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By TAPINTO CRANFORD STAFF
January 11, 2025
CRANFORD, NJ - Congratulations to this week's Cranford High School Athletes of the Week, Ella Grady & Louis Kruk!Grady, a senior on the varsity basketball team, was selected to represent Cranford HS at this year’s National Girls & Women in Sports Day honoree.Kruk, a senior on the varsity ...
CRANFORD, NJ – Want an inexpensive way to try Cranford’s acclaimed restaurants? For only $10, The Souperhero Stroll features sample sizes of soup from 24 restaurants on January 18 and 19, from 12:00-2:00 p.m. and 2:00-4:00 p.m. The event draws hundreds of people, many dressed as their favorite ...
CRANFORD, NJ - Every week, Bernie Wagenblast of Cranford Radio compiles what's happening in Cranford, starting with her podcast.Richard Brown - Recipient of This Year's Martin Luther King Jr. AwardHomelessness can affect anyone at any time. As a young adult, Richard Brown found himself without a ...
CRANFORD, NJ – Cranford residents Kate Lydon and Lauren King met when their kids were in kindergarten and bonded over their love of reading. Lydon helped found the Asbury Park Book Cooperative, and King was an English teacher, so they wondered why there wasn’t a bookstore in town. “It's an educated ...
CRANFORD, NJ – The story of Mochi, the missing cat who touched the hearts of many residents this winter, has come to a sad conclusion. The Toro family of Roselle Park saw a social media post announcing that Cranford Township would be holding a Union County rabies clinic on November 2, 2024, at the ...
BAYONNE, NJ - When Bayonne resident Jim Pearl ran into Bruce Springsteen at John’s Midtown Tavern during the filming of “Deliver Me From Nowhere,” a movie about the making of Springsteen's album “Nebraska,” it was not the first time he came face to face with “The Boss.”Seeing Springsteen in his ...
NEW JERSEY — President Biden has declared Thursday, January 9, 2025, as a National Day of Mourning in honor of President Carter's passing.All federal offices will be closed and there will be no delivery of US Mail. President Carter died on December 29th at age 100.President Carter was a World War ...
CRANFORD, NJ – With the recent resurgence of vinyl records, collectors may be wondering about the worth of what they own. The Cranford Public Library is bringing in Lance Jacobs, whose “Vinyl Revival” class on January 15 at 7:00 p.m. will help participants determine how to “read” a record’s value, ...
CRANFORD, NJ - The Cranford Fire Department reported the sad news that their former Fire Chief, Arthur Kiamie, had passed away on Saturday, January 4, at the age of 88. The Cranford Fire Department shared in a social media post that, “His passion for the organization and for firefighting was ...
CRANFORD, NJ – Have you been wondering what was happening in the old Bar Americana at 24 North Avenue East? Mystery solved! Track 5 Coffee’s owner, Kevin Brennan, has purchased the property to transform it into a roastery, giving him more control over the coffee served in his shop. “The majority of ...
CRANFORD, NJ - The newly formed Cranford Public Library Foundation is proud to announce the launch of its inaugural fundraising campaign, “Room to Read,” which will support the growth and improvement of the Cranford Public Library children’s department. The Foundation is excited to kick off this ...
CRANFORD, NJ - Congratulations to Cranford High School's Performing Artist of the Week, Maya Kimmel. She is being recognized for her outstanding achievements in the performing arts.Kimmel, a sophomore, has been a part of the orchestra for the last two years. She is a talented cellist who recently ...
CRANFORD, NJ – Looking for something fun to do with your kids that won’t break the bank? Just in time for the dog days of winter, the Cranford Prevention & Wellness Alliance’s (CPAW) is hosting Family Game Night at the Cranford Community Center at 220 Walnut Ave, from 6:00 -9:00 p.m. on Friday, ...
CRANFORD, NJ - The Township of Cranford Township Committee held its Reorganization Meeting on January 4. Dr. Terrence Curran was officially appointed as Mayor. His oath of office was administered by Union County Commissioner Bette Jane Kowalski. “Twenty years ago, Kathy and I chose to move to ...
CRANFORD, NJ - The film “A Complete Unknown,” the assumed biopic of Bob Dylan, is better described as an adaptation of the book “Dylan Goes Electric!” by Elijah Wald. It focuses only on the early formative years of his career, from 1961-1964. The movie begins with Bob Dylan, played by Timothée ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ — On Thursday, Jan. 2, at 3:28 p.m., the New Providence Fire Department was dispatched to a reported structure fire at a single-family home in the borough. The Charnwood Road residence, tragically, belonged to former Fire Chief Ralph Parlapiano, who is also the borough's current ...
CRANFORD, NJ – TAPinto readers may recognize the work of Cranford photographer Joe Manzella, whose photos are used for many of our stories. For those wanting to see more, his new show is opening on January 7 at The Gallery-on-the-Boulevard in the Kenilworth Public Library at 548 Boulevard, running ...
CRANFORD, NJ - Cranford appears to be a hotspot for lottery players these days. Two Cranford players have hit big only days apart. On Tuesday, December 24, 2024, the Mega Millions jackpot was up to $1 billion. During the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, many stopped by their local lotto ...
CRANFORD, NJ - Every week, Bernie Wagenblast of Cranford Radio compiles what's happening in Cranford beginning with her most recent podcast. Behind the Curtain of a Broadway Show with Christy Ney 🎭On this first episode of 2025 I’m joined by Cranford resident Christy Ney. For 14 years, she was the ...
CRANFORD, NJ – Stephanie Lalor at The Artist Framer is celebrating a quarter of a century in town with nearly a dozen shows in 2025, kicking off with the community Purple Show that opens this Sunday, January 5, and hangs until January 31. The show features anything and everything purple, whether ...
Princeton, NJ – Two former Princeton University football players, who became friends in college and ended up working at the same New York brokerage firm after graduation, traveled together to New Orleans to visit family and friends over the New Year’s holiday. They were on Bourbon Street at 3:15 in ...
CRANFORD, NJ - Cranford Relay for Life will kick off the new year with their Frosty First Lap at Memorial Field from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The goal of the event is to help people get Relay teams together, bring awareness to cancer, and help raise money to fight this horrible disease. Don't have a ...
CRANFORD, NJ – On Wednesday, January 1, 2025, at approximately 5:09 a.m., the Cranford Police Department responded to a call about a possible attempted home burglary in progress on Normadie Place. The resident, who was home at the time of the incident, was alerted by a rear yard activated motion ...
Morristown, N.J. – Atlantic Health System recently celebrated the opening of the newly renovated Gagnon Institute of Bioskills Training and Innovation at 95 Madison Avenue, Morristown. The highly advanced simulation center provides healthcare professionals and students exceptional ‘real world’ ...
CRANFORD, NJ – Out of the hundreds of stories published by TAPinto Cranford in 2024, a number of them changed the way I think about our town. In case you missed them, below are links and excerpts from twelve stories that taught me something new: January: Decades at the Dive with Cranford's Jake ...
Cranford Golden Touch Jewelers is proud to be serving the Cranford area for over 40 years. A message from owner, Mario Haddad to his customers and the entire Cranford community:“Thank you for your loyalty and trust over the years. I wish you all a happy and safe New Year from my family to yours. I ...
CRANFORD, NJ - The Cranford Police Department (CPD) reported the sad news that their former Chief, Harry Wilde, died at age 83 on Sunday. “Chief Wilde was a transformational leader of our organization who served the residents of this community from 1963 until his retirement as Chief in 2003," they ...
More than half (52%) of Americans are planning to make finance-related New Year’s resolutions for 2025, according to a new WalletHub survey. Some approaches are surprisingly easy, while other efforts are more complicated. Below are some tips for making the New Year a better one financially. Make a ...
CRANFORD, NJ - The Union County Torah Center-Chabad, in partnership with Cranford's Temple Beth-El Mekor Chayim, will lead a public menorah lighting at the gazebo in downtown Cranford on Monday, December 30 at 6:30 p.m. The celebration of the “Festival of Lights" has been an annual tradition in ...
CRANFORD, NJ - The Township of Cranford has released their 2025 Recycling Schedule. Giordano Company Inc. will continue recycling pickup beginning on Monday, January 6, 2025, on the North Side.Pickup Schedule:North Side: The first recycling pickups will be on Monday, January 6 and Tuesday, January ...