Let the glow begin: Kearny’s Holiday Tree Lighting

Santa and Mrs. Claus invite all to join them at Kearny’s Annual Tree Lighting Festival to kick off the holiday season with music, magic, and family fun. The magic takes place Thursday, Dec. 4, from 5:30–8:30 p.m. at Kearny Town Hall. Hometown Concert The night opens on the Town Hall steps with a lively…

November 26, 20250Comments

ByJaimie Julia Winters

News Season

Holiday magic: Classic movies, art, theater, explore history, and more

There are plenty of ways to celebrate the season with special Santa visits, markets, movies, meaningful giving, and historic holiday house tours. Kearny Holiday Film Festival The Kearny Public Library is kicking off a Holiday Film Festival packed with eight seasonal favorites, running Dec. 3–31. From timeless classics like The…

November 26, 20250Comments

ByJaimie Julia Winters

News People

Running on faith, Kearny priest embraces the journey

Running is mostly a solitary exercise for Kearny Catholic priest Manuel Duenas. He begins at sunrise, heads south on Passaic Avenue, connects to Belgrove and Midland Avenues, turns left on Schuyler, and treks through North Arlington and Lyndhurst all the way to Route 3, turning left to take the scenic Riverside Avenue route back to…

November 18, 20250Comments

ByKelly Nicholaides

Real Estate

Kearny Real Estate Update: Strong Demand for Multi-Family Homes

The Kearny real estate market in October 2025 saw a surge in high-value, multi-family property sales. The month's sales activity was overwhelmingly dominated in both transaction volume and total sales by high-price multi-family (2-4 unit) properties. A high number of multi-family investment properties closed in October. This includes high-value listings such as 16…

November 18, 20250Comments

ByKearny Life Staff

News

Soldier cemetery dating back to Civil War gets much-needed upgrade

About seven years ago, Doreen Bloomer, the president of the Hudson County Genealogical and Historical Society, received a call from a young man in the northwest. He was researching his family history and seeking information about his ancestor, Alfred Watson, who is buried at Soldiers' Circle in Arlington Memorial Park in Kearny. The call initiated…

November 10, 20250Comments

ByJaimie Julia Winters

News

Kearny Boathouse Dock reopens with the largest public school dock in the U.S.

As a joint project between the town and local school district, Kearny officially opened the newly completed Kearny Boathouse Dock on Passaic Avenue in mid-October. Fully funded by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection's Green Acres program, the $1.4 million project aims to transform the Passaic River waterfront into a valuable resource for local…

November 7, 20250Comments

ByJaimie Julia Winters

Food and Dining Lifestyle

Cafes of Kearny offer a sweet, savory experience for everyone

Kearny should be known as the cafe capital of the area, as there is something delicious to tempt everyone in its wide array of cozy storefronts. Whether it’s the perfect cup of coffee, a fruity juice, a hearty breakfast or lunch, an afternoon pastry to satisfy your sweet tooth, or freshly-baked bread for home, you…

November 7, 20250Comments

ByJaimie Julia Winters

Lifestyle

Book review: ‘Riders of the Purple Sage’ is the perfect Western saga

Here at the Kearny Library, we are very much into revisiting some Fiction classics. In an attempt to hit some genres that I don’t normally read, I decided to tackle ‘Riders of the Purple Sage’, one of the most famous novels of the Western genre written more than 100 years ago, in 1912,…

November 6, 20250Comments

ByJosh Humphrey

Food and Dining Lifestyle People

Curiosity by Nest invites all to come and play

Jessica Barahona, 37, is a Guatemalan immigrant, mother of four, wife, entrepreneur, and advocate for Kearny youth. Her business, Curiosity by Nest – Asian Fusion, is a haven for teens after school, moms meeting up, laptop-carrying remote workers, and more. “Children come for ice cream or other desserts, make friends, and enjoy the lounge…

November 6, 20250Comments

ByKelly Nicholaides

News People

New pharmacy offers personalized service, homeopathic options

Walk into the independently owned City Pharmacy of Kearny, and the marbled floors, sleek shelves, couch seating, and streamlined counters reflect a modern twist on a classic physician’s office. Former barista and budding pharmacy tech Alan Sambrano checks the stock on a laptop. He says Mondays are usually busiest for pharmacies, coinciding with doctor…

November 5, 20250Comments

ByKelly Nicholaides

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