Ann Troy
Ann Troy, Nutley’s town historian, was born in Port Jervis, New York on March 12, 1890. Her dad, James Troy, was born in Ireland and her mom, Ella Docus, was born in Port Jervis. She was the oldest of five children. Ann Troy moved into Nutley in 1910 because her father worked as a conductor on the Erie Railroad Line, and his train ran through Nutley.

She graduated from Trenton Normal School, 1910 and got her degree from Columbia University in 1924 and then her Masters Degree from Columbia University in 1930. She was a teacher and a principal in the Nutley School System for many years. She was principal at the Park Street School and later the principal at Washington School until 1952.

In 1931 Miss Troy was elected First Woman President of the New Jersey State Elementary School Principals’ Association. She also received the "Outstanding Citizen of the Year" award from UNICO National Nutley Chapter on January 27, 1962.

She spent many years improving the quality of life in Nutley. Ann, one of the founders of the Nutley Historical Society in 1945, was an essential part in creating a museum in which to collect and preserve genetic information, historical objects, museum materials, copies of local and private papers, etc. She was also the editor of "Nutley-Yesterday and Today", a book about our town. She helped in organizing the Recreation Committee, the Civic Celebrations Committee, the Adult School, and the Human Relations Council.

Miss Troy passed away on January 29, 1984. Our town has greatly benefited from her endless work and strives toward making it a better place. Miss Troy’s life touches many lives even today. As a kid growing up in the town of Nutley, I benefit from Miss Troy’s hard work because I can learn from her example. Her memorial, the Ann Troy Gallery is inside the Nutley Museum located on Church Street.

The Christopher Columbus Memorials
Nutley’s Christopher Columbus Memorial is located on the front lawn of Town Hall. There are two monuments one with a bust on top and an inscription on it and a smaller boulder with a plaque. The smaller one was dedicated on the anniversary of the tenth Columbus Day Parade. It was given by the Belleville/Nutley parade committee. The larger one was dedicated on October 8, 2000. The funds were raised and donated by the Nutley Chapter of UNICO, an Italian American organization.

This monument is important to our community because Columbus opened a door that linked two worlds. Columbus gave us a bridge that was crossed first by people, then by ideas. He was a brave dreamer.

Pervis Robison Jr. Memorial
Pervis Robison, Jr. has a memorial in front of Nutley’s Town Hall and it is decorated each Memorial Day. It is a white brick memorial with a bronze plaque. Pervis was a Navy sailor who died on the Nuclear Submarine USS Thresher. He attended Lincoln School and Nutley High. He was a track star at Nutley High. After he graduated in 1960 he enlisted in the Navy. Mr. Robison once received a letter of commendation for his outstanding performance of duty.

When he was 20 years old, he was assigned to the atomic submarine, Thresher, (SSN-593). On April 10, 1963, Pervis was reported to have died when the USS Thresher lost engine power and imploded off the coast of Cape Cod, Mass. It was on a test run when it took an uncontrollable dive. Pervis died along with the other 129 military and civilian personnel.

Mayor Harry W. Chenoweth, former teachers and even strangers called to express their sorrow to Mr. and Mrs. Robison. All Pervis wanted to do was succeed, he told his mother. He will be remembered in Nutley in a special way in 2003, the 40th anniversary of his death.

The Korean Conflict Monument
The United States, from 1950 to 1953 helped to stop the spread of Communism in Korea. The Korean Conflict Monument is important to our community because it reminds us of the strong and courageous men in our very own town who sacrificed their lives. Our town honored those men with this monument and nothing can replace the feeling of pride that we have when we look at it. The monument is a reminder of the struggle to keep democracy alive.

When you see this monument it brings a feeling of gratitude because it tells how lucky others are that these men fought for them.

It is located in front of Town Hall on a traditional boulder with a plaque. The six heroes of Nutley’s Korean Conflict Monument are; Joseph DiNardo, John R. Gorman, Alexander MacMillian, Richard A. Miller, William W. Nolze, and Nicholas S. Pucci will be remembered forever.

The Vietnam Memorial
The Vietnam Memorial is a boulder memorial with a plaque located in front of the Town Hall in Nutley, New Jersey. It honors all of the men and women who served in the armed forces defending our way of life. The United States became involved when South Vietnam needed help stopping the forces of North Vietnam and the spread of Communism. The Vietnam Memorial was dedicated in 1996 and made possible by various organizations and people.

The men from Nutley, New Jersey, who lost their lives in the Vietnam War were Richard Bates Jr., Colonel Robert Brinkmann, Alfred Critelli, 1st Lt. Dinan III, Corporal Mathew Dwyer, Richard Greenspan, Michael Halpin, Corporal Arthur Rego, and Thomas VanHouten. Their names are on the side of the plaque.

The Vietnam Memorial is important because people gave their lives for this cause and anybody, no matter what their opinion might be, can remember all those who served in the Vietnam War.

The September 11th Memorial
Nutley’s September 11th Memorial is located in front of Town Hall. The funds for the memorial came from the town of Nutley and the Nutley High School Classes of 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005 who each contributed $1,000 towards the cost of the plaque. The plaque has the image of the twin towers and a flag on it. It also has a quote from John F. Kennedy. There is a beam from the World Trade Center ruins in front of the plaque and bricks engraved with the names of the three Nutley residents who died on that tragic day. The memorial is especially dedicated to those three residents, Frank Lalama, Dorota Kopiczko, and Lt. Robert Cirri.

The memorial plaque is dedicated to the victims, heroes and rescuers of the 9/11 tragedy. There are three bricks for our Nutley Fire Department, Nutley Police and Nutley Rescue Squad that actively participated at the World Trade Center site.

It was dedicated on September 11, 2002, the one year anniversary of the terrible tragedy. This memorial is important to our town because we want others to know that we care about them. We will always remember those heroes when our town looks at this memorial.

The Filomena Coppola Monument
The Filomena Coppola Monument was dedicated on June 1, 1998, to our late crossing guard, Filomena Coppola. It is located in front of Nutley Township’s Municipal Court House. The funds to purchase the monument were donated by the town of Nutley. The monument, a bronze statue titled “Children of Peace” was sculpted by Gary Price and shows two children holding hands and releasing two doves.

This monument personally means a lot to us. Mrs. Coppola sacrificed her life for the children who were walking in the path of a drunk driver. The girls weren’t harmed but Filomena was killed on Nov. 4, 1997. This beloved crossing guard was very important to our community. She was very brave and courageous. Mrs. Coppola’s death changed the lives of many people, especially her loved ones.

Because of her death new legislation was passed in New Jersey and named in her honor, “Filomena’s Law”. It states that fines are doubled for anyone driving near a school while drunk or under the influence of drugs. Any person driving a motor vehicle, while drunk, could be fined $500-$1,000. There are more severe consequences for second and third offenses. Filomena Coppola will always remain in our hearts!