Every Day can be Earth Day.  Here are five everyday routines to help reduce our carbon footprint: Try either walking or riding your bicycle to work or around town when running errands. If you can't bicycle or walk to work, consider using mass transit. Reuse gift bags and wrapping paper. Checkout books, CD's and DVD's from the library rather than purchasing new one's. Have a garage sale or donate to charity toys and sporting equipment no longer needed. 

1. Caldwell LIVE will hold an employment workshop at the Grover Cleveland Senior Center from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The topic is Interviewing Skills for Mature Job Seekers. 2. Stop & Shop in West Caldwell will sponsor a Community Forum on Childhood Obesity at 11 a.m. 3. Race to Nowhere, a documentary about the high-pressure placed on kids today, will be screened at James Caldwell High School tonight at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15 at the door. Read an interview with the director. 4. Improvisational actress Kathleen Cogan brings her one-woman show Klutz or Superhero … You Decide to Rose Mediterranean…

1. Tickets are still available to the fourth annual Taste of the Caldwells on Sunday, April 3, at Caldwell College. The event is a benefit for the Caldwell-West Caldwell Education Foundation and will feature more than 20 area restaurants and many silent auction items, including a membership to the Caldwell Community Center, NY Giants Youth Football Camp Scholarship, and more. 2. Tonight is $5 all you can eat Taco Tuesday at Mexican Mikes in Caldwell. 3. It’s also Ladies Night at Calandra’s – half-price drinks and food after 6:30 p.m. in La Taverna.  4. United Jewish Communities of MetroWest …

1. More than 40 restaurants will be showcased at the 10th annual Taste of Essex tonight from 6 to 9 p.m. The event is sponsored by the North Essex Chamber of Commerce and local eateries, including The Cloverleaf Tavern, Rose Mediterranean, D'Lites and Hog Wild BBQ, will be there.  2. The Caldwell-West Caldwell School District will hold a pubic hearing on the 2011-2012 tentative budget at 7:30 p.m. tonight. The complete budget is available for viewing on the school district website. 3. The West Caldwell Planning Board will convene at 7:30 p.m. 4. The West Essex Board of Education will also …

1. Performances of Wonderful Town at James Caldwell High School and Beauty and the Beast at West Essex continue through the weekend. 2. West Essex’s Class of 1984 will celebrate its 25th reunion at the Fieldhouse Pub in Fairfield at 9 p.m. 3. Have your old prom dress in your closet? The West Caldwell Campus of Essex County College is collecting dresses for Catherine's Closet through April 1. 4. Win some fabulous prizes! West Essex Regional High School's Class of 2013 will host its annual Tricky Tray on Sunday at noon.  5. Was Elvis your hunka burning love in high school? Check out a tribute …

1. James Caldwell High School’s spring musical, Wonderful Town, comes to town tonight at 7 p.m., and stays through the weekend. 2. The West Essex Masquers’ will also put on their spring high school musical, Beauty and the Beast, starting tonight at 7:30 p.m. 3. The Caldwell Public Library Board of Trustees will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the library. 4. Clearview Cinemas is giving away free movie tickets every Thursday. All you have to do is follow them on Twitter at www.twitter.com/ClearviewCinema. 5. Speaking of tickets ... The Black Maria Film Festival returns to Caldwell Flowerland on Saturday…

 1. Ronni Strell will hold her knitting program at the Caldwell Public Library at 9:15 a.m. 2. The Caldwell LIVE Walking Club for seniors 60+ will meet this morning at 10 a.m. at Congregational Agudath Israel. 3. The Cougars Baseball Team continues CACC play today with a doubleheader at Concordia College, beginning at 1 p.m. in Bronxville, N.Y. The next home game at the Kiwanis Oval is Saturday, March 26 against Chestnut Hill College at 3 p.m. 4. The Cross Trails Square Dancing Club will hold a Sock Hop Square Dance at Grover Cleveland Middle School at 7 p.m. All are welcome.  5. The Caldwell…

 1. Thinking about going back to school? Caldwell College Graduate and Adult Undergraduate Information Sessions will be held on campus at 6:30 p.m. 2. Have a great idea for Essex County’s Kip Castle in Verona? Bring it to a public meeting tonight at 7 p.m. at the boathouse in Verona Park.  3. Tuesdays during Lent, the United Methodist Church in Caldwell invites the community to Labyrinth Walk at 7 p.m. 4. The Caldwell Council will meet at 7 p.m. in Borough Hall; North Caldwell Council convenes at 8 p.m. 5. The Caldwell Merchants' Association is currently accepting registrations from artists …

1. It's snowing this morning in the Caldwells – so leave a little extra time when heading out to clean your car off this morning. According to the National Weather Service, the snow will turn to rain at 10 a.m. and no accumulation is expected.  2. Elevation Burger, 363 Bloomfield Ave., Montclair, will host a fundraising event for Caldwell High School's Relay for Life tonight. The organic burger restaurant will donate 10% of all proceeds between 5 and 9 p.m.  3. Caldwell College's baseball team played its first home games of the season on their new home field Sunday: the field at the Kiwanis …

1. Today is the last day of the Pajama Program pajama and book drive at Grandview and Gould schools in North Caldwell. 2. Need some brain food? A registered dietician from Mountainside Hospital will discuss how nutrition can affect memory at the Caldwell Public Library. This program, part of Caldwell LIVE’s Feel Good Friday series, begins at 10:30 a.m. 3. Today is the 174th anniversary of Grover Cleveland’s birth. The Grover Cleveland Birthplace in Caldwell will commemorate the occasion with the annual Grover Cleveland Birthday Conference tomorrow at 10 a.m. 4. West Caldwell residents can …

1. Today is St. Patrick’s Day and the Cloverleaf Tavern is the place to be – Irish – in the Caldwells. Their will be live Irish music from noon to midnight, bagpipers at 1 and 8 p.m., green beer, food specials, Irish coffee and Zach the Leprechaun. 2. The Grover Cleveland Park Conservancy will meet at 7 p.m. in Caldwell's Borough Hall. 3. The West Caldwell Zoning Board will convene at 7:30 p.m. in the Municipal Building. 4. The Essex Photo Club will hold its monthly meeting at 8 p.m. at the Caldwell United Methodist Church. 5. Start making a pile of your unwanted monitors, printers, keyboards…

1. Tee time! Essex County’s Francis A. Byrne Golf Course in West Orange opens today. The course is available at a discounted rate to county residents.  2. It’s Wednesday night – which means time once again for the Caldwell Merchants’ Association’s Dinner and a Movie promotion. You'll get 20% off your bill at participating restaurants, plus $2 off your movie tickets at Caldwell Cinema IV. 3. The Caldwell Rent Review Board is scheduled to meet at 7 p.m. 4. The West Caldwell Public Library Board of Trustees will meet at 7 p.m. 5. Fans of Irish music will want to head out to NJPAC where The …

1. Today is March 15, a.k.a. the Ides of March – the date Julius Caesar was stabbed to death by Marcus Brutus and other co-conspirators in 44 B.C. On a lighter note, spring starts in less than a week! 2. Master of Whiskey Peter O'Connor will share his knowledge of the spirit during a fireside chat at the Cloverleaf at 5 p.m. 3. The first of three presentations at the Lumen Center on the topic “What Does Coming Home Really Mean?” is tonight from 6 p.m. (light supper at 5:30 p.m.)  4. Have a great idea for Essex County Kip’s Castle Park? Come share it at an open meeting in Montclair at 7 p.m. 5…

1. Bloomfield Avenue in Fairfield remains closed today due to flooding. 2. Willowbrook Mall has been closed since 4 p.m. on Friday, March 11. According to the Willowbrook Facebook page, the mall may re-open by tonight. 3. The West Caldwell Planning Board will meet at 7:30 p.m. 4. Caldwell-West Caldwell Board of Education meets tonight at 7:30 p.m. 5. The West Essex Board of Ed will also meet at 7:30 p.m.

 1. A tsunami devastated northern Japan after a major earthquake hit last night. The tsunami is heading toward Honolulu and other areas in the Pacific. Read more here.  2. Major flooding is expected in Fairfield, Little Falls, Lincoln Park and other low-lying areas. North Caldwell police and fire, as well as the West Essex CERT are on standby. Residents should avoid low-lying roads to prevent getting stuck and traffic congestion.  3. A Multi-Faith Weekend Lecture Series to Explore ‘Jews, Christians and the Bible’ will be held at First Presbyterian, Notre Dame and Congregation Agudath Israel …

1. Erichsen Family Chiropractic & Wellness Center in West Caldwell will host a free weight loss workshop at 6:30 p.m. 2. The North Caldwell PTO in conjunction with Congregation Agudath Israel in Caldwell will present a screening of the documentary film, Race to Nowhere, at 7 p.m. 3. Washington School 5th graders battle their parents on the basketball court in this year's Hoops for Hope fundraiser to be held at Grover Cleveland Middle School at at 7 p.m. 4. The West Caldwell Environmental Commission invites residents interested in the township's Community Garden to a meeting at 6:30 p.m. in …

1. Grab some yarn and head over to the Caldwell Public Library where you can learn to knit with Ronnie Strell at 9:15 a.m.  2. A blood drive will be held at the West Essex First Aid Squad Headquarters in West Caldwell from 3 to 8 p.m. 3. Was America Founded as a Christian Nation?" is the topic of a lecture at Caldwell College at 4:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. (This event was mistakenly listed in Tuesday's 5 Things.) 4. A Women of Achievement Awards Ceremony sponsored by the West Essex Women’s Club will be held at 7 p.m. at the West Caldwell Public Library. Ann Dassing, …

1. Today is Mardi Gras, a.k.a. Fat Tuesday or Pancake Day. Treat yourself to a meal at the Original Pancake House. Catholics seeking to be extra decadent before Lent begins tomorrow should order their stacks topped with chocolate chips. Or try some Louisiana-inspired fare at Hog Wild BBQ. NOTE: THIS EVENT IS ACTUALLY ON MARCH 9!2. "Was America Founded as a Christian Nation?" is the topic of a lecture at Caldwell College at 4:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. 3. West Caldwell's governing body will hold a special meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the Municipal Building to discuss the next…

1. In case you haven’t already heard, Anthony Perrotti became the second wrestler in West Essex history to win a state title at the championship tournament in Atlantic City Sunday. 2. Alexander Graham Bell patented his most famous invention – the telephone – on this day in 1876. 3. The Caldwell-West Caldwell Board of Education, which introduced a tentative budget with a 0% tax levy increase last week, will meet tonight at 7:30 p.m. 4. West Caldwell’s governing body will hold a special meeting Tuesday night at 6:30 p.m. in the Municipal Building. The agenda will include the firehouse …

1. The Seniors of North Caldwell will hold their monthly meeting at the Firemen's Community Center on Gould Avenue at 1 p.m.  2. Spring swimming registration is going on now at the Caldwell Community Center. Lessons begin Saturday, March 12. 3. The Caldwell Zoning Board will meet at 7 p.m. in Borough Hall and the West Caldwell Board of Health will meet at 7:30 in the Municipal Building. 4. The Caldwell Merchants’ Association’s Dinner & a Movie promotion continues with special Wednesday night deals on meals and theater tickets. 5. Soprano/Composer Melanie Mitrano will present a unique recital …