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Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Mountainside Residents Collect Donations For Sandy-Affected Families

Community spirit alive and well in Borough of Mountainside as residents with big hearts reach out to hardest hit communities, whose residents lost everything during Superstorm Sandy.

It doesn’t necessarily have to take a superstorm to move Mountainsiders into action. In times of trouble, folks in the Borough traditionally just show up when somebody needs help. So it really didn’t surprise me when I received an email from longtime resident Cindy West, asking me to help spread the word about a three day collection drive for those who lost far more than their patience with the power company.  We were the fortunate ones. Aside from a handful of scary tales from the night a Frankenstorm rolled into town and cancelled Halloween for a second year in a row (but who’s counting), no one died here. No houses had burned down, and no one in the Borough, that I am aware of, was seriously physically injured as a direct result of the …

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Friday, November 16, 2012

Berkeley Heights Rescue Squad Collecting Items For Sandy Victims

BHVRS Cadets are collecting canned foods, canned pet foods, clothing and supplies to assist victims of Superstorm Sandy. Read on for full details.

The Cadets of the Berkeley Heights Volunteer Rescue Squad (BHVRS) are collecting donations to help families as well as animal family members affected by Hurricane Sandy. Canned meals including canned fruit, vegetables, soup, peanut butter, shelf-stable milk and baby food are being collected in addition to canned pet foods, new packages of underwear and socks, diapers, work boots, cleaning supplies including gloves and heavy duty garbage bags, tools, plastic bins for storage, camp cots, and air mattresses. Donations will be made to the Community FoodBank of NJ (http://www.njfoodbank.org/), St. Hubert’s Animal Welfare Shelter (http://www.sthuberts.org/sandyneeds) and to the Highlands, NJ shore area through http://helpjersey.com. Collection …

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