BELLEVILLE — The Belleville Planning Board voted last Thursday, July 13, to recommend that a tract…
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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…
Tale of the tape: Promotions voided
LYNDHURST — Blame it on the quality of the videotape. Six township police promotions have been…
Has St. Anthony’s School been sold?
EAST NEWARK — After much speculation about the future of the former St. Anthony School in…
Kearny’s Sarah Davie ready to change the world
Kearny’s Sarah Davie has a goal — to change the world’s thinking about how we treat…
14 teachers given pink slips
Unless the state legislature reapportions school aid funding, little can be done to reverse the ill…
Reading rocks for kids … and gets them bikes
HARRISON — Got books? Yes, that could well be the motto for kids at Harrison’s Lincoln…
Lyndhurst man jailed in $1.5M Ponzi scheme
NEWARK – A Lyndhurst man was sentenced last week to 46 months in prison for fraudulently obtaining…
Want to coach lacrosse? Call Kearny Rec
Anybody interested in coaching lacrosse in Kearny? Contact the Town of Kearny’s municipal recreation program right…
Camps offer volleyball, baseball, hoops
KEARNY – Sports opportunities abound this summer for Kearny youngsters. Here are some samplers of what’s…
Harrison’s O’Donnell captures Observer Male Athlete of Year
Harrison High School head football coach Mike Hinchcliffe summed it up perfectly when describing his standout…