KEARNY — For 25 years, if you passed by the intersection of Kearny Ave. and Halstead…
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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…
The Radiology Center’s open MRI keeps patients free from claustrophobia
LYNDHURST — Your GP gives you the dreaded news: You’re going to need an MRI. Instantly, fear sets…
Thoughts & Views: Remembering former Kearny Police Chief Tim Sharples, dead at 67
First, he’d park his car — a Chevy Impala or whatever it was at the time — on the…
Resident nearly bilked of $4K: NPD
A Nutley resident was nearly bilked of $4,000 — but some quick thinking saved him from sending a scam artist…
‘Fake cop’ behind bars after pulling over real cop: NJSP
By Kevin Canessa Jr. Observer Correspondent HOLMDEL – When a Nutley man pretended to be a cop by…
Welcome to the all-new TheObserver.com
Welcome to the all-new www.TheObserver.com. Please bear with us as we are in the midst 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…
One cop’s story about life on the force
NUTLEY – We live in a world where far too often, people are quick to judge what they see…
Murphy case typifies church inaction
I grew up Catholic. And, having gone to Catholic schools for a few years, I, like many other…
Kearny native competing for ‘Top Chef’
Karen Akunowicz remembers making an apron in the seventh-grade at Lincoln School in home economics class back in 1991. “We used…
Selective shoplifters at work: NPD
Maybe it was really Viagra that he needed? The Nutley Police Department announced that a Harrison St. business was the victim…
Local bank robbed, suspect at large: LPD
A robber, described as a light-skinned black man, was able to walk away with “several thousand dollars” in cash after…
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…
Family scammed out of $3,900: NPD
A Nutley resident and her daughter were the victims of a phone scam after a caller allegedly told them a…
Thoughts & Views: What about our homeless people?
It’s rather interesting that the terror attacks in Paris a few weeks ago have opened up a discussion in…
Resident was triple-scammed victim: NPD
A Nutley man says he was the victim of identity theft after someone allegedly applied for two car loans and…
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.…
NPD: Burglary arrest; help sought in hit-run
Nutley police arrested a 21-year-old Bloomfield man in the early-morning hours of Nov. 11 on Gerard Road after a resident…
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…
Post-Halloween criminal-mischief: NPD
It was a busy two-day stretch for the Nutley Police Department Nov. 4 and 5 as they took at…
Memorial Mass honored deceased bishops, priests
Catholic Cemeteries, a ministry of the Archdiocese of Newark, recently celebrated a special Mass for its…
Thoughts & Views: ‘Prince of the Church’ recalled
When the Most Rev. Thomas Donato died on Aug. 25 after a short battle with cancer, it signified the end…
Laundry thief makes clean getaway: NPD
A Park Ave. resident got a surprise when she went back to a laundry room to get what she…