A visit to a federal forensic laboratory was among the highlights for Westfield High School students during a field trip with the Westfield Police Athletic League (PAL). Photo Credit:  Westfield PAL A visit to the Homeland Security Investigations Forensic Laboratory and a Q&A session with members of Rep. Thomas Kean Jr’s staff were among the highlights for Westfield High School students during a recent field trip to Washington, D.C.  The trip was organized by retired Westfield detective Ron Allen, executive director of the Westfield Police Athletic League (PAL) and WHS teacher Gail Alston,...

A Kwanzan Cherry Tree was donated to the Township of Cranford by the Cranford High School Class of 1972 and planted as a memorial of the Class of 1972 this Saturday. Deputy Mayor Terrence Curran, liaison to the Shade Tree Commission, STC Superintendent Erik Hastrup and Julie Ammann Barton, along with some of her fellow classmates of the CHS Class of 1972 stand with the newly planted tree outside of Centennial Avenue Pool. Fall is an active season for the Township of Cranford Shade Tree Commission (STC) as they prepare for new tree plantings across the township. This past Saturday, September...

SPRINGFIELD, NJ – The Atlantic Federal Credit Union (“The Atlantic”) recently had the privilege of facilitating $50,000 in grant funding across ten local nonprofit organizations through the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York Small Business Recovery Grant Program (“SBRG”). The SBRG was created to support the financial security of organizations that face economic challenges due to various factors such as inflation, supply-chain constraints, the rate environment, as well as rising operating costs. “Nonprofit organizations provide critical services throughout the communities we serve, and the Federal...

Mayor Brian Andrews, pictured at left, presented a proclamation on Friendship and Kindness to recognize Zach Carter, Zach Jones, Kurt Petschow Jr., Robbie Salvatore and Nolan Spurr (pictured) for their actions to help find Peter “Petey” Fekete at Yankee Stadium. The five young men first contacted stadium security and then proceeded to conduct a search on foot, eventually joined by members of the New York City Police Department. The Township Committee aims to recognize acts of friendship and kindness, so that they may inspire others. Cranford TV 35 filmed a segment on how these young...