Drilling to check toxin flow

    By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent NUTLEY – Representatives of the Roche Co. offered apologies…

Pondering future of Gunnell Oval

    By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – The fate of Gunnell Oval, Kearny’s largest…

Renovations coming at Washington School

  By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent HARRISON – The shine has worn on the yellow tiled…

Storm coming? Nutley will be ready

  By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent NUTLEY – Last October, when Hurricane Sandy struck, township authorities…

Kudos offered to Auxiliary Police

  NUTLEY – The Nutley Board of Commissioners paid tribute to former members of the township’s…

‘Never got my OK for work,’ owner gripes

  EAST NEWARK – A landlord is disturbed about a communications company that he says isn’t…

News from the Kearny Police blotter

Recently, in the Kearny blotter, The Observer noted that Police Chief John Dowie was reminding people…

Highlights from the Lyndhurst Police blotter

Aug. 22 At 1:29 a.m., Joseph San Filippo, 50, of Lyndhurst, was stopped by police as…

Happenings from the Nutley Police blotter

A patron who came out of the Nutley Starbucks on Franklin Ave. at 7:19 a.m. on…

Around Town

Bloomfield Bloomfield Art League announces that membership is open to all local artists and photographers. Lectures…

Logged on the Harrison Police blotter

Aug. 25 At 2:27 a.m., while on patrol along Frank E. Rodgers Blvd. North at Hamilton…

‘All aboard’ for new PATH station

  By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent HARRISON – Gov. Chris Christie made it official. Last Friday,…

Dark day in Kearny history

    By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – “At 5:50 p.m., this date, August 19…

Trailers at the ready at KMUA site

By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – The office trailers are on site but so far,…

‘On your mark, get set …’

    By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Jim Cifelli got the running bug when…