Holly Trail to Light Up Mendham Saturday

The holiday season kicks into high gear in a big way on Dec. 1 with the Holly Trail and tree lighting festivities lighting up Mendham Borough. This year, the lighting ceremony is scheduled to begin on 3:45 p.m. at the gazebo at Borough Field right after a holiday concert by the Mt. View School.

But the entire day is filled with businesses opening their doors and offering refreshments and prizes.

The Black Horse Tavern
1 West Main Street
Free refreshments and hors d'oeurves
1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Moormann’s Galleries
15 East Main Street
Noon to 2:00 p.m. Reindeer Rides

Somerset Hills Bank
98 E. Main St.
Dog Pictures with Santa
Hours: 9:30 a.m. until Noon

Jeweler’s Gallery
9 W. Main St.
Mulled cider and homemade cookies

Mane Attractions Salon
20% off all Hair Products
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Dante's Italian Ristorante
100 East Main St.
Free backpacks with your minimun order of $15.
Noon to 4 p.m.

Mendham Apothecary
Village Shopping Center
Sweets & Treats
Free samples of candy 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Weichert Realtors
21 West Main Street
Story time with the Snow Princess
Cookies & Refreshments Noon to 3 p.m.

Mendham Borough Library
10 Hilltop Rd.
Decorate your own Gingerbread Man and have your
face painted by local girl scouts
11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.

The Community of St. John the Baptist
82 W. Main St.
Singing Bowl
Sound Healing & Meditation Tickets $45
1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Mendham Jeweler
Mendham Shopping Center
Raffle and Refreshments

Coldwell Banker
106 A East Main Street and 2 Cold Hill Rd.
Refreshments 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Audrey I Prefer, MD
19 East Main St (Mendham Medical Building)
Meet the Doctor, ask a question, and enjoy
Refreshments from 12-4 p.m.

Chocolate Shoppe
Mendham Village Shopping Center
Open House
Sample of cookies dipped in chocolate.
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Girl Scouts of the Mendhams
Caroling at the following locations.
Kings and Windswept
11 a.m.

Mendham Books
Village Shopping Center
Clearance Sale, up to 80% off on selected Books and Toys.

Peapack Gladstone Bank
17 East Main St.
Refreshments and some giveaways 9 a.m. to Noon.

Village Wine & Liquors
Village Shopping Center
Winter beer sampling
Refreshments
Noon to 3 p.m.

Blue Ridge Pool & Spa
Village Shopping Center
Free 4 lb. Bag of fat wood fire starters
with the purchase of every set of fireplace tools.

Provident Bank
Light refreshments
Bank hours
9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Pet Valu
Village Shopping Center
Pet adoptions with the Randolph shelter from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Treat give-away all day.

The Wealth Strategies Center II
7 Hilltop Rd.
Open House
Hot cocoa and homemade cookies.
1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Men of Mendham Barber Shop
106 East Main St.
Refreshments

healingaia Holistic Wellness(healingaia -h is not capitalized)
13 E Main St
Open from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. displaying healingaia Essential Oil
Blends and Energetically Imprinted Crystals.
Lecture on Wholistic Detoxification and Whole System Healing from 2 to 4
p.m. please arrive ahead of time as doors will be closed during the lecture.

Some businesses along the trail are also accepting donations for charity.

Mendham Jewelers
Village Shopping Center
Giving Tree
Proceeds benefit Children's charities.
Caldwell Banker and the US Marine Corps Reserve will be collecting new
unwrapped toys for needy children.
106A East Main Street and 2 Cold Hill Rd.
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Turpin Realtors
8 E. Main St.
Will be collecting new essential items for Hurricane Sandy victims, including personal hygiene items, hurricane clean-up items, non-perishable food items. Donations accepted 9-5 every day.

Weichert Realtors
21 West Main St.
Collecting unwrapped toys for annual toy drive.

Robinson’s Drug Shop,
2 East Main Street
Winter Coat Drive