UPDATE: 21-year-old Nutley man charged with breaking into elderly woman’s apartment

Above: Stephen Nemec A 21-year-old Nutley man has been arrested and charged with burglary after police…

Our sign has been updated!

Here’s a look at our new sign — at our new location, 39 Seeley Ave., Kearny.

Lyndhurst hosting Columbus Day event

The Township of Lyndhurst will hold a Columbus Day celebration Sunday, Oct. 12, from noon to…

Uniform salute

By Karen Zautyk  Observer Correspondent  NUTLEY – Currently hanging in the office of Daniel Jacoby at the Nutley Bureau…

Scouts’ mission continues

By Ron Leir  Observer Correspondent  KEARNY –  On March 20, 1960, the Girl Scout House in Kearny…

All creatures great and small

By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent  KEARNY –  If you were out and about Saturday morning, you know that…

Perkins calls it a day

By Ron Leir  Observer Correspondent  LYNDHURST –  Seven years after it opened its doors, a popular Lyndhurst eatery sadly…

3rd mayoral candidate surfaces

By Ron Leir  Observer Correspondent  NORTH ARLINGTON –  When North Arlington residents go to the polls Nov. 4,…

Baubles, bangles & bail

By Karen Zautyk  Observer Correspondent  KEARNY –  “It was,” said Kearny Police Chief John Dowie, “like following a…

KPD blotter: Amend to that

A man with an apparent affection for the U.S. Constitution, but not perhaps for DWI laws, was arrested last week…

Am I worried? Not if I don’t turn on the news …

Confronted with the widespread chaos and hardship around the globe, every time I pick up a newspaper or listen to…

So ‘hungry’ for news, he takes a whole bundle, cops say

An East Orange man has been booked as a serial newspaper stealer in Nutley. On Sept. 30, Hertilus Duvelsaint, 57,…

Netflix has made watching TV unnecessary and frustrating

By Kevin Canessa Jr.  Observer Correspondent  So you’ve got to wait a while before you can watch your…

Sushi Samba is worth the trip to the West Village

By Kevin Canessa Jr. Observer Correspondent  NEW YORK CITY –  If you’re a fan of sushi…