Kearny UNICO, the Italian-American service organization, seeks applications for its 2022 Undergraduate Scholarship Awards. Applicants must be a United States citizen of Italian heritage (maternal or paternal); a resident of Kearny; a senior at any public or private secondary school with a GPA of 3.0 (B) or higher; and possess a record of extra-curricular and community participation. The deadline is April 25. Applications may be received by sending an email to Joseph Sorbera at jsorbera2@gmail.com. Once complete, applications must be given to a guidance counselor for submission to UNICO.
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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.