As court date looms, NJSEA meets and again ignores residents’ concerns

The New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority met once again July 18. Residents of Kearny attended…

EDITORIAL: NJSEA has a chance to redeem itself Thursday by not contesting Kearny’s Keegan lawsuit

Litigators for the Town of Kearny and the New Jersey Sports & Exposition Authority are slated…

Raymond Kimble, former Belleville mayor, dead at 80

Former Belleville Mayor Raymond Kimble, out of office just a little over a year, died Monday,…

RUTGERS RELIEF

Motorists, rejoice: Rutgers Street is finally being repaved! If you’ve driven on Rutgers Street in Belleville,…

Bravo to DiVincenzo and Melham for getting Rutgers Street fixed … finally

Among the stories in this edition of The Observer is one that revealed that Essex County…

Hedenberg heads to the head of the class

If there’s any doubt as to whether North Arlington Police Chief Scott Hedenberg places a lot…

COP Units doing great things locally

Over the years, we’ve asked police chiefs a question — and the answer is almost always…

A TRUE KNIGHT

By Lisa Feorenzo & Kevin Canessa Life can change — for the better or worse —…

Group of NAHS seniors get associate degree before high school diploma

Traditionally, in education, there’s this pecking order. It’s chronological. First, you get a diploma after eighth-grade.…

EDITORIAL: In thanks for Project Graduation & more

This past weekend, most of the Kearny High School Class of 2019 headed onto buses and…

NJ SUPREME COURT CLOSES KEEGAN

The Scales of Justice have tipped back toward West Hudson, its residents and their well-being. In…

Now is not the time to relent

The New Jersey State Supreme Court last week did an amazing thing when it reversed an…

‘It’s okay to seek help’ for mental illness in NA schools

Before reading this story — stop for a moment after this sentence and think about what…

The importance of telling doctors about potential Keegan-related health issues

If one thing has become clear over the last six months, since the Keegan Landfill became…

DUMPED ON AGAIN!

A state Appellate court reversed a lower-court’s decision to close the Keegan landfill through most of…