Attention residents of Kearny … share this with your elderly friends … Board of Health is helping seniors get groceries delivered

Since the Kearny senior citizen jitney buses are suspended until further notice, the Kearny Board of Health is assisting seniors who otherwise have no modes of transport to get their groceries, Council President Carol Jean Doyle told The Observer this afternoon.

Senior citizens should call Nellie Albizu at the Kearny Health Department at (201) 997-0600 to make arrangements.

 

Learn more about the writer ...

Kevin A. Canessa Jr. is the editor of and broadcaster at The Observer, a place where he has served on and off since 2006. He is responsible for the editorial content of the newspaper and website, the production of the e-Newspaper, writing several stories per week (including the weekly editorial), conducting live broadcasts on Facebook Live, including a weekly recap of the news — and much more behind the scenes. Between 2006 and 2008, he introduced the newspaper to its first-ever blog — which included podcasts, audio and video. Originally from Jersey City, Kevin lived in Kearny until 2004, lived in Port St. Lucie. Florida, for four years until February 2016 and in March of that year, he moved back to West Hudson to return to The Observer full time. Click Here to send Kevin an email.