East Newark hosting National Night Out festivities for second time ever
East Newark will join towns across the country in taking part in National Night Out, from…
OBITUARY — Mary Ann B. Di Bartolomeo at 82
Mary Ann B. Di Bartolomeo of Jersey City died peacefully on Sunday, July 17, 2022. She…
Belleville recipient of AARP challenge grant
Belleville has been selected to receive a 2022 AARP Community Challenge grant, one of eight grantees…
In support of Kearny’s grant application for new trees
If you’ve lived in Kearny long enough, you know this is not a fun place to…
Obituaries for July 20, 2022
Jacqueline Dunphy-Howell Jackie Dunphy-Howell died July 12, 2022. She was 65. She lived most of her…
NEW CFO TAKES OFFICE IN BELLEVILLE
The Township of Belleville now has its third financial overseer in as many years.
Hill and her players put on basketball camp for 100+ youngsters
If Jody Hill had any concerns about the interest level of girls’ basketball in the Town…
Belleville boy, 12, heading to Taiwan for worldwide baseball tournament
Heather and Rafael Matos first knew that their younger son, Cristian, was a special talent when…
Nutley Little League run ends with loss to Elmora
Christian Sebastiano could see the tears streaming down the faces of his Nutley American Little League…
Clerk in Harrison’s construction office arrested on theft charges: Suarez
She's been a Harrison employee since 2015.
Man magnetic fishing in Passaic River pulls out unexploded military shell: Nutley PD
What could have ended as a horrific tragedy instead concluded safely Saturday afternoon along the Passaic…
Police sub-station could soon be community health annex
Kearny is moving ahead, albeit slowly, with plans to reshape the function of served by a…
Grant, if awarded, would allow for significant tree replenishment in Kearny
About a week ago, The Observer’s Co-owner Lisa Feorenzo was taking a walk with her dog,…
Anne Dowie, mother of retired Kearny Police Chief John Dowie, dies aged 96
Longtime Kearny resident spent the last 21 years of her life in Jupiter, Florida.