CRANFORD, NJ - In 1976, President Gerald Ford officially declared February as Black History Month, but the celebration's origins begin in 1915.

Historian Carter G. Woodson and minister Jesse E. Moorland founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (ASNLH) in September of that year to recognize the achievements of Black Americans. The organization is now known ...

CRANFORD, NJ - Love is in the air and gnomes are on the ground as Cranford celebrates Valentine's Day.

Yarnstormers Love Storm - The Yarnstormers are at it again! Their knitted heart fundraiser will decorate the gazebo throughout the month. Funds from this year's sale will benefit the Cranford First Aid Squad. Hearts can be purchased here, but act fast because the sale ends ...

CRANFORD, NJ - Football is on a lot of minds with the big game just around the corner, but three Cranford football players have it on the brain for a different reason.

Liam Godwin, Ryan Lynskey, and Shane Kanterman have signed letters of intent to continue playing in college. All three athletes were also captains this year.

Godwin was named an Athlete of the Week for his ...

CRANFORD, NJ - Local filmmakers have a chance to see their work on the big screen this spring. The Cranford Film Festival is returning for the third year in a row and submissions for the festival are now open.

A fundraiser for Cranford Schools Friends of the Performing Arts, the local festival features short films from all around the globe.

"While we accept films from all over the ...

CRANFORD, NJ -  Cranford Dramatic Club tackles the Bard. 

CDC Theatre's William Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" is set in a New York City nightclub in the 1970s, but otherwise follows Shakespeare's prose. According to Zach Mazouat, the costumer for the production, audiences should expect to see a lot of bell-bottoms and shimmery costumes.

To hear more ...

CRANFORD, NJ - This week Bernie Wagenblast broadcasts from the new podcast studio at Cranford High School to talk about the Intergenerational Studies program.

The program, which is part of the school's sociology offerings, brings together high school students and senior citizens for conversations that bridge the age gap and create bonds. "It's a great exchange," ...

NEW JERSEY – Over the past few weeks, the news has been flooded with details and updates about Damar Hamlin, a 24-year-old Buffalo Bills safety who, during a Jan. 2 game, collapsed on the field and went into sudden cardiac arrest. 

Cardiac arrest is the sudden, unexpected loss of heart function, breathing, and consciousness; it can be caused by a heart attack but ...

CRANFORD, NJ - Cranford's Chief of Police Ryan Greco has issued an open letter to the community regarding the killing of Tyre Nichols in Memphis, TN.

Read his full statement below:

"As you may have already witnessed, the events that have unfolded at the hands of law enforcement in Memphis are appalling, disgusting, and quite frankly inhumane.  Many of my colleagues around ...

STEWARTSVILLE, NJ – Jace Schmalz is a High School student holding a series of events to fundraise for a cure to honor his 8-year-old brother, a B-Cell Leukemia survivor.

In just seven weeks, they want to raise the most funds of any team nationwide. The campaign started January 11, 2023 and runs through March 4, 2023. Read more about how you can help below.

Jace Schmalz is a ...

CRANFORD, NJ - Its headquarters was flooded by both Hurricane Irene in 2011 and Hurricane Ida in 2021, but now the Cranford First Aid Squad is about to be hit with a "lovestorm" thanks to a local knitting group known as the Yarnstormers.

In 2020, Teresa Murray "yarn-bombed" her front porch with her artistic creations to spread some love through art at the height of the ...

CRANFORD, NJ - Testimony on the 201 Walnut Avenue portion of the South and Chestnut Redevelopment project is set to continue this week. 

The application seeks preliminary and final site approval for a three-story, multi-family apartment building on the former site of a Wells Fargo drive-in bank. As previously reported in TAPinto Cranford, the building will consist of 34 market-rate ...

CRANFORD, NJ - The Garrison has announced it will close at the end of the month.

The craft cocktail bar opened in November 2021 and served beer, wine, and a small selection of cocktails, eventually adding food to its menu. 

"We want to thank you for welcoming us into the community and for your continued support," reads a sign on the front doors of The Garrison. "We have ...

CRANFORD, NJ - Last week, hungry strollers got a taste of a variety of flavors all around Cranford at the SOUPerhero Stroll. After tallying the votes of TAPinto Cranford's Readers' Favorites the winner for best soup - and a feature story on TAPinto - is Garlic Rose Bistro's garlic chowder with 26% of the vote. 

A stroller named Joellen called the soup "hot, creamy, and ...