CRANFORD, NJ — Reading is a wonderful tool for learning, as well as a great escape into worlds of adventure, but some children need a little encouragement, both to read aloud and with others. Fortunately, the Cranford Public Library has something perfect to help encourage children to read: “Paws” for Reading. This program has been […]
CRANFORD, NJ — Beth Lambe has been named the teacher of the year for Brookside Place Elementary School as part of the 2022-2023 Governor’s Educator of the Year Recognition Program. “When I think of the teaching profession, the old adage ‘Choose a job that you love and you will never have to work a day […]
CRANFORD, NJ — “Better a witty fool, than a foolish wit,” “If music be the food of love, play on” and “Some are born great, some achieve greatness and some have greatness thrust upon them” are just a few of the familiar lines from William Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night.” One of the Bard of Avon’s finest […]
CRANFORD, NJ — For Tom Ryan, getting involved in movies seemed inevitable. “Like most kids … between 9 to 12, I was really into movies. I loved comic books and horror movies. Special effects are really what piqued my interest in the beginning. There was a special on the making of ‘Star Wars’ and ‘The […]
CRANFORD, NJ — The College Women’s Club of Cranford will hold its first meeting and program of 2023 on Monday, Feb. 13, at the Jardine Academy, 75 Rod Smith Place, Cranford. The meeting is free and open to the public. Michael Norris will be presenting on the Met Cloisters and gardens and other destinations in […]
CRANFORD, NJ — The members of First Presbyterian Church of Cranford, 11 Springfield Ave., Cranford, got an early Christmas gift this year: a new pastor. After a two-year period without a permanent minister, the church has announced its new pastor/head of staff, the Rev. Jin Bae. Ordained in the Presbyterian Church in November 1998, Bae […]
CRANFORD, NJ — The 2023 membership campaign for the Cranford Historical Society is underway. The historical society is a nonprofit educational organization whose mission since 1927 has been to preserve and perpetuate the history of Cranford. It maintains the Crane-Phillips House Museum, open to the public every second and fourth Sunday of the month, and […]
CRANFORD, NJ — Cranford Girl Scout Troop 40079 created two community tile planters to beautify the space at the entrance to the Riverwalk at South Avenue and Centennial. They had a ribbon cutting with the town on Saturday, Nov. 18, to celebrate the installation of the planters and thank those who supported their efforts. Last […]
CRANFORD, NJ — Union College was selected as a 2022 PATH Scholarship recipient through the Ellucian Foundation. The PATH — Progress, Accomplishment, Thriving, Hope — Scholarship provides grants to higher education institutions to support students facing economic hardship. Union College received $10,000, which was distributed to more than 40 students for housing costs, tuition expenses […]
CRANFORD, NJ — Cranford United Methodist Church welcomes the Rev. HyunHui Kim as its new pastor. She is the first woman and person of color to serve as pastor in the church’s 150-year history. She uses her deep theological and philosophical understanding of race, gender, sexuality and social class, along with East-West comparative studies, to […]