Kearny Girl Scot Troop No. 2771 honored Denise Ficeto tonight as Woman of the Year, based on her support of the Scouts and the uncountable ways she has contributed to the local community. It was all part of the troop’s annual Bridging Ceremony.We’ll have much more on the night — coordinated by Scout Leader Marybeth Kennedy — in the June 25 edition of The Observer.





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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.