The Top 10 stories of 2018 on theobserver.com

While The Observer continues to be one of the most read printed weekly newspapers in New…

PATH TO THE FUTURE: New transport hub dedicated to memory of late former Harrison Mayor Ray McDonough

HARRISON — It began seven years ago with much ballyhoo, lurched off-track a bit and has…

East Newark teachers get new contract … that lasts until June

After a 3-year wait, East Newark Public School teachers have a new labor contract but before…

Leave fireworks to the professionals, KPD Chief says

Six months before he left office, former Gov. Chris Christie signed into law a bill that…

East Newark school chief resigns

EAST NEWARK — For Patrick Martin, it was always about the kids. That’s what brought him…

Cops in E.N. get 2% pay hike, new parking lots possibly coming

EAST NEWARK — A modest pay hike for cops and the prospect of a new municipal…

Clark Thread mill redevelopment inching closer

Almost there. East Newark has applied the next-to-last technical touch to the proposed conversion of the…

New flu shots soon to be available for Kearny, East Newark residents

KEARNY – It’s time to think about getting a flu shot and the Kearny Health Department…

iPads go far to make day brighter

EAST NEWARK — When youngsters showed up for the first day of East Newark summer school…

I-280 westbound traffic shift begins this weekend

New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) officials remind motorists that a long-term traffic shift on I-280…

Making learning fun & rewarding

EAST NEWARK – Unrepentant cynics would call it a bribe. But for progressive educators like Patrick…

News in brief …

KEARNY – Motorists who use a busy, pothole-strewn roadway in the South Kearny area should be experiencing smoother driving soon.…

Looking to buy … but no sale yet

EAST NEWARK – It appears that the Borough of East Newark is taking steps to acquire…

Do coverage gaps put kids at risk?

Now that school is in session, safety controversies involving several Kearny public schools got a public…

1 teachers contract settled, 2nd stalled

  BELLEVILLE/EAST NEWARK — Public school teachers in Belleville will be going back to their classrooms…

New leader at Holy Cross/St. Anthony’s

HARRISON – The Archdiocese of Newark has assigned an administrator to take charge of the combined…

Legitimizing tuition tab

EAST NEWARK – The borough’s municipal government is pressing local school officials to get more aggressive in making sure that…

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…