State Assemblywoman Barbara McCann Stamato, of Jersey City, was in Kearny at the American Legion Wednesday, May 15, 2025, to meet and greet residents. The assemblywoman has represented Kearny for the last 18 months and in that short period of time has done many things for Kearny — and she, unlike her predecessors, also spends a great deal of time here, connecting with residents, listening to their concerns and more. In fact, next week, she is personally paying for a group of teenagers to be trained in CPR using her own personal funds. McCann Stamato is seeking re-election Tuesday, June 10.
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Kevin A. Canessa Jr. is the editor of and broadcaster at The Observer, an organization he has served 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 social media channels such as YouTube, Facebook, and X, 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 Kearny to return to The Observer full time. Click Here to send Kevin an email.