Mayor Carol Jean Doyle made history and was elected as Mayor of the Town of Kearny on Tuesday, November 7, 2023. Mayor Carol Jean Doyle is the first woman mayor since 1938 and the first woman ever elected by the voters of Kearny.

Mayor Carol Jean Doyle has lived in Kearny for over 55 years and has served on the Council for 27 years. Mayor Doyle served as Council President, Chairperson of the Finance Committee and as a member of the Department of Public Works committee. The Mayor was also the Council Liaison for Senior Citizens, the United Veterans Organizations, and the Kearny Museum.

Mayor Carol Jean Doyle is a member of the Kearny Municipal Utilities Authority, a 35-year member of the Kearny Safety Council and a 34-year member of the Kearny Municipal Alliance. Mayor Doyle previously served as a Recreation Commissioner for 5 years and during her service brought back the Halloween Parade.

Mayor Carol Jean Doyle is one of the founding members of the Kearny Domestic Violence Task Force and Neighborhood Watch Program. Presently she is First Vice President and a Board member of Pathways to Independence. She is a founding member of West Hudson Arts and Theater and The Kearny Museum. She is also a member of Friends of Erin, Friends of the Kearny Public Library, served on the Sesquicentennial Committee and worked on the 150th Town of Kearny Celebration, Project Graduation, and a member of the Portuguese Cultural Association of Kearny New Jersey, Kearny-Belleville Elks 1050, EADD, Education Awareness on Drug Dependency. Mayor Doyle was instrumental in the celebration of the 100th Anniversary of the American Legion, J.E. Frobisher Post 99.

Mayor Carol Jean Doyle has served as president of The Woman’s Club of Arlington, American Legion Auxiliary Unit #99, Kearny Optimist Club and Hudson County American Cancer Society.

Mayor Carol Jean Doyle has served as chair for the Annual Passaic River Clean-Up, Senior Citizen Picnic, Memorial Day Parade, and the Town Holiday Giving Tree for over 30 years.

Mayor Carol Jean Doyle has been recognized with New Jersey Clean Communities Award, Passaic River Coalition Award, Jersey Journal Woman of Achievement, VFW 3rd District Award for Outstanding Citizen; Hudson County Woman of the Year, Salvation Army Outstanding Citizen Award, Citation for Service and Civic Endeavors from Hudson County, Christopher Columbus Outstanding Community Service, New Jersey Federation of Woman’s Club-State Honor Roll, Giblin Association – Devoted Public and Private Service Award, Honorary Irish Woman by West Hudson United Irish, Woman of the Year by Girl Scout Troop #2771 and the Kearny Elks, Citizen of the Year award and Essex-West Hudson Labor Council, AFL¬CIO for 57 years of dedication to the Town of Kearny.

Mayor Carol Jean Doyle was married to the late Norman A. Doyle, Jr.; they have two children Meghan and Norman Ill. She is the proud grandparent of Ryan and Kelsey.