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Saturday, April 27, 2024, marked the fifth anniversary of the pivotal Keegan Landfill protest, a bold stand against environmental injustice. The march, which began at the Kearny Department of Public Works on Bergen St. in Kearny and ended at the now-closed NJSEA Keegan Landfill down the street,...

Last Tuesday, January 23, 2024, at the Franklin D. Roosevelt School in Kearny, NJ, Shawn M. LaTourette, the Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Environment Protection (DEP), passionately pitched the Greenway Project as a transformative opportunity for the residents of Kearny. The...

As we step into the summer season, the Red Bull Arena in Harrison is bustling, bringing together thousands of soccer fans from across the country. The Arena is hosting a total of 33 events from June through October, eight of which are slated for June, creating a vibrant atmosphere that both...

Three years ago today, on June 12, 2019, the New Jersey Supreme Court issued an Order to uphold the closure of the Keegan Landfill in Kearny NJ. The unanimous decision by the seven justices reversed a two-Judge Appellate Panel decision that overturned Hudson County Chancery Judge Jeffrey...

Yesterday May 11, 2022 marked three years since former Councilman Anselmo Millan and three volunteers, Anthony Rios, Monica Miguens and Nick Azevedo delivered a Petition containing over 2000 signature from Harrison NJ residents to Governor Phil Murphy at his office in Trenton.

The Petition...

Three years ago on Saturday, April 27, 2019, a group of residents and elected officials organized a Protest march to the Keegan Landfill down Bergen Avenue in Kearny.  The goal of the protest march was to bring attention to the need to close and cap the landfill.  Three years ago, the...