Belleville football looks to new future with new coach Dubuque

  By Jim Hague There’s a new head football coach at Belleville High School, but he’s…

The bull in the East vs. the bear in the West

  By Randy Neumann Last October, I traveled to Newport Beach, Calif., (where, by the way,…

The party ended in a cell

By Karen Zautyk KEARNY – Advice to partygoers: If the neighbors complain about the noise and…

Obituaries

Christina McAllister Christina McAllister, 92, died on Aug. 17 at her home. Services were held at…

Kentucky Care 2011

  By Karen Zautyk The Observer’s 4th annual Kentucky Care Project is underway! Last Friday, the…

Nabbed in sex assaults

By Karen Zautyk A man arrested in 2008 in Nutley in the alleged sexual assault of…

Political feuding erupts anew over budget cuts

By Ron Leir NORTH ARLINGTON – This borough’s shaky ship of state has arrived at an…

How not to rob a bank

  By Karen Zautyk NUTLEY – Not that we’re speaking from personal experience, but it seems…

Crossed signals on DeJessa Bridge

  By Ron Leir LYNDHURST –   Given the cumbersome pace of travel, impatient South Bergen…

News from the Nutley police blotter

By Karen Zautyk A Sunday afternoon altercation between two teenagers on Franklin Ave. last week culminated…

Drug busts keep cops busy

By Karen Zautyk KEARNY – A 55-year-old Rutherford man, with what Kearny Police Chief John Dowie…

See Something? Say Something

By Lisa Pezzolla It is hard enough keeping your business going on a daily basis without…

Bank robbers I have known

Well, there was only one actually, at least that I’m aware of. He was, surprisingly, a…

Rising star Mia Borders moves through Kearny

  By Anthony J. Machcinski While many young, modern, and popular female musicians have broken through…

Around town

Belleville Recent WWE TV star and Hall-of-Fame legend “Mr. U.S.A.” Tony Atlas will headline an all-star…