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The Westfield Memorial Library was originally founded in 1873, believe it or not, as the “Every Saturday Book Club.” A book club – how cute is that?! Twenty six area women started to collect, exchange, and discuss...
0OK, all of you Scrooges out there. This is guaranteed to cure you. Consider it a dare, if you will. Because I don’t think you could POSSIBLY have an encounter with the real, live Kris Kringle and walk away jaded. Kris Kringle will...
0The feel-good commercials have started, the decorations are out, and the stores are well-stocked with garish abundance. There is no denying it. They’re here. The holidays. For some, they bring excitement and joy. For others, they...
0You can hear the agitated conversations in the school parking lots. You can read the angst in the Facebook posts. “Core” has become a true four-letter word. There has been a flurry of concern among parents regarding changes in...
0This week, Westfield High School’s Theatre Department will be presenting their production of “Metamorphoses.” Written by American playwright Mary Zimmerman, Metamorphoses debuted on Broadway in 2002 and was...
0You’ve gotta love a local celebrity! Cynthia A. Dawley, a Cranford native, was born in 1964, and grew up right here in town surrounded by the works of her father, world-renowned artist Joseph Dawley. Joseph Dawley was...
0Patrolman Robert F. Hand Plaza Some of us pass by it or travel on it every day. A small stretch of road, including a portion of Springfield Avenue between North Avenue and North Union Avenue, right along the path of the Cranford...
0Public Meeting on Crane-Phillips House For most Cranfordians, it is already considered a historic landmark. Located at the very heart of town, it is perhaps the most familiar building in Cranford. There is even a scale model...
0Autumn is the PERFECT time for a run . . . . or a walk. The air is crisp, not too oppressively hot, and the view of colorful trees is nothing short of dazzling. So why not come out and enjoy the great outdoors while helping out some...
0What To Do With the Halloween Loot…. Halloween is big in this community. BIG. So the kids come home exhausted, on a Halloween high, dump their trick or treat loot onto the floor, and you are appalled. Your dental...
0It’s that time of year again! A dentist’s dream! Halloween means trick-or-treat fun, and a whole lot of candy!!! There’s no doubt that these can sometimes seem like scary times we’re living in, (and I don’t mean the Halloween type...
0Did you ever wonder how Scotch Plains, and Fanwood, too, got their names? In the late 1600’s, a small village was created and settled by Scottish immigrants who had landed at Perth Amboy under the leadership of George Scot. ...
0There’s always plenty to do in Cranford on Halloween night! Whether you go trick or treating with the kids, stay home to give out treats, enjoy what turns out to be live performance art on so many people’s lawns, or attend the...
0The Castle – Free Performance I just love anything that’s free! And here is a local opportunity to enjoy a deeply engaging stage performance. The play “The Castle” is an on-stage production, also made into a movie a few...
0This beautiful Cranford Colonial offers three bedrooms, one full and one half bath, a woodburning fireplace, first floor family room, and lovely open front porch. Open house Sunday, October 27 from 1-4pm. Convenient location and priced...
0New Jersey is an AWESOME place to be on Halloween! Virtually the whole area turns into one giant stage for Halloween performance art. The streets are filled with huge groups of trick or treaters, and equally excited groups...
0Sunday, October 27th is a day chock-full of Halloween fun in Westfield! Don your costumes a few days before it is actually Halloween, and come out to show some spooky spirit! The Downtown Trick or Treat , sponsored by Downtown...
0Did you ever wonder how Westfield NJ got its name? Dating way, WAY back, as early as the 1600’s, in fact, the area was used as very successful farmland. The “big town” of the area at that time was Elizabethtown, and this area was...
0They’re heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee-re! Posted throughout the streets and sidewalks of downtown Cranford. Scary, funny, cute . . . . and all very creative. The scarecrows are back, heralding in the Autumn weeks leading to Halloween! This...
0So many of us use the weekends as our house-cleaning time. And so many of us HATE it. Especially when the Autumn weather is so lovely, and is calling us to be outdoors. Well, here’s a solution! You can clean up AND enjoy the...
0This is one of my favorite posts from a few years back. I hope you enjoy it, too! Each Halloween, hundreds of ghosts and goblins, witches and princesses head over to Herning Ave in Cranford New Jersey to celebrate Halloween and take...
5Did you ever wonder how Cranford got its name? John Crane was one of the first real settlers in this area, and in 1716 he built a damn in the river which powered two mills, a saw mill on the west side of the river, and a grist...
1Measuring under 5 square miles in area, it is amazing at the array of ethnic restaurants and foods one can find in Cranford. There’s Irish fare at Kilkenny House, Asian fusion at Avenue East, Spanish tappas at Cervantes of Spain,...
0Who the heck feels like doing SPRING cleaning? Come Spring, we are all ready to jump outside into that long lost warmth of sun and enjoy ourselves. NOW is the time to do those tedious tasks – Autumn cleaning! The weather is still...
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