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Community Updates Blog: Towne Square

A Look Back: Highlights from the February Activities Calendar

The Northern New Jersey winter weather didn’t stop Crane’s Mill Retirement Community residents from having an exceptional month filled with all sorts of fun activities. Join us as we take look back at the exciting month that was at Crane’s Mill in West Caldwell, New Jersey: Feb 2: The month kicked-off with a Super Bowl party in the Cherry Blossom Lounge Feb 4: The Music of Oscar Hammerstein live performance in Hinman Hall Feb 5: Reading, Writing, and Graceful Aging in the Library Feb 7: Lyrica Chamber Music concert by guitarist M. Grgic in Hinman Hall Feb 11: “Songs of …Read More »

Highlights from the January Crane’s Mill Activity Calendar

Each month, the Crane’s Mill resident activity calendar is filled with an array of, events, outings, classes, lectures, exercise programs, and much more! Here is a look back at some highlights from January 2014: Jan 7: Classis Hollywood Romances: On and Off Screen in Hinman Hall Jan 8: Reading and Writing in Community to Explore Graceful Aging in the Library Jan 9: NY Philharmonic Open Rehearsal trip Jan 10: Frick Museum trip Jan 11: Barn Theatre “Master Class” trip Jan 11: Piano Recital – Part 1 in Hinman Hall Jan 15: “Tech Support” for Seniors with JCHS students in Hinman …Read More »

Crane’s Mill Hosted Healthy New Year Event

Crane’s Mill, a continuing care retirement community in West Caldwell, sponsored a kick-off to a healthy New Year on January 15, 2014 for residents in the West Essex area. The program featured a healthy lifestyle theme, with an emphasis on diet and exercise. …Read More »

Crane’s Mill Hosted Program on Stroke Prevention and Treatment

Each month, Crane’s Mill plays host to lectures from top area physicians and medical experts to help educate our residents and members of the greater community. Crane’s Mill, a continuing care retirement community located in West Caldwell, hosted a medical seminar for its residents and those in the surrounding communities. Guest speaker was Shalini Bansil, MD (second from left), a stroke neurologist at the Atlantic Neuroscience Institute at Overlook Medical Center. Her presentation, Stroke: Prevention and Treatment, included information on how to prevent a stroke, how to recognize a stroke, the importance of early treatment, and education on the latest …Read More »

A Look Inside the Crane’s Mill Library

Crane’s Mill Retirement Community in Essex County, New Jersey boasts a library stocked with periodicals, classics, technology and more! Recently, the Crane’s Mill Courier  blog covered the renovation of our Library and Gift Box. Located in Towne Square, both are completely run by our residents, and are popular spots for Crane’s Mill residents, their guests and staff members. Today, we’ll take a closer look inside our library. Why, you ask? Well, the Crane’s Mill Library is no run-of-the-“mill” collection of books in a room—it’s an artfully-designed collection of all sorts of reading material, periodicals and multimedia. Every day, residents enjoy copies …Read More »

Photos from the Third Annual Crane’s Mill Community Health Fair

View a number of wonderful photographs from the 2013 Crane’s Mill Community Health Fair! Be sure to join us in 2014…our health fair gets better and better every year! This year, Crane’s Mill Continuing Care Retirement Community in Essex County, NJ, welcomed over 150 guests to Towne Square for its annual Community Health Fair! It was an amazing event, featuring live Zumba and fitness classes, health screenings, evaluations, snacks, prizes, giveaways, and even a spectacular performance from our belly dancer! Don’t miss our next fun event! Stay tuned to the events page on the Crane’s Mill website for all the …Read More »

Bountiful Harvest Food Drive at Crane’s Mill

Crane’s Mill Senior Living Community in Northern New Jersey Hosts Annual Food Drive Join Crane’s Mill residents and staff in helping support the New Visions Day Shelter in Camden, NJ. This year, Crane’s Mill is once again hosting a food drive in Towne Square to fill the shelter’s food pantry. The food drive is currently open, and runs through October 3, 2013. Those wishing to donate can bring non-perishable food and pantry items to the Towne Square Building at Crane’s Mill, 459 Passaic Avenue, West Caldwell, NJ, 07006. Donations are accepted every day from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. For questions, …Read More »

Crane’s Mill Resident Book Signing a Huge Success

Charlotte Mandel, a resident at Crane’s Mill Retirement Community in Essex County, New Jersey, hosted a full house in the community’s auditorium. Beth Sparling (left), Executive Director of Crane’s Mill in West Caldwell, congratulates Charlotte Mandel, a resident at the continuing care retirement community.  Mrs. Mandel was the featured speaker at a poetry reading and book-signing event held on September 18 at Crane’s Mill.  The author of eight books of poetry, Mrs. Mandel received the 2012 New Jersey Poets Prize, and two fellowships in poetry from New Jersey State Council on the Arts.  Her new book, Life Work, explores the …Read More »

Join Us for a Book Signing by a Crane’s Mill Resident

Visit Crane’s Mill on September 18th for a special book signing event Your are invited to celebrate the publication of Life Work poems by Charlotte Mandel Wednesday, September 18th, 2:00 p.m. Crane’s Mill 459 Passaic Avenue West Caldwell, NJ 07006 Charlotte Mandel, a resident at Crane’s Mill, is an author of eight books of poetry. Her many awards include the 2012 New Jersey Poets Prize and two fellowships in poetry from New Jersey State Council on the Arts. She has given readings of her poetry by invitation at Manhattan Theatre Club, Folger Shakespeare Library, University of Goteborg in Sweden, Cornelia …Read More »

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