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…

Family scammed out of $3,900: NPD

A Nutley resident and her daughter were the victims of a phone scam after a caller allegedly told them a…

Thoughts & Views: What about our homeless people?

It’s rather interesting that the terror attacks in Paris a few weeks ago have opened up a discussion in…

Resident was triple-scammed victim: NPD

A Nutley man says he was the victim of identity theft after someone allegedly applied for two car loans and…

The Observer’s office will close Thanksgiving Day, Friday after

The Observer's office will be closed Nov. 26 & 27 in observance of the Thanksgiving Holiday.…

NPD: Burglary arrest; help sought in hit-run

Nutley police arrested a 21-year-old Bloomfield man in the early-morning hours of Nov. 11 on Gerard Road after a resident…

3 charged with kidnapping Lyndhurst man: police

On Sunday, Nov. 8, at approximately 5:40 p.m., the Lyndhurst Police Department received information from the…

Post-Halloween criminal-mischief: NPD

It was a busy two-day stretch for the Nutley Police Department Nov. 4 and 5 as they took at…

Memorial Mass honored deceased bishops, priests

Catholic Cemeteries, a ministry of the Archdiocese of Newark, recently celebrated a special Mass for its…