Maggie O’Donnell, varsity swimming ‘She is the Union County champion in the 200-yard freestyle and third-place finisher in the 100-yard butterfly. Maggie also broke her own school record in the 200-free, as well as breaking the school record in the 100-yard breaststroke. She has been a fierce competitor in her four years swimming for Cranford […]
CRANFORD, NJ — The 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which granted women the right to vote, was ratified on Aug. 18, 1920. A century later, Cranford Chamber of Commerce Director Dottie Baniewicz announced her retirement after 20 years of service. The symbolic link between the two events was not lost on the Cranford […]
CRANFORD, NJ — The new year brings many changes. For the Department of Public Works, that change needs to come in the form of new equipment. At the Cranford Township Committee meeting on Feb. 4, Department of Public Works Assistant Superintendent Erik Hastrup insisted that the 2020 capital budget include funds for new equipment that […]
CRANFORD, NJ – On Friday, Feb. 14, Cranford High School will celebrate Valentine’s Day with a fundraiser at the First Presbyterian Church on Springfield Avenue. The event, titled “Songs in the Key of Love,” will feature a performance by the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra. All proceeds will go to the Cranford Schools Friends of Performing […]
CRANFORD, N.J. — A radiofrequency expert answered questions regarding a proposed 140-foot cell tower on the Union County College campus for approximately three-and-a-half hours at a zoning board meeting on Jan. 13, repeating the claim that there was insufficient wireless-telephone coverage in the area. Glenn Pierson, who also testified at a December meeting, said gaps […]
CRANFORD, N.J. — The Township Committee’s Jan. 2 reorganization meeting attracted a host of political luminaries to start off the election year, led by Gov. Phil Murphy, Rep. Tom Malinowski and the man running to replace him, New Jersey Senate Minority Leader Tom Kean Jr. Also present were Assembly Minority Whip Nancy Munoz and Union […]
CRANFORD, NJ — A radio frequency expert told the local Zoning Board on Dec. 16 that there is an inadequate cell signal in the basement of Union County College’s campus buildings, an issue that could be corrected by a proposed 140-foot cell tower. The testimony from Glenn Pierson, of Pierfour Enterprises, on Dec. 16 came […]
CRANFORD, N.J. — Union County College officials at a Dec. 9 Zoning Board meeting said the school needs to erect a 140-foot cell tower on the western side of the campus to fill “major gaps” in mobile phone coverage, stating that safety at the college is at stake. According to UCC public safety director Joseph […]
CRANFORD, N.J. — Another business intends to repurpose an existing warehouse in the southeast corner of the municipality now that the Cranford Planning Board has unanimously approved Excell Clinical Laboratory to take over the building at 95 Dermody St. at its Dec. 4 meeting. The approval follows last month’s action in which Food Truck Inc. […]
CRANFORD, NJ — The Township Committee unanimously approved the introduction of an ordinance that would allocate a portion of the annual service charge received from Birchwood Developers Urban Renewal Associates LLC to the Cranford Public School District. The buildings on Birchwood Avenue, which will have 225 apartments, are currently under construction; the town anticipates that […]