Cranford Recap: Firefighter Makes History, Rails to Trails, Sensory Communication Kits, & More

CRANFORD - Calling all film buffs! Cranford’s non-profit organization, Friends of the Performing Arts, along with Cranford resident and director of the acclaimed Nassau Film Festival, Lew Goldstein, have teamed up to present Cranford’s first-ever film festival.

The festival, which will be held virtually this year due to COVID-19 restrictions, celebrates the best in short films from around the ...

UNION, NJ – Union police are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a man who they say broke into Mario’s Restaurant early Thursday morning.

Police say the man forced open a door to Mario’s Tutto Bene on Chestnut street, stole money and liquor and fled in a white Ford van.  The van, police say, contains lettering that reads “Zion Pentecostal”.  Several area Zion churches have been ...

CRANFORD - Catch up on this week's top stories and find out what's going on next week with Bernie Wagenblast of Cranford Radio.   

UNION COUNTY, NJ — The county’s COVID-19 vaccination team is discussing what changes will be necessary to continue its mobile vaccination program now that use of the one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine has been paused statewide.

On Tuesday, the state Health Department directed all vaccination sites in the New Jersey to cancel or delay appointments for the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

CRANFORD - Cranford High School has officially announced that Robert Kelly is the Class of 2021 Valedictorian and Samuel Sullivan is the Salutatorian.

Along with his Valedictorian honors, Kelly was also selected as the winner of the National Merit Scholarship. 

The Top 5% of Cranford High School’s graduating class of 2021 is as follows: 

Karena Andreassen
Caroline Bush
Ryan ...

NEW JERSEY - While the rest of the state economy slowly returns to pre-pandemic levels, the New Jersey real estate market reportedly experienced “a year we’ve not seen before” with no immediate signs of slowing.

Two state real estate experts with national credentials participated in a TAPinto panel discussion Tuesday about the “Current State of the New Jersey Real Estate Market and Future ...

A tropical drink with three types of rum, two kinds of freshly squeezed juice and a garnish that resembles a fruit salad? That’s great if a bartender is making it for us.

When it comes to a cocktail in the comfort of our own home, sometimes we just want something simple. Something that doesn’t require washing out the blender when we’re done.

With that in mind, here are 10 easy and ...

CRANFORD - 33 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and one new death has been reported in Cranford since April 7, according to the Township of Cranford. Currently, there are 67 active cases in town.

The 33 new positives bring Cranford's total to 1,411 since the first reported case on March 17, 2020. With one new fatality (long-term care facility), the total remains at 110. Of the 110, 85 were ...

CRANFORD - The Union County Board of County Commissioners will cut the ribbon on the new playground facilities at Nomahegan Park in Cranford on Sunday, April 18 at 11:00 a.m. 

“As the weather gets warmer, families look to our local parks to safely have fun while staying active,” said County Commissioner Chairman Alexander Mirabella. “The Board of Commissioners is proud to give the County’s ...

NEWARK, NJ — When Judy Rodriguez was a sophomore at Elizabeth High School, her history teacher gave her a key piece of information that would empower her, then one day power New Jersey.

"She gave us an aptitude test, and the result for me was that I would be good at the STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) subjects. Her reaction was 'You should try for MIT', and I'm like ...