New schools chief for Nutley
By Ron Leir – NUTLEY – This township’s public school system has a new leader. Russell…
Public safety may take a hit
By Ron Leir | HARRISON – Who’ll be the last man standing? That must be what…
Discover the wonders all around us
By Karen Zautyk | Photos by Jim Wright/NJMC Osprey (with fresh-caught fish in its talons) soars…
Teen brutalized on Kearny Ave
By Karen Zautyk | Police are investigating a brazen and brutal — and seemingly unprovoked —…
Screaming Females to play Kearny Irish
By Anthony J. Machcinski | Observer Correspondent The Screaming Females, a fantasy combination of The Ramones’ sound…
Kearny cops bust Nutley drug suspect
By Karen Zautyk | Senior Correspondent KEARNY – A 55-year-old man, who police said has had eight…
Guilty plea in Nutley/Belleville ATM ‘skimming’
By Karen Zautyk | Senior Correspondent NEWARK – A Brooklyn man has pleaded guilty in a scheme…
Car flips, teen walks away
KEARNY – Only hours after one Kearny teenager was killed in an auto accident (see p.…
School elections round-up
By Ron Leir | Observer Correspondent It’s back to the drawing board for Boards of Education in…
Teen killed in tragic accident
By Karen Zautyk | Senior Correspondent KEARNY – Horseplay turned deadly last week for an 18-year-old Kearny…
18 busted in Peru-N.J. drug ring
By Ron Leir | Observer Correspondent Federal, county and municipal law enforcement agencies partnered in busting…
Filmmaker drives for success with ‘Red Corvette’
By Anthony J. Machcinski | Observer Correspondent Five years ago, Kearny resident Frank Lisi battled cancer,…
Lyndhurst wins prestigious Jack Yockers Bergen County Relays crown
By Jim Hague | Observer Sports Writer Tom Shoebridge has been involved with the Lyndhurst…
Federal indictment in charity shakedown
By Karen Zautyk | Senior Correspondent NEWARK – A Belleville man was indicted by a federal…
Rest in Peace, Cpl. Lutz
By Karen Zautyk Senior Correspondent In May 1951, a young Army corporal from Kearny, John W.…