Permanent resident gets new home in jail

By Karen Zautyk A Paterson man who allegedly attempted to open a bank account in Nutley…

Fire damages local eatery

By Ron Leir | HARRISON – A two-alarm fire at La Caravana Restaurant last Thursday afternoon…

Multi-car fatal in South Kearny

By Karen Zautyk KEARNY – A Jersey City man was killed and four other people were…

New schools chief for Nutley

By Ron Leir – NUTLEY – This township’s public school system has a new leader. Russell…

Public safety may take a hit

By Ron Leir | HARRISON – Who’ll be the last man standing? That must be what…

Discover the wonders all around us

By Karen Zautyk | Photos by Jim Wright/NJMC Osprey (with fresh-caught fish in its talons) soars…

Teen brutalized on Kearny Ave

By Karen Zautyk | Police are investigating a brazen and brutal — and seemingly unprovoked —…

Kearny cops bust Nutley drug suspect

By Karen Zautyk | Senior Correspondent KEARNY – A 55-year-old man, who police said has had eight…

Guilty plea in Nutley/Belleville ATM ‘skimming’

By Karen Zautyk | Senior Correspondent NEWARK – A Brooklyn man has pleaded guilty in a scheme…

Car flips, teen walks away

KEARNY – Only hours after one Kearny teenager was killed in an auto accident (see p.…

School elections round-up

By Ron Leir  | Observer Correspondent It’s back to the drawing board for Boards of Education in…

Teen killed in tragic accident

By Karen Zautyk | Senior Correspondent KEARNY – Horseplay turned deadly last week for an 18-year-old Kearny…