Doc gets 11 years for oxy scheme

  By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent A Nutley physician, linked to the illegal distribution of highly…

Hey, kids! Wanna go to Walmart?

KEARNY – It’s standard practice this time of year to load the family into the car…

N. Arlington woman wins injury case

A North Arlington resident who was involved in a multicar crash on May 11, 2011, was…

Getting staffers ready for their ‘closeups’

  By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – His son coaches boys’ basketball for Lyndhurst High…

Call for early opening in extreme weather

  By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – It was around 25 degrees as several hundred…

KPD blotter: 1 traffic stop, 10 charges

If there were a competition for how many charges you could rack up after a single…

Pedestrian dies after being hit by car

A Lyndhurst man was killed last Friday, Dec. 20, after being hit by a car in…

Highlights from the Harrison Police blotter

Dec. 19 At 4:51 p.m., police were sent to Popeye’s Restaurant on Passaic Ave. on a…

Around Town

Belleville Belleville Public Library and Information Center, 221 Washington Ave., will host “Three Kings Day,” co-sponsored…

Human trafficking growing in metro-NY/NJ

By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Kearny’s governing body has proclaimed Jan. 11, 2014, as…

Belleville School Demolished

  Photo by Ron Leir Demolition crew takes down Belleville’s old School 1 which was closed…

News from the Nutley Police blotter

Dec. 19 At 7:53 p.m., police went to an Edison Ave. residence on a report of…

Nutley Planning Commission will meet Thursday

The Nutley Planning Commission will meet Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Nutley Municipal Building, third…

Abated apartments approved

  By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Kearny took steps this month to award its…

Wanted: watchful neighbors

  By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent NUTLEY – The blue-and-white “Neighborhood Watch” signs have been a…