Santa Claus famously comes to town on Christmas Eve, but for almost 1,000 homes in Cranford each year, he makes an early delivery. The Cranford Jaycees’ annual Santa Deliveries and Toy Drive collects toy donations for needy families. Parents also drop off a wrapped toy for Santa to deliver. In 2023, local residents donated nearly 3,000 toys, filling two U-Haul trucks to the brim. These gifts were distributed to families in need within Cranford and through organizations such as Cranford Family Care, the New Jersey Community Development Corporation in Paterson, and Union County Social Services. Cranford...

Bosom Buddies is a non-profit organization that helps families in Union County deal with all types of cancers. Founded by five Cranford ladies that each had their own individual journeys with breast cancer, they started making baskets for local families facing the same battle. They held their annual “Pink Garden Party” fundraising dinner on Thursday, October 10th at the Cranford Social, which sold out in minutes. ...

The Township of Cranford recognizes and is thankful to the Boy Scouts of Troop 75, the Cranford Department of Public, and Administrator Lavona Patterson for the restoration of the 9/11 Memorial at Crane’s Park. Photo Credit: Township of Cranford   The Township thanks Cranford Boy Scouts and Department of Public Works crews for restoring the 9/11 Memorial at Crane’s Park. Since the memorial was erected in 2003, each year Township employees work together to beautify the 9/11 Memorial in advance of the annual memorial service. This year the park received a complete restoration. Cranford Boy...

name Lindsay Heller Family (names/ages) Jason, age 38, Public Relations Leader at 5WPR; Teddy, age 3.5, and Sonny, age 1 Pet(s) Duffy, our dog who we rescued in 2016 Occupation Family Law Attorney, Partner at Fox Rothschild Contact Info Phone 973-548-3318; Email LHeller@foxrothschild.com; Instagram @lindsalahthelawyer   How long have you lived in Westfield and what brought you to town? In 2021, we followed what now seems like a very common COVID era migratory pattern to Westfield from Jersey City (where we lived for over a decade). We weren’t necessarily looking at Westfield but my sister-in-law...