Millburn's elementary school families and school district staff donated 140 boxes of food in the annual Thanksgiving Food Drive sponsored by the Community Outreach Committee of the Millburn-Short Hills Conference of Parents and Teachers. The program is coordinated with the assistance of the Millburn-Short Hills Chapter of the American Red Cross, the Millburn Fire Department and the Millburn Board of Education. Fifty-five township families received donations of 89 ShopRite turkeys, a cornucopia of Thanksgiving staples, and $2,670 in cash (each student was requested to send in $2) that was used…
It was a turkey-lovers heaven in Wyoming Presbyterian Church on Wednesday. Volunteers from the church were preparing the turkey and sides for Thanksgiving dinner with the Salvation Army in Newark on Thursday. They expect to serve 400 needy families. Volunteers annually spend the week preparing the food and then they take it to Newark on Thursday to serve it. Newark Mayor Cory Booker attended a year ago to help serve.
Each year the the Millburn-Short Hills Clergy Association sponsors and interfaith Thanksgiving service. This year's service was at St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church, and Rabbi Karen Perolman from Temple B'nai Jeshurun gave the sermon. St. Rose of Lima provided these photos and video from the service.
It's the so called busiest travel day of the year Wednesday, and NJ Transit is offering early getaway service for those who plan to get home a little earlier. Millburn-Short Hills is served by two train stations on the Morris & Essex lines with service to Hoboken and Midtown Direct trains to New York Penn Station. It also has bus service on Millburn Avenue to Newark. On Wednesday, NJ Transit is offering "early getaway" service from New York Penn Station, Newark Penn Station and Hoboken Terminal starting at 1 p.m. on the Morris & Essex lines. Other train lines have similar early service. More …
More than one million New Jersey residents are expected to travel this Thanksgiving, which is a 11.2 percent increase from a year ago, according to AAA. The organization's prediction would be the first increase in Thanksgiving holiday travel in New Jersey since 2005, according to a press release. AAA also predicts a 11.4 percent increase in the number of people traveling across the country, which is 42.2 million. "While people remain cautious with their household budgets and discretionary spending amidst high levels of unemployment, many are in a better financial position this Thanksgiving …
Thanksgiving comes once a year, but you can get a taste of the holiday every day at the Millburn Deli. The deli is most famous for the sloppy joe, but its second best seller is the Gobbler. The sandwich features turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce (homemade in November and December), mayonnaise and lettuce. Andrew Morgan, of the deli, explains the history of the Gobbler and shows how to make it in the video below.
When you consider trying to pair one wine with all the varied flavors found on a traditional Thanksgiving table — from sweet to savory, bold to mild — it's enough to make you, well, whine. Luckily, locals have easy access to two folks who can make choosing a wonderful wine wonderfully easy: Alan and Rosetta Weiser at Village Wine Shop in Maplewood. According to Alan, you're not alone if you're up in the air about what wine to serve come Thursday. "Everbody seems to put it off until the last possible minute," he said. "We do 95 percent of our Thanksgiving business on the day before —…
