Water fails test but is OK to drink

BELLEVILLE – It happened in 2015 and, again, in 2016. As per a Dec. 29, 2016…

DOT to brief SKIA on traffic changes

KEARNY – Local business owners will huddle with state transit officials this week to learn about…

LPD seek 2 in Bridge Exxon holdup

LYNDHURST – Two suspects were being sought in connection with the armed robbery of a service…

4 charged as deli-nquents   

KEARNY –   In the Dec. 28 edition of The Observer, the headline on the KPD…

They were the best they could be

By Ron Leir As we usher in the new year and, with it, hope for renewal,…

Obituaries for Jan. 18, 2017

John McAllister John McAllister, of Morristown, formerly of Harrison, died Friday, Dec. 30. He was 54.…

I-280 westbound traffic shift begins this weekend

New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) officials remind motorists that a long-term traffic shift on I-280…

Martin Luther King Jr. flag-raising Jan. 16

BELLEVILLE —  Mayor Raymond Kimble and the Township Council sponsor the third annual Dr. Martin Luther…

Tougher standards for food trucks

LYNDHURST – It’s a real enough potential danger to what extent propane tanks in mobile food…

Arena tax deal costly, but town still gains

HARRISON – At long last, the sticky tax case is in the books – but it…

Keeping lid on taxes priority for ’17: Santos

KEARNY – Getting a grip on a pattern of rising local property taxes will continue to…

Jeweler’s killer gets life in prison

The Bloomfield man convicted of killing a Kearny jeweler during a robbery more than seven years…

KPD: Out with the old, in with the old

In Kearny, the 2016 blotter ended with yet another shoplifting, this one at ShopRite, and this one…

FieldTurf playing sites under review

KEARNY – The Kearny High Kardinals football team plays its home games on it. In Lyndhurst,…

Ex-Lyndhurst man pens book behind bars

Brighton Publishing announces the print release of the book “The Godfather of Souls,” by author Paul…