The Ups and Downs of 2011
By Lisa Pezzolla As the clock ticks down to the New Year, we all like…
A New Year’s resolution worth keeping
This year, people will make and swiftly break their New Year’s resolutions. It’s hardly surprising given…
News from the Kearny Police blotter
The lucrative business of illegal scrapping got four Newark men arrested in Kearny on December 14.…
Harrison Police Blotter
Dec. 19 Someone pried out the driver’s side door lock to a 1999 Ford van while…
Entertainment Year In Review
By Anthony J. Machcinski From rock to rap and from paper to canvas, this area…
Readers spread holiday cheer
In the December 7th edition of The Observer, we asked all of our readers to…
Around town
Belleville Go to the Belleville Public Library’s website at www.bellepl.org to download a wide selection of…
2011: The Year in Sports
Kearny’s Adamek contending for heavyweight crown & Lyndhurst’s Rono capturing two gold medals top local sports…
Building good Karma
We have all heard wise people preach that the things we do today are like the…
There really are ways to dig out of debt steadily
Neither a borrower nor a lender be; for loan often losses both itself and friend,…
Obituaries
Gertrude DiElmo Gertrude DiElmo, 93, died on Dec. 18. Born in South Orange, she lived in…
Christmas Angels spread holiday cheer
By Anthony J. Machcinski Harrison- With all of the economic hardships that area families face…
Beautifying Bloomfield – one overpass at a time
By Jeff Bahr Harrison- How do you turn a utilitarian crossing into a colorful celebration…
Library marks centennial anniversary
By Ron Leir HARRISON – There was a lot of gabbing going on Thursday…