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Christmas is over, but the spending lives on. Those January credit card bills are rolling in, reflecting the overspending we all did last month. Don’t you wish you could spread your meager dollars a bit further? On Sunday, January...
0So it looks like the upgrade to Kanishka Passage, the below the train tracks foot tunnel that links Hillside Avenue and North Lehigh Avenue, is back on track (or, really, UNDER track), after an agreement between the township...
0It’s frigid out there. Snow has been falling. The Christmas commercials and songs are playing non-stop from every electronic device. It’s a regular holiday hoot-nanny in all of the stores. So, naturally, it’s the perfect time to...
0PUT DOWN THAT EGGNOG! And that wine. And that spiced rum. Well . . . . . OK. You can have one or two. But isn’t it nice to know that there will be a healthier alternative? Sisters Deven Burgio and Lauren Miller will be opening...
0Keep your eyes and ears open for fellow Cranfordian Michael Nigro! Cranford’s own is currently in rehearsals with the rest of the cast of The Sound of Music, which stars Carrie Underwood and will appear as a LIVE production (how cool...
0The Westfield Area Y is pleased to announce they are hosting a special concert series featuring Majestic Winds, the professional wind band of the New Jersey Workshop for the Arts, under the direction of Howard...
0The Cranford Junior Woman’s Club has announced its 24th annual “Home for the Holidays House Tour.” This much anticipated event will be held on Sunday, Dec. 8th, and is expected to be as great of a success as the past years’ events...
0I don’t know about you, but I haven’t even picked up my Thanksgiving turkey yet . . . . much less defrosted it. In fact, I’ve still got a rotting jack-o-lantern sitting on my porch. So, as difficult as this may be to believe and to...
0This is a tough time to run a small business. Actually, let’s be honest . . . . ANY time is a tough time to run a small business. There are so many facets of business to consider, the economy is so questionable, and it is never an...
0The 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...
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...
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...
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