Fighting foes by feeding bellies during ‘A Month of Hope’

  By Jeff Bahr Observer Correspondent NORTH ARLINGTON – The Rev. Kenneth Reihl, senior pastor of…

Lyndhurst Police Blotter

Sept. 6 A fight brought police to the Kings Court on Riverside Avenue at 9:17 p.m.…

Around Town

Bloomfield The Bloomfield Art League is accepting new members. Sponsored by the Bloomfield Recreation Commission, the…

Kearny man was no Paul Bunyon

Police were called to Stewart Avenue and Morgan Place Sept. 1 at 9:30 p.m. on a…

Kearny realtor a success story

  Fernando Semiao and his family came to America in 1965. They originally moved into the…

Belleville burglar finds himself behind the ‘eight’ ball

On Sept. 5, officers arrested Travis Mackoy, 26, of Belleville, on Fairway Avenue when they found…

Remember the Titanic @ the KPL

In remembrance of the 100th anniversary of the Titanic tragedy in 1912, the Kearny Public Library…

Works By Emerging Artists On Display at NJMC Flyway Gallery

Works in several mediums by new and emerging artists will be on display at the New…

Clara Maass Medical Center Foundation Presents Lifeline Challenge to Healthy Living

A Walk to FundSchool Programs to Fight Childhood Obesity On Sunday, Sept. 30, at 9 a.m.,…

A tour of 9/11 Memorial through Kearny guide’s eyes

  By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent Virtually every Thursday, Kearny’s Marty Nystrom takes the No. 40…

Postal worker ‘delivered’ drugs, cops say

By Jennifer Vazquez Observer Correspondent LYNDHURST – A U.S. Postal Service worker and her boyfriend were…

Making room for little ones at Veterans Park field

  By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent EAST NEWARK – Soccer is catching on with the younger…

Happy surprises when a host family becomes an extended family

  By Jennifer Vazquez Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Globalization is a reality of modern times. People…

Kearny UNICO nominates Basilone winner

  By Jeff Bahr Observer Correspondent Kearny UNICO is just one chapter of the many that…

Still making do without key public school leaders in Kearny

By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – When public school classes resume Thursday, Sept. 6, Kearny…

Police reports go hi-tech in Nutley Don’t forget to follow The Observer on &

By Jeff Bahr Observer Correspondent With automation buzzing through our culture like a chainsaw through wood,…

Fourth Annual Fashion’s Night Out will take NYC by storm Sept. 6

  By Jennifer Vazquez Observer Contributor Mark your calendars and prepare your most fashion forward outfit…

News from the Nutley Police blotter

  Aug. 28 Daniel Silva, 45, of Newark, was given a summons for shoplifting at a…

Stolen car chase ends in two arrests

Two men led police on a wild, high-speed car chase – and then a foot pursuit…

Around Town

Bloomfield • A book discussion and lecture series about great science fiction authors will be held…

Blue Tide gridders look to forget about past

  By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer Harrison High School head football coach Dave Nankivell knows…

Accused car thieves grabbed in meadows

Two Newark men were collared in the Lyndhurst meadows after their car – reported stolen out…

Now only one more hurdle to clear for new ShopRite

  By Ron Leir BELLEVILLE – Now it’s official: lawyers for the Wakefern Corp. and the…

Trackman killed in railyard

      By Jeff Bahr   KEARNY – Railroad worker Alijandro Baroni, 44, of Bayonne…

Borough school gets new administrator

  By Ron Leir EAST NEWARK – The borough’s lone school has a new temporary leader.…

These improvements are a special ‘cut’ above the rest

  By Ron Leir HARRISON – Above normal snowfalls are predicted by weather experts for the…

Family Service Bureau finds a new home in Kearny

    By Jennifer Vazquez Kearny – Family Service Bureau of Newark, a comprehensive mental and…

A champion on the mat, a champion in life

  By Jennifer Vazquez  Harrison – Champions and championship- worthy attitudes comes in all sizes. That…

CORRECTION!

In our last week story “Playing waiting game” on our front page, the town was Kearny,…

Local orthodontist embraced by his peers

  By Karen Zautyk When New Jersey Monthly magazine came out with its annual list of…