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

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 a photo of…

January 26, 20260Comments

ByJaimie Julia Winters

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

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

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 preserved in the collections…

January 14, 20260Comments

ByJaimie Julia Winters

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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