Will empty classrooms become new apartments?
By Ron Leir BELLEVILLE — A 90-year-old school building whose classrooms have been empty since…
Best gift any writer can get
I know that, in general, Thanksgiving is the holiday where everyone is thankful for something. However,…
We’ve got mail
Holiday Safety Tips Retired New Jersey State Trooper Captain and former Sheriff of Hudson County Juan…
Woman’s wish to help needy Harrison families
By Anthony Machcinski Back in October, The Observer ran a contest in which the winner…
‘Kids are the losers,’ says BOE head
By Ron Leir LYNDHURST – A second try this year to get township voters to…
Decorations proclaim: ‘Happy Noel’
By Anthony J. Machcinski While the economy, bad weather, and busy schedules have done their…
Booze, drugs factored in crashes
Around 11:00 p.m. on Dec. 8, Officers Ben Wuelfing and Joe Martin responded to a motor…
Around Town
Belleville Belleville Elks will sponsor a special Type O blood drive on Wednesday, Dec. 26. The…
Lyndhurst boys’ hoops looking to capitalize on football success
By Jim Hague The Lyndhurst boys’ basketball team won only six games a year ago,…
Maroon Raider grapplers capture their own holiday tournament
By Jim Hague The Nutley High School wrestling team opened action last Saturday, playing host…
Harrison girls’ basketball squad opens season with solid win over Becton
By Jim Hague The Harrison girls’ basketball team opened up the 2011-2012 season in grand…
Look Who’s Talking
Have you ever experienced a voice from within that tells you to do things in a…
Ladies: Don’t undervalue your worth!
By Randy Neumann Today, a woman in the workplace is commonplace, but it wasn’t always that…
Obituaries
Maria DiGiovanni Maria DiGiovanni (nee Trubia) died on Dec. 14 in Clara Maass Medical Center. She…
Computer training for job seekers
Essex County College, in conjunction with the New Jersey State Library, will offer free classes to…
There’s Still Time to Register for Courses at Hudson County Community College This Spring
Hudson County Community College announces that there is still time to register for spring 2012 term…
Sing-Along at Bloomfield Library
Bloomfield Library Children’s Department librarians, Emily Knorr and Patricia Cooke will hold a sing along in…
W.H.A.T. gets its wings
By Karen Zautyk As a matter of journalistic integrity, I must state that I am…
Town seeing red on taxes
By Ron Leir Harrison — Want to buy a soccer stadium that can hold up…
Got to go green to save some green
By Ron Leir KEARNY – So it’s a brisk fall day. Not too chilly.…
Is Passaic Ave. complex unsafe?
By Ron Leir EAST NEWARK – They’re supposed to be allies in fostering the…
Putting the lid on drug abuse in U.S.
By Anthony J. Machcinski The normal image people associate with someone who abuses drugs is…
Welcoming new neighbors to town
HARRISON — U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez (D-Union City) and a host of other public…
In search of Christmas spirit
The term “Christmas spirit” is tossed around so frequently during the Yuletide season that it’s hard…
Harrison’s Hidden Gem
By Anthony J. Machcinski One of the bigger draws to living in our…
Looking forward to a new challenge
By Ron Leir Nutley— With five months left in her term, Nutley Mayor Joanne Cocchiola…
Harrison Police Blotter
Dec. 1 A perpetrator who gained entry by smashing a basement window burglarized a Bergen St.…
Bloomfield Police Blotter
Nov. 20 A victim reported that an unknown person removed two meters from the lot. Nov.…
Around town
Bloomfield Bloomfield Public Library Book Club will meet on Monday, Jan. 9, from 6:45 to 7:50…
Home Sweet Home!
If there is one place you want to be at the end of a tiring day,…