CRANFORD, NJ — Celebrating Senior Citizen Day recently, seniors were invited to enjoy a complimentary showing of “Moonstruck” at The Cranford Theater. The event was sponsored by Union County Savings Bank. “I happen to like Cher myself,” said Robert Urban, vice president and manager, Union County Savings Bank, Cranford. “She’s inspiring.” “I still remember I […]
CRANFORD, NJ — The Cranford Recreation Center at 375 Centennial Ave. offers drop-in days for volleyball, pickleball and basketball. Remaining summer schedule is as follows: Drop-In Volleyball, open to all ages 14-plus. The upcoming date is Friday, Aug. 30, from 7 to 10 p.m. Fall drop in volleyball begins Friday, Sept. 20, through Friday, Nov. […]
CRANFORD, NJ — A group of passionate volunteers have created a groundbreaking artificial intelligence-powered search engine that launched last month. Samaritan Scout is a free platform which helps people find in-person volunteer opportunities. The co-founders of Samaritan Scout are Will Rosenthal and Dvora Inwood. Rosenthal, of Cranford, is a 19-year-old computer science student at Cornell […]
CRANFORD, NJ – The township settled a lawsuit with Hartz Mountain Industries last week, resolving a dispute with the developer of 740-750 Walnut Ave. Terms of the agreement add additional landscaping and lengthen the berm to screen the 30-acre redevelopment project, containing multi-family apartment buildings and two warehouses, from the adjoining residential neighborhoods. The township […]
CRANFORD, NJ — From Thursday, Aug. 22, through Saturday, Aug. 24, is the Downtown Cranford Summer Sidewalk Sale. Downtown retailers have terrific bargains waiting for you, from sale racks to discounts and free gifts. Photo Courtesy of Michelle Stavrou
NEWARK, NJ — The archdiocese of Newark and its news outlet, Jersey Catholic, have been nationally recognized for their contributions to communications and Catholic journalism, earning 10 prestigious awards from the national Catholic Media Association at its annual Catholic Media Awards ceremony in Atlanta on Friday, June 21. Archdiocesan staff members won multiple awards for […]
CRANFORD, NJ — The New Jersey Association of Community Theaters Perry Awards are given for outstanding achievements in the New Jersey Community Theater, and it’s no surprise that Cranford Dramatic Club Theatre has been nominated for 12 awards this year. The 105-year-old nonprofit community theater continuously puts on top notch-productions. CDC President Joe Leo said, […]
CRANFORD, NJ — Union College of Union County, NJ won four awards given by the New Jersey Council of County Colleges. The awards were distributed at the New Jersey Community Colleges Awards Program and Dinner as a part of New Jersey’s Community College Opportunity Summit held in Atlantic City in June 2024. Of the eight […]
CRANFORD, NJ — Hudson Rose and Sarah are “LEGO buddies.” “They have LEGO dates,” said Jill Karnyski, Sarah’s mom. “She loves the creativity,” said Jennie Richardella, Hudson Rose’s mom. “Letting her imagination flow.” “I like following ‘no rules’ when it comes to LEGO,” said Hudson Rose. Hudson Rose and Sarah were just two of the […]
CRANFORD, NJ — Throughout the years, most everyone has their favorite summer songs they hold dear to them. It’s just not summer until they’ve heard those songs on the radio or via other music mediums. Rhonda Denet and the Silver Fox Trio recently covered the scope of summer songs at Cranford Community Center. They entertained […]