Is appointment to Belleville Planning Board illegal?

A group of concerned Belleville residents who have formed a coalition say Mayor Michael Melham has…

Belleville boys’ hoops on a tear

When veteran basketball coach Jim Catalano decided to return to his roots two years ago and…

Belleville wrestlers surviving super schedule

Before the 2019-2020 high school wrestling season began, Belleville High School head coach Joe Pizzi believed…

The top news stories of 2019

Click the headline above to read the Top stories of 2019 in The Observer.

Observer Sports 2019: Year of the Golden Bear — Lyndhurst state title run earns top spot in Top 10 Sports Stories

It’s safe to say that the final year of the decade was extremely memorable in local…

Ho, ho, ho, whaddya know? It’s Santa Hague once again

Well, you better watch out and better not cry, you better stay still and don’t be…

WHAT MIGHT THEY FIND?

In a rectangular plot of land behind the Dutch Reformed Church in Belleville, scientists and students…

At all Belleville schools, the water is safe, Melham says

Acting solely with an abundance of caution, and with the new school year approaching, Mayor Michael Melham…

Belleville boys’ soccer: Going strong at 6-0

The Belleville High School boys’ soccer team won only three games in all of 2018. That…

Belleville back Leigh brings Buccaneers to three straight wins

Before the 2019 high school football season began, Derek Leigh kept himself very busy in anticipation.…

Buccaneers off to a flying start at 2-0

Jermain Johnson couldn’t ask for a better start to the 2019 high school football season for…

Operation Short Storm nets $1 million in marijuana; 11 of 31 arrested live in The Observer’s readership area

NEWARK — Nearly a dozen people who live in The Observer’s readership area were among 31…

Raymond Kimble, former Belleville mayor, dead at 80

Former Belleville Mayor Raymond Kimble, out of office just a little over a year, died Monday,…

RUTGERS RELIEF

Motorists, rejoice: Rutgers Street is finally being repaved! If you’ve driven on Rutgers Street in Belleville,…

COP Units doing great things locally

Over the years, we’ve asked police chiefs a question — and the answer is almost always…