CRANFORD — The cast of Cranford High School’s ‘The Man Who Came To Dinner’ by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman. The show will be performed on Nov. 15 and 16 at 8 p.m. Senior citizens are invited to a dress rehearsal on Nov. 14 at 7:30 p.m. The Man Who Came To Dinner, long acknowledged […]
UNION – Suspect Matthew Ballister III remained in the county jail this morning on $2 million bail but has refused to tell police where he dumped the slain body of his Cranford girlfriend, April Wyckoff. According to police sources, more than 100 law enforcement officers along with the Hudson County K-9 Unit, U.S. Park Police […]
CRANFORD — The Cranford High School Concert Choir will present For My People, a new musical work based on the poetry of Margaret Walker and composed by Randy Klein, on Friday, Oct. 18 at 8 p.m. The performance will feature the composer at the piano and Broadway performer, Aurelia Williams as the vocal soloist. The performance […]
CRANFORD — Crane-Phillips House Museum, an American Civil War veteran’s cottage, will be open Saturday, Oct. 19 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 20 from noon to 5 p.m. Volunteer docents will be on hand to speak with visitors and provide a guided tour of the museum. “Clean As a Whistle” is this […]
CRANFORD –The Jumble Store, a non-profit thrift store, located at 110 Walnut Ave. in Cranford, is celebrating its 80th Anniversary of serving the community. The store is owned and operated by the Junior League of Elizabeth-Plainfield and serves to raise the necessary funds for the league’s charitable programs. The store was established in October 1933 […]
CRANFORD — The Friends of the Cranford Public Library are pleased to sponsor Raconteur Radio’s presentation of “Sherlock Holmes and the Final Problem,” a radio play featuring theatrical lighting, costumes, and, of course, extensive sound effects. The program will take place on Wednesday, Oct. 23, at 7:30 p.m. in the Cranford Community Center, which is […]
CRANFORD — The Union Area League of Women Voters and the Cranford Jaycees are hosting the Annual Township Committee Candidates’ Forum on Thursday, Oct. 24, 8 p.m. in The Cranford Municipal Building, Council Chambers. The public is invited to attend. Come hear and meet Township Committee Candidates, Democrats Kevin Campbell and Delly M. Howard and […]
CRANFORD — Each year the New Jersey Council for the Humanities selects a Humanities Book of the Year. This year’s Humanities Book of the Year is Killing the Poormaster: A Saga of Poverty, Corruption, and Murder in the Great Depression by Holly Metz. Killing the Poormaster was selected from among 24 nominated books. As part […]
CRANFORD — Cranford Historian Mark J. Luongo will present a program on the origins of the 39th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment — also known as the Garibaldi Guard — and its participation in the Civil War on Wed., Oct. 16 at 7:30 p.m. in the Cranford Community Center. The Community Center is located at […]
SPRINGFIELD – Frank Esposito, PGA Professional at Brooklake Country Club, Florham Park, captured his record breaking 5th New Jersey PGA Professional Championship, shooting a 1-under-par 215 to claim victory in the 54-hole event that took place Sept. 17 to 19, at famed Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield. Jim McGovern, PGA Professional at White Beeches Golf […]