Kearny enjoyed a spooktacular weekend filled with Halloween thrills for kids and pets alike! The festivities kicked off Saturday with the Kearny Enterprise Zone Development Corporation (KEZDC) Pup Parade, followed by Sunday’s costume parade for children and adults. PHOTOS CREDIT/ TOWNSHIP OF KEARNY
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From creepy creatures to glowing ghosts, Kearny’s homes are dressed to impress this Halloween! Don’t miss your chance to see the town’s most boo-tiful displays. Do you have a favorite spooky home not featured here? Email a photo and address to jaimiejuliawinters@gmail.com.
341 Davis Ave.
101 Bennett Ave.
76 Argyle Place.
69 Elizabeth Place.
70…
By Jaimie Julia Winters
Once a necessary farm tool, they are the stuff of legends and date back as far as ancient Egypt and Greece. In America, they morphed into a symbol for harvest time and Halloween. Now they line the streets of Kearny. Sixty-three scarecrows have cropped up along Kearny and Midland avenues in…
COURTESY KEARNY TOWNSHIP
The Town of Kearny commemorated the victims of Sept. 11, 2001, with a solemn Flag Raising and Remembrance Ceremony at Town Hall’s American Revolution Bicentennial Park. Mayor Carol Jean Doyle honored the seven Kearny residents lost that day—L. Patrick Dickinson, Antoinette Duger, Judith A. Reese, Michell Lee Robotham, Antonio Rocha, George Strauch,…
By Jaimie Julia Winters
Kearny will honor Hispanic Heritage Month, celebrated from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15 each year, with a festival, a food tour, lectures, and more.
To open up Hispanic Heritage Month, the mayor and council celebrated Mexican Independence Day with a flag-raising ceremony in Town Hall Park.
Over the summer, the…
By Jaimie Julia Winters
Along the river in Wallace Glen, Kearny, stands a cairn, a monument of stones reminiscent of those found in Scotland, honoring the contributions of the Scots who came to America and called Kearny home in “Little Scotland.”
The Scots began seeking a community in the late 19th century when the…
Welcome to Kearny Life, a vibrant new hyperlocal lifestyle magazine celebrating our beloved Town of Kearny. In the weeks and months ahead, we will spotlight the people, businesses, organizations, and events that contribute to making our town a wonderful place to call home. Whether it’s discovering the culinary delights offered by local restaurants, cafes, and…
By Kelly Nicholaides
Dance is the ultimate creative performing art—bursting with emotion, whimsy, and soul. The percentage of dance students at local studios who make the move into a dance career is slim. But many carry their passion from a hobby to a fitness lifestyle. Kearny dance studios host a variety of classes and students…
By Jaimie Julia Winters
The town of Kearny was named after one of the most intriguing military men of early America – Major General Philip Kearny. Known as Kearny le Magnifique (Kearny the Magnificent) and the One-Armed Devil – the first given to him when serving with the Chasseurs d’Afrique in Algeria, and the latter…
By Jaimie Julia Winters In late June, with the help of about 50 volunteers, 30 cubic yards of trash and illegally dumped debris were removed from the future site of the Essex-Hudson Greenway in Kearny. While it will be some time before residents can walk or bike the nine-mile trail, excitement for the…
