Club TBA creates challahs for Thanksgiving

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Members of Club TBA of The Jewish Learning Program of Temple B’nai Abraham created and baked turkey challahs to celebrate Thanksgiving. Club TBA, for grades three through six, meets twice a month. The programs are an enjoyable social way for TBA students to have fun while socializing, eating pizza, and participating in […]

West Orange shows its generosity

By Cynthia Cumming WEST ORANGE, NJ — Let’s talk turkey, West Orange. You are awesome. Amazing. Generous. Thoughtful. I could go on, but I think you get the point. How do I know? Read on. As most of you are aware, the Holy Trinity-West Orange Food Pantry provides food on a monthly basis to approximately […]

Maddalena ELC gathers donations for food pantry

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Students and staff at the new Betty Maddalena Early Learning Center in West Orange show off food collected during the school’s fall food drive. The food collected will benefit the local West Orange Food Pantry. This is the first program in a yearlong effort to teach students the importance of giving […]

JLOSH donates 306 Thanksgiving meals to needy families

ORANGE, NJ — The Junior League of the Oranges and Short Hills supported vulnerable families with children in the Orange School District this Thanksgiving. Each year, JLOSH seeks to provide families in need with a happier Thanksgiving. With our partners, including Kings Food Markets, Saint Barnabas Medical Center, Dun & Bradstreet, local businesses and area […]

Three things you should know about holiday parking in West Orange

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The township will relax parking rules for the holidays from Nov. 22 through Jan. 1. West Orange will offer free metered parking from Thanksgiving Day through Christmas Day. Alternate-side parking rules are suspended through Jan. 1 and overnight parking enforcement is not in effect. Parking restrictions that allow the township to […]

School district collects food for needy families

WEST ORANGE, NJ — As Thanksgiving approaches, public schools across West Orange have been collecting non-perishable food items to be distributed to needy families. The township collects the donations from the schools and volunteers — in an initiative spearheaded by Social Services Director Patti Duffy — box an entire Thanksgiving meal, including a turkey and […]

Scheier to be featured speaker at luncheon

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Mindy Scheier will serve as keynote speaker at the annual Thanksgiving Luncheon on Wednesday, Nov. 22, at noon. The annual Thanksgiving Luncheon, jointly sponsored by the West Orange Chamber of Commerce, Lions Club, Rotary Club and UNICO, will be held at Mayfair Farms in West Orange. Scheier is the founder and […]