Retired Chief George King expected to be named Kearny business administrator March 11 at council meeting

Retired Kearny Police Chief George King Jr., left, was expected to be named Kearny’s new business administrator when Mayor Carol Jean Doyle and the Town Council met Tuesday, March 11. He will begin working in the position April 1, the same day current Kearny administrator Stephen Marks is set to take the town manager position in Montclair. King is seen here with wife, Ruth, when he retired from KPD last year. See updates at www.theobserver.com. Ronald Smits

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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.