Water fails test but is OK to drink
BELLEVILLE – It happened in 2015 and, again, in 2016. As per a Dec. 29, 2016…
DOT to brief SKIA on traffic changes
KEARNY – Local business owners will huddle with state transit officials this week to learn about…
LPD seek 2 in Bridge Exxon holdup
LYNDHURST – Two suspects were being sought in connection with the armed robbery of a service…
4 charged as deli-nquents
KEARNY – In the Dec. 28 edition of The Observer, the headline on the KPD…
They were the best they could be
By Ron Leir As we usher in the new year and, with it, hope for renewal,…
Obituaries for Jan. 18, 2017
John McAllister John McAllister, of Morristown, formerly of Harrison, died Friday, Dec. 30. He was 54.…
Kearny grapplers move on after losing their mentor
It was the first week of December and the Kearny High School wrestling team was just…
Maroon Raider grapplers struggle through injuries
The Nutley High School wrestling team has a record of 4-7, but that’s not going…
Youssef: Belleville’s blossoming big man
Mohamed Youssef had just begun to become interested in the game of basketball. Youssef was in…
I-280 westbound traffic shift begins this weekend
New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) officials remind motorists that a long-term traffic shift on I-280…
Martin Luther King Jr. flag-raising Jan. 16
BELLEVILLE — Mayor Raymond Kimble and the Township Council sponsor the third annual Dr. Martin Luther…
Kearny Second Ward Councilman Giordano dead at 50
KEARNY – Kearny Second Ward Councilman Jonathan Giordano died Saturday, Jan. 7. He was 50. Giordano,…
Cardinal Tobin takes throne as Archbishop of Newark
NEWARK – Amid great pomp and circumstance and musical fanfare, Cardinal Joseph William Tobin was installed…
Tougher standards for food trucks
LYNDHURST – It’s a real enough potential danger to what extent propane tanks in mobile food…
Arena tax deal costly, but town still gains
HARRISON – At long last, the sticky tax case is in the books – but it…