CRANFORD, NJ — “Does God exist?” A new play explores the historic 1948 BBC debate. There is one performance only at the Cranford Community Center, 224 Walnut Ave, Cranford, on Saturday, Nov. 18, at 2 p.m. Admission is free. The Theater Project will present a script-in-hand performance of “The Debate, Act 1,” by Joseph Vitale, […]
CRANFORD, NJ — Bruce Goldstein took the big plunge last year, when he finally moved out of New York City and into Cranford with his family. For Goldstein, this was a big step. “We moved in July of last year. It’s gone pretty quickly and we’re still adapting to New Jersey,” said Goldstein in an […]
CRANFORD, NJ — Just in time for Halloween, a local author has released her first book, ready to give teens and tweens a little scare. The hair-raising story is called “Ghost Room” and Cranford author Janelle Schiecke says it’s about friendships and things that are spooky, but it all got its start from a scary […]
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, […]
CRANFORD, NJ — Livingston Avenue School PTA in Cranford will be hosting a Family-Friendly Haunted House on Friday, Oct. 20 and Saturday, Oct. 21. The entire school will be transformed into “Creepy Cranford.” This event will support the PTA, which works directly with Livingston Avenue School to provide everything that students need to be successful. […]
CRANFORD, NJ — Asbury Shorts USA, New York City’s longest-running short film exhibition and travel show, will partner with The Garden State Film Festival once again to present their nationally recognized “An Evening of the World’s Best Short Films,” sponsored by a generous contribution from Northfield Bank Foundation. The show will take place at The […]
CRANFORD, NJ — Camila Taddeo and Maryann Ossai are two Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society scholars from Union College of Union County who were selected as 2023 Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise Scholars and will each receive a $1,000 scholarship. Taddeo, of Union Township, is the president of Union’s PTK chapter and is studying nursing. She […]
CRANFORD, NJ — On Wednesday, Sept. 6, 15 fourth-grade Girl Scout Juniors and two second-grade Girl Scout Brownies from Cranford, from five Girl Scout troops in Service Unit 48, traveled to the New Jersey State House in Trenton to learn about the history of New Jersey government, the role of government and the Girl Scouts’ […]