A ‘field’ day for North Arlington school board

By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent NORTH ARLINGTON – Opposition by the Democratic majority and Mayor Peter…

Ex-mayor, 82, tosses hat in Lyndhurst ring

  By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent LYNDHURST – Eight years after riding off into the political…

K-9 cop goes to the dogs

  A Belleville man who was a 12-year veteran of the Essex County Sheriff’s Office was…

Locked out & locked up

KEARNY — Shortly before 2 p.m. on Monday, March 11, Police Officer John Fabula, on patrol…

Around Town

Belleville A fish fry, hosted by Belleville Elks Lodge 1123, 254 Washington Ave., will be held…

‘Mom smelled smoke’ during church service

  Congregants of the Iglesia de Dios Luz y Vida Christian Pentecostal Church were finishing their…

Coming up in the March 20 edition of The Observer …

In this week’s edition of The Observer, our Ron Leir updates the major Harrison fire from…

BREAKING: Jury finds Nutley’s Bergrin guilty on 23 charges

  Report By The Observer Staff NEWARK — A former prominent Nutley attorney has been found…

West Hudson’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade Photo Gallery

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5-alarm fire hits eateries, apartments

  By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent HARRISON – Five firefighters, all from Jersey City, were injured…

FEMA: Friend or foe?

    By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Ever since Hurricane Sandy pummeled the tri-state…

Fighting against Sandy fraud

  By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent In a effort to snare the human vultures who have…

Mulch ado about meadows fire

    By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – A fire in the Kearny meadows last…

The Bravest and The Finest

    By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – As they do annually, members of the…

Feds nix money for Kearny firefighters

By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – If Kearny wants to hire new firefighters, it won’t…