A state Appellate court reversed a lower-court’s decision to close the Keegan landfill through most of…
Category: Keegan Landfill
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…
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…
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…
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…
SANTOS TO MURPHY: SHUT KEEGAN NOW!
There are 17 million reasons why the State of New Jersey has not closed the Keegan…
Gov. Murphy: Close the Keegan Landfill now
The numbers are staggering. Kearny Mayor Alberto Santos, in a video posted to social media recently,…
ILLEGAL DUMPING?
After residents’ hairs were raised about bothersome smells they trace to an active landfill run by…
What the smell is that odor in Kearny?
Kearny’s elected officials are looking to their state counterparts to raise a stink about noxious odors…
Kearny hopes SCOTUS will hear Keegan case, has filed for rare Writ of Certiorari
KEARNY — It may only be a dumping ground for construction debris and certain types of…
Panel: Keegan’s worth $7.88 million
KEARNY – Here’s a holiday fable that’s guaranteed to knock you for a loop. Remember the…
Another (Keegan) landfill headache for Kearny
KEARNY — With Kearny still battling the N.J. Sports & Exposition Authority in court over its…
Court says NJSEA can take dump; Kearny to appeal
KEARNY — Don’t believe everything you’re told — unless you get it in writing in an…
Town to NJSEA: ‘Get off our land’
KEARNY — Come June 30, there’ll be a showdown at the Keegan landfill, pardners, so don’t…
Keegan’s fate still uncertain
KEARNY – While Kearny awaits the results of a study to plot out the “future use” of the 100-acre Keegan…