Welcome to the all-new TheObserver.com

Welcome to the all-new www.TheObserver.com. Please bear with us as we are in the midst of many changes to the website. We hope you’ll ultimately like what you see. With out new look, it’s our hope to be able more for our readers and advertisers. The new site is responsive, so whether you’re viewing on a computer, iPad, tablet or mobile phone, the site will always look orderly and neat. So as we welcome in 2016, welcome to the new Observer website. And as always, thanks for reading The Observer. Happy New Year, one and all!

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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.