Chronicling The Observer’s history

    By Anthony J. Machcinski On the morning of March 14, 1887, three young men…

Aiming to help veterans

  By Ron Leir NUTLEY – The newest member of the township governing body was just…

Up-close & personal to learn about jobs

By Jeff Bahr BLOOMFIELD – A mix of specially selected juniors and sophomores from Bloomfield High…

Red letter day for men in blue

By Ron Leir  KEARNY – For six lucky men in blue, it was a day to…

Lyndhurst Chemical Spill

By Ron Leir LYNDHURST – What will stand out in Dan Nicolette’s memory about last Sunday’s…

‘Choked-up’ by charger cord

HACKENSACK – Well, this certainly broadens the usage of a phone charger cord. The Bergen County…

Woman killed in auto accident

A woman driving the wrong way on the Wilson St. ramp of Rts. 1 & 9…

Around Town

Belleville Clara Maass Medical Center will host its annual Cancer Survivors Day on Saturday, June 2,…

Bloomfield Police blotter

May 21 Jaime Hernandezhernade of Bloomfield was arrested for DWI. 65 Star Ledger newspapers were taken…

How to get 72(t) relief

By Randy Neumann  In these days of layoffs, downsizing, corporate packages and unemployment at historic highs,…

Former Kearny Principal Baumgartner finds refuge in Harrison

HARRISON – Cynthia Baumgartner, whose contract as Kearny High School principal wasn’t renewed by her employers,…

Rain doesn’t stop Kearny Memorial Day parade and ceremonies

Photo Essay by Anthony J. Machcinski                  

BELLEVILLE BLAZE MARS MOTHER’S DAY

    By Anthony J. Machcinski BELLEVILLE – A three-alarm fire forced one family out of…

Kudos for retiring fireman

  By Anthony J. Machcinski KEARNY – When Chuck Kerr retires from the Kearny Fire Department…

Heated opposition dooms senior housing

    By Ron Leir LYNDHURST – To the delight of a packed house of objectors,…

‘Can’-do attitude for Kearny High School ‘Canstruction’ projects

    By Ron Leir KEARNY – Call it the miracle of the cans. Call it…

One Tank Trips: Milford, Pennsylvania awaits your discovery

    By Jeff Bahr A charming village Located just over an hour from Kearny, northeastern…

Be careful where you stash your trash

By Ron Leir  HARRISON – During the past few months, town officials have been doing a…

News from the Nutley Police Blotter

May 17 After getting a report about a group of people carrying a woman in physical…

Around Town

Bloomfield • The next meeting of the Bloomfield Public Library Book Club will be on Monday,…

News from the Lyndhurst Police Blotter

May 14 Eduardo Dacosta, 51, of Rutherford, was arrested on a shoplifting charge after he allegedly…

How you own and designate your property makes all the difference

By Randy Neumann We live in a large country, about two and one half times the…

Kearny Police Blotter- May 16

On May 5th at 8 p.m., Kearny units were alerted to the possibility of a pedestrian…

NEW MAYOR IN LYNDHURST

  By Ron Leir  LYNDHURST – The township’s chief executive is stepping down from the captain’s…

Attrition will force closure

By Anthony J. Machcinski KEARNY – Financial cuts that have weakened Kearny over the past couple…

‘Sun’ rises over the Meadowlands

      By Jeff Bahr Nodding to the power of the “green” movement in the…

From ‘greenhorns’ to ‘greenies’ at Bloomfield Tech

      By Jeff Bahr Four years ago when a group of 19 renewable energy…

EPA predicts mud flat cleanup in Lyndhurst by Spring 2013

    By Ron Leir  LYNDHURST – The Little League and T-ball fields in Riverside County…

Watsessing: Day of celebration

    By Ron Leir BLOOMFIELD – If your business was victimized twice by robbers within…

Belleville gets Nutley assist in nabbing bandits

On May 8 at 12:20 a.m., Belleville Police were dispatched to 74 Holmes St. on a…