Rec Center opens doors to pre-schoolers

  By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent EAST NEWARK – In a move some might interpret as…

Reports from the Kearny Police blotter

A different sort of shoplifting suspect was arrested last week at Walmart. This one, Kearny police…

Broken bridge hinders dredge transports

  By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent LYNDHURST – Just four weeks after a contractor began dredging…

Around Town

Belleville Belleville residents can have their confidential documents safely shredded for free on Community Shred Day…

Blue Tide ready to roll once again

Harrison boys’ soccer ranked among state’s best     By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer The…

Lyndhurst girls’ soccer: Putting lost season behind

    By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer Kim Hykey has been around the sport of…

Maroon Raiders should be improved this season

  By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer The Nutley High School football team was 3-7 in…

Obituaries

Stella Benn Stella Benn (nee Majewski) died Aug. 30. She was 95. Born in Newark, she…

Highlights from the Nutley Police blotter

Sept. 5 Two residents of a River Road apartment complex called police at 5:41 p.m. to…

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…