Meet the Kearny cobbler keeping shoe repair alive

Lucio Paiva, a 70-year-old Brazilian cobbler, hands over a mirror-shine, thigh-high, red stiletto boot. “You like?” he asks. “Maybe for Lady Gaga.” He heads to a back room of shelved, beaten leather goods. Balms, salves, and dyes from Brooklyn-based wholesaler, Kaufman Shoe Repair Supplies will be used to nourish, condition, and restore them. A…

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ByKelly Nicholaides

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Finding her voice after her husband was detained by ICE

Four months ago, Gabriela Soto of Kearny was focused on raising her two young children, preparing for a third baby, and building a life with her husband in New Jersey. Last week, she was helping lead a movement. The transformation began unexpectedly one February evening when her husband, Martin Soto, left their Kearny…

June 4, 20260Comments

ByJaimie Julia Winters

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Hear the stories behind the banners: Hometown Heroes Audio Project launches for Memorial Day

As residents walk along the avenue beneath rows of Hometown Heroes banners, they can now do more than view the faces of local veterans — they can hear their stories. This year, Kearny’s Hometown Heroes banner program is introducing a new oral history initiative that allows residents to listen to recorded interviews with veterans…

May 25, 20260Comments

ByJaimie Julia Winters

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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…

Kearny High School hosts second annual career and college information day

[Press Release] – On April 21, 2026 Kearny High School held it's second annual Career and College Information Day in the High School gymnasium. Representatives from 39 different higher education institutions, industries, local businesses and government sectors engaged directly with the student body providing them with a comprehensive look into their future possibilities. The…

Kearny duo leads effort to make Project Graduation a night to remember

Twenty-six years ago, Jenny Paz says, three of her high school classmates veered off a curve in Trumansburg, New York and struck a pole. The driver and both passengers were killed. It’s a preventable tragedy repeated from country roads to highways across the United States. Prom and graduation season is the most dangerous time for…

April 23, 20260Comments

ByKelly Nicholaides

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Kearny family turns lupus diagnosis into advocacy, awareness

When Miah Andrade was 7 years old, her parents noticed something unusual—small waves and dots forming on her fingernails. What followed was a two-year search for answers that left the Kearny family frustrated and, at times, dismissed. “We knew something wasn’t right,” her mother, Elizabeth SantaCruz, said. “But again and again, we were told…

April 15, 20260Comments

ByJaimie Julia Winters

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First Presbyterian Church of Arlington provides food, clothing, prayers and more

On the first and third Friday of every month, from 10:15 a.m. - 1 p.m., a line of Kearny residents can be seen alongside the First Presbyterian Church of Arlington at 663 Kearny Ave. The Kearny Food Pantry Network, located on the church’s lower level, has opened its doors. Goodness and…

April 9, 20260Comments

BySteve Sears

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Kearny women, separated by a century, show courage and daring

By As we wind down our celebration of Women’s History Month, we often look to the history books for names like Susan B. Anthony or Harriet Tubman. But history isn't just made on national stages; it is forged in the quiet streets of our own neighborhoods. In Kearny, New Jersey, the legacy of…

March 24, 20260Comments

ByLaurie Perrone

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For generations, ‘The Irish’ was Kearny’s home away from home

Long before smartphones and social media made it easy to stay connected, immigrants in Kearny built community the old-fashioned way — by gathering together. For generations of Irish families, that gathering place was the Irish-American Association on Kearny Avenue, known simply around town as “The Irish.” Founded in 1933 by a small group of…

March 17, 20260Comments

ByJaimie Julia Winters