After tough road, Pope returns for Seton Hall, finally healthy

  NEWARK – After undergoing heart surgery 15 months ago and struggling to gain a full…

Lyndhurst’s Nahra overcomes injury to lead Golden Bears to huge state win

  By Jim Hague A little more than a year ago, Danny Nahra was destined for…

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…

Obituaries

Helen Del Guercio Helen Del Guercio, (nee Pienciak), 79, of East Newark, died on Nov. 6.…

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…

Honoring Our Fallen Heroes

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…

Don’t discount Occupy Wall Street protests

The Occupy Wall Street (O.W.S) protests have affected individuals in wildly different ways.  If we take…

WE’VE GOT MAIL

The Veteran Let us never forget their sacrifices. It is the veteran, not the preacher, who…

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.…

Kearny girls capture third straight Hudson County tourney title

    By Jim Hague There’s nothing like the championship season in high school soccer. The…

Three local squads head to state football playofs

  By Jim Hague Before the high school football season began, Lyndhurst head football coach Scott…

Lyndhurst boys’ cross country fails to repeat at state sectionals

  By Jim Hague ELIZABETH – The Lyndhurst boys’ cross country team headed to Warninaco Park…

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…

Obituaries

Irene E. Otto Irene E. Otto, 84, died on Oct. 28 at the Belgrove Post Acute…

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…

Snowstorm creates havoc

  By Karen Zautyk On Friday night, perhaps for the first time in living memory, local…

Hell hath no fury like . . .

By Karen Zautyk LYNDHURST – A 42-year-old township woman was arrested last Wednesday for allegedly trying…

Nab 1, hunt 2 in store holdup

By Karen Zautyk KEARNY — One suspect was apprehended and two were being hunted by police…

Storm aftermath

Photos by Karen Zautyk & Anthony J. Machcinski Pictures from the area after the snow storm…