Man drives car into Third River in Nutley, isn’t seriously injured

A 71-year-old man accidentally drove his car into the Third River in Nutley, but wasn't seriously…

Clarification & Correction

A story in this week's edition of The Observer about the opening of the new Harrison…

A look back at 2015

As we do every year, here’s a look back at the top stories that made headlines…

Ready to open health center next month

HARRISON —  Several years in the making, Harrison’s Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) – which the late Mayor Ray McDonough…

BOE inks 2 union pacts; teachers waiting

KEARNY –  Two more school employee groups were placed in the fold last Monday, Dec. 21, as the Kearny…

Thoughts & Views: So, ya wanna fight?

The Christmas / Chanukah / Kwanza/ Festivus holiday season is supposed to be a time when we all can take…

WE’VE GOT MAIL

‘THANK YOU’  To the Editor:  As mayor, and on behalf of the Lyndhurst Board of Commissioners, I would…

Combatting ‘hate rhetoric’ in a big way

KEARNY – A local industrialist is responsible for a billboard erected along Truck Rt. 1&9 in Kearny that decries anti-immigrant sentiment,…

A lesson on the Holocaust from a survivor

HARRISON –  Seventeen sixth-graders from Harrison’s Washington Middle School journeyed to the Alex Aidekman Family Jewish Community Center in Whippany on Dec.…

5 area creches robbed of Baby Jesus statue

Baby Jesus statues were stolen from Christmas Nativity displays set up at two churches in Kearny, and from church grounds in…

around town

Kearny  Kearny UNICO is sponsoring its “Winter Doldrums” bus trip to the Tropicana Casino in Atlantic City on Sunday, Jan.…

Sports year in review

The calendar year of 2015 produced its share of compelling local sports stories. Here’s The Observer’s Top 10 Sports Stories…

Obituaries

Francisca Bonilla  A funeral service for Francisca Bonilla, 95, of Harrison, will be at Armitage Wiggins Funeral Home, 596 Belgrove…

After fake cop pulls over real cop, fake cop winds up behind bars

When a Nutley man pretended to be a cop by pulling someone over on the Garden…

Hollywood star Pamela Anderson: I didn’t buy a cell phone in Nutley

Hollywood star Pamela Anderson bought a cell phone and a new line of cell service in…

Happy Holidays from all of us at The Observer to all of our readers and advertisers!

Happy Holidays from all of us at The Observer. Our office will close at noon on…

‘All life is precious’

KEARNY –  The latest rescue equipment acquired by the Kearny Fire Department cost only $109, but to animal-lovers, it…

‘They gave it their all’

KEARNY –  They gave it their all in a six-week “heat,” but, alas, they lost the race. Kearny…

Is KHS project ready now for final go-round?

KEARNY –  The Kearny Board of Education has received a new round of bids to complete the long-delayed high school…

One cop’s story about life on the force

NUTLEY –  We live in a world where far too often, people are quick to judge what they see…

Dogged pursuit of park victory for canines

  KEARNY –  He’s only a 13-year-old Lincoln School biped, but Nate Jablonski, a Star Scout with Troop 305,…

KPD: We’re not in Clifton anymore, Toto

Of late, there seems to have been a spate of incidents involving drivers found asleep at the wheel. The latest…

Murphy case typifies church inaction

I grew up Catholic. And, having gone to Catholic schools for a few years, I, like many other…

Retirements force town to borrow $1.5M

KEARNY –  While Kearny’s municipal payroll is getting a bit lighter from a surge of retirements, the town is still…

News in Brief …

NORTH ARLINGTON/EAST NEWARK –  Residents of two Observer communities will shortly be seeing new faces in the police ranks.…

Santa brings gifts to borough school

EAST NEWARK –  East Newark Public School was “adopted” Dec. 10 by a global firm whose management has made an…

Sentencing for Kearny man put off again

NEWARK – A Kearny man who admitted playing a role in a $13 million mortgage fraud scam will be…

around town

Belleville  Belleville Elks Lodge 1123, 254 Washington Ave., will hold a blood drive on Tuesday, Dec. 29, from 5…

Maroon Raiders turn up the heat as season tips off

Veteran Nutley High School boys’ basketball head coach Bob Harbison knew that he had to make a dramatic change with…

Who’s been naughty and who’s been nice? Santa Hague knows

Well, believe it or not, it’s that time of year, even if the thermometer says otherwise. It’s time for…