Coming up in the Feb. 27 edition of The Observer, we take a look at a gun buyback program that has netted 1,700 weapons from the streets.
Also, police in Lyndhurst are looking for three men in connection with an armed robbery in town.
We also take a look at the upcoming municipal elections in Lyndhurst.
All of this plus sports from Jim Hague, and more, in this week’s edition of The Observer. Pick up your copy on Wednesday on news stands — or read it right here, online, in our new, free E-edition.
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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.