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Santa visited the Donald Cooper Railroad at the Mahwah Museum on Friday night, Dec. 21. Museum trustees said he was a big hit with all the families visiting the railroad display. The Museum is open and the trains can be viewed Saturday and Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m.
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Letter to the Editor about one way to help this holiday season
Mahwah Patch, My name is Tom Potenza. I am a Mahwah resident and also the owner of TechLink. We are an IT staffing company located in Mahwah. I wanted to send this email to tell you about a holiday tradition that we have at my company. For the past ten years, my staff and I have bought Christmas presents for needy families. For the past three years, we have been working with the Emmanuel Cancer Foundation, and purchased presents for children with cancer, and for their siblings. The foundation provides us with a list which contains names of children, their ages, and some presents that the children wished for. My staff divides up the list and shops for the presents. We spend $50 per child and deliver the wrapped presents to the foundation …
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St. Nick's annual ride through the township continues. See when he's scheduled to visit your neighborhood.
After starting his tour through the township last week, Santa is planning to visit three Mahwah neighborhoods this weekend. Each year, St. Nick grabs a ride on a Mahwah Fire Department truck and rides through the streets of the township to take pictures and listen to the Christmas wishes of good little boys and girls in Mahwah. Santa will be in different neighborhoods on different dates. The FD has released the following schedule for this year: Company 1: Cragmere, Franklin Heights, Franklin Crossing, closer areas East of Franklin Turnpike, Sunday Dec. 16 Company 2: West Mahwah, Ridge Road Condos, Rt. 202, Sunday Dec. 9 Company 3: Masonicus, Paddington, Apple Ridge Airmount, Sunday Dec. 16 Company 4: Fardale, Saturday Dec 15 Company 5: …
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Plus, check out a classic Christmas event, Irish Christmas concert and more holiday fun in and around Mahwah this weekend
Mahwah kids should put crying and pouting on hold this weekend. Santa Claus is starting his tour through the township this Sunday. Each year, St. Nick grabs a ride on a Mahwah Fire Department truck and rides through the streets of the township to take pictures and listen to the Christmas wishes of good little boys and girls in Mahwah. Santa will be in different neighborhoods on different dates. The FD has released the following schedule for this year: Company 1: Cragmere, Franklin Heights, Franklin Crossing, closer areas East of Franklin Turnpike, Sunday Dec. 16 Company 2: West Mahwah, Ridge Road Condos, Rt. 202, Sunday Dec. 9 Company 3: Masonicus, Paddington, Apple Ridge Airmount, Sunday Dec. 16 Company 4: Fardale, Saturday Dec 15 Company…
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Design school grad makes custom figurines for the holidays
Newsletter l Facebook l Twitter As you are rummaging through Santas, Snowmen, and other Christmas figurines to pick up as decorations or gifts, be sure to check the label to see where they came from. If you’ve been shopping at Neiman Marcus in Paramus, Short Hills, Westchester, NY or King of Prussia, Penn., you’ve probably seen handmade Santa Claus figurines made by Mahwah mom Kristen Bushman. Bushman, a graduate of Parsons: The New School For Design began making the decorative Santas for her kids’ holiday boutique at Betsy Ross nine years ago. When residents started showing interest in her dolls, she formed Kristen’s Kreationz. Two years ago, “I was doing a fundraiser and met an NM gift gallery manager from the Paramus store who was …
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Sunday evening, Mahwah hosted its annual tree lighting ceremony. The event included a visit from Santa, Mr. Snowman and a performance by the Joyce Kilmer Choir. If you were at the event, add your photos to the gallery! -- Get Patched in with the Mahwah Patch newsletter. And, get updates on the Mahwah Patch Facebook and Mahwah Patch Twitter.
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11:20 am on Tuesday, December 4, 2012
The energy and enthusiasm level was outstanding this year. We had a great time. Santa told us he was so happy to get all the nice cards from his friends. He won't be able to write back to everyone who gave him a letter as this is a very busy time of year but look for some more visits in the coming weekends. http://mahwah.patch.com/blog_posts/santa-clauss-schedule-to-tour-on-fire-trucks-in-mahwah more ›
The movement's participants spend less on holiday gifts to give more; The Plant Church is sponsoring Mahwah events to urge locals to give back
The holiday shopping season is in full swing. Pastors at Mahwah’s Plant Church are asking both members of their congregation and members of the community to consider the “Advent Conspiracy” this Christmas. “Basically, it’s asking people to spend less so they can give more,” Plant Pastor Rob Parker said. “You’re still going to buy gifts for your kids and your family, but we are asking people to buy less so they can use their time and money to give back.” The Advent Conspiracy is a multi-church movement with participating groups across the country. According to its website, it advocates participants spending less money during the Christmas season to limit the amount of stress, angst and debt Americans experience during the holidays. “Quick …
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11:14 pm on Wednesday, November 28, 2012
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The township is also hosting a menorah lighting ceremony next week
Now that Thanksgiving 2012 is history, holiday celebrations in Mahwah can officially begin. The first is a tree lighting ceremony this Sunday. From the Mahwah Recreation Department: Tired of the stormy weather? Santa is just the right cure for Sandy. Mahwah's Annual Tree Lighting Festival will be held on Sunday, December 2 at 5 p.m. in the Senior Center at Town Hall, 475 Corporate Drive. The Joyce Kilmer Choir will entertain at 4:45 p.m. with a selection of Holiday tunes. Refreshments will be served and Santa will have gifts for all his little friends who come to meet him. The township is also planning a Menorah lighting and Chanukah Celebration at town hall the following Monday, Dec. 10, at 6 p.m. The event is being sponsored by the …
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10:05 pm on Friday, November 30, 2012
I just received a message from the Mahwah Schools-District Office about Mahwah's Holiday Tree lighting ceremony taking place on Dec 2nd. The Patch article refers to it as Mahwah's Annual Tree Lighting Festival. In 2009, NorthJersey.com (The Suburban News) referred to it as Mahwah's Christmas Tree. For an interesting article from 2001, read: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1760997/posts. … more ›
Kids can enjoy the trains while parents take in exhibits about Les Paul and the Civil War
The Mahwah Museum announces special holiday hours for The Donald Cooper Railroad. The Railroad – a 15-by-20 foot HO scale model – will be open on Friday nights from 6-9 p.m., and Saturdays and Sundays from 1-5 p.m. between Thanksgiving and Christmas. A special holiday treat for children, this railroad operates up to 8 trains – including Thomas the Tank Engine – and youngsters delight in the realistic subway that runs at their eye level. The model contains street fairs, a skateboard park, construction sites and a replica of the Great Falls of Patterson. The Donald Cooper Railroad was the gift to the Museum by Renee Darboe, a Mahwah resident, whose late husband, Donald Cooper, collected over 700 cars and 70 locomotives during his lifetime…
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Mahwah Fire Rescue Company 1
5:06 am on Sunday, December 16, 2012
Due to weather Co 1 will not tour with Santa this Sunday. We have rescheduled for next Saturday. more ›