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

By Jaimie Julia Winters 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…

ByJaimie Julia WintersJanuary 26, 20260Comments

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

By Jaimie Julia Winters 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…

ByJaimie Julia WintersJanuary 21, 20260Comments

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

By Jaimie Julia Winters 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…

ByJaimie Julia WintersJanuary 14, 20260Comments

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

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

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

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

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

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

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