Hudson County Executive Thomas A. DeGise has launched a public-awareness campaign featuring a diverse set of county residents designed to increase acceptance of COVID-19 vaccines, particularly in communities of color. The campaign includes a variety of digital media and other types of outreach, and it begins today with its first video featuring Hudson County Director of Health & Human Services Darice Too,n speaking about why she decided to get the vaccine.
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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.