Santa will parade around Kearny Saturday

Santa will ride through the streets of Kearny on a firetruck Saturday, Dec. 9, along with the police and fire departments. Though he’d love to, Santa says he can’t make it to every street in town — so be sure to listen for sirens and head outside when you hear them. The tour begins round 8 a.m., so be there!

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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.