(VIDEO) 2 weeks after getting Last Rites, retired Kearny PD Sgt. Art Hackett leaves Mountainside Medical Center — alive

Gather some Kleenex for this one. It doesn’t get much better than this. Retired Kearny Police…

Nutley authorities: DeMuro Park Track may be closed if social-distancing guidelines aren’t followed

From the Nutley Board of Commissioners: Efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19 have included the…

Kearny now has 21 COVID-19 fatalities

The Town of Kearny now has a total of 21 COVID-19 related fatalities with 478 total…

Belleville, Nutley COVID-19 death count rises

The two Essex County towns The Observer covers continue to see astonishing COVID-19 related numbers. As…

RINGING BELLS: Pandemic won’t stop Lyndhurst grid coach from presenting rings

This is a sports story that will certainly warm the cockles of your heart, even in…

Blue Tide baseball: Better days ahead

The Harrison High School baseball team had a tough go of it in 2019, losing their…

Doctor who lived in Kearny, had practice in Belleville, dies aged 70

A physician from Kearny who had a practice in Belleville has died from COVID-19 complications, a…

Easter Bunny, cherry blossom pop-up event slated for Saturday @ noon in Belleville

Here’s a chance to get out of the house Saturday for a little while — though…

Inmate at Essex County Jail dies, cause of death not known, spokesman says

A 48-year-old man who was an Essex County inmate at the Essex County Correctional Facility died…

Harrison: 104 positive cases of COVID-19, 4 deaths in total

The Town of Harrison now has 104 positive cases of COVID-19 and has seen four fatalities,…

288 cases, 8 total COVID-19 deaths, in Kearny

The Town of Kearny now has a total of 288 reported cases of COVID-19, with a…

Nutley, Belleville, see increase in COVID-19 fatalities

Nutley and Belleville both saw an increase in COVID-19-related fatalities overnight, according to reports from the…

IMPORTANT ALERT — Reports of diversion robberies/burglaries by ‘false’ CDC agents on social media are not real, Kearny PD Chief George King confirms

Editor’s note: We’ve moved this post up to the top because it appears people are STILL…

Idiot claims to have Coronavirus, coughs at Kearny cops: KPD

File this one under the valley of the stupid times a thousand. That someone would actually…

Belleville business cited for ignoring social-distancing orders, mayor’s office says

The operator of a crowded Belleville farmer’s market was issued a summons Friday, April 3, for…