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, that little town of about 9.33-square miles and about 41,000 residents in West Hudson County, where you won...
View ArticleObserver 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. Feorenzo wrote a letter today to Gov. Phil Murphy and sent it to him by email via Deputy Press...
View ArticleEDITORIAL: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 at once. It was Friday, May 31, and an appellate court reversed Judge Jeff Jablonski’s decision to close the Keegan Landfill...
View ArticleThe 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 a major issue locally, it’s that there are a lot of people who still have no idea anything is even happening...
View ArticleNow is not the time to relent
The New Jersey State Supreme Court last week did an amazing thing when it reversed an appellate court’s decision to reopen the Keegan Landfill. Now, for what will likely be the next five+ weeks, that...
View ArticleEDITORIAL: In thanks for Project Graduation & more
This past weekend, most of the Kearny High School Class of 2019 headed onto buses and to a very well structured Project Graduation after they got diplomas. The event, happening in Kearny for the last...
View ArticleCOP Units doing great things locally
Over the years, we’ve asked police chiefs a question — and the answer is almost always the same. The question: what’s the most important unit in your department? The answer: Community-Oriented Policing...
View ArticleEDITORIAL: NJSEA has a chance to redeem itself Thursday by not contesting...
Litigators for the Town of Kearny and the New Jersey Sports & Exposition Authority are slated to be in Superior Court on Thursday, July 25, to argue whether the Keegan Landfill, a source of great...
View ArticleMurphy, Prieto, Ballantyne et. al., how could you still be ignoring what we say?
Dear Gov. Phil Murphy, Vincent Prieto, John Ballantyne and every other politician who still ignores West Hudsonís pleas to close the Keegan Landfill forever: Well, the case is before a judge now. And,...
View ArticleBlood to Murphy: Don’t mess with our students’ health — close Keegan for good
Editor’s note: The following letter was sent to Gov. Phil Murphy by Kearny Superintendent of Schools Patricia Blood on 26 Aug. 2019. It is reprinted here with her blessing.
View ArticleEDITORIAL: Facing Sacco resolution, NJSEA again has opportunity to close...
We haven’t been this close to cap-and-closure of the Keegan Landfill in a long time. Thanks to a resolution proffered by Sen. Nicholas Sacco in the state Senate and thanks to one similar — already...
View ArticleEDITORIAL: In the real world, Marturano would have been fired for comments...
Last week, some members of the New York City media descended upon Kearny to offer the tri-state area an update on what is happening with the Keegan Landfill. In the case of WPIX, Channel 11, there was...
View ArticleIn thanks for all that Kearny’s TNR program does
It was five years ago when Kearny’s Len Twist brought an idea to life. He knew the town had a problem with ever-expanding colonies of feral cats. And so, he brought the concept of Trap, Neuter, Return...
View ArticleEDITORIAL: We’re ready to work with the NJSEA to drop the appeal proposal,...
The NJSEA says it is committed to closing the Keegan Landfill. It said so in an October statement on its website and a commissioner made a parliamentary point of order at the November meeting of that...
View ArticleSuch great loss … such wonderful heroes
Editor’s note: This online version has been updated to reflect a change from the original printed version. It only took a few minutes to realize something significant was happening in Jersey City on...
View ArticleEDITORIAL: Our long local nightmare is finally over!
Editor’s note: The following editorial did not appear in print, but will on Jan. 1, 2020. Our long national local nightmare is finally over, to paraphrase a quote once spoken by President Gerald R....
View ArticleEDITORIAL: Last week a reminder of the need for fire safety
We saw it twice in the last week — enormous fires, one in Nutley and one in Kearny. Sadly, the fire in Nutley claimed the lives of a mom and her 7-year-old child. In the Kearny blaze, the life of…
View ArticleEDITORIAL: Please just put the phone down when you’re driving!
This week, The Observer brought you a story about a young girl who was hit by a car. We’re told it was sun glare that contributed to the incident — and heaven knows wintertime sun glare can be...
View ArticleEDITORIAL: Addicts may soon get much-needed help from HCPO
If before now there was any doubt that Hudson County Proesecutor Esther Suarez and state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal are serious about helping those addicted to drugs, that doubt should be wiped...
View ArticleEDITORIAL: Judges must be granted discretion with bail reform
Hudson County Sheriff Francis X. “Frank” Schillari proudly posed in front of it with some of his officers who helped to haul it all in. The Hudson County Sheriff’s Office paired with the Department of...
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