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Belleville  Mayor Raymond Kimble and the Municipal Council sponsor family movie nights Thursday, June 25, and Wednesday, Aug. 12, at…

Lyndhurst track program enjoys great outdoor season

Another NJIC crown to go with competitive spirit For years, Lyndhurst High School has produced track and field…

Belleville’s Jacangelo wins Yogi Berra Best Teammate award

Barbara Jacangelo has been through a lot in her young life. The Belleville High School senior has had to watch…

QP’s Negroni leaves incredible legacy with 5 gold medals in NJSIAA meets

When it comes to Natalie Negroni, it’s safe to say that soccer’s loss was track and field’s gain. Negroni…

Pummelled by rainstorm: NPD

Toppled tree limbs, several brought down by a drenching storm, caused havoc in the township recently. Nutley PD reported…

Obituaries

Renata Puntolillo  Renata Puntolillo (nee Dulinskas), 67, died on June 5 at her home in North Arlington. Relatives…

Arlington Jewelers is having a spring special [advert]

Click on the headline to see this special enlarged and to find out how you can…

Nutley police find, arrest early morning burglar

NUTLEY — Nutley police quickly apprehended a 27-year-old Newark man they say was responsible for several…

POLICE CHARGE HARRISON HIT-AND-RUN SUSPECT

By Kevin Canessa Jr. and Ron Leir Observer Correspondents HARRISON — Harrison police say they have…

Harrison police release images of suspected vehicle in last weekend’s hit-and-run of 90-year-old woman

If you have any information that could lead to the discovery of the driver of the…

Brain & brawn

EAST NEWARK –  For kids like Perla Orozco, Gabriel Arias and Miguel Villalpando, it was the chance to exercise…

Selfless service to community

BELLEVILLE –  Two longtime Belleville civic activists were feted by the Kevin G. Kennedy Civic Association at the organization’s 22nd…

Public event safety eyed in new rules

KEARNY –  Kearny’s VFW post is asking the town to divert traffic off Belgrove Drive, from Bergen Ave. to…

90-year-old Harrison woman thrown nearly 12 feet after hit-and-run

HARRISON — Harrison police are continuing to investigate exactly how a 90-year-old town woman was struck…

Man shot dead by police in library

LYNDHURST – A township man was fatally shot by police inside the Lyndhurst Public Library last Friday. Police Chief James…