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…