Golden Clinic by Rose offers relaxation and wellness in the heart of Kearny

Where community ties run deep and local businesses are part of everyday life in Kearny, there is a wellness space that stands apart for its authenticity. Golden Clinic by Rose is one of those rare places where healing, culture, and genuine care come together in a deeply human way. At the center of it…

May 9, 20260Comments

ByMarisol Joven

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Behind a quiet Kearny door, a century of tennis lives on

By Edward Kensik Step inside a modest home on a quiet Kearny side street, and you’re immediately surrounded by photos and décor that reflect more than a century of the town’s history—home to a club that remains one of its best-kept secrets. The Arlington Players Club has called Kearny home since 1909, playing…

April 16, 20260Comments

ByEd Kensik

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Kearny creativity takes center stage at inaugural community art show

The Kearny Public Library is partnering with the Kearny Museum to present what is intended to become an annual event—the Kearnian Art Show. Conceived by Erin Martins and the Kearny Museum Committee, the exhibition will showcase artwork created by members of the local community. Initial concerns about attracting sufficient interest from local artists were…

April 14, 20260Comments

ByJosh Humphrey

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Kearny Community Garden grows food — and community — along the Passaic River

The Kearny Community Garden, officially known as the Edward C. Bixler Community Garden, began in 2013 with just nine gardeners and a simple idea: a shared green space to grow food and build community. Located at 487 Passaic Ave. in Riverbank Park along the Passaic River, the resident-led garden quickly took root. Within a…

April 7, 20260Comments

ByJaimie Julia Winters

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For decades, he climbed Annie Bridge to raise the Irish Flag

For decades, as March edged toward St. Patrick’s Day, area residents knew the season had arrived not by the calendar, but by a flash of green, white, and orange high above the Passaic. The Irish tricolor would be snapping in the wind at the peak of the jack-knifed Annie Bridge, impossibly placed there, daringly visible.…

March 10, 20260Comments

ByJaimie Julia Winters

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Looking for a good winter read? Cozy up with ‘The Snow Child’

In thinking of a good Winter read, the first novel that comes to mind is "The Snow Child," the debut book by Eowyn Ivey, published back in 2012. This title was a major hit back in 2012, easily garnering best seller status, and eventually becoming a finalist for the prestigious Pulitzer Prize and a winner…

February 17, 20260Comments

ByJosh Humphrey

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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

ByJaimie Julia Winters

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Love Is in the Air — and in Kearny’s Shops This Valentine’s Day

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, and whether you’re planning a grand romantic gesture or a simple way to show someone you care, you don’t have to look far. From sweet treats that give back to meaningful gifts that sparkle — or smell just right — Kearny’s local shops are offering plenty of ways…

February 9, 20260Comments

ByJaimie Julia Winters

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Little museum at the top of the stairs keeps Kearny’s past alive

In the mid-2000s, Sandra McAllister climbed the stairs to the second floor of the Kearny Library and stepped into the long-closed Kearny Museum. After years of being shut to the public, the space had become a catchall for donated “historical” items left behind by well-meaning residents. “There were piles everywhere of people’s…

January 21, 20260Comments

ByJaimie Julia Winters

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From sage smoke to Reiki: Inside a modern spiritual apothecary

Christina Platero's childhood was spent around Puerto Rican matriarchal medicine women who used herbs to ease ailments and developed intuition in the metaphysical to tap spirituality. Her heritage is steeped in ancestral indigenous healing and renewal. “When I was a little girl in Puerto Rico, my abuelita used to grow plants, teas, and herbs,”…

January 12, 20260Comments

ByKelly Nicholaides