Yet another town resident has fallen victim to identity theft, the Nutley Police Department said. The victim came to…
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Special aid to 3 area towns
Kearny, Harrison and Nutley are the only communities in The Observer coverage area that were awarded transitional aid by the…
around town
Belleville Mayor Raymond Kimble and the municipal council sponsor an Ecuadorian flag raising in celebration of Ecuadorian Independence Day, at the…
Fine turnout for Kearny VFW 5K run, honoring SSG Oliveira
KEARNY – Jorge Oliveira was a member of the United States National Guard, earning the rank of Staff Sergeant.…
Red Bulls now have Wright-Phillips brother act
HARRISON – Who would have ever dreamed that a simple event like the coupling of New York Red Bulls All-Star…
Sanacore takes over as Belleville athletic director
When Tom D’Elia received a promotion to become a vice principal in the Belleville school district, it left a vacancy in…
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…
Expect occupants by 2017: developer
BELLEVILLE – It’s all systems go for converting the old Essex County Isolation Hospital multi-building complex and, more recently, Garden State…
Thieves plunder garden
KEARNY – It’s not just the planters who’ve been hard at work at the Kearny Community Garden. Some produce…
A&P bankruptcy dooms supermarket
BELLEVILLE – Another area supermarket is being dealt a death blow. The Belleville Pathmark, located on Belmont Ave.…
LL parking? Tough call
NORTH ARLINGTON – With help from the borough and state, the Joseph Mellino Memorial North Arlington Little League field on…
Bizarre behavior leads to 2 arrests: KPD
KEARNY – Maybe it was the heat. Last week, which saw Kearny sweltering in torrid temperatures, found local cops with their…
Ripped returning for Woodstock Festival
LYNDHURST – Get ready for Woodstock redux. Well, that’s actually the second annual Woodstock Festival, co-sponsored by the Lyndhurst Youth Performing…
Hearing-impaired teen wins scholarship
NORTH ARLINGTON – A North Arlington teenager who overcame profound hearing loss to graduate high school as an honor roll…
Killer of Kearny teen gets life in prison
KEARNY – The Pennsylvania man who murdered 16-yearold Alishia Colon in her Belgrove Drive home in 2013 was sentenced Friday…
Burglar surprises sleeping teen: cops
KEARNY – A Newark man was arrested in the early-morning hours of July 18 after allegedly burglarizing a ground-floor…
C.S. Osborne donates shade trees to town
HARRISON – Several of the pride and joy of C.S. Osborne & Co. are no more. The longtime…
around town
Belleville Mayor Raymond Kimble and the municipal council sponsor an Ecuadorian flag raising in celebration of Ecuadorian Independence Day, at Town…
4 new officers join township’s Finest
BELLEVILLE – One is following in the footsteps of three family members. Three have prior law enforcement experience. But…
Little girls get taste of hoops at Kearny camp
Most local basketball camps are of the coed variety, but they really don’t offer young girls much of a chance…
Kearny boys’ camp proves that interest in basketball exists
Jovan George is an aspiring basketball player with a huge upside – his tremendous frame. George is only a 10-year-old…
Nutley American Little League 10s advance to state tournament
The Nutley American Little League 9-and-10- year-old All-Star team is headed to the New Jersey state tournament. The Nutley Americans earned…
National Wildlife Federation touts local Butterfly Garden
The Kearny Butterfly Garden has been accorded recognition by the National Wildlife Federation, the country’s largest wildlife conservation and education organization. In a…
NJ Transit bus hits tree, 6 taken to area hospital
KEARNY – Six people were hurt when a commuter bus struck a tree on Belgrove Drive at 8:15 a.m. this…
Sinatra tribute concert is July 28 in Riverside Park
Gerard Esposito will perform a musical celebration of the music of “The Chairman of the Board,”…
Silent Sundays on Passaic Ave.
KEARNY – Kearny officials slammed the door on DVL Holdings’s request for Sunday demolition on the east side of Passaic Ave.…
Same script: roster keeps changing
KEARNY – And still they come and go. Such is the personnel pattern that prevails at both the Police…
Get ready for Kearny ‘Night Out’
KEARNY – Mark your calendars! Kearny’s 2015 National Night Out Against Crime will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 4,…
Suspect linked to jewelry heists
A Belleville man who allegedly stole jewelry from stores in Nutley and in Bloomfield was arrested July 15 and charged…