CRANFORD - Congratulations to this week’s CHS Athletes of the Week, Luke Pachkowski and Sasha Knapp. 

Pachkowski, a junior on the varsity ice hockey team, has been having a breakout season with 27 points including 10 goals and 17 assists. His leadership throughout the season helped the Cougars make a run for the Conference title. 

"This year, a ...

CRANFORD - Strong 3-point and free throw shooting keeps Cranford alive in the county tournament.

Gianna Toretta scored a season-high 18 points, including four 3-pointers, to lead sixth-seeded Cranford to a 64-58 overtime victory over 11th-seeded Brearley in the first round of the Union County Tournament on Wednesday night. 

It was the fourth quarter where ...

CRANFORD - Accompanied by family, friends, and her coaches, Sofia Ambrosio signed her national letter of intent to play soccer at St. John's University in New York.

"They actually emailed me my sophomore year saying they had interest in me but I never really thought anything of it," said Ambrosio. "Then they emailed me again to tell me to come to their camp and I just ...

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. 2/05/2019 @ 10:34 p.m.

Lincoln Avenue East and Meeker Avenue

Arrested: Deshawn Claiborne, 26, East Orange

Arrested by: Ptl. Christopher ...

CRANFORD - Earlier Tuesday morning, honorary Cranford police officer Raymond Schwartz passed away at the age of 15. 

Son of Stacy & Raymond Schwartz, Raymond, was diagnosed with a very rare form of brain cancer known as Glioblastoma 15 months ago. Unfortunately, it was recently determined by Raymond’s doctors that treatments have been ineffective. Raymond ...

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.  1/30/2019 @ 9:02 a.m.

1200 Block of Raritan Road ...

UNION COUNTY – About 40 students at Union County Vocational-Technical High School in Scotch Plains have been diverted from their regular program of study following the firing of the school’s electrical engineering teacher after a classroom dispute with a student.

After families rallied in front of the school this week, the school’s principal, Lisa Tauscher, told parents ...

NEW JERSEY – The leaders of the Build Gateway Now Coalition announced this week that the Raritan Valley Line (RVL) Mayors Alliance to the Coalition, a bipartisan group formed in 2018 that consists of 30 mayors representing more than 23,500 daily commuters along the RVL, spanning four counties in New Jersey, have joined the coalition.

“We are thrilled to welcome the RVL ...

ELIZABETH, NJ – New Jersey residents are on their way to making $15 per hour at work.

Gov. Phil Murphy signed legislation on Monday that will gradually raise the states’ minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2024.

“For far too long, too many of our fellow New Jerseyans have been struggling to survive on wages that have not kept up with the cost of living,” Murphy ...

CRANFORD – The Los Angeles Rams may have lost by 10 in the lowest scoring "Big Game" in history, but they won by a landslide in the Brookside Place School “Souper” Bowl. 

During the week leading up to the Big Game, students were able to donate cans of soup in honor of their preferred team, either the New England Patriots or the Los Angeles Rams. By ...

CRANFORD - Most, if not all of Cranford knows who Raymond Schwartz is. Currently, his family is faced with the greatest challenge of their lives. 

Stacy & Raymond Schwartz's oldest son, Raymond, was diagnosed with a very rare form of brain cancer known as Glioblastoma 15 months ago. Raymond is currently a freshman at Cranford High School and just recently ...

CRANFORD - The Newark Archdiocese on Wednesday released a list of 63 priests “credibly accused” of sexual abuse. Among those listed on the website for the Archdiocese of Newark is one priest who previously served in Cranford. 

The List of Credibly Accused Clergy included James T. Benedetto. Ordained in 1970, Benedetto served at St. Antoninus ...