Belleville’s Rivera, Nutley native Guglielmello grace North roster in annual All-Star Classic

UNION – When Eric Rivera was informed by Belleville High School head football coach Jermain Johnson…

Belleville baseball wins SEC Colonial title

When the 2019 high school baseball season began, the Buccaneers of Belleville High School didn’t know…

Belleville native Luzzi-Liggins signs with Clemson

Richie Luzzi-Liggins was faced with the toughest decision of his young life last week. However, it…

Belleville’s brilliant backstop Nicosia: A cut above the rest

For the last three-plus years, Belleville High School head softball coach Chris Cantarella has enjoyed an…

Kevin recaps this week’s newspaper (April 3, 2019)

Click through to watch Kevin Canessa's weekly recap of the week's news.

Belleville softball looks to make up for lost season

The Belleville High School softball team endured an uncharacteristic 6-15 record a year ago. It was…

12 men who served locally credibly accused of priestly sexual abuse

The list of approximately 70 priests of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark credibly accused of…

Belleville’s Castro: The Buccaneers’ silent assassin

A little over a year ago, Hector Castro’s mother, Francine Torres, thought it was a wise…

Belleville’s Guerra wins Essex County wrestling crown

Since the time he was about five years old, David Guerra was involved in karate. But…

The Top 10 stories of 2018 on theobserver.com

While The Observer continues to be one of the most read printed weekly newspapers in New…

Cardenas wins state and national wrestling titles, Kearny-Harrison soccer battles top Observer Top 10 Sports Stories for 2018

There were a ton of newsworthy stories that captured the attention of The Observer readers for…

Most elected officials indifferent to pot shops in Belleville; Does proposed state law allow municipalities to bow out of such sales?

Don’t look for the Township of Belleville to be mounting any crusades against any businesses dispensing…

HOLIDAY CHEER!

It’s the most wonderful time of the year already — and there’s no better time to…

Two Observer Athletes of Week from Belleville with same passion

In February of 2006, Bobby Cozzarelli shocked the local sports scene, when the Belleville High School…

Belleville Mayor Michael Melham challenges Nutley Mayor Joe Scarpelli to a pizza (football) bet

After a two-year hiatus, the Belleville Buccaneers and the Nutley Raiders will once again face off…