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(Courtesy of JFSCNJ) Small groups of Holocaust survivors, their caregivers, and Jewish Family Service of Central New Jersey (JFSCNJ) volunteers and staff, gathered at the Mitzi & Warren Eisenberg multi-purpose center at the JFS Halpern building in Elizabeth, on March 30 for a model Seder program led by middle school students at the Jewish Educational Center.

Marking a groundbreaking development, Jewish Family Services of Union County announced recently that they have officially partnered with the new Tomchei Shabbos program that had already been quietly operating in the Elizabeth, Hillside and Springfield communities. “To my knowledge, it is the first time in New Jersey anywhere, that a Jewish Family Service Agency is partnering with a Tomchei Shabbos,” reported Heidi Pikarsky, of JFS Central.

LONG HILL TWP. - The season was made a little brighter, both literally and figuratively, thanks to the parks and recreation department’s inaugural holiday house decorating contest. The recreation department, partnering with the Long Hill Chamber of Commerce, invited residents and businesses to put their holiday spirit on full display through outdoor decorations. Santa Claus, aka Long Hill Fire Prevention Official Don Huber, took a break from his pre-Christmas preparations Tuesday night, De...