Kenilworth 100 years ago – Part 1 What was Kenilworth like 100 years ago? This is part one of a three-part series that looks back at Kenilworth in 1920. In 1920 there were 1,312 residents living in 231 homes. Today…

Fife and Drum kids “stole the show” In the 1930s numbers of Kenilworth youths participated in fife, drum, and bugle corps units from Elizabeth to neighboring Cranford. Then in 1936, with support from their folks, the Kenilworth Fife, Drum, and…

A “Special” Officer’s Memories Back in the mid-1950s, the police department had 12 members. That small efficient group was augmented by “special officers” and the police reserves. Robert “Bob” Moldenhauer, 93-years old, served as a special officer for a record…

Landmark Gas Station May Vanish The long, vacant landmark service station on the Boulevard at S. 20th St. has an unknown future. Resident Charles E. Vitale, Sr., 1902-1979, built it block by block in 1925 along with the labor of…