A look back at 2015

As we do every year, here’s a look back at the top stories that made headlines…

News in Brief …

NORTH ARLINGTON/EAST NEWARK –  Residents of two Observer communities will shortly be seeing new faces in the police ranks.…

Santa brings gifts to borough school

EAST NEWARK –  East Newark Public School was “adopted” Dec. 10 by a global firm whose management has made an…

Fired firefighter fights back

An East Newark volunteer firefighter who was fired for “conduct unbecoming” and “insubordination” this summer is contesting his dismissal. The former…

Mammograms available for those eligible

East Newark Mayor Joseph R. Smith and the Borough Council have approved a resolution recognizing October as National Breast Cancer Awareness…

Getting out the word on the web

Every Thursday at 3 p.m. sharp, a news team will be reporting to the media center at the East…

Plan to expand resident permit parking scrapped

EAST NEWARK – It appears that East Newark will not have a shot at expanding off-street resident permit parking…

Expanded public parking on Grant Ave.?

EAST NEWARK – In the wake of a fire that wrecked a two-story duplex on Grant Ave. next to…

Fire wrecks duplex, but garage is saved

EAST NEWARK – Five adults and a dog were left homeless after a fire swept through a two-level duplex…

Cooling centers open today & tomorrow in West Hudson

Cooling centers are open today in all three West Hudson towns, the Hudson County Office of…

Video of last night’s fire in East Newark

We'll have a full story on this Grant Ave. fire in East Newark from last night…

Spat with fire chief leads to firing

EAST NEWARK – An East Newark volunteer firefighter has been fired following a verbal blow-up with the chief of the…

New bridge requires big bucks

EAST NEWARK –  Is a replacement for the Clay St. Bridge over the Passaic River a bridge too…

Public forums upcoming on Clay St.

More than a century old, the Clay St. Bridge, which links East Newark and Newark over the Passaic River, will…

Brain & brawn

EAST NEWARK –  For kids like Perla Orozco, Gabriel Arias and Miguel Villalpando, it was the chance to exercise…