Around town

Belleville Go to the Belleville Public Library’s website at www.bellepl.org to download a wide selection of…

Building good Karma

We have all heard wise people preach that the things we do today are like the…

There really are ways to dig out of debt steadily

  Neither a borrower nor a lender be; for loan often losses both itself and friend,…

Obituaries

Gertrude DiElmo Gertrude DiElmo, 93, died on Dec. 18. Born in South Orange, she lived in…

Merry Christmas & Happy Hanukkah

Christmas Angels spread holiday cheer

  By Anthony J. Machcinski Harrison- With all of the economic hardships that area families face…

Beautifying Bloomfield – one overpass at a time

  By Jeff Bahr Harrison- How do you turn a utilitarian crossing into a colorful celebration…

Library marks centennial anniversary

    By Ron Leir HARRISON – There was a lot of gabbing going on Thursday…

Will empty classrooms become new apartments?

  By Ron Leir BELLEVILLE — A 90-year-old school building whose classrooms have been empty since…

Woman’s wish to help needy Harrison families

  By Anthony Machcinski Back in October, The Observer ran a contest in which the winner…

‘Kids are the losers,’ says BOE head

  By Ron Leir LYNDHURST – A second try this year to get township voters to…

Booze, drugs factored in crashes

Around 11:00 p.m. on Dec. 8, Officers Ben Wuelfing and Joe Martin responded to a motor…

Around Town

Belleville Belleville Elks will sponsor a special Type O blood drive on Wednesday, Dec. 26. The…

Look Who’s Talking

Have you ever experienced a voice from within that tells you to do things in a…

Ladies: Don’t undervalue your worth!

By Randy Neumann Today, a woman in the workplace is commonplace, but it wasn’t always that…

Computer training for job seekers

Essex County College, in conjunction with the New Jersey State Library, will offer free classes to…

There’s Still Time to Register for Courses at Hudson County Community College This Spring

Hudson County Community College announces that there is still time to register for spring 2012 term…

Sing-Along at Bloomfield Library

Bloomfield Library Children’s Department librarians, Emily Knorr and Patricia Cooke will hold a sing along in…

W.H.A.T. gets its wings

  By Karen Zautyk As a matter of journalistic integrity, I must state that I am…

Town seeing red on taxes

  By Ron Leir Harrison — Want to buy a soccer stadium that can hold up…

Got to go green to save some green

    By Ron Leir KEARNY – So it’s a brisk fall day. Not too chilly.…

Is Passaic Ave. complex unsafe?

    By Ron Leir EAST NEWARK – They’re supposed to be allies in fostering the…

Putting the lid on drug abuse in U.S.

  By Anthony J. Machcinski The normal image people associate with someone who abuses drugs is…

Welcoming new neighbors to town

    HARRISON — U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez (D-Union City) and a host of other public…

Looking forward to a new challenge

  By Ron Leir Nutley— With five months left in her term, Nutley Mayor Joanne Cocchiola…

Harrison Police Blotter

Dec. 1 A perpetrator who gained entry by smashing a basement window burglarized a Bergen St.…

Bloomfield Police Blotter

Nov. 20 A victim reported that an unknown person removed two meters from the lot. Nov.…

Around town

Bloomfield Bloomfield Public Library Book Club will meet on Monday, Jan. 9, from 6:45 to 7:50…

Home Sweet Home!

If there is one place you want to be at the end of a tiring day,…

Out of jail, serial burglar back at it again, cops say

  By Ron Leir A Kearny man who is no stranger to local gendarmes was picked…