Clark Thread mill redevelopment inching closer

Almost there. East Newark has applied the next-to-last technical touch to the proposed conversion of the…

New flu shots soon to be available for Kearny, East Newark residents

KEARNY – It’s time to think about getting a flu shot and the Kearny Health Department…

iPads go far to make day brighter

EAST NEWARK — When youngsters showed up for the first day of East Newark summer school…

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…

Making learning fun & rewarding

EAST NEWARK – Unrepentant cynics would call it a bribe. But for progressive educators like Patrick…

News in brief …

KEARNY – Motorists who use a busy, pothole-strewn roadway in the South Kearny area should be experiencing smoother driving soon.…

Looking to buy … but no sale yet

EAST NEWARK – It appears that the Borough of East Newark is taking steps to acquire…

Do coverage gaps put kids at risk?

Now that school is in session, safety controversies involving several Kearny public schools got a public…

1 teachers contract settled, 2nd stalled

  BELLEVILLE/EAST NEWARK — Public school teachers in Belleville will be going back to their classrooms…

New leader at Holy Cross/St. Anthony’s

HARRISON – The Archdiocese of Newark has assigned an administrator to take charge of the combined…

Legitimizing tuition tab

EAST NEWARK – The borough’s municipal government is pressing local school officials to get more aggressive in making sure that…

A look back at 2015

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

News in Brief …

NORTH ARLINGTON/EAST NEWARK –  Residents of two Observer communities will shortly be seeing new faces in the police ranks.…

Santa brings gifts to borough school

EAST NEWARK –  East Newark Public School was “adopted” Dec. 10 by a global firm whose management has made an…

Fired firefighter fights back

An East Newark volunteer firefighter who was fired for “conduct unbecoming” and “insubordination” this summer is contesting his dismissal. The former…