EAST ORANGE, NJ — East Orange Mayor Lester Taylor was thankful for someone special this year at Thanksgiving, actually several people: the members of the East Orange Police Department. Specifically, Taylor said he was thankful to have such a dedicated and professional police force that has managed to continue the trend of a historic decrease […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington Neighborhood Improvement Corporation held a free pre-Thanksgiving community dinner at its headquarters on 16th Avenue.for senior citizens and residents of the neighborhood in and around 16th Avenue on Wednesday, Nov. 23. Several attendees had only good things to say about the event and the people behind it. “I like this […]
ORANGE, NJ — The Orange Fire Department hosted its 11th annual Thanksgiving dinner at the Chief Marty DeMarzo headquarters on the corner of Lincoln and Central avenues on Thursday, Nov. 24. “We are feeding the homeless and this is at least our 10th year of doing it,” Orange Fire Department Chief James Rothenberger said Thursday, […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Green Hill annual Thanksgiving cocktail party celebration included pigs-in-a-blanket, mini-quiche, mushroom poppers, empanadas and hot apple cider.
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Evening Membership Department of the Maplewood Woman’s Club continued its Thanksgiving tradition of providing 10 food bins to the Maplewood Welfare Department. Members have been packing the colorful bins each year for the past 15 years. Each bin contains five pounds of potatoes; three pounds of onions; a fresh turnip; fresh […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Mountain Top League held its fourth annual food drive on Nov. 21 to benefit the Holy Trinity Food Pantry; once again, the West Orange community came through in a big way! In just more than two hours, the community donated more than 50 grocery bags filled with 49 turkeys, 10 […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Seventeen Maplewood families are being provided with a full Thanksgiving dinner and will have the opportunity to enjoy the holiday season thanks to a food donation from FMBA Local 25, the Maplewood Firefighter’s Union, PBA Local 44, the Maplewood Police Union and the Stop & Shop of South Orange. The FMBA and […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Each Thanksgiving, families get together, sit around a crowded table and dig in. There is the usual fare — turkey, stuffing and cranberry sauce — and then those extras that make each Thanksgiving meal unique and special. It may be thanks to Grandma’s apple pie or Aunt Helen’s potato kugel. Surrounded […]
CEDAR GROVE, NJ — The Cedar Grove Clergy Association invites the community to the annual Interfaith Thanksgiving Service. This years’ service will take place at Temple Sholom of West Essex, 760 Pompton Ave. in Cedar Grove, on Tuesday, Nov. 22, at 7:30 p.m. The clergy and choirs of Cedar Grove houses of worship will lead […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Police and Fire departments came through in a big way for the Holy Trinity-West Orange Food Pantry by donating 100 turkeys for Thanksgiving. Pantry volunteer Chris Babinski, a dispatcher at the West Orange Police Department, contacted the West Orange PBA and the FMBA to ask for their help. […]