville Sons donate $1,500 for Girl Scout cookies for troops

The Girl Scouts posted on Twitter in December 2018 that “Money can’t buy you happiness, but…

TO OUR HEALTH!

What was once a police substation on Belgrove Drive will, within months, be officially transformed into…

Obituaries for Jan. 31, 2024

Joseph Zadroga Joseph Zadroga, a retired North Arlington Police Chief, died sadly from injuries sustained when…

(VIDEO) Retired North Arlington Police Chief laid to rest

Video by Carol Hearn Manley

IMAGES — Former North Arlington Police Chief Joseph Zadroga laid to rest

Former North Arlington Police Chief Joseph Zadroga, who died Jan. 13, was laid to rest today…

BRIEFS — Class of ’74 reunion, health screenings, Mardi Gras dinner

KHS ’74 having 50th reunion The Kearny High School Class of 1974 hosts a 50th reunion…

North Arlington’s brand-new Water Rescue Team already yielding huge benefits

This idea turns out to have been a no-brainer. North Arlington’s Water Rescue Team has already…

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Click play to see how easy it is to be on the air when The Observer…

ALERT — Part of Ridge Road will be closed Jan. 30 for retired chief’s funeral

Ridge Road in North Arlington will be closed to all traffic on Tuesday, Jan. 30, from…

Bergen County files amicus brief supporting state’s opposition to MTA/NYC congestion pricing

Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco and the Bergen County Board of Commissioners have filed an amicus…

No gunman on Kearny Avenue, contrary to social media reports

  Reports of a man with a gun on Kearny Avenue around 6 p.m. today were…

Belleville man found guilty — again — for murdering wheelchair-bound friend in 2014: ECPO

A Belleville man who stood accused of stabbing his roommate to death nearly a decade ago…

NJ Transit gas grid won’t be built in South Kearny, agency says

Plans to build a new gas-powered grid in South Kearny have been scrapped by NJ Transit,…

LPD: Porch pirate nabbed after crossing guard notices 1 of his misdeeds

A serial porch pirate is now behind bars at the Bergen County Jail thanks to the…

LPD: Man assaults, spits on employee after attempted shoplifting

On Jan. 21, Daniel Soto, 22, of Secaucus, allegedly entered a business on the 600 block…

Lyndhurst PD: 2 from Passaic steal car in Clifton, get caught here

Two Passaic males — one a juvenile and one an adult — allegedly stole a car…