The Association of the U.S. Navy (AUSN) announced LCDR Steven L. Rogers (USN, Ret.), a distinguished veteran with more than 30 years of service to the nation, has been appointed executive director. Rogers, who has served as the AUSN operations manager since January, joined the association in 1985, brings decades of leadership to both military and civilian service, making him an exceptional choice to guide the organization into the future.
Rogers is also a retired Nutley commissioner. He served for eight years, before retiring after self-imposed term limits.
He is a long-standing friend of The Observer newspaper.
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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.