By Kevin Canessa Jr. As you may have read already, elsewhere in this newspaper, on Tuesday,…
Category: Opinion
On Game 6 of ’86 & more
By Kevin Canessa Every so often, you sit down, whether it’s at home at the dining…
Think our laws are strict?
By Kevin Canessa Sometimes, we Americans take for granted the laws established in this country. Shockingly,…
The world’s a mess, but there’s baseball!
Well, well, well: the world is in its usual mixed-up muddle of a mess but now,…
We don’t know what we don’t know
By Karen Zautyk Of late, I have come across a bunch of TV shows and news…
June 14 — A day better to forget
By Kevin Canessa Jr. kc@theobserver.com For whatever reason, I woke up at 4 a.m., on Wednesday,…
Letter: You’ve got a gem in Karen Zautyk
To the Editor: RE: Karen Zautyk … I have recently begun reading your articles, and the Kearny Police…
Here’s how to get America back in the black
By Ron Leir Have you ever seen the National Debt Clock? It’s an electronic recounting, to…
Manchester: Another senseless horror
By Kevin Canessa Jr. It was Monday, May 21. We had just finished production of last…
More funding, not cuts, needed for drug-addiction care
By Kevin Canessa Jr. At first, it cost the guy $100 per visit. Then, as the…
Of grammar, baseball & more
By Ron Leir Seems that virtually every talk show you happen to tune in to, somebody…
‘Heaven, Hell or Hoboken’
By Karen Zautyk Last month in this space, we commemorated the 100th anniversary of the United States’…
‘13 Reasons Why’ on Netflix must-see for teens, their parents
By Kevin Canessa Jr. Back in December 1985 – I was 11 – my mom made…
Our ‘experiment’ is still going strong
By Ron Leir Have you heard/read about the surprising discovery of the only other 18th century…
Deja vu all over again
By Karen Zautyk A couple of weeks ago, for the first time in decades, I went…
More than just basketball lost with the closing of St. Anthony’s
By Kevin Canessa Jr. JERSEY CITY – I will never forget the first time I met…
100 years ago tomorrow …
By Karen Zautyk A recent addition to my personal library is the book “The Bowery Boys’ Adventures…
Four years after his death, Jose Cespedes is still missed
By Kevin Canessa Jr. April 12 marks the fourth anniversary of the death of Kearny High…
Fin-tastic news about Passaic River fish
By Karen Zautyk I have probably shared this story before, but bear with me. This time…
This is one very special cardinal
By Kevin Canessa Jr. I haven’t met him yet (though I hope to do so soon),…
It happens every spring …
By Ron Leir Well, it’s officially March which means we can start actively thinking about outdoor…
Are we really ready for this?
By Karen Zautyk The thing in the photo, which resembles a lunchbox on wheels, is a…
OPINION: Did private car service gouge after storm?
By Kevin Canessa Jr. I can’t deny that Thursday, Feb. 9, felt a little like being…
Turn potholes to profits
By Ron Leir Potholes are everywhere: ‘tis the season. It’s especially annoying in winter months when…
Recalling anniversaries of 2 awful dormitory fires
By Kevin Canessa Jr. I was reminded by a press release over the weekend that Jan. 19 marked…
They were the best they could be
By Ron Leir As we usher in the new year and, with it, hope for renewal,…
There’s no excuse for bullying in schools in 2017
By Kevin Canessa Jr. I’ll never forget one day in my classroom during my teaching days…
For the umpteenth time … !
By Karen Zautyk The other day, having parked my car in an out-of-town supermarket lot, I noticed…
This way madness lies … unless …
By Ron Leir As we’re just days away from 2017, what better way to greet the…
Every year at Christmas, I remember mom
By Kevin Canessa Jr. I guess as one grows older, the meaning of Christmas changes. When…