By Jeff Bahr Nodding to the power of the “green” movement in the…
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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…
Around Town
Belleville Join the Belleville-based CBP troupe (formerly the Cherry Blossom Players) on June 3 for an…
Message for the Soul: Living a healthy life
The most precious possession a man can ever hold on to is his health. You lose…
Investment basics – Stocks
By Randy Neumann When you buy company stock, you’re actually purchasing a share of ownership…
Nutley child needs surgery for baseball eye injury
Eight-year-old Armani G. Calvo had a tough break last week. Armani was playing second base…
The Observer Podcast #1: Test
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Cinco de Mazur’s
Mazur’s Bakery located on 323 Ridge Rd. in Lyndhurst gets into the Cinco de…
N.A. COP ARRESTED IN ALLEGED THEFT
By Anthony J. Machcinski NORTH ARLINGTON – When Police Officer Paul Casale reported for his…
Trustees split on tenure vote
By Ron Leir KEARNY – Two Kearny public school administrators and one supervisor face the loss…
Redistricting plans now in full swing
By Ron Leir LYNDHURST – Fifteen months after taxpayers voted down a $37 million referendum…
College educated and underemployed – America’s newest ‘success’ story?
By Jeff Bahr I was a youngster when I first heard my dad use the term.…
New supermarket coming to Belleville
By Ron Leir BELLEVILLE – Dave Owens is a cautious man, having been exposed to the…
Contractor unearths live artillery shell
A contractor excavating on Park Ave. uncovered a live artillery shell at about noon on May…
News from the Belleville Police blotter
May 1 A 2008 Mazda that had been stolen from Belleville on April 18 was recovered…
Around Town
Belleville The Belleville High School Marching Band tricky tray dinner will be at 7 p.m. on…
News from the Kearny Police blotter
The Kearny Vice squad concluded a drug distribution investigation on April 27. The Vice Squad, with…
Embrace Your Loneliness
In today’s society there is a strong trend towards separation. Relationships are breaking, hearts are being…
How to ‘stretch’ an IRA
By Randy Neumann Can an IRA keep growing for a century or more? In theory,…
Kearny Police Blotter
On April 19, Officer Brian Wisely was in the area of Chestnut St. and Belleville Turnpike…
Challenges don’t faze educator
By Ron Leir NUTLEY– Just spend a few minutes with Denis Williams and it becomes…
N. Arlington woman killed in Rt. 7 accident
By Anthony J. Machcinski West Hudson commuters headed home last Wednesday (April 25) evening were snarled…
Jim Thorpe, PA – America’s ‘Little Switzerland’ beckons your visit
By Jeff Bahr Europe in our backyard A land of enchantment, seemingly locked in a…
Moving to improve borough data retrieval
By Ron Leir NORTH ARLINGTON – So this is a story about municipal records. Uh-oh,…
Changing West Hudson’s skyline
By Ron Leir The overall economy may still be sluggish but pockets of West Hudson…
This dog’s a real ‘Bruiser’
By Anthony J. Machcinski Kearny police and firefighters had their hands full on April 26 when…