EDITORIAL:Appellate court gets it all wrong in Keegan closure reversal

It was almost as if you could hear an entire town yell: “Oh come on!” all…

Hicks leaves Harrison for college job at AIC in Springfield

When Danny Hicks was hired as the head football coach at Harrison High School a little…

Kearny close buddies Franco, Reyes push each other to finish line

The long-lasting bond of friendship between Breisly Franco and Xavier Reyes innocently started when the two…

KPD issues update to incident at Postal facility at 1200 Harrison Ave.; arrest made

On Tuesday, May 14, at approximately 10:23 a.m., Kearny police patrol officers responded to the U.S.…

HCSO: Arrest made in East Newark armed robbery

A juvenile who authorities believe was one of three boys responsible for an armed robbery in…

DEVELOPING NEWS — U.S. Reps. Bill Pascrell Jr. and Albio Sires, both of whom represent Kearny in Congress, call on NJDEP for Keegan update

Though they have remained somewhat silent on the matter up until now, it appears Kearny’s representatives…

Observer Co-owner Lisa Feorenzo pens letter to Murphy

It's been a week for open letters to Trenton.The Observer's Co-owner and Advertising Director Lisa M.…

HEAR US NOW, GOV?

It all happened on a Saturday morning, when most are usually either relaxing or spending time…

EDITORIAL: An open letter to Gov. Phil Murphy

Dear Gov. Murphy: Hi, I’m Kevin, a journalist at The Observer newspaper in Kearny, you know,…

EDITORIAL: If you haven’t yet done so, sign the Keegan petition now!

The last census in 2010 reveals there are approximately 41,000 residents living in Kearny. With an…

Keegan Landfill protest is Saturday, April 27, @ 11:30 a.m.

Over the past year, the residents of Kearny have been suffering as a result of noxious…

NJSEA (again) refuses to close Keegan landfill

Scores of Kearny folks — elected and non-elected — came out again Thursday, April 11, to…

Car hits pole, catches fire, it extends to building (VIDEO)

We’ll have more on this soon — in the meantime, here’s an incredible video of a…

Ed Lucas featured speaker at Woman’s Club of Arlington’s author event

The Woman’s Club of Arlington’s ninth annual Author Event takes place Sunday, April 7, at the…

Town will sue under ‘Environmental Rights Act,’ Santos says

Despite actions taken by the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority to make it more difficult…

Stop dumping on Kearny (1992)

Editor’s note: The following editorial appeared on The Observer’s Opinion Page on Thursday, Jan. 16, 1992.…

CLUELESS NJSEA

Some came on one of the Kearny-owned senior citizen jitney buses, including Mayor Alberto G. Santos,…

Fentanyl mill ended in Harrison: AG

Three men were arrested in the takedown of a major fentanyl and heroin mill in Harrison…

KPD: P.O. Castillo saves man at Walmart using Narcan

On March 15 at 4:11 a.m., Kearny Police Officers Anthony Oliveira and Jose Castillo and Sgt. Tom…

Kearny looks to be Smart, have a baseball season to remember

The high school baseball season will begin in earnest April Fool’s Day, but you can definitely…

SANTOS TO MURPHY: SHUT KEEGAN NOW!

There are 17 million reasons why the State of New Jersey has not closed the Keegan…

Sights & scenes of the West Hudson St. Patrick’s Day Parade (Part 1)

These photos are courtesy of Laura Comppen

Kearny man wins $4.5 million Pick-6

One Kearny resident now has 4.5 million reasons to be happy. Stanley M. McKelvin, of Kearny,…

King: Caller says murder occurred on Hoyt St., but it was all a hoax

An incident that demanded a SWAT Team response turned out to be a complete hoax, and…

BIG GOOD WOLF

With all due respect to those who love wolves — if I encounter one in the…

12 men who served locally credibly accused of priestly sexual abuse

The list of approximately 70 priests of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark credibly accused of…

Ken Green, known by most as X.Ray Burns, dead at 57

For more than 30 years, there was just about one thing — going to church notwithstanding…

Body pulled from Passaic River was that of missing Kearny woman, KPD says

A body pulled from the Passaic River late last week was positively identified as a Kearny…

X.Ray Burns (Ken Green) dead at 57

Kenneth Green -- you may know him as X.Ray Burns from the Glen Jones Program Featuring…

Correction & clarification: Drug drop off box at Kearny PD HQ may not be used to discard illegal drugs

A story in this week’s edition of The Observer about a new prescription-medication drop box at…