Pink Witches Girls Night Out in Downtown Denville : October 22, 5:30-9pm
Cancer has affected us all in one way or another, so please join us in supporting the continuous battle that many of our friends, neighbors and family are fighting daily. This Halloween inspired event in Downtown Denville is sponsored by Saint Clare’s Hospital and benefits Cancer Hope Network. Enjoy a wine garden, a group photo booth, prizes, and live music as you shop the night away for a good cause. Dig out those witch hats, tie a pink ribbon around them, and wear your pink proudly as we honor cancer survivors, those still in the fight, and their friends and family members.
Allison Kohler, owner of Mara’s Cafe and Bakery on Main Street, is just days away from opening up El Lechon de Negron in Denville. With the excitement of their Grand Opening mounting, we wanted to get the low-down on how it all came to be. Their grand opening is set for Tuesday, September 29th.
September 25, 2020 @ 7pm. Preregister @ 973-326-7645 for this Virtual Event! $20/household
Creaky stairs and things going bump in the night! Join the Morris County Park Commission and Spectre Seekers Paranormal Society founder, Frank Rigillo, for a virtual lecture about the science behind paranormal investigations.
VIRTUAL SUCCESSFUL SEED SAVERS
September 22, 2020 @ 10am. Preregister @ 973-326-7601 For this Virtual Event! $10/household
Before you clean out your garden this fall, don’t forget to save some seeds! Learn the difference between heirloom and hybrid, old and new, as well as how to save, store, and reuse your plants and seeds year after year. 1.0 Rutgers Master Gardeners CEU.
REMEDIES IN THE BOOKS
September 16, 2020 @ 10am. Preregister @ 973-326-7601 For this Virtual Event! $10/household
Be prepared as cold and flu season approaches! Look to the Books for remedies to the common cold and flu. With examples of plant-based remedies from the Elizabeth D. Kay Rare Book Collection, learn the healing properties of botanicals and discover the ancient tradition of medical botany.
THE TRUTH ABOUT TICKS
September 16, 2020 @ 4:30pm. Preregister @ 973-635-6629 For this Virtual Event! $10/household
Despite their blood-sucking behavior, ticks are an important part of nature with complex life cycles. This program explains how and why ticks do what they do, debunks the myths about ticks and Lyme’s Disease, and teaches participants how to protect themselves and their property from being havens for ticks.
Now in #Denville’s Downtown District, Merch Pros main business is custom screen printed and embroidered apparel. However, we also offer a full range of printed materials, including business cards, postcards, brochures, stickers, signs, banners, trade show displays and basically any other kind of promotional item you can print your logo on from pens to drinkware and so much more.
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My grandmother came through Ellis Island by herself as a young girl. She was from a family of sharecroppers in Italy. Each slave family had to have 10 members tending the fields and crops for the Don of the village. Once a family provided 10 workers, extra children were allowed to attend school up until 4th grade. My grandmother was the chosen extra child that got to go to school. The villagers pooled their change from goat milk sales, personal crops from their own plots and eggs and together, bought her a ticket on a boat and sent her to America.
I am very proud to be second generation of this family. I was blessed to hear many stories from my grandmother growing up on the hardships she overcame, not knowing English, being alone, finding work, eventually buying the home we all had our family dinners in and learning survival skills!
Tune into @denvillelibrary‘s Immigration and Ellis Island Virtual Program and learn more historic stories like mine!
Bruce E. Schundler, a long time volunteer for the National Park Service will present an overall summary of immigration to the United States, and the role Ellis Island played during some of the busiest years of immigration. Zoom link will be provided upon registration.
On August 31, David Chapa, whom many know from the tech world or the music world or just being a helluva guy, was in a motorcycle accident. He was cut off and thrown from his bike suffering a broken ankle and road rash. He has a series of screws and plates that have repaired the break, but is looking at insurmountable medical bills, potentially as much as $100k. I set the goal at $25k, but for all those lives that this man has touched, please- give what you can.
What a long strange trip it has been. As New Jersey takes another step on their path to reopening, Denville restaurants ready themselves to offer indoor dining at 25% capacity. With restaurant margins being what they are, while this is a positive next step, it still continues to be challenging to run a restaurant in 2020.
We checked in with several of our downtown restaurants to get their thoughts on indoor dining. Jason Robbins, General Manager of Thatcher McGhee’s said, “These bizarre times are unlike anything I’ve ever seen. But these bizarre times have brought out the best in many, especially the town and people of Denville. When restaurants couldn’t open at all, people supported small business by ordering in, and when outside dining opened, we were allowed to extend our area and people came out in droves. Now with the excitement of indoor dining, we know they will once again show us their support by joining us to celebrate.” Thatcher McGhee’s, on Broadway, was recently voted #1 Irish restaurant in Morris County.
Carver’s on First Avenue is a popular breakfast and lunch destination. A small, quaint restaurant with a downhome vibe, the lockdown hurt their business substantially. “The pandemic has decimated our daily business to a mere 1/3 of our regular sales. Each sale during this time kept us holding on. The greatness of Denville as a community has kept baking and soup making at a high in spite of everything. We are elated indoor dining is resuming and hope to serve as many folks as possible! We will serving at a first come basis as we try and navigate through the changes and requirements. Thank you Denville for keeping Carver’s strong,” said the owner, Carver Parrish.
Jesus Gomez, owner of El Mejicano, is “excited to be able to see our friends back in our home even if it’s in a limited capacity!” He and his staff have been busy with take-out orders during the pandemic, and he is also co-owner of the new bakery that is opening up in a few weeks, Vikingos Cake Shoppe & Bakery.
The Second Half on Main, a popular pub downtown, has been doing take out orders and serving in their beautiful outdoor dining area. Diane Gentile said, “We are beyond grateful to our awesome patrons and the Town of Denville for their unwavering support through these very difficult months. We cannot wait to welcome those that are ready back indoors.”
Whether a restaurant is doing indoor dining, outdoor dining, takeout or delivery, they all need your continued support to survive the current and ongoing challenges small business owners face in 2020. You can support them by eat locally, of course, leaving reviews on their Yelp! and Google pages, and following and sharing their social media accounts. A strong community is what allows small business owners to continue to deliver consistent and quality products and services. Our tag line, “where a community comes together,” has never been more true than this year.
