CRANFORD, NJ — The representative for a developer seeking to build a 905-unit apartment complex at 750 Walnut Ave. disputes previously published reports that the project would increase the township’s student population by 39 percent. James Rhatican, vice president of land use and development for Hartz Mountain Industries, said in a phone interview Monday, Aug. […]
CRANFORD, NJ — The superintendent of schools and the school board president issued a joint statement expressing concern that a proposed 905-unit apartment complex planned at 750 Walnut Ave. would have a “dramatic and substantial impact” on the school district. The statement by Superintendent Scott Rubin and board President Kurt Petschow come in the wake […]
CRANFORD, NJ — The planning board was greeted with applause from 125 or so residents at its Aug. 1 meeting when it voted to require a developer seeking to build a 905-unit apartment complex at 750 Walnut Ave. to provide an environmental impact statement. Board members wondered whether the 30.5-acre parcel of land had been […]
CRANFORD, NJ —Cranford is one of 12 New Jersey school systems, and the only one in Union County, being sued by the American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey for what it claims is the district’s requirement for parents to have valid state-issued identification to register their children for school. The suit says the district […]
CRANFORD, NJ — A Cranford Fire Department vehicle stands guard to block traffic from entering the Lincoln Avenue railway underpass following an afternoon downpour and flash flooding on July 27, which occurred throughout Union County. The barricade was too late for one vehicle which stalled and became trapped.
CRANFORD — A design concept unveiled at the local planning board meeting on Wednesday, July 18, gave residents their first glimpse of the proposed 905-unit apartment project at 750 Walnut Ave. A series of architect’s renderings depicted three, five-story buildings and two, four-story buildings on the 30.5-acre tract located on the Clark border at the […]
CRANFORD — John Pisano views his role as personal injury attorney as a way of sticking up for the little guy and sticking it to the big guy. And he puts his heart into each case, no matter how big or small. “The smallest and biggest case I handle with the exact same level of […]
CRANFORD — State Assembly Minority Leader Jon Bramnick is urging residents to continue to voice their opposition as the clock ticks toward the township’s deadline to draft a plan that will satisfy its Mount Laurel housing obligation. Bramnick delivered this message to about 60 Cranford residents Monday, July 9. It is a plea he makes […]
CRANFORD, NJ — Wedged into the corner of one bookshelf inside Carole Esposito’s home are four binders stuffed with yellowed newspaper clippings, black and white photos and faded maps. Together, they tell the history of the Sunny Acres development going back to when 172 Cape Cod and Colonial Revival-style houses were constructed by Sears, Roebuck […]
CRANFORD, NJ — A group of residents opposed to plans for 905 apartments on a 30.5-acre property at 750 Walnut Ave. say they don’t want their efforts turned into a cartoon punchline. Cranford Residents Against Overdevelopment has stated in a letter that property owner Hartz Mountain Industries often withdraws from meetings, comparing its actions to […]