IRVINGTON, NJ — Back to aid those who are in need this holiday season was the Irvington Education Association, which held a food giveaway for Irvington residents at Irvington High School on Nov. 20. The event also gave residents the chance to receive their COVID-19 vaccines from the Irvington Department of Health. The IEA is […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — On Nov. 18, Essex county held an emergency food distribution event, just in time for Thanksgiving, at the South Mountain Recreation Complex. Cadets from the police academy helped out, ensuring the event ran smoothly. Photos Courtesy of Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr.
NEWARK, NJ — With a caravan of fully loaded pickup trucks, vans and SUVs, Sheriff Armando Fontoura and officers from his department launched the first phase of the 31st annual Essex County Sheriff’s Thanksgiving Food Drive for the needy and homeless from Veterans Courthouse in Newark on Nov. 19. The sheriff’s food drive will provide […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Essex County will present two Thanksgiving emergency food distribution events to help families negatively impacted by the coronavirus. There will be 1,500 frozen turkeys and boxes of nonperishable food distributed at each event. The program is meant to benefit families who have been forced out of work and are not able […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield Mayor Michael Venezia will once again provide turkeys, including other Thanksgiving-related food stuffs, to members of the community in need. The giveaway will take place on Sunday, Nov. 21, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. in the back parking lot of the Municipal Building, 1 Municipal Plaza in Bloomfield. “Every year, we […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Chamber of Commerce’s annual Community Thanksgiving Luncheon will be held virtually this year on Wednesday, Nov. 24, from noon to 1 p.m. This virtual event is free and open to the public, however registration is required at https://tinyurl.com/yw92y2j8. This year’s keynote speaker will be Zack Rosenburg, the founder […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Chamber of Commerce, West Orange Lions Club, West Orange Rotary Club and Orange/West Orange UNICO hosted their annual Community Thanksgiving Luncheon on Nov. 27, bringing residents together at Mayfair Farms to celebrate the holiday and hear guest speaker Barbara Warter. Mayor Robert Parisi also spoke at the event. […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Once again, the West Orange community rallied to provide Thanksgiving meals to struggling families. The Mayor’s Sunshine Fund distributed more than 120 baskets that included turkeys and trimmings, and West Orange Public Schools collected nonperishable food items for the fund. The Holy Trinity-West Orange Food Pantry was able to purchase turkeys […]
NEWARK, NJ — Nearly 600 turkeys and hundreds of other food items filled more than 10 trucks, SUVs and vans as the Essex County Sheriff’s Office completed its annual Thanksgiving Food Drive for the needy and homeless. This is the 30th year that Sheriff Armando Fontoura and officers have worked with the community for this […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Seventh-grade students in teacher Jay Wecht’s class at Roosevelt Middle School greeted Mayor Robert Parisi on Nov. 21 as they boxed up their donations to the Mayor’s Sunshine Fund. The Mayor’s Sunshine Fund provides Thanksgiving baskets to needy families in the West Orange community, and West Orange schools have long-participated by […]