Three of Kearny’s Finest were promoted to new ranks at a ceremony March 24 at Town Hall. Michael Gontarczuk, the department’s public-information officer, among many other roles, is now ...

Martin Nystom took his oath of office Sunday, March 22, as the new Exalted Ruler of the Kearny-Belleville Elks No. 1050. He is seen here in the ceremony with Bill Dow, the state president of the ...

The reality of Lyndhurst’s boys basketball season being over didn’t really hit coaches Perrin Mosca and Jason Romer until the next day when, for the first time since November, there wasn’t a ...

Nutley Commissioner Alphonse Petracco and the Nutley Fire Department want residents to know — there’s much more to being a Nutley firefighter than just putting out flames “(EMTs) can respond anywhere ...

Cherry Blossom season is here — and this year promises to be more exciting than ever before. Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. recently outlined a schedule of events for the 50th ...

Michele Gavilanes and Aitana Lozano came to Atlantic City for the NJSIAA Girls Wrestling State Championships with a chip on their shoulder and a mission to prove that they are among the very best at ...

Whisper Tawdross, a senior at Belleville High School, has been recognized as one of the country’s outstanding high school leaders by the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation and has been awarded a $20,000 ...

Reader for Issuu Kevin A. Canessa Jr. is the editor of and broadcaster at The Observer, an organization he has served since 2006. He is responsible for the editorial content of the newspaper and ...

Two Garfield men who were able to steal more than $40,000 in copper from a building under construction in Lyndhurst have been charged in connection to the crime, thanks to great detective work and ...