BHS and Tom the Turkey visit children at Belleville Cerebral Palsy Center

On Thanksgiving Eve, Belleville Historical Society members Tom (not the turkey) Grolimond and Mike Perrone visited the kids at the Belleville Cerebral Palsy Center. That’s Perrone who is actually Tom the Turkey. Photo courtesy of Mike Perrone

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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.