Kearny now has 21 COVID-19 fatalities
The Town of Kearny now has a total of 21 COVID-19 related fatalities with 478 total…
Belleville, Nutley COVID-19 death count rises
The two Essex County towns The Observer covers continue to see astonishing COVID-19 related numbers. As…
RINGING BELLS: Pandemic won’t stop Lyndhurst grid coach from presenting rings
This is a sports story that will certainly warm the cockles of your heart, even in…
Blue Tide baseball: Better days ahead
The Harrison High School baseball team had a tough go of it in 2019, losing their…
Doctor who lived in Kearny, had practice in Belleville, dies aged 70
A physician from Kearny who had a practice in Belleville has died from COVID-19 complications, a…
Easter Bunny, cherry blossom pop-up event slated for Saturday @ noon in Belleville
Here’s a chance to get out of the house Saturday for a little while — though…
Inmate at Essex County Jail dies, cause of death not known, spokesman says
A 48-year-old man who was an Essex County inmate at the Essex County Correctional Facility died…
Harrison: 104 positive cases of COVID-19, 4 deaths in total
The Town of Harrison now has 104 positive cases of COVID-19 and has seen four fatalities,…
288 cases, 8 total COVID-19 deaths, in Kearny
The Town of Kearny now has a total of 288 reported cases of COVID-19, with a…
Nutley, Belleville, see increase in COVID-19 fatalities
Nutley and Belleville both saw an increase in COVID-19-related fatalities overnight, according to reports from the…
IMPORTANT ALERT — Reports of diversion robberies/burglaries by ‘false’ CDC agents on social media are not real, Kearny PD Chief George King confirms
Editor’s note: We’ve moved this post up to the top because it appears people are STILL…
Idiot claims to have Coronavirus, coughs at Kearny cops: KPD
File this one under the valley of the stupid times a thousand. That someone would actually…
Belleville business cited for ignoring social-distancing orders, mayor’s office says
The operator of a crowded Belleville farmer’s market was issued a summons Friday, April 3, for…
Essex County Exec Joe DiVincenzo tests positive for COVID-19, his office says
Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. has tested positive for COVID-19, his office announced today.…
Harrison announces 33 positive COVID-19 cases, 1 fatality
The Town of Harrison has reported there are 33 known cases of COVID-19 here as of…
One of Kearny’s assembly reps test positive for COVID-19
Assemblywoman Angelica Jimenez, D-32, one of Kearny’s representatives in Trenton, has tested positive for COVID-19 after…
PLEASE DON’T LITTER!
While the nation and the world continue to deal with the Coronavirus, one smaller yet important…
EDITORIAL: We will get through this crisis because we always do
One year ago, the pages of this newspaper were vastly different. The Town of Kearny had…
Obituaries for 1 April 2020
Mary Margaret Montague Catena Mary Margaret Montague Catena was born in New York City on Jan.25,…
Maroon Raiders look to be as strong as ever
The Nutley High School baseball team enjoyed a spectacular season in 2019, winning 22 games and…
Lyndhurst softball welcomes new coach in Fusco
Sara Fusco wasn’t expecting to become the new head softball coach at Lyndhurst High School this…
Essex County COVID-19 cases see big jump overnight, spokesman says
Reported cases of COVID-19 continue to jump in Essex County, according to official numbers released by…
Nutley reports 4th COVID-19 fatality, third most in Essex County
The Nutley Board of Commissioners have reported the death of a fourth township resident who had…
Essex Sheriff Armando B. Fontoura tests positive for COVID-19
Essex County Sheriff Armando B. Fontoura, who also serves as a commissioner on the New Jersey…
Amid so much negative news, here’s some good news: Lyndhurst PD achieves prestigious re-accreditation
The Lyndhurst Police Department has been re-accredited by the New Jersey Chief’s Association’s Law Enforcement Accreditation…
Kearny’s food pantries consolidating to one at First Presbyterian Church
Because of COVID-19, the Kearny Food Pantry Network has been created and will happen in one…
Harrison Mayor Fife addresses residents, announces town has ‘several positive cases’ of COVID-19
Harrison Mayor James A. Fife has offered the following message to Harrisonians (dated March 28, 2020),…
As of March 28, all Bergen County parks are closed: Exec
Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco today Issued Executive Order 2020-01E to close all county parks to…
Nutley authorities announce second COVID-19 death
The Township of Nutley’s Board of Commissioners announced the second death of a Nutley resident who…
Kearny Health Department: 20 confirmed cases, 2 fatalities
Kearny now has 20 confirmed lab cases of COVID-19 and two fatalities, the Health Department announced…