MOUNTAINSIDE — The Village Shop, located in the Mountainside Restoration Committee’s Levi Cory House, has announced new opening hours. Beginning this month, the shop will be open on most Saturdays, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., throughout the Spring.

The circa 1818 Levi Cory House, which was moved to Constitution Plaza nine years ago, was originally located at the corner of New Providence Road and Mountain Avenue. The house was the location of the first Children’s Country Home, during the 1890s, before it expanded to its current location as the Children’s Specialized Hospital. After years of repair, renovation and restoration, the Levi Cory House now opens as a Museum for Children’s Interests and the Village Shop.

Recently, a second porch was added, as there was one on the original house, and plumbing and a restroom have been added thanks, in part, to funds from the Watts Mountainside Community Foundation. The Village Shop serves as a fundraiser for the continued restoration and maintenance of the Levi Cory House and maintenance of the Deacon Andrew Hetfield House. The shop has been restocked with many new items for the home and for gift-giving — home décor, jewelry, antique and vintage items, furniture pieces and many interesting items and curiosities. Purchases benefit the Mountainside Restoration Committee.

The Levi Cory House and Deacon Andrew Hetfield House are located on Constitution Plaza (Watchung Avenue, off Birch Hill Road), adjacent to the Mountainside Public Library. The Mountainside Restoration Committee is a 501(c)(3) charity and a committee of volunteers whose purpose is to maintain the Deacon Andrew Hetfield House, restore and maintain the Levi Cory House and collect and save historical Mountainside information and items from destruction. For further information, call (908) 233-3135 or go to www.mountainsidehistory.org.