CRANFORD, NJ — On Saturday, Oct. 21, Cranford hosted its annual Porchfest. Eight private homes in town offered their porches and lawns for musical acts to perform various types of music throughout the day. The community music festival, which began in 2017, is open to all and for all ages to enjoy. The event was […]
CRANFORD, NJ — Downtown Cranford was hopping during a recent crisp autumn evening. Some things were typical of a Saturday night in Cranford, such as dining out and shopping. Others, not so typical, included the creepy Haunted Cranford History Tour. Back for its second year, the Haunted Cranford History Tour took groups of people of […]
CRANFORD, NJ — “It was incredible,” raved Livingston resident Talia Scheckman, after watching “Head Over Heels” when it debuted at the Cranford Dramatic Club Theatre this past weekend. “I felt like I would get up and dance,” she added. “I loved it.” The CDC Theatre was packed with audience members of all ages who laughed, […]
UNION, NJ — What candy is put together in Union? Only Smarties have the answer. Smarties has been a Halloween favorite for nearly 75 years. They come in six colors/flavors — white/orange cream, yellow/pineapple, pink/cherry, green/strawberry, purple/grape and orange/orange — randomly mixed together and neatly packaged. Smarties have only 25 calories per candy roll and […]
UNION, NJ — Coffee with a Cop Day is a nationwide event dedicated to encouraging communication and positive interactions between law enforcement agencies and the public. Beginning in 2016, it continues each year on the first Wednesday in October, furthering efforts to bridge the gap between the community and the law. The township of Union […]
KENILWORTH, NJ — It was a sales extravaganza on the weekend of Sept. 30 and Oct. 1, when the Kenilworth Historical Society sponsored the annual Communitywide Garage Sale as a service to the borough. Nearly 70 homes were registered participants and were included in a Kenilworth Communitywide Garage Sale listing and map which was available, […]
RAHWAY, NJ — Rahway’s past has a rich history of admirable women. Eleven of them were featured in the 29th annual “Spirits of the Past” tour of the Rahway Cemetery on Sunday, Oct. 1. With the theme “Women in Rahway History,” women who played a part in the city’s history were reenacted as ghosts, telling […]
SUMMIT, NJ — The Fountain Baptist Church in Summit celebrated 125 years of ministry and service by presenting a nearly two-hour concert on Saturday, Sept. 23. The uplifting celebration filled all the seats and the spirits of attendees. According to 13-year church member and member of the male chorus Kenneth Miles, this was the first […]
LINDEN, NJ — Helen Carr was a jazz singer who was active during the 1940s and 1950s. She recorded with famous jazz musicians such as Charlie Barnet, Stan Kenton, Buddy Morrow and Charles Mingus, to name just a few. Carr recorded two albums for the Bethlehem Records label in the 1950s, “Down in the Depths […]
UNION, NJ — Entrepreneurs, local business owners and employees gathered on Tuesday, Sept. 12, at Kean University’s Liberty Hall Academic Building in Union, to attend the first-ever Union County WORKS Business Summit. The goal of the summit is to cultivate growth of local businesses and further strengthen the bond between the Union County American Job […]