Sunday, December 23, 2012
The North American Aerospace Defense Command has a website that now offers a Santa tracker mobile app to follow the jolly man's magical flight.
They sent him their wish lists, sat on his lap, and left cookies and milk for his arrival. Now the only thing left for children to do is track Santa's progress as he delivers gifts around the world on Christmas Eve. Thanks to the folks behind the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) website, families worldwide can now follow Santa's Christmas journey in real time. The tradition started in 1955 after an advertisement for Sears Roebuck & Co. misprinted a telephone number for a special "Santa hotline." Instead of reaching Kris Kringle, the number put kids through to the Continental Air Defense Command (CONAD) Commander-in-Chief’s operations, according to a description on the NORAD Tracks Santa Facebook page, which has more than …
Thursday, December 20, 2012
The annual Montclair Police Department toy drive collected more than 500 gifts for the Salvation Army, and delivered gifts to more than 350 kids around town.
When Santa rolls into Montclair, he ditches the sleigh and reindeer for a pickup truck and a police escort. A cavalcade of Montclair Police Department vehicles lead Santa Claus from the department’s headquarters to the Salvation Army Citadel on Trinity Street on Tuesday. The procession of sirens and music -- with the armored Critical Response Team truck decked out in lights like a mobile Christmas tree -- was the culmination of the department’s annual toy drive. Behind the entourage of police vehicles was a large tow-truck whose rear bed was full of toys which the department was donating to the Salvation Army -- more than 500 of them. “It was a departmentwide effort,” said the officer dressed as Santa Claus. “It’s a great tradition." …
Monday, December 10, 2012
Montclair Police Dept. and PBA #53 will hold their annual Santa visit starting Sunday, Dec. 16. The deadline to request a personal visit from Santa is this Friday.
Santa is dropping by Montclair early this year to personally hand out gifts to local children. For the third year in a row, the Montclair Police Department and Police Benevolent Association #53 will hold their annual Santa visit, and bring presents and good cheer to children in town. Santa, who will forego his sleigh and reindeer for a police escort, will go door to door visiting children from Sunday, Dec. 16, through Tuesday, Dec. 18. To request a personal visit from Kris Kringle for you child, fill out a request form at Police Headquarters, at 647 Bloomfield Ave., or go to www.montclairnjusa.org. When filling out a request form, bring in a gift for Santa to deliver to your child. In addition, the department is asking that you …
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Children can also send Santa letters and their wish lists this year and receive a letter in return!
Mark your calendars, because Santa is coming to Montclair. The annual holiday tree lighting in the Church Street Plaza will be held at 6 p.m. on Friday. There will be music by the Montclair Community Band and plethora of fun winter entertainment. In addition, children (and adults) can have their picture taken with the man of the month, Santa Claus, for $3. Church Street will be closed to traffic starting at 5 p.m. on Friday. Wayne Robbins of Inside Montclair (the guy with the hat) will be at the tree lighting once again, too. Robbins has been covering the event for the last 15 years. Look for him, share your holiday greetings, and be part of his very special holiday video. Santa's Saturday Visit Can't catch Santa on Friday? Don't …
Monday, December 19, 2011
Radio host parlays his passion for the holiday into a year-round job.
For most of us, it’s the most wonderful time of the year, but Jay Isherwood’s Christmas spirit lasts all year long. And, apparently he isn’t the only one who feels this way. He is the host and program director of an Internet radio station, www.MerryChristmasRadio.com, which plays Christmas songs every day, 365 days a year. As his station boasts, he is a certifiable Christmas nut. Last December, 70,000 listeners from all over the globe tuned into www.Live365.com to listen to the station and somewhere between 2,000 to 3,000 people were still listening in July, and throughout the off season. Isherwood anticipates the numbers will be even higher this year. This former Livingston resident always had an interest in entertainment, but it wasn’t …
Carl Ben Witzig
8:24 am on Friday, December 21, 2012
scarletxknight; Thank you for posting an actual reaction to a visit from Santa. We all know he does these things but we seldom hear from someone about what it means to those visited. You made my day. Carl more ›