By Anthony J. Machcinski Heavy guitar riffs and smooth solos normally relate to the…
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News from the Nutley police blotter
By Karen Zautyk NUTLEY — There are thieves, and then there are thieves who give thieves…
Around town
Bloomfield Bloomfield Public Library announces its Monday Afternoon at the Movies schedule: Oct. 3 – “Strangers…
Golden Griffins off to a golden start
QP boys’ soccer start new season with four wins in five matches By Jim Hague…
Kearny girls’ soccer back on track after rough opening game
By Jim Hague The Kearny High School girls’ soccer team had high hopes and…
Kearny sophomore Felix a rising cross country star
Wins novice championship at Passaic County Coaches meet; leads Kards to team title By Jim…
Insider trading in the ‘new normal’
By Randy Neumann What is insider trading? Why is it bad? Who has done it…
Obituaries
Ronald T. Chadwick Ronald T. Chadwick, age 66, of Brick, died on Sunday, Sept. 18, at…
Harrison promotes safe-driving effort
Motorists in New Jersey and throughout the nation are asked to join a day-long effort on…
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. launches National Waterkeeper Alliance Splash Event Series
Waterkeeper Alliance President Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is scheduled to be a guest speaker this Saturday,…
Road work planned in North Arlington
The Borough of North Arlington will be going out to bid for contracts to resurface several…
Youth helpline now hablan Espanol
2NDFLOOR Youth Helpline, the only statewide helpline providing New Jersey youth with confidential and anonymous support,…
Turtle Back debuts Treetop Adventure Course
The new Treetop Adventure Course at Essex County Turtle Back Zoo in West Orange opened…
Readers’ Theater presents ‘Mary’s Wedding’
The Readers’ Theater group of Nutley Little Theatre will present the romantic drama, “Mary’s Wedding,” by…
Wall of Recognition dinner
The Belleville Education Foundation (BEF) will sponsor a dinner honoring inductees onto the Wall of Recognition.…
Tri-County Camera Club programs
The Tri-County Camera Club will open its new 2011-2012 season with a series of instructional…
A free Web-based weight-loss challenge
BELLEVILLE — Clara Maass Medical Center is sponsoring a Lighten Up 4 Life community weight-loss challenge…
BREAKING NEWS: FEMA Disaster Notices/ How to Apply for Help
FEMA has released information today about how to apply for financial aid for damages occurred during…
BREAKING NEWS: Flood Recovery Center
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has opened one flood recovery center in each of New Jersey’s…
Oh, deer!
By Karen Zautyk KEARNY – You know those Pedestrian Crossing warning signs now in the…
How to tame a raging river
By Ron Leir LYNDHURST – Get the feds to buy your…
Firm must pay for Passaic cleanup
The state has won another round in its legal fight to hold companies that polluted the…
Violence erupts outside stadium
By Ron Leir HARRISON – Police are looking at ways of tightening security around the Red…
Guilty plea in mortgage fraud
By Karen Zautyk NEWARK – A Belleville woman, employed part-time as a court clerk at the…
Harvest moon?
KEARNY – From the Dept. of How to Make an Ass Out of Yourself, comes the…
Of war and remembrance
By Karen Zautyk LYNDHURST — Last week, if you were passing American Legion Post 139…
Oh, dam! Tree blocks Third River
By Karen Zautyk BELLEVILLE – We’d heard of the Third River, and suspected we…
Cops hunt gun/drugs suspect
NUTLEY – Two men from Paterson were arrested last week after they attempted to flee…
Near the End
By Lisa Pezzolla We are coming close to the end of accepting donations for Kentucky…
The warning signs are all there
If Monday were not production day at The Observer, I might have just turned around and…