K-Fest Celebrates Kinnelon Pride at Lake Rickabear

Community gathered Sunday for pony rides, pie-eating and pumpkin painting.

The second annual K-Fest celebration was held at Lake Rickabear Sunday, bringing Kinnelon residents only together for a day of activities and community pride. Residents enjoyed free food from local vendors, live music, karate demonstrations and watched a pie-eating contest. The Kinnelon mayor and council members cooked up hot dogs and hamburgers and entertainment included a magician, a man on stilts and a banjo player. Have your own photos of K-Fest? Feel free to add them to our gallery by clicking "Upload Photos and Videos."

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K-Fest Postponed Due to Weather Forecast

Event will be held at Lake Rickabear on Oct. 21 instead.

Kinnelon's second annual K-Fest has been postponed by organizers because of rainy forecasts.  Councilman Jim Freda said the event will instead be held on Oct. 21 from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. K-Fest is a free event for Kinnelon residents only.

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'American Idol' Contestant to Perform at K-Fest

Elise Testone to sing and sign autographs at Kinnelon community event.

"American Idol" contestant and Kinnelon native Elise Testone will be performing at K-Fest on Oct. 7, according to Councilman Jim Freda. Freda, one of the organizers of the Kinnelon community event, said Testone will be singing and signing autographs from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. The event is being held at Lake Rickabear from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Testone was eliminated after making it to the top-6 on the hit FOX television singing competition show. She went on tour this summer with other "American Idol" contestants. K-Fest is a day of games, food and music for Kinnelon residents only. This will be its second year.

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Kinnelon Library Needs Funding Boost

Council approves three new library trustees, talks upcoming fundraiser events.

Kinnelon Mayor Robert Collins proudly approved appointments of three new trustees to the Kinnelon Public Library board at Thursday night's meeting. The new trustees are Bernadette Morrisroe, Aileen Florio and Mesrob Odian. "I want to give the trustees high marks for identifying, specifically, what the future needs of the borough are, from the library’s perspective," Collins said. "We’re attempting to identify members who have some business experience, that ultimately will contribute in a meaningful way, to see if there is a way to think outside the box. I think that we’ve identified three fine candidates to that end." Councilman James Freda agreed.  "We saw the resumes and are very excited about these three appointments,” he said.  The …

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Jo

4:17 pm on Friday, August 31, 2012

Since we are without any community center to gather for activities, I am grateful that the library has the meeting rooms. The CLL programs are open to ALL, not just seniors. The meeting rooms are available, by reservation, to all other groups - so please don't begrudge CLL for its accomplishments. Besides, CLL provides a hefty donation to the library each year. Also, I recommend you visit the …   more ›

Kinnelon Pride Festival Planning Already Underway

Last year, more than 1,500 Kinnelon residents attended the borough's first K-Fest.

Kinnelon's second annual K-Fest has been scheduled and organizers are already beginning to plan this year's October event. Borough Councilman Jim Freda, who was instrumental in helping the borough organize last year's event, said K-Fest will be held on Oct. 7 from around 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The event is held at Lake Rickabear and features free food, games, demonstrations and crafts, as well as an area for local vendors to share their products. Check out photos from last year's K-Fest here. "Last year, we had over 1,500 residents attend this event and it was a lot of work for a small group of volunteers," Freda said. Freda said he is hoping to begin recruiting volunteers immediately. The K-Fest organizers are also seeking donations and a …

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Fun for All Ages at Kinnelon's First K-Fest

Hundreds attend drug-free family festival at Lake Rickabear Sunday.

With a hayride, pumpkin patch, live music and food, there was something for everyone at Lake Rickabear Sunday as Kinnelon celebrated its first ever K-Fest. K-Fest was organized by Kinnelon's KAMELOT and was held until 6 p.m. Detours are in effect to get to the camp through Boonton Avenue. Do you have photos from K-Fest? Feel free to upload them to our gallery.

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UPDATE: Bloomingdale Pride Day Canceled Due to Field Conditions

Five things you need to know today.

After months of planning, a large family-style festival is coming to the tri-boro this weekend. You need to know about the event, when and where it is being held and who is able to attend, but you also need to know about several other things happening in the tri-boro in the next week or so. Here are five things:

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Get Out

100 Years of Motorcycles Exhibit on Display at Museum

A list of nearby activities for you and your family.

There's lots going on in your own backyard this weekend including Bloomingdale Pride Day, from noon to 5 p.m. at Delazier Field on Saturday, and K-Fest, open to Kinnelon residents only from noon to 6 p.m. Sunday at Lake Rickabear. In addition to these events, if you have time to head outside the tri-boro this weekend, we have plenty of options of things to do in this week's Get Out.  Here's what's going on: 100 Years of Motorcycles  Where/When: From 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday and Saturday at the Morris Museum in Morris Township. Why Go: Because this exhibit will feature some of the coolest bikes from the past 100 years. Pricing: $10 for adults, or $7 for children, students and seniors. Dog Adoption  Where/When: From 1 to 4 p.m. on …

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