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For the 56th consecutive year, the Santa Claus Shop will open its doors to area families to provide complementary holiday shopping. The Shop serves more than 400 low-income families and senior citizens from Summit, New Providence, Berkeley Heights and other local communities. This year’s Santa Claus Shop will be held at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 587 Springfield Avenue in Summit. Families will be offered shopping hours by invitation only during the first week of December. The Santa Claus Shop is chaired by Summit residents, Sarah Fitzsimmons, Kristen Goldman, Kiera Mathey and Katie M…

On Saturday, November 5, all Westfield residents are invited to attend Darshana: A Glimpse into the Hindu Civilization. Hinduism is the world’s oldest living civilization. Bring your families out for this event, which begins with remarks by Mayor Shelley Brindle at 10:30am on Saturday, November 5, 2022. Light Indian snacks will be provided, and children are invited to participate in coloring and rangoli (a traditional art form) activities. You can expect to learn about Hindu culture, including traditions, festivals, symbols, and values. In addition, there will be presentations on yoga…

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Your family names: Kenneth W. Arida, DDS. Family Names: Wife: Jeannie; Kids: Elena, Christina and William Company name: Dentistry By Dr. Arida Website: drarida.com Phone number: 908-654-6262 Business address: 131 South Euclid, Westfield Tell us about your family: I am married for 29 years to the love of my life, Jeannie, and we have three wonderful children Elena, Christina and William in their 20’s.  We have lived in Westfield for twenty-five years and my children are graduates of Westfield High School and Seton Hall Prep.  We love our Westfield community.   It’s bee…

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Can you provide a bit of history about your organization? Myself and Elle McSweeney, the presidents of the Students Together Assisting Refugees Club, have been participating in Westfield Fun Club for over 5 years. Fun Club is an organization that assists refugees in learning English, becoming citizens, and all other aspects of life in the US that they may need assistance in. Fun Club aims to create a foundation for refugees to create better lives for themselves and their children. We wanted to bring Fun Club to Westfield High School to continue this goal and raise more money for the orga…

By Olivia Falletta When I was younger, I hated makeup. I was the only little girl at my dance recitals who wasn’t excited for the one day a year her mom let her wear red lipstick. Nobody really knew where my aversion stemmed from, not even me. I just knew I wanted nothing to do with makeup. In 2020, my high school soccer team was shut down due to COVID, and I found myself with an excessive amount of free time. I decided to dust off an old eyeshadow palette I had purchased years back simply because my favorite YouTuber had endorsed it. Since it was nearing Halloween, I thought it woul…

Organization:  The Rake and Hoe Garden Club of Westfield Your Name/Title:  Beth Siano, President Location: 624 Clark Street Westfield, NJ 07090   Our meetings are held at Shady Rest Email: Elizabeth.siano@gmail.com Phone: cell:  908-410-4630 The members in the photo are left to right–Betty Round, Tracy Criscitiello, Alice Cowell, Beth Siano, Barbara Spellmeyer and Sharon Shiraga. Tracy, Alice, Barbara and Sharon are house and boutique design chairs. Betty is publicity chair and I am the event chair. …

Family member names The Zheng family Type of Breed Bengal mix PET’S NAME Fisher MALE OR FEMALE Male PET’s AGE 6 years old Where/why did you get your pet? We got Fisher at the Newark Humane Society in January of 2017. We had originally planned to get a dog but could not take one home after seeing Fisher. Anything special or unusual about your pet? When we first got Fisher, we wanted to call him a different name, August. However, he refused to respond to that and we ended up calling him Fisher or “Fish” anyway. Fisher is also not friendly with dogs at all, but surpris…