HARRISON — A state corrections officer, who lives in Kearny, has been charged with drunken driving…
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Will Belleville BOE seek referendum?
BELLEVILLE — Those entrusted with the Belleville public schools’ future and some residents don’t sound entirely…
FROM PANAMA TO KEARNY
KEARNY — A bridge deck too far? Well, not quite. The newfangled orthotropic deck for the…
iPads go far to make day brighter
EAST NEWARK — When youngsters showed up for the first day of East Newark summer school…
2 Kearny cops facing discipline: chief
KEARNY — Two veteran Kearny cops are in for trouble ahead. Police Chief John Dowie has…
Lyndhurst prepares for 100th anniversary
LYNDHURST — Attention Lyndhurst residents and former residents: Get ready to party! The township is celebrating…
Cats & gosling peacefully coexist …
On June 6, Len Twist of Kearny’s TNR (Trap, Neuter, Release) program for feral felines, found a…
After car crashes, pole catches fire
BELLEVILLE — Firefighters faced an unusually dangerous incident Thursday, July 13, as a utility pole caught…
New comes the hard work: training
KEARNY — Once again, Kearny’s public safety rosters have been bolstered with last week’s appointment of…
Next step awaited for Belmont Ave.
BELLEVILLE — The Belleville Planning Board voted last Thursday, July 13, to recommend that a tract…
Carjacking, birthday ‘celebrant’: HPD
A resident of one of Harrison’s new developments was the victim of a carjacking on Tuesday,…
Revised aid benefits local districts
AREA — Boards of Education in The Observer’s coverage area all gained additional state aid under…
KPD: Understaffed and under pressure
Kearny police blotter — continued from print edition in its entirety. By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent…
Revolution, town’s birthday, both celebrated on 4th in Belleville
BELLEVILLE – In the cemetery of the Belleville Dutch Reformed Church, at Main and Rutgers Sts., stands…
A pathway to possible citizenship …
KEARNY – As millions of Americans happily anticipated the Independence Day holiday, Carlos Rodriguesspent Saturday, July…
Clara Maass ER upgrades in the works
BELLEVILLE – Clara Maass Medical Center / RWJ Barnabas Health has been green-lighted to undertake additions…
Middle School shift due in fall ’18
BELLEVILLE — It’s still a year away but the Belleville Board of Education is in motion…
Court deals town setback in Hartz litigation
KEARNY – Efforts by Kearny to delay a real estate developer from moving forward with a…
KPD: This driver was on a roll
KEARNY — At 4 a.m. on July 4, Kearny police responded to an accident on Devon St.,…
NPD: Unlocked cars burglarized
NUTLEY — On July 2, Nutley police responded to reports of thefts from four motor vehicles on…
BIG LESSONS LEARNED AT NPD Jr. POLICE ACADEMY
“Sir, yes, sir!” That was a common refrain echoed in the gym at Nutley’s Spring Garden…
After debate & review, public can film meetings
LYNDHURST — The Lyndhurst governing body squelched an attempt by a resident to record its June…
Honored for saving Lyndhurst man’s life
LYNDHURST — It may sound cliché, but life, as we know it, can change in a…
A year later, Davis Ave. firehouse reopens
KEARNY — A little more than a year after it was shuttered for emergency repairs, Kearny’s…
Locals remember the late ‘Father Tom’
The Rev. Msgr. G. Thomas Burns, who for 22 years was a parochial vicar at St.…
Guilty verdict in ’14 Belleville murder
NEWARK – A 53-year-old Belleville man has been convicted of first-degree murder in the August 2014 stabbing…
Suez deal questions; Oval vote put off
A year after Kearny signed up Suez to take over the town’s water utility, town officials…
KPD: Is that a lobster in your pocket or …?
KEARNY – This week, we have the privilege of recounting what has to be one of the…
WMS students ‘step it up’ to fight hunger
HARRISON – Students at Harrison’s Washington Middle School are a step ahead of their peers, for…
Enriching summer awaits Harrison kids
HARRISON – The Harrison Public School District is offering an action-packed Summer Enrichment program for middle…