A state Appellate court reversed a lower-court’s decision to close the Keegan landfill through most of…
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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…
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…
Major federal grant will improve conditions on Hackensack Avenue in South Kearny
The Town of Kearny has received a $3 million federal grant to implement the redevelopment of Hackensack…
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.…
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,…
LETTER — Montague: What Murphy is doing is an injustice to Kearny’s residents
To the Editor: Over the past year, residents of Kearny have been suffering as a result…
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…
Strong contingent gains induction into Kearny Athletic Hall of Fame
Jairo Mendez’s life in baseball began when he was five years old. “I remember my team,”…
Sierra Club joins Kearny’s fight to close Keegan
The New Jersey Sierra Club is joining Kearny in its ongoing efforts to shut down the…
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.…
Kevin recaps this week’s newspaper (April 3, 2019)
Click through to watch Kevin Canessa's weekly recap of the week's news.
CLUELESS NJSEA
Some came on one of the Kearny-owned senior citizen jitney buses, including Mayor Alberto G. Santos,…
EDITORIAL: Kearny governing body — you all did us proud at NJSEA meeting
Just about every seat was taken in the audience when the New Jersey Sports & Exposition…
Kearny softball: Going through a major rebuild
At the end of the 2018 high school softball season, Kearny head coach Jimmy Pickel believed…
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…