CRANFORD, NJ — UCNJ Union College of Union County, NJ has announced that student Samir Perez, of Elizabeth, has been selected as a Kaplan Leadership Scholar. Perez is one of only 11 students recognized in the Tristate area for this leadership opportunity. The Kaplan Leadership Program targets students at two-year schools who demonstrate educational acumen, […]
CRANFORD, NJ — Cranford’s Township Committee proclaimed National Children’s Grief Awareness Month, observed in October, and Children’s Grief Awareness Day, observed every year on the third Thursday in November, during its official meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 12. The mission of Imagine is to support children and families coping with loss and to foster resiliency and […]
CRANFORD, NJ — Cranford Public Schools continued its tradition of partnering with the Cranford VFW Post 335 to commemorate Veterans Day and honor the members of our town who served and continue to serve in the armed forces. Events took place in all buildings across the district on Monday, Nov. 11, with schools welcoming more […]
CRANFORD, NJ — Winter break will be here soon. Keep your children engaged and active, while learning with youth programs offered at the Cranford Community Center, 220 Walnut Ave. Mad Science brings its fun, diverse and super science-themed camps to Cranford. Mad Science offers Birds & Beasts, Junior Engineers and Shutterbugs for youth in kindergarten […]
CRANFORD, NJ — Celebrating its Diamond Jubilee, the Cranford Woman’s Club has announced the Home for the Holidays House Tour, in its 35th year, with seven beautifully decorated historic homes, will take place on Sunday, Dec. 8, from noon to 4 p.m. This self-directed tour showcases homes lovingly adorned for the holidays, each offering a […]
CRANFORD, NJ — Get out from the cold and play indoor pickleball and volleyball starting this winter at the new Cranford Recreation Center at 375 Centennial Ave. Sunrise Pickleball this winter will run from Dec. 3, through Feb. 27, 2025, on Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 6:30 to 8:30 a.m. The fee to join is $125 […]
CRANFORD, NJ — The Cranford Woman’s Club is celebrating its Diamond Jubilee – its 75th anniversary. And it has also recently announced its 35th Home for the Holidays House Tour. This year, there will be seven beautifully decorated historic homes to view on Sunday, Dec. 8, from noon to 4 p.m. Julia Corbett Davis, a […]
CRANFORD, NJ — First Presbyterian Church of Cranford recently invited the community to a Sock Hop. They played 1950s rock and roll music, as volunteers of all ages sorted and bagged more than 2,000 pairs of socks into bundles for distribution. The donated socks went to Cranford–Elmora Soup Kitchen, a mission of the church, and […]
CRANFORD, NJ — The Wednesday Morning Club, which meets the first Wednesday of every month at 10 a.m. at the Cranford Community Center, 220 Walnut Ave., Cranford, welcomed Karen Quigley from Bank of America on Wednesday, Nov. 6, to speak about frauds and scams with her associate, Preya Gobin, to the group. It invites everyone […]
TRENTON, NJ — A state grand jury has voted not to file any criminal charges at the conclusion of its deliberations regarding the death of Kevin Harlfinger, 40, of Perth Amboy, who was fatally shot on the Garden State Parkway in Woodbridge, during an encounter with members of the Cranford Police Department on Dec. 28, […]