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History of the Rutherford Armory
By Rod Leith, Borough Historian Nearly 126 years ago a unit of the New Jersey National Guard purchased property on Rutherford’s Park...
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This Is Rutherford
- Aug 8
- 4 min
History of Rutherford’s West End
By Rod Leith, Borough Historian The history of Rutherford’s West End neighborhood can be traced to a wealthy 19th Century landholder...
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This Is Rutherford
- Jun 15
- 1 min
Local Hero Daniel "Dan" Murray
Information submitted by Rod Leith By Jennifer Ersalesi In 1929, James H. Murray found a home at 38 Elm Street in Rutherford James was...
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This Is Rutherford
- May 26
- 5 min
Rutherford's Historical Gem: The Meadowlands Museum
By Jennifer Ersalesi Photo credits: Meadowlands Museum Facebook page Just off of Orient Way in Rutherford is Crane Street where the...
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This Is Rutherford
- Apr 11
- 9 min
Our Native Americans
By Rod Leith, Borough Historian An important question was raised recently; what happened to the Indian tribes who once inhabited the...
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This Is Rutherford
- Apr 4
- 2 min
History of the Rivoli Theater
Submitted by Rod Leith The image (above) of the "New Rivoli Theater" appeared in a May 7, 1921 advertisement on page 8 of the Rutherford...
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This Is Rutherford
- Nov 12, 2021
- 2 min
Veterans Day Observance 2021
By Jennifer Ersalesi Photo credits: Jennifer Ersalesi Veterans gathered in front of the World War I monument, located in the center of...
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This Is Rutherford
- Nov 10, 2021
- 2 min
Veterans Day and the World War II Monument
Introduction by Jennifer Ersalesi By Rod Leith, Borough Historian Veterans Day is a National Holiday during which Americans honor the...
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This Is Rutherford
- Oct 20, 2021
- 4 min
Walking Tour of Historic Park Avenue
By Jennifer Ersalesi Photo credits: The Meadowlands Museum and Rutherford Public Library Educating others about the history of the...
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This Is Rutherford
- Aug 16, 2021
- 5 min
This Was Rutherford's Gordon Henderson
Submitted and Written by Rod Leith, Borough Historian, with assistance from Diane Hecking Gordon Paul Henderson was born January 12,...
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This Is Rutherford
- Jul 26, 2021
- 3 min
This Was Rutherford's Alyea-Webb Family
Submitted and written by Borough Historian Rod Leith Mary Caroline Alyea (nee Webb) was just a teenager when her parents moved to...
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This Is Rutherford
- Nov 12, 2020
- 2 min
Veterans Day Observance 2020
By Jennifer Ersalesi Rutherford held its annual Veterans Day Observance in the morning on Wednesday, November 11th. Each year the town...
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This Is Rutherford
- Oct 5, 2020
- 2 min
The Stories Behind Rutherford's World War II Heroes
By Jennifer Ersalesi Photo credits (monument): John McParland Four years ago, longtime Rutherford resident, John McParland, noticed a...
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This Is Rutherford
- Jul 1, 2020
- 3 min
Notable Black Americans in Rutherford
By Rod Leith and Jennifer Ersalesi There are many notable Black Americans who are part of Rutherford’s history. Here are some details...
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This Is Rutherford
- Jun 29, 2020
- 3 min
Remembering Rudy Nichols
By Jennifer Ersalesi and Rod Leith Photo credits: Gary Nichols Rudolph L. Nichols was born on August 29, 1930 (almost 90 years old). ...
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This Is Rutherford
- Jun 22, 2020
- 10 min
Black History in Rutherford and Neighboring Towns
Submitted by Rod Leith, Rutherford Borough Historian “On Wednesday the African offended, and on Saturday morning he was burned to ashes,...
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This Is Rutherford
- Jan 7, 2020
- 2 min
Honoring Outgoing Mayor Joseph DeSalvo
Submitted by Rutherford Borough Historian Rod Leith Recently, Rutherford Borough Hall honored outgoing Mayor Joseph DeSalvo for his...
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This Is Rutherford
- Nov 18, 2019
- 11 min
Fire Alarm Boxes in Rutherford
By Jennifer Ersalesi Robert Karpowicz was born and raised in Rutherford. Karpowicz became interested in firefighting at a very young age....
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This Is Rutherford
- Nov 12, 2019
- 1 min
Honoring Local Veteran Vincent Mancuso
By Joan Tidona and Jennifer Ersalesi Vincent Mancuso was a Rutherford resident who served our country admirably. He was a 1958 graduate...
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This Is Rutherford
- Nov 11, 2019
- 2 min
Honoring Local Veteran Tullio Fuligni
Written by Joan Tidona and Jennifer Ersalesi Photo credit: Jennifer Ersalesi Tullio Fuligni’s (1898-1984) service to our country is...
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