TOP LOCAL News
By A REVIEW BY BOBBY KELLY, INTERN
December 11, 2025
CRANFORD, NJ - By popular demand, Cranford Dramatic Club’s festive musical Frosted: A Frozen Fairytale Parody returns for the holidays, continuing the theatre’s 107th season. Inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s The Snow Queen, Frosted expands on the 1844 fairy tale with an original story that is ...
CRANFORD, N.J. — Fresh Press Juice Co. will close its downtown Cranford location on Dec. 31, marking the second business this week to announce a year-end departure.The shop, co-owned by sisters Deven Burgio and Lauren Graves, shared the news in an emotional message to customers, thanking the ...
CRANFORD, NJ – The Cranford Recreation and Parks Department and the Cranford Community Connection are once again inviting residents to light up the season. The 11th Annual Holiday Home Decorating Contest is now open, with entries due by Friday, December 12. The contest is open to all Cranford ...
CRANFORD, NJ – For anyone who has lived in town long enough, it’s almost impossible not to have crossed paths with John Swandrak of the Cranford Police Department. With his shock of white hair and easy-going manner, the 30-year veteran has become a well-known part of the daily landscape. TAPinto ...
CRANFORD, NJ - Papa Ganache, the popular vegan and gluten-free bakery that opened its Cranford storefront in December 2020, will close the location at the end of the year as part of a broader consolidation, the business announced.The bakery, which first opened more than 15 years ago in Matawan, ...
CRANFORD, NJ — Anyone scrolling social media this season has likely seen the Thriftmas trend. Shoppers are turning to secondhand gifts for reasons that range from budget consciousness to sustainability to the simple pleasure of finding something one of a kind.Milk Money, at 18 North Avenue West, ...
TRENTON, NJ — Motorists soon may risk $45 traffic fines – triggered by automated cameras – for parking or idling in bus lanes and bus stops. Penalties outlined in Bill A5612, which passed the Assembly Science, Innovation and Technology Committee on Thursday, also would apply to drivers who clog ...
CRANFORD, NJ - Claire Kelly, a junior at Cranford High School, has been selected as the school’s Performing Artist of the Week. Kelly was a featured member of the front ensemble during this fall’s marching band season. Within the school’s jazz ensemble, she can be heard both as a guitarist and as a ...
CRANFORD. NJ - Cranford’s First Presbyterian Church has received a Historic Preservation Award from the Cranford Historical Society and the township’s Historic Preservation Advisory Board for its recent exterior restoration, which returned the 1894 landmark to its original Richardsonian Romanesque ...
CRANFORD, NJ - Every week, Bernie Wagenblast of Cranford Radio compiles what's happening in Cranford. Cranford Theater Pajama Series - December 6 & 7 🎅❤️❤️❤️A couple of kid holiday favorites are on tap in December. It starts off with Elf and is followed on Sunday by The Grinch. Santa will be ...
CRANFORD, NJ - Opinions were mixed when the PTSA Autumn Harvest Dance was first announced. While some students were excited about the idea, many were skeptical. For those who decided to give the event a chance, it was certainly a great choice. While it was not as big of a hit as the prom, the ...
Swimmers from the Westfield Area Y Devilfish team demonstrated that teamwork extends well beyond the pool this month as they came together for two community service events supporting vulnerable populations across New Jersey. Over the course of two days over one weekend, nearly 90 swimmers ...
CRANFORD, NJ - Celebrate the season with an upbeat concert and talk on the music of Vince Guaraldi, the musical force behind the beloved Peanuts special “A Charlie Brown Christmas” at the Cranford Public Library, 224 Walnut Avenue on Tuesday, December 16, at 7:00 p.m.. The evening will mix ...
CRANFORD, NJ — Mayor Terrence Curran opened the December 2 Township Committee meeting by saying, “I feel that we've been very transparent about this process the entire year by starting in February and really bringing to light the problem that has been going on for several years with the Cranford ...
CRANFORD, NJ - The Green Thumb Garden Club is ready to welcome its holiday season “gnome” again as it prepares to open its 42nd annual Holiday Boutique at 25 Arlington Road. The sale runs December 6 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and December 7 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., featuring handcrafted arrangements, ...
CRANFORD, NJ - The Cranford Theater reopened this past Thanksgiving week with a strong return, showing the long-awaited sequel Wicked: For Good. The refreshed space made the holiday crowd feel even more energized, and the upgraded screens and sound gave the movie a clarity and richness the audience ...
SUMMIT, NJ — A Morris & Essex line train fatally struck a man at Summit Station Wednesday morning, according to New Jersey Transit.NJ Transit reported that train 6620, which left Dover at 7:33 a.m. and was scheduled to arrive at New York Penn Station at 8:55 a.m., struck the man at ...
CRANFORD, NJ – In advance of the start of Hanukkah, which begins on December 14, the annual “This Is Our Jam!” returns to downtown Cranford. Come to Eastman Plaza on Sunday, December 7, from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. (or while supplies last), donate a canned or boxed good, and receive a complimentary ...
CRANFORD, NJ - A&W Chiropractic Center has launched its annual holiday pajama and book drive, marking the seventeenth year the local practice has collected new sleepwear and reading materials for children in need across Union County.Doctors Alex and Wendy Lyubarsky, owners of the practice, ...
CRANFORD, NJ - Every week, Bernie Wagenblast of Cranford Radio compiles what's happening in Cranford. Cranford Theater Pajama Series - Saturday, December 6 🎅A couple of kid holiday favorites are on tap in December. It starts off with Elf. Santa will be making an appearance and unwrapped gifts will ...
CRANFORD, NJ - Many assume that top-tier athletic facilities are rare and, when available, priced out of reach. In Cranford, that assumption isn’t true. Strength and Fitness Club, which opened in 2008 as a straightforward gym, has become one of the county’s leading training hubs. It has long ...
CRANFORD, NJ - The Cranford Board of Education meeting featured wide-ranging updates on student accomplishments, academic programs, community concerns and district operations.Board members began by recognizing a major milestone for Cranford High School athletics. The boys soccer team won the state ...
CRANFORD, NJ - On Friday, November 28, the Chamber of Commerce is hosting Cranford’s annual tree lighting event at the gazebo on North Avenue and Springfield Avenue. After the Girl Scouts spend the day decorating the tree, everyone is invited to gather at 5:00 p.m. to listen to caroling and enjoy a ...
CRANFORD, NJ -The Cranford Jaycees will celebrate their 10th Annual Track Friday on the Ray White Track at Memorial Field. Neighbors are encouraged to stop by on Friday, November 28, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. to shake off the previous day’s feast, enjoy the upbeat atmosphere, and support ...
CRANFORD, NJ – Will Thilly, whose recent protests at Township Committee meetings drew wide attention, has filed a civil rights lawsuit alleging that local officials unlawfully restricted his ability to speak during public comment. The complaint, filed November 24 in New Jersey Superior Court by ...
CRANFORD, NJ - Ambeli Greek Taverna marks a decade in Cranford this week, a milestone that feels far longer to owner Christos Zavolas. “I feel like I have been part of the community, many more years than just ten years.”The path to opening the restaurant was anything but straightforward. Christos ...
CRANFORD, NJ - Cranford High School has selected junior Ella Seeto, a member of the Tech Theater Academy, as the Performing Artist of the Week. Seeto serves as Head of Sound for the 2024–25 school year and just lead sound operations for this year’s production of Greenlit, an original play written ...
CRANFORD, NJ - Shopping downtown this week? Hold onto those receipts. Beginning Monday, November 24, every ten dollars spent at a small business in Cranford can be exchanged for a raffle ticket, part of a communitywide push to support local shops during Small Business Saturday. The Downtown ...
PLAINFIELD, NJ — The Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP), a program of the New Jersey Department of Human Services, helped income-eligible parents pay the cost of full-time childcare. CCAP has been in an indefinite pause since August 2025. The program ended because of a shortfall in the state’s ...
CRANFORD, N.J. — FLAG for Cranford, a volunteer-driven initiative founded in March 2020 at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, is marking its fifth anniversary by re-releasing all 10 of its holiday ornaments featuring iconic Cranford landmarks.The group was launched with a simple goal: raise ...