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Nine enshrined in Hall
By Chris Neidenberg NUTLEY – Without a doubt, the nine 2011 Nutley Hall…
Playtime priorities for borough kids
By Ron Leir NORTH ARLINGTON – Children in this borough can expect to be having…
Clean sweep for Harrison Dems
By Ron Leir Harrison – And then there were none. Mayor Ray McDonough’s…
Belleville resident hopes to save lives with new invention
By Anthony J. Machcinski Thirty to forty children die each year after parents forget…
Gunny makes it to Bethesda
By Anthony J. Machcinski Last week, The Observer wrote about Gunnery Sgt. Jim Dacey,…
Keeping Tradition for Thanksgiving
By Anthony J. Machcinski It wasn’t too long ago that Thanksgiving was a meaningful holiday…
Bloomfield police blotter
October 31 Lennet Gill of Bloomfield was arrested for possession of a controlled dangerous substance. November…
News from the Lyndhurst police blotter
Sept. 29 4:43 a.m. — Police responded to Stuyvesant and Wilson Aves. where two men and…
Message for the soul
Some people are negative and see only the down side to every situation. They not…
Around town
Belleville It’s time for the second annual Belleville Rotary Club Chocolate Turkey Hunt on Saturday, Nov.…
Nutley Police recover proceeds from recent bank robbery
By Jeff Bahr In a follow-up report to the November 5 bank robbery at TD…
Finding a fitting financial plan
What is a safe number to withdraw from your retirement portfolio? That is an open-ended…
Nutley Police Blotter: burglary wave
Police responded to several township burglaries this week and have implemented a series of operations adding…
BREAKING NEWS: Only two weeks left to register with FEMA for disaster assistance
New Jersey residents whose homes and properties sustained damage in Hurricane Irene have only two…
Arrest in Bank Robbery
By Ron Leir At Nutley High School on Saturday, the Maroon Raiders were banging…
Storm’s Impact Still Lingers
By Chris Neidenberg It wasn’t a trick and certainly no treat for many Belleville residents living…
Former North Arlington Resident Runs for Awareness
By Anthony J. Machcinski It was Mohandas Ghandi who once said, “Strength does not come…
New look for Broad St. in the making
By Ron Leir Coming soon to a shopping district on Broad St. in…
‘The play’s the thing,’ in West Hudson
By Ron Leir Citizens of West Hudson: Give me your ears! List’ and you…
In the dark
By Lisa Pezzolla Last week brought us back in time as we brought out battery-operated…
Nutley Blotter: Under the Influence, Under Arrest
October 28 10.58 a.m. – Police stopped a vehicle on River Rd. that was attempting to get…
Message for the Soul
The Observer is proud to welcome Swetta Panjabi as our newest columnist. Hailing from India,…
Around Town
Belleville It’s time for the second annual Belleville Rotary Club Chocolate Turkey Hunt on Saturday, Nov.…
A disability insurance cure
A recent column warned of the dangers of disability. It gave some statistics, the most…
Be willing to go the distance for a job
By Anthony J. Machcinski Everyone talks about the economy and how bad it is on businesses…
Leaf collection on Essex Co. roads
Belleville residents whose properties are on Essex County roads are advised that the county has scheduled…
Santa’s Express Mailbox available Nov. 25
Nutley Mayor Joanne Cocchiola recently announced her plans to once again collect letters written to Santa…