CRANFORD - Campbell-bound senior Johnny Bush headlines a senior-laden class of eight for the Cranford boys golf team as the season gets in full swing Tuesday, April 1 against Union Catholic.

Cranford begins its 2019 campaign coming off a very successful 15-3 season a year ago as it posted a third-place finish in the NJSIAA North Jersey, Group 2 state tournament at Bowling Green Golf Club in ...

CRANFORD –The Union County College Women’s Basketball Team is heading to the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division II Women’s Basketball National Championship Tournament from March 19 to 23, 2019 in Harrison, Arkansas.

On March 10, the team competed in the NJCAA Women’s Basketball District N Championship Tournament defeating Lackawanna College by ...

CRANFORD - The Cranford High School boys tennis team looks to improve and gain valuable experience as it opens its 2019 campaign at home against neighbor Dayton on Tuesday, April 2.

Last season, Dayton swept the season series from Cranford: 4-1 on the road on April 10 and 3-2 at home in the last match of the year on May 18.

Coming off a 3-12 season a year ago, the Cougars return two of ...

The information provided does not represent the total scope of police activity. Individuals charged as a result of police investigations are merely an accusation. All defendants should be presumed innocent until proven guilty.

1. 03/13/2019 @ 10:03 p.m.

Raritan Road and Coleman Avenue

Arrested: Sean Nightengale, 34, Linden; Thomas Bradian, 48 Roselle

Arrested by: Ptl.

The information provided does not represent the total scope of police activity. Individuals charged as a result of police investigations are merely an accusation. All defendants should be presumed innocent until proven guilty.

1. 03/05/2019 @ 10:10 p.m.

North Avenue East and Garden State Parkway 137 Exchange

Arrested: Reginald Durham, 24, New York City, New York

Arrested by: ...

CRANFORD - The deadline for filing a petition to run in a June Primary Election is Monday, April 1.

Candidates who are interested, should contact the Township Clerk, Patricia Donahue, at 908-709-7210 for the Nominating Petition for the June 4th Primary election. Nominating petitions must be received by the Clerk by Monday, April 1st at 4:00pm. Approximately 50 registered voter signatures ...

CRANFORD - Bernie Wagenblast of Cranford Radio conducted an interview with Cranford Township Committee member and Commissioner of Public Works and Engineering, Jean-Albert Maisonneuve.

Maisonneuve has served on the Cranford Township Committee since January 2018. Like each of the members of the committee, he brings a unique set of skills and experiences to the position. In ...

ELIZABETH, NJ – The Union County Freeholders this week disputed allegations that the county manager’s work with a political consulting firm promoting local candidates presents a conflict of interest with his government duties.

The freeholders had named Edward Oatman to the position of county manager in January of last year. Oatman earned a $150,800 salary from the county in 2018, ...

WESTFIELD, NJ — The Italian restaurant on Elm Street announced its final closure last Tuesday, but seven days later, Groupon hadn’t gotten the message.

As of Tuesday morning, the e-commerce marketplace was still selling Groupon deals to the restaurant. The deal: $33 for $50 worth of food, marked down from an initial offering of $35, the website stated.

By Tuesday afternoon, and ...

CRANFORD - Homefirst Interfaith Housing and Family Services will host its annual Evening of Thanks on Wednesday, April 10 from 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at the Shackamaxon Country Club in Scotch Plains to honor the contributions of four community philanthropists. This year’s honorees are:

1.  Benjamin Serna, Homefirst Hero, ...

CRANFORD - In Union County, nearly 350 households are experiencing homelessness and more than 160 children under the age of 18 are homeless.  Fifty-eight percent of those children are under the age of six.

Family Promise of Union County (FPUC), based in Elizabeth, offers emergency shelter and services to homeless/at risk of homelessness families and individuals in Union County, through a ...

CRANFORD - Cranford High School is offering a new opportunity for students: to play with dogs and puppies during lunch to reduce school-induced stress. Certified therapy dogs are brought in to the high school by their owners to sit and play with students a few times a month.

Laurie DiRusso, a Cranford mom, heard that Westfield had been bringing in therapy dogs for students and she ...

CRANFORD - Third time was the charm as the Zoning board approved a site plan application that allows WaWa to come to North Avenue East by the Garden State Parkway where Horan Lumber was located.

The property being built on contains two lots, one of which is located in Cranford and the other in Roselle Park, separated by a rail spur.

In 2016, a site plan ...

WESTFIELD, NJ — A 70-year-old man who served as a priest in Westfield and was later accused of sex abuse was found shot dead at his home in Nevada, authorities said.

Officers found John Capparelli with a gunshot wound to his neck at his residence in Henderson, Nevada, on Saturday, a spokesperson for the Clark County Coroner-Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed on ...