Tie a Blue Ribbon around Harrison High

  By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent HARRISON – Ron Shields considers it his personal Olympian moment.…

No Kemo, no mercy from the bench

    NEWARK – Paul W. Bergrin of Nutley, once labeled “the baddest lawyer” in New…

Suspect charged in 9 hold-ups

A federal grand jury last week returned a 19-count indictment against a Newark man in connection…

‘Cooping’ cop caught on camera

BELLEVILLE – A township cop has been disciplined after having been caught sleeping in uniform in…

Ex-president stole from PTA, cops say

LYNDHURST – The former president of the Jefferson School Parent Teacher Association of Lyndhurst has been…

The rap sheet grows a bit longer

  KEARNY – A 40-year-old Kearny man, who police say has a rap sheet dating to…

Rt. 21 car crash kills 2 from area

    NEWARK – Two young people from the region were killed in a motor vehicle…

Reports from the Kearny Police blotter

Kearny police last week got some assistance from their brothers in North Arlington, including borough Police…

Around Town

Belleville The Woman’s Club of Belleville needs vendors for an arts, crafts and collectibles show set…

All in the family

  By Anthony Coelho Observer Correspondent “Business and blood don’t mix.” That’s a phrase that is…

Longtime Lyndhurst bakery closed

LYNDHURST – A landmark bakery in Lyndhurst has been shuttered after the discovery of health code…

Iraq vet bravely soldiers on

  By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Every once in awhile, someone comes into your…

A rift in the ranks

  By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent LYNDHURST – Only four months after the Lyndhurst First ticket…

Funding for Owens Park seems assured

NUTLEY – It was a close call for more than a year but the Nutley Township…

6,759 salutes to the fallen

    By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent LYNDHURST – If you have been were driving on…