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Kevin A. Canessa Jr. | Editor & Broadcaster
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.
More funding, not cuts, needed for drug-addiction care
By Kevin Canessa Jr. At first, it cost the guy $100 per visit. Then, as the…
No miracle this year for QPHS
NORTH ARLINGTON — Three days after officials from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark announced, via email,…
Union City PD sergeant, a Lyndhurst resident, dies in Rt. 3 crash
A Union City police sergeant who lived in Lyndhurst died in a car crash on Rt.…
The Observer turns 130 …
KEARNY — Because not all editions of The Observer can be found in the library or…
Discard unused meds at NPD HQ
The Nutley Police Department has created a permanent medicine drop box on the second floor of…
‘13 Reasons Why’ on Netflix must-see for teens, their parents
By Kevin Canessa Jr. Back in December 1985 – I was 11 – my mom made…
Skyway won’t reopen until at least next spring: NJDOT
SOUTH KEARNY – So you thought you were finally going to be able to take the Pulaski…
Suspected killer was in U.S. illegally: reports
KEARNY – A 36-year-old Chestnut St. resident, who was reportedly in the United States illegally, stabbed…
The need’s great at food pantries
The reports say the economy is getting better. The unemployment rate is at its lowest in…
25 years of cleaning up 150-year-old Kearny
KEARNY – For the creator, Jane Mackesy, it’s hard to believe it’s been a quarter century since…
Scouts hike to World Trade Center
Though most of the Scouts of Unit 305 in Kearny were born after 2001, they remember…
More than just basketball lost with the closing of St. Anthony’s
By Kevin Canessa Jr. JERSEY CITY – I will never forget the first time I met…
Homicide victim identified as Luisa Cristina Reyna-Tello, 46
Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez released the following information about last night’s Kearny homicide: On April…
New pastor arrives at local ANC church
The Most Rev. George M. Lucey, FCM, presiding bishop of the American National Catholic Church, has…