Johan Santana — The Mets’ newest savior

If you’re a Mets fan like I am, there is no doubt in your mind — Feb. 1, 2008 was one of the greatest days in the history of the franchise. The team finalized a deal with the best pitcher in baseball, Johan Santana. For the next six years, Santana will pitch for the New [...]

Will central booking work?

If anyone ever tells you there’s not much going on in Hudson County, let that person know he or she is lying. There is never a dull moment in this county, from West Hudson to North Hudson, to Jersey City to the suburbs in Bayonne (sorry, I couldn’t resist that last one).
Therefore, once a week, [...]

Stunning 9-1-1 calls from Omaha mall shooting

Police in Omaha, Neb., have released the following two 9-1-1 calls that came in during this week’s fatal shooting at a shopping mall. The gunman, Robert Hawkins, killed eight people, wounded four others and killed himself at the end of the ordeal. Both recordings are very intense, and we warn readers the recordings may [...]

Coverage of California fires

The L.A. Fox affiliate is streaming non-stop coverage of the California Wildfires. Click here to watch it live on your computer.

Hillary’s Top 10 on Letterman

Raw Video: Hillary’s Letterman ‘promises’

Snow resigns

White House Press Secretary Tony Snow resigns

Gun-trace data made easier to get

TRENTON — Gov. Jon S. Corzine, D-Hoboken, along with Special Agent in Charge of the Philadelphia division of the Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Mark Potter, Attorney General Anne Milgram and New Jersey State Police Superintendent Colonel Rick Fuentes have announced an historic agreement between New Jersey and the ATF that will allow the state [...]

Olbermann commentary slams Bush, Cheney

Here’s an interesting video from MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann

Saying bye to Father Joe Mancini

Welcome back to The Canessa Corner. I’ll be trying to publish two-to-three a week from now on.

For those of you who are parishioners of St. Stephen’s Church, this news won’t come as much of a surprise.
The Rev. Joe Mancini, parochial vicar at the church, and the Archdiocese of Newark’s executive director of Youth Ministry, will [...]

Hodgepodge of recent happenings

It’s been an interesting last couple of weeks in the area and around the world.
• In North Arlington, there has been no word yet as to whether the state will bail the Borough out by awarding $1.5 million in requested extraordinary aid. What’s troubling about all of this is that a few months ago, state [...]