The top news stories of 2019

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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…

WACTH: NJSEA approves resolution to keep Keegan closed forever! We did it!

Click the headline to watch a video from today's historic NJSEA meeting.

WHAT MIGHT THEY FIND?

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

Kwapniewski celebrates 30 years at the helm at Coccia Realty

For those who know Jan R. “John” Kwapniewski, perhaps the most difficult thing to remember about…

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…

Ignoring Kearny’s ‘odors,’ Attorney General sues private Newark company for its bad smells

Maybe it’s about our zipcodes? Or perhaps our residents are just flowing in too much cash?…

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…

Red Bulls offer support for West Hudson’s fight to keep Keegan closed

The New York (New Jersey) Red Bulls have come out swinging in support of the Town…

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…

It’s time for the MTV VMAs: Avoid Downtown Newark Sunday night, Aug. 25, and all day Monday, Aug. 26, Newark PD says

If your commute involves Newark in any way, shape or form, you’ll want to pay attention…

The sad end to a beautiful ballpark

It opened in the summer of 1999, a glistening, picturesque ballpark on the banks of the…

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…