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Governor Murphy Visits Hackensack, Announces American Rescue Plan ...
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Thick Smoke From Tuesday Fifth-Alarm Fire at Elizabeth Waste Management ...
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Elizabeth Man Charged with Three Cranford Burglaries
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Saturdays with Bernie: Cranford Police 125th Anniversary
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Cranford Fire Department Urges Residents Take Caution with 'Red Flag Warning'
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Pedestrian Hit Near Union County College is in Stable Condition
By SKYLYR VANDERVEER
May 16, 2022HACKENSACK, NJ - Gov. Phil Murphy visited the Hackensack Fire Department Monday morning to announce the new American Rescue Plan Firefighter Grant Program. The grant will help local and regional fire departments provide first responders with proper protective, cleaning and sanitation equipment, according to a news release from the Governor's office.
“Confronted by new ...
ELIZABETH, NJ - A Fifth-Alarm Fire at the Waste Management facility on Julia Street Tuesday sent thick smoke throughout North Jersey and could even be viewed in New York City.
The City of Elizabeth reports receiving a phone call about the fire at approximately 2:00 p.m. Tuesday. The fire is believed to be started by machinery at the plant.
The homes surrounding the plant were ...
CRANFORD, NJ - An Elizabeth man was taken into custody on May 5, 2022 for multiple burglary charges, including three separate business burglaries in Cranford, Cranford Police Department announced in a press release earlier today.
Antoni Kuhl, 52 of Elizabeth, was arrested on three counts of third degree burglary, two counts of third degree theft and three counts of fourth degrree criminal ...
CRANFORD, NJ - Bernie is back! This week he sat down with Det. Lt. Matthew Nazzaro and retired Cranford Officer Bob Segear to discuss the history of the Cranford Police Department and the plans to celebrate its 125th Anniversary this year.
Beginning in 1879, the first iteration of the CPD was the Cranford Thief Detecting Society, said Segear, and they would use the church bell of the ...
CRANFORD, NJ — The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for all of New Jersey on Thursday, April 28, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
A Fire Weather Watch will remain in effect on Friday, April 29, from morning to evening, in anticipation of gusty winds and dry conditions.
The alert was issued due to the combination of strong winds, low relative humidity and dry ...
CRANFORD, NJ - The 19-year-old Essex County man who was struck yesterday while waiting to cross the street is out of surgery and in stable condition as of early Tuesday, according to the Cranford Police Department.
Around 9:00 a.m. on April 25, two cars collided at the intersection of Union County College, sending one off the road and onto the sidewalk where the pedestrian, a Union ...
CRANFORD, NJ - A pedestrian was hit outside of Union County College this morning.
Around 9:00 am on April 25, 2022,Cranford Police Department responded to a two-car crash on Springfield Avenue at the Union County College intersection. The ensuing investigation required a portion of the road to close for nearly four hours.
The two vehicles collided causing one of the cars to veer ...
SUMMIT, NJ - Two suspects are in custody, arrested for the attempted theft of a motor vehicle in Summit today according to the City of Summit Police Department.
At 4:49 p.m., a resident on Middle Avenue called the Summit Police and reported observing two suspects pulling car door handles on Washington Avenue. The suspects ultimately made entry to a vehicle, but did not take ...
CRANFORD, NJ – This year Cranford has moved up 50 places from 2021 list as one of the Safest City in New Jersey by Safewise, coming to a stop at number 35.
Across the United States of America, Cranford ranked in the top 100 at number 77.
Sparta took the top spot this year after being ranked the second-safest New Jersey town in 2021.Sparta was also given the ...
GARWOOD, NJ — Police are seeking witnesses to a hit-and-run that left a 14-year-old bicyclist injured Monday afternoon.
The youth was riding his bicycle westbound on North Avenue when he was hit by the driver of a gray Nissan SUV as the vehicle was leaving the McDonald’s parking lot at 216 North Avenue, police Chief Jim Wright said in a statement. It happened around 2 p.m., Wright ...