Cranford News

The following information was provided by Union County. The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders will sponsor a Household Special Waste Collection event on Saturday, June 1, so Union County residents can get rid of outdated or unwanted household chemicals, mercury thermostats, propane tanks, and automobile tires in an environmentally safe ... (more)

This week: How much do lawn services cost? How much do you pay for your lawn service? And what does that cover - just mowing, or does it cover weeding, pruning, planting? Please share in the comments below - we promise we won't judge you! And if you've got a lawn service you love, tell us that too.

Michael Labrutto of Cranford led the field of 114 players in the May 13 Open Local Qualifying round at Haworth Country Club, advancing him to the qualifying round of the U.S. Open Sectional next month.

Two days after being soundly beaten by Cranford for the Union County Championship, the Westfield Blue Devil baseballers took to the diamond at Bob Brewster Sr.

The Theater Project will present staged readings of a selection of new, short plays by Ed Shakespeare on Saturday, May 18, at 2 p.m. in the Cranford Community Center, 220 Walnut Avenue.

On May 22 the Raritan Valley Coalition is hosting a presentation on the one-seat ride into Manhattan on the NJ Transit Raritan Valley Line.

The following information was provided by the Cranford Recreation and Parks Department.

The following information was provided by Cranford Green. Learn all about composting on Saturday, May 18th Back Yard composting is an easy way to reduce waste while improving soil health and fertility.

Two Parsippany fitness athletes are among the competitors who last Saturday won the right to compete in the finals at the SuperFit Championships on the Jersey Shore.

The Friends of the Cranford Public Library are currently seeking donations of books, DVDs, CDs, and recorded books for their upcoming sale, which will take place in the Friendly Book Cellar of the Cranford Public Library, on Wednesday, June 5, from 4 to 7:30 p.m., Thursday and Friday, June 6 and 7, from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Saturday, June 8, ... (more)

Pictured above reviewing Roselle Savings Bank records and printed materials from the archives of the Bank and the Borough of Roselle are Roselle Savings Bank President and CEO Jill Schafhauser, Roselle historian Mr.

The Westfield Fire Department with assistance from other local crews extinguished a two-alarm fire at 714 Hanford Place on Wednesday afternoon.

May 1: A business in the 100 block of Central Avenue reported the theft of approximately $556.45 worth of Wusthof kinves between 8 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. The matter is under investigation.

UPDATE: At 8 a.m. 511nj.org is reporting an accident on the Garden State Parkway North, south of Exit 136 .

The first panel bearing 65 colorful ceramic tiles has been installed in the pedestrian walkway connecting N. Union Avenue to Shopper Parking Lot 7 on Miln Street.

As of 7:30 a.m. volume of traffic has caused a two mile delay on the Garden State Parkway North from south of Exit 135 to north of Exit 136 according to 511nj.org. There are also delays on Route 78 East and Route 24 East where they merge in Springield, but both are otherwise moving well through Union County.

The Cranford Public Library recently added six book club kits to its collection.

The Mayors Council Rahway River Watershed Flood Control recently announced progress at finding flood mitigation measures including a major step: the announcement recently by the US Army Corps of Engineers that it will complete the next stage of the evaluation by September this year in selecting the initial alternative for flood mitigation on the ... (more)

Two Morristown placed in the SuperFit Championships and are now moving from the final qualifier to the championship round.

Take a look at some of the best in photographs sent to the Suburban News during the week of May 6-10, 2013.