To the Editor: It has become obvious to me that community policing is really more important…
Category: Opinion
COMMENT: Perhaps Gloucester Township has the right idea on dealing with juvenile crime
It’s gained national attention, the ordinance the Township of Gloucester adopted July 28, 2025, and perhaps…
It’s been a while … so here’s a hodgepodge of things happening locally
Every so often, it’s fun for me to put together a hodgepodge column about local happenings…
Ferreira: I will resolve Barroso case if elected mayor
To the Editor: Our community deserves leadership that acts swiftly, fairly, and with respect for the…
Sen. Scutari and company: Better hope you don’t need help from this newspaper ever again … you won’t get it
It all started because state Sen. Nicholas Scutari, a Democrat from Union County and that body’s…
Obituaries for May 14, 2025
Robert G. Hinkley Robert G. Hinkley, 91, died Sunday, May 4, 2025 at home in Kearny.…
Netflix show ‘Adolescence’ exposes concept of ‘Incel’ bullying
It’s not often a TV show leads me to writing a column, but after seeing the…
Our community is great because of the likes of Mark Wiggins
Some years, it’s brutally cold. Sometimes, it’s downright wet. But the 2025 St. Patrick’s Day Parade…
Kolbinger: Thank you, Rich Konopka, for years of dedicated service
To the Editor: Thank you, Richard Konopka, for your service to the Town of Kearny. Over…
Taking a look back at The Observer of 1974 with its former editor
By David Lieberfarb Former Editor of The Observer Thanksgiving 2024 marked the 50th anniversary of a tumultuous…
Guenther Family offer words of thanks for community’s support
Mayor Doyle: As you are aware, there was a two-alarm fire on the morning of Friday,…
It’s time for our annual New Year wish list and predictions
How is it 2025? I can’t be the only one who has said this more than…
As we reach Christmas, here’s hoping for better days
It has been, to say the very least, a trying December, in this neck of the…
EDITORIAL — Remembering Det. Joseph Seals & Douglas Miranda as we approach 5th anniversary of their deaths
It only took a few minutes to realize something significant was happening Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019,…
The election of 2025 in Kearny could be like something not seen here in decades
With the election of 2024 over, it is already time to turn to the next one…
COMMENT — Waging a ‘write-in’ candidacy after losing a primary the epitome of arrogance
You likely won’t know this since this was yet another little stunt being played out of…
Perrone: Dispelling the misinformation about Christopher Columbus
Columbus Day is soon. And with it comes the unfortunate, familiar and sadly growing attacks on…
Paz: So many thanks for all of your support of the KPSUE
As the 2024 season comes to a close, KNJ PS Uniform Exchange celebrates a year of…
Giangeruso: Lyndhurst will do what it can to assist businesses if Kingsland Station must be closed
Residents and business owners of Lyndhurst: I want to take a moment to talk about the…
Calicchio: Not sure what Lyndhurst mayor was trying to say in his NJ Transit statement
To the Editor: If Lyndhurst Mayor Robert B. Giangeruso plans to take any action at all…
LETTER — LaClair: enough with the politics of vendetta and grievance
To the Editor: A few weeks ago, (five) members of our Town Council relayed an ugly…
COMMENTARY — Once again, that little council stunt last week backfires, just like always
Every January, a calendar of Kearny Town Council meetings gets published. And, as has been tradition…
Paz: Thank you for supporting KPSUE
To the Editor: I am writing on behalf of KNJ PS Uniform Exchange to express our…
Fleischman: Was Kearny Council president attempting to silence Observer editor?
To the Editor: I’m writing concerning the letter to the editor signed by the Kearny Council…
OpEd — Miller: NJ Transit mustn’t close Kingsland Station
In the war on options, it’s time to fight back. Is it lovely that a new…
OPINION — Wife of Kearny firefighter says it’s time to make things right for Juan Barroso
I feel the need to write about the situation with Juan Barroso. It is important to…
Eckel: Canessa’s tirade & language was out of line and threatening
We are reaching out regarding a disturbing incident that occurred on July 16,2024 at the Regular…
Ferreira: Barroso was the victim of the worst kind of politics
To the Editor: I have been watching the Juan Barroso story unfold, hoping someone in a…
NA’s Caroselli: Kearny needs to step up for Barroso now!
To the Editor: I read, with interest, the article in The Observer dated July 10, 2024,…
William F. Kay dies at 90
William F. Kay William F. Kay, 90, of Brick, formerly of Kearny, died June 5, 2024.…