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Kevin A. Canessa Jr. | Editor & Broadcaster
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.
Let’s hope Mets can win Series for Bo
PORT ST. LUCIE, FLA. – When Spring Training began here in February —I can’t remember whether I was joking or…
Lady Kards capture soccer championship
HARRISON– It’s getting to the point, now, where the Hudson County Girls’ Soccer Tournament might just need to be renamed the…
Handgun recovered after disturbance on NJ Transit bus in Nutley
A disturbance on an NJ Transit bus on Washington Ave. led to the arrest of a Newark man on an…
Mets’ season has been a wonderful ride
The last post-season baseball game I got to see in person was Monday night, Oct. 27, 1986. Before that, it…
Video shows tanker truck that exploded yesterday trying to avoid mattress on NJ Turnpike
A stunning video taken by Kevin Hauer shows the tanker truck that exploded yesterday on the…
Hudson County household hazardous waste fall collection dates announced
Hudson County household hazardous waste fall collection dates have been announced. Click on the headline, then…
Nutley PD arrest suspected laptop thief
A 48-year-old Clifton man has been arrested and charged with the theft of a laptop from a local liquor store,…
Obituary: Lynn Kelly, wife of former Observer Art Director Duane Kelly, dies at 53
Lynn [Italiano] Kelly, of Brick, died suddenly on Sept. 22. She was 53. Lynn lived most…
Thoughts & Views: Yes, it’s good to be back home again
When I was a kid, spending summers up at Culver Lake, my family loved to play John Denver music. In…
3-alarm fire tears through home at 199 Laurel Ave., Kearny [Video]
A 3-alarm fire tore through a home at 199 Laurel Ave., Kearny, early Tuesday morning. No…
Ripped awnings, cars damaged & more: NPD
Three incidents involving property damage were reported by owners in different areas of Nutley during…
Part of Franklin Ave., Belleville, to be closed Wednesday for ‘Just a Party’
Franklin Avenue will be closed to all traffic from 3 p.m. to midnight from Joralemon St.…
Suspected car burglars nabbed: NPD
NUTLEY – Nutley police have arrested and charged two — a 22-year-old man and a 17-year-old boy — after catching…
Correction
A story about the fish exchange program in The Observer’s Aug. 26 issue contained two errors.…
A Heaven ¢entopportunity
KEARNY – Many have been in a situation like this one — especially since 2009 when the Great Recession…
Displaced flag poles & more: NPD
A Washington Ave. resident told police he found two, 7-foot metal poles with American flags attached to them on his lawn…
Bras, other undergarments taken from resident’s laundry: NPD
An Adams Court resident in Nutley lost several bras, gym pants, socks and other undergarments on Aug. 16 and…
Nutley police arrest man suspected of breaking into Romano St. home
The Nutley Police Department has arrested a man they say is responsible for an Aug. 4…
NA schools update start-of-year procedures
The following updated press release came to us after the last edition of The Observer was…
Kearny actor featured in NYC production
If you’ve been a long-time reader of this newspaper, you’ve no doubt, at one point or another, read a…
Tombstone ID found and you’re not going to believe whose it was
Nutley police have finally learned who the mystery headstone with the name Max Ferreira, age 8,…
Inclement weather cancels tonight’s concert in NA
Tonight's concert at Riverside County Park has been canceled because of inclement weather. It will instead…
Tombstone mysteriously winds up at Nutley bus depot on Washington Ave.; police looking for family
Police are trying to figure out how a tombstone with an engraving on it made its…
Another Nutley resident falls victim to ID theft
Yet another town resident has fallen victim to identity theft, the Nutley Police Department said. The victim came to…
Cooling centers open today & tomorrow in West Hudson
Cooling centers are open today in all three West Hudson towns, the Hudson County Office of…
Video of last night’s fire in East Newark
We'll have a full story on this Grant Ave. fire in East Newark from last night…
Suspect linked to jewelry heists
A Belleville man who allegedly stole jewelry from stores in Nutley and in Bloomfield was arrested July 15 and charged…
Business Review: No one puts on a move quite like Action Transfer & Storage
If you’ve ever moved from one home to another, you remember it all too well: it was a pretty…
‘Shots-fired’ call leads to discovery of body
NORTH ARLINGTON – A man has died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at the Riverview Gardens apartments just off…