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…
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…
A second Historic Walking & Food Tour is set to return to Kearny on Saturday, May 9, inviting residents and visitors to explore the township’s evolving downtown through history, storytelling, and small bites from local eateries. The tour, hosted by Strong Towns West Hudson in partnership with the Kearny Urban Enterprise Zone (KUEZ)…
This past Sunday, dozens of people, including Mayor Carol Jean Doyle and Commander Ray Rivera from American Legion Post 99, gathered at Veterans Memorial Park in Kearny for National Vietnam War Veterans Day. National Vietnam War Veterans Day is observed annually in the U.S. on March 29 to recognize the men and women who…
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…
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…
From rustic Irish soda bread to corned beef and cabbage, fish and chips, a parade celebrating our Irish heritage, and a proper Irish toast, Kearny is marking St. Patrick’s Day with both old-world traditions and Irish-American favorites. Rooted in history, resilience, and a bit of folklore, these foods and customs offer residents plenty of ways…
Walking through the emerald exterior into the dim-lit expanse of Donegal Saloon, you may encounter red-beards in Irish garb, a band or deejay, and generations of friends and family. The low-key atmosphere and authenticity attract rock n’ rollers, country bumpkins, rappers and hip-hoppers alike, depending on the day or night. Pints of Guinness are $8,…
The United Irish Associations of West Hudson will celebrate a milestone this year as it hosts the 50th annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Sunday, March 15. Stepping off at 1 p.m. on Harrison Avenue in Harrison, the parade will travel north along Frank E. Rodgers Boulevard before concluding with a review in front of…
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.…