Cranford Recap: WWII Veteran Vaccinated, COVID Cases Down, King of the Wing, & More

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

ELIZABETH, NJ — Two women — an assistant prosecutor and a victim witness coordinator with the Union County Prosecutor’s Office — claim in lawsuits that the county’s top law enforcement official discriminated and retaliated against them, each for different reasons.

Attorney Juan C. Fernandez, who represents Susan Gleason and Maria Reynolds-Jerussi, said his clients have been serving important ...

CRANFORD – The Girl Scouts of Cranford (Service Unit 48) recently held its 8th Annual Pinewood Derby, boasting entries from 39 different troops.

According to the release, more than 135 Girl Scouts of all ages participated with Cadette Troop 40688 of Hillside Avenue School and Senior Troop 40444 of Cranford High School coordinating all the logistics for the event.

In a typical year, Girl ...

CRANFORD - Congratulations to this week's Vinny's Pizza & Pasta Cranford Senior Athletes of the Week: Kristina Lynch and Pat Tuohy.

Lynch is a three-sport athlete who competes of the soccer, winter track, and lacrosse teams. She scored one goal this past soccer season, and it came in Cranford's 7-0 win over Jackson Liberty in the quarterfinal round of the Central East D tournament. While ...

CRANFORD - Wawa, Inc. announced it will open its newest location, 500 North Avenue East in Cranford, Thursday morning. 

To celebrate the grand opening, Wawa is hosting a socially distanced ribbon-cutting ceremony at 7:30 a.m. featuring VIP customers, local officials, and charity partners, followed by doors officially opening at 8:00 a.m. 

As part of the outdoor, grand opening celebration, ...

TRENTON, NJ -- Anyone planning a wedding can expand the guest list now, following Gov. Phil Murphy's COVID press briefing in Trenton on Wednesday, when he announced that wedding receptions may proceed at 35% of a venue’s indoor capacity (up to 150 persons) and up to 150 people outdoors. Indoor receptions must abide by indoor dining guidelines. Attendees must wear face covers unless seated and ...

CRANFORD - 29 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Cranford since February 24, according to the Township of Cranford. Currently, there are 56 active cases in town.

The 29 new positives bring Cranford's total to 1,246 since the first reported case on March 17. With one new fatality (in the community), the total rises to 107. Of the 107, 84 were residents living in one of ...

CRANFORD - Superintendent of Cranford Public Schools Dr. Scott Rubin announced on Monday that the goal of the District is to fully reopen in September. 

According to his announcement, the District is planning for all students to have the opportunity to safely attend school in-person, full-time, every day starting in September.

"We have not yet received information from the State about any ...

CRANFORD - The Township is working with QDX Pathologies Labs and Immediate Care to operate a COVID-19 testing site for Cranford residents.

The mobile site will open on Wednesday, and is located in the Cranford Community Center/Library parking lot, 220 Walnut Avenue. Hours of operation will be Wednesdays 1 to 7 p.m. and Saturdays 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Appointments are suggested, but walk-ins are ...

NEW JERSEY — Delivery has become our new best friend over the past year. With the pandemic almost a year old and numerous delivery services at our fingertips, the idea of having food come to you (instead of the other way around) has become commonplace.

After the initial shock and shut downs of the pandemic, New Jersey restaurants were put through the wringer with government-mandated indoor ...