Pioneers’ legacy lives on

  By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – As Kearny – and the nation – prepares…

Don’t fret, all will be well in Nutley

  By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent NUTLEY – The first time we drove past the township…

Scorecard needed to track fall changes

    By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent NUTLEY – Public school students in Nutley may be…

Essex launches anti-carjack effort

  By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent BELLEVILLE – In the 1990s, law enforcement authorities report, Essex…

Death knell for postal station?

  By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – The post office on Kearny Ave., known as…

News from the Kearny Police blotter

Last week’s Kearny Police Department blotter contained yet another reminder to residents to lock their cars…

Protecting Kearny first-aiders

  By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Several underground oil storage tanks that were removed…

Thoughts & Views: Do we cross this ‘red line’?

Every day the civilian casualties mount in war-torn Syria, with an estimated 1,000 deaths blamed on…

Around Town

Belleville Belleville residents can have their confidential and sensitive documents safely shredded and recycled for free…

North Arlington primed for solid football season

Vikings look to improve on last season’s 4-6 mark     By Jim Hague Observer Sports…

Blue Tide girls’ soccer: Movin’ on up

    By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer As she begins her third season as the…

Golden Griffins move forward with new coach Kearns

  By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer Even though he had been gone from Queen of…

Obituaries

Ann Sharples Binder   Mrs. Ann Sharples Binder, 80, of Salisbury, N.C., passed away Monday, Aug.…