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Jaimie Julia Winters

Jaimie Julia Winters is an award-winning editor and journalist. She has held senior editorial and communications roles with local, nonprofit, and faith-based news organizations, including Montclair Local, Jersey Catholic, The Record, South Bergenite, Ridgewood News, and North Jersey Media Group/ Gannett, where she helped pioneer digital-first reporting, transparency-driven coverage, and features.

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Grab your sweetheart and stroll Kearny’s downtown

Looking for a fresh way to celebrate Valentine’s Day with your sweetheart, Galentine, or little Valentines? Kearny is inviting residents to explore its downtown during the town’s first-ever Sweetheart Stroll. Unlike the dance it’s named after, the Sweetheart Stroll is a curated trail of downtown businesses offering Valentine-themed specials, treats, and experiences. Twenty-five local…
February 9, 20260Comments

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Kearny Museum hosts author of novel on Black Tom Explosion and immigration

Kearny native and author Richard Sackerman explores a little-known chapter of American history in a historical fiction work centered on the 1916 explosion that destroyed Black Tom Island, a munitions depot in New York Harbor—an unprecedented act of terrorism on U.S. soil. The novel follows August Landesmann, a young German immigrant employed at Black Tom…
February 2, 20260Comments

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Heroes Banner Program relaunched with new initiative to preserve history with stories

After a successful debut in 2025, Kearny’s Hometown Heroes banner program is returning, once again inviting families and community members to honor local veterans and active-duty service members. The program recognizes Kearny residents who have served in the military by displaying personalized banners along Kearny and Midland Avenues. Each banner features a photo of…
January 26, 20260Comments

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One of NJ’s oldest Native American land deeds tells the story of Kearny

The deed describing the land that includes present-day Kearny, N.J., is among the oldest surviving New Jersey land-purchase deeds from Native Americans that still exists in its original form. It reflects one of many land transactions that occurred during the early period of European colonization in North America. The deed is preserved in the collections…
January 14, 20260Comments

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From Japanese to pottery: Kearny Adult School has a class for you

Looking to learn a new skill such as sign language, kickboxing, Japanese, or charcoal sketching? For over 40 years, Kearny Adult School has been offering lifelong learning through evening courses and community education programs rooted in the town’s rich industrial and immigrant history. While traditionally offering English as a Second Language classes, Kearny’s Adult School…
January 7, 20260Comments

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