EDITORIAL: 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…

EDITORIAL: Our long local nightmare is finally over!

Editor’s note: The following editorial did not appear in print, but will on Jan. 1, 2020.…

Ho, ho, ho, whaddya know? It’s Santa Hague once again

Well, you better watch out and better not cry, you better stay still and don’t be…

Such great loss … such wonderful heroes

Editor’s note: This online version has been updated to reflect a change from the original printed…

EDITORIAL: We’re ready to work with the NJSEA to drop the appeal proposal, but are they ready?

The NJSEA says it is committed to closing the Keegan Landfill. It said so in an…

In 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…

GUEST COMMENTARY: Bail reform’s working

By James Calautti Special to The Observer As a regular reader of The Observer, I have…

EDITORIAL: In the real world, Marturano would have been fired for comments made to WNBC

Last week, some members of the New York City media descended upon Kearny to offer the…

EDITORIAL: Facing Sacco resolution, NJSEA again has opportunity to close landfill, but likely won’t

We haven’t been this close to cap-and-closure of the Keegan Landfill in a long time. Thanks…

Blood 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…

Murphy, 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…

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…

COP Units doing great things locally

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

EDITORIAL: In thanks for Project Graduation & more

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

Now is not the time to relent

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