The Radiology Center’s open MRI keeps patients free from claustrophobia

  LYNDHURST —  Your GP gives you the dreaded news: You’re going to need an MRI. Instantly, fear sets…

Thoughts & Views: Remembering former Kearny Police Chief Tim Sharples, dead at 67

First, he’d park his car — a Chevy Impala or whatever it was at the time — on the…

Resident nearly bilked of $4K: NPD

A Nutley resident was nearly bilked of $4,000 — but some quick thinking saved him from sending a scam artist…

‘Fake cop’ behind bars after pulling over real cop: NJSP

By Kevin Canessa Jr.  Observer Correspondent  HOLMDEL –  When a Nutley man pretended to be a cop by…

Welcome to the all-new TheObserver.com

Welcome to the all-new www.TheObserver.com. Please bear with us as we are in the midst of…

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…

A look back at 2015

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

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…

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…

Murphy case typifies church inaction

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

Kearny native competing for ‘Top Chef’

Karen Akunowicz remembers making an apron in the seventh-grade at Lincoln School in home economics class back in 1991. “We used…

Selective shoplifters at work: NPD

Maybe it was really Viagra that he needed? The Nutley Police Department announced that a Harrison St. business was the victim…

Local bank robbed, suspect at large: LPD

A robber, described as a light-skinned black man, was able to walk away with “several thousand dollars” in cash after…

Hudson City Savings Bank in Lyndhurst robbed Thursday morning

LYNDHURST — A robber, described as a light-skinned black man, was able to walk away with…