CRANFORD - Congratulations to this week's Vinny's Pizza & Pasta Cranford Senior Athletes of the Week: Shannon Berry and Rob Stevens.

Berry finished her season and the Cougar's third leading scorer with three goals to go along with two assists. In her junior year, Berry scored the game-winning goal to give Cranford a 2-1 victory over Newark Academy on Senior ...

CRANFORD - Congratulations to this week's Vinny's Pizza & Pasta Cranford Senior Athletes of the Week: Sophia Montague and Ryan Dooley.

Montague served as a senior captain for the girls soccer team this past season. She finished the year with two goals and six assists as the Cougars went on to win the Central East D Championship. Montague played a pivotal role in the ...

CRANFORD - On December 20, 2020 at 8:33 a.m., Patrolmen Thomas Bell and James Knight of the Cranford Police Department were dispatched to a 9-1-1 call for a pregnant woman in labor.

According to the release, Cranford resident Gina Chaves had gone into labor in her Cranford home when her water suddenly broke and the baby’s head had begun crowning. Patrolman Bell, ...

CRANFORD - The Cranford Police Department is currently investigating two "bias incidents" that occurred in the township last week. 

According to the department, on Wednesday, January 6, "God is Gay" was found spray painted on a commercial building along South Avenue across from Cranford Alliance Church. The next day, Thursday, January 7, a Cranford resident ...

CRANFORD - Three motor vehicles have been stolen over the past four days in Cranford, police said on Monday. 

According to the release, the two vehicles were stolen on December 31 from Iroquois Rd and Edgebrook Place, while the third was stolen on January 2 from Broad Street. In two of the three incidents, a car key was left inside the vehicle.

On December 31, 2020 the ...

HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - Doug Steinhardt, chairman of the New Jersey Republican Party and candidate in the 2021 GOP Gubernatorial Primary, has dropped out of the race just one month after launching his campaign.

The abrupt announcement boosts the likelihood that Jack Ciattarelli, a Hillsborough resident and former state Assemblyman who kicked off his campaign one year ago, will win the GOP ...

NEW JERSEY — A new executive order will mean sweeping changes for the way teachers and students are evaluated for the 2020-2021 school year.

Gov. Phil Murphy, who has long said this isn’t a normal school year due to COVID-19, announced the changes during a Monday press conference on pandemic updates.

As part of the order, high school seniors won’t have to pass an exit ...

TRENTON, NJ -- Gov. Phil Murphy and the NJ Department of Health are taking heat for putting smokers in the 1B category for people registering to receive the coronavirus vaccine. 

On Wednesday, the governor announced that all residents over age 65, not just those in long-term care facilities, would be the next in line to get the vaccine, along with people who have conditions that ...

NEW JERSEY — The threat of Trenton protests on Jan. 17 looms, following a massive insurrection at the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C. last week.

Gov. Phil Murphy and Colonel Pat Callahan, Superintendent of the New Jersey State Police, said Monday that NJ authorities are prepared and on high alert.

“We need to bat 1,000 every day. To the governor's point [we] will be ...

NEW JERSEY -- Gov. Phil Murphy has ordered that all U.S. and New Jersey flags be flown at half-staff on Monday, Jan 11, 2021, in honor of U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick of South River, who died following injuries sustained while defending the U.S. Capitol when it was under siege on Jan. 6.

In a statement, Murphy said: 

“United States Capitol Police Officer ...

CRANFORD - Hamsa Dance and Fitness, located at 29 Alden Street (formerly SharonFit Studio), opened in Cranford on Friday. 

The dance studio is now owned by Maria Richardson who was an instructor at SharonFit for the past few years. When the owner of SharonFit decided she was leaving, Richardson jumped at the opportunity to take over the studio. 

"I really ...

CRANFORD - Agave Mexican Restaurant, located at 117 North Union Avenue (formerly Lidia's Cuban Kitchen), officially opened for business this past Tuesday.

The Mexican restaurant is owned by Jose Villanueva who has been in the restaurant industry for 15 years. He was born in Mexico City and wanted to open a restaurant that serves traditional Mexican dishes from the northern ...

CRANFORD - Agave Mexican Restaurant, located at 117 North Union Avenue (formerly Lidia's Cuban Kitchen), officially opened for business this past Tuesday.

The Mexican restaurant is owned by Jose Villanueva who has been in the restaurant industry for 15 years. He was born in Mexico City and wanted to open a restaurant that serves traditional Mexican dishes from the northern ...

CRANFORD - 65 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Cranford since January 6, according to the Township of Cranford. Currently, there are 108 active cases in town.

The 65 new positives bring Cranford's total to 1,012 since the first reported case on March 17. With no new deaths, the total ...

NEW JERSEY — Be sure to remember scout’s honor when seeking a COVID-19 vaccine in New Jersey.

Roughly 300 locations, including as many as six mega-sites, will rely on the honesty and goodwill of residents in its mission to vaccinate the 1A priority group: frontline healthcare workers, law enforcement and firefighters.

“We are trusting the integrity of all of ...

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State health leaders say it’s still too early to know if there will be a spike in COVID-19 infections from holiday parties because we’re not yet outside the 14-day incubation ...