Harrison’s Rutherford becoming a complete basketball player
He’s been called the best basketball talent to come along in Harrison in quite some time, but Harrison High School…
Obituaries
Jose A. Garcia Jose A. Garcia, of Harrison, entered into eternal rest at Morristown surrounded by his loving family…
Closures set for this weekend on Rts. 21 & 280
New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) officials reminded motorists of ramp closures for bridge-deck replacement work…
Do your antiques have value?
KEARNY – Get ready to comb through all that stuff you’ve been storing in your attic or china closets.…
Seeking to keep aid, lose watchdog
KEARNY/HARRISON – Two West Hudson communities currently receiving transitional state to help offset property tax impact are looking to get…
Legitimizing tuition tab
EAST NEWARK – The borough’s municipal government is pressing local school officials to get more aggressive in making sure that…
KPD: It’s deja vu all over again
If the guy in the photo looks familiar, that’s because his mugshot adorned the Kearny police blotter in our Dec.…
Suspect didn’t have a prayer of escaping
KEARNY – When Kearny police, having travelled to Newark on the hunt, apprehended a suspect in two town muggings, he…
Gone with the winds
As Christmas approached, all talk appeared to be about the weather. How warm it was. How sunny. How lovely. (Though to…
‘Fake cop’ behind bars after pulling over real cop: NJSP
By Kevin Canessa Jr. Observer Correspondent HOLMDEL – When a Nutley man pretended to be a cop by…
2 men critical after accident
HARRISON – Two men standing in the street were badly hurt after they were struck by a vehicle on…
around town
Belleville The Woman’s Club of Belleville meets the second Monday of each month at 7 p.m. at the clubhouse,…
Nutley could actually be better after dream season
Maryland-bound Watson leads Maroon Raiders A year ago, the Nutley High School girls’ basketball team enjoyed a miraculous dream…
Belleville wrestling program moves forward with new coach Pizzi
The Belleville High School wrestling program is undergoing another transition period, with former assistant coach Joe Pizzi taking over for Junior Nardone, who…
Buccaneers look to improve after last year’s struggles
After enduring a tough 6-14 campaign where she graduated seven seniors, Belleville High School girls’ basketball coach Liz Ramirez is taking a…
Obituaries
Alexander L. Davies Sr. Alexander L. Davies Sr. died at home on Jan. 2. He was 65.…
Calling all ‘Citizen Journalists:’ We want your work
Are you a news hound? Do you take great photos? Are you on the scene of…
Welcome to the all-new TheObserver.com
Welcome to the all-new www.TheObserver.com. Please bear with us as we are in the midst of…
Man drives car into Third River in Nutley, isn’t seriously injured
A 71-year-old man accidentally drove his car into the Third River in Nutley, but wasn't seriously…
Clarification & Correction
A story in this week's edition of The Observer about the opening of the new Harrison…
Ready to open health center next month
HARRISON — Several years in the making, Harrison’s Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) – which the late Mayor Ray McDonough…
BOE inks 2 union pacts; teachers waiting
KEARNY – Two more school employee groups were placed in the fold last Monday, Dec. 21, as the Kearny…
Thoughts & Views: So, ya wanna fight?
The Christmas / Chanukah / Kwanza/ Festivus holiday season is supposed to be a time when we all can take…
WE’VE GOT MAIL
‘THANK YOU’ To the Editor: As mayor, and on behalf of the Lyndhurst Board of Commissioners, I would…
Combatting ‘hate rhetoric’ in a big way
KEARNY – A local industrialist is responsible for a billboard erected along Truck Rt. 1&9 in Kearny that decries anti-immigrant sentiment,…
A lesson on the Holocaust from a survivor
HARRISON – Seventeen sixth-graders from Harrison’s Washington Middle School journeyed to the Alex Aidekman Family Jewish Community Center in Whippany on Dec.…
5 area creches robbed of Baby Jesus statue
Baby Jesus statues were stolen from Christmas Nativity displays set up at two churches in Kearny, and from church grounds in…
around town
Kearny Kearny UNICO is sponsoring its “Winter Doldrums” bus trip to the Tropicana Casino in Atlantic City on Sunday, Jan.…
Sports year in review
The calendar year of 2015 produced its share of compelling local sports stories. Here’s The Observer’s Top 10 Sports Stories…