JUNE 19, 2019 • WWW.THEOBSERVER.COM • VOL. CXXXII, NO. 6
COVERING: BELLEVILLE • BLOOMFIELD • EAST NEWARK • HARRISON • KEARNY • LYNDHURST • NORTH ARLINGTON • NUTLEY By Kevin Canessa kc@theobserver.com
According to the ruling issued by Chief Justice Stuart Rabner: “It is ordered that the emergent application for temporary relief is granted, in part. The trial court’s order temporarily restraining the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority from con-
THE SCALES OF JUSTICE HAVE TIPPED back toward West Hudson, its residents and their well-being. In a one-page ruling June 11 that was made public the following day, the highest court in the state — the New Jersey Supreme Court — overturned an appellate court’s ruling that reopened the Keegan Landfill and in doing so, immediately shut the dump down until at least July 25.
tinuing to operate the Keegan Landfill is reinstated effective immediately. If practicable in its discretion, the trial court should expedite the plenary hearing, now scheduled for July 25.” In all likelihood, there will not be another appeal of
the Supreme Court’s ruling before July 25 since the next stop for an appeal would be in the federal-court system and it is rare that federal courts dip into state-related matters. Come July 25, in a hearing in New Jersey Superior Court, both the Town of Kearny and the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority, will argue their positions on why the landfill should be kept closed permanently or reopened. Kearny Mayor
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