C.O. charged with drunken driving: HPD

HARRISON — A state corrections officer, who lives in Kearny, has been charged with drunken driving…

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…