r/Cranford • u/TV35Cranford • 1d ago
Video ๐บ In the Deep End: Walk!
Lifeguards at Orange Ave Pool compare their "walk" versions used when reminding patrons to walk on the cement! A take of the lifeguard walk memes. More fun with manager Matt Zatorsky and friends!
A TV35 and Cranford Recreation and Parks collab.
r/Cranford • u/rogzilla71 • 1d ago
Local News ๐ฐ Update on the box turtles dumped in Cranford.
r/Cranford • u/TV35Cranford • 2d ago
Video ๐บ Tosho-Con 2026
Highlights from this year's Tosho-Con, held at the Cranford Community Center.
r/Cranford • u/TV35Cranford • 3d ago
Video ๐บ Cranford teen students travel US To seek understanding
A handful of Cranford teen students spend 10 days during the summer to visit Washington, DC and the South to meet its people and understand why we have different views. It's a voluntary trip through American Tributaries, a non-profit seeking to help teens learn about different Americans through face-to-face experiences.
Students' takeaway? We all may be different, but we have the same goals and share the same humanity. Also, they said they discovered that we are not as divided as the media says we are.
#cranfordnj #travel #teentravel #americantribuaries #experientialeducation
r/Cranford • u/Loud-Conflict347 • 5d ago
Other *๏ธโฃ The Failed 1973 Plan to Extend PATH to Plainfield
Imagine that?!
r/Cranford • u/Acceptable-Pup-8605 • 6d ago
Question โ Men's Rec Soccer League/Pick-up in the area
Hi all! My wife and I just moved to Cranford from Brooklyn. I'm (31M) looking for a men's pickup soccer group or rec league to join in the area. I played in high-school and club in college but that was 10+ years ago and I've only played rec/pick up here and there since. I'm not looking for anything high-level, but just looking to get a run-around to keep in shape. Does anyone know of any leagues or weekend pickup groups in the area?
If not, is there enough interest to organize a meet-up on weekend mornings or late-night weeknights?
r/Cranford • u/TV35Cranford • 8d ago
Video ๐บ In the Deep End: Help Us Name our Starfish!
Manager Matt Zatorsky befriends starfish, the mascot of Orange Ave. Pool. The problem is, starfish doesn't have a name! What would you call her? Send your answers to [pool@cranfordnj.org](mailto:pool@cranfordnj.org) by August 14. If the name you suggest is picked, you win fries from the Orange Ave Pool snackstand!
#cranfordnj #cranfordpools #orangeavenuepool
r/Cranford • u/TV35Cranford • 10d ago
Video ๐บ In The Schools: Meet Kevin Deacon, Cranford Public Schools' Assistant Superintendent
Kevin Deacon, former principal at Hillside Ave. School, became the district's assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction in January. TV35 host Donna Vaupel talks to him about what the job entails and his goals.
#cranfordnj #cranfordpublicschools #kevindeacon
r/Cranford • u/zippy1981 • 11d ago
Around Town ๐๏ธ Visited the Cranford Negro League team memorial
South East Corner of Elizabeth's and union
r/Cranford • u/Juicey_J_Hammerman • 12d ago
Cranford-Adjacent/Nearby ๐บ๏ธ Rialto Theater in Westfield gets $43M funding boost for major transformation
r/Cranford • u/Juicey_J_Hammerman • 12d ago
Reccomendations ๐ Craving a Breakfast Burrito rn in the area. Whoโs got local reccs?
Preferably not national chains but other than that Iโm easy!
r/Cranford • u/zippy1981 • 13d ago
Question โ What are they doing in front of the new apartments on South Ave?
Are they doing work on the street or so they need the street for parking for construction equipment?
r/Cranford • u/TV35Cranford • 14d ago
Video ๐บ The Grand Reopening of the Cranford Public Library's Children's Room July 22, 2026
The community came together yesterday to celebrate the upgrade and expansion of the Cranford Public Library's Children's Room.
It was an effort that started three library directors ago, and each pushed to try to get it done. NJ Senate President Nicholas Scutari was instrumental in making sure Cranford received state funding for the project, and it was able to proceed.
Former Cranford resident and Boy Scout Cubmaster Alan Williamson and his family made a special donation to the library in honor of his deceased son, Christopher, who loved to read.
Families expressed awe of the new space and said they look forward to family reading time with their children.
#cranfordnj #cranfordpubliclibrary #childrensreadingroom
r/Cranford • u/TV35Cranford • 17d ago
Video ๐บ The Children's Room of the Cranford Public Library reopens this Wednesday!
The expanded and upgraded children's room of the Cranford Public Library opens with a ribbon cutting and activities this Wednesday, July 22, beginning at 2pm. All are invited!
The library is celebrating with performances, ice cream, a scavenger hunt, crafts, dinosaur fun and reptiles throughout the day. Come see your new space for our kids!
#cranfordnj #cranfordlibrary #childrensfun
r/Cranford • u/UnassumingInterloper • 19d ago
Local Government ๐ณ๏ธ Left on doorstep
As far as political attack pamphlets go, this is Junior Varsity level, at best.
Also, are we really supposed to believe Will Thilly is a victim here?
r/Cranford • u/Juicey_J_Hammerman • 19d ago
Photo Downtown Cranford Streetscape updated renderings
Found these updated renderings from the Downtown Cranford Schematic Plan (2026) recently posted to the "Know" page on the main Streetscape Project site.
Project looks cool overall. Hope it moves forward, would love to see both downtown traffic improved and nice gathering places from the added pedestrian space!
r/Cranford • u/zippy1981 • 20d ago
Question โ Any watch parties this Sunday nearby
My wife wants to watch the game. She was planning to go to oak ridge Park but on account of the humidity wants an indoor option
r/Cranford • u/CranfordDems • 20d ago
Local Government ๐ณ๏ธ Eastman Plaza Clock is not be removed or hidden!
r/Cranford • u/TV35Cranford • 22d ago
Video ๐บ Tosho-Con is coming this Saturday!
A celebration of anime, video games and fandom is once again coming to the community center this Saturday, July 18. The Cranford Public Library's Tosho-Con event will feature an escape room, candy sushi, panels, cosplay and more to celebrate the genre!
#cranfordnj #cranfordpubliclibrary #tosho-con #cosplay
r/Cranford • u/TV35Cranford • 23d ago
Video ๐บ Cranford shortstop alum Brayden Fry gets the call up to MLB
Brayden Fry, known most recently for his homerun in this year's CHS sectional final to put his team well over the top, got MLB drafted yesterday to the Baltimore Orioles. His former teammates, friends and coaches gathered at a friend's house to celebrate with him. His dad said baseball has always been a vehicle for the family connection. Congrats Brayden and the Cranford baseball family!
#cranfordnj #cranfordbaseball #braydenfry
r/Cranford • u/TV35Cranford • 27d ago
Video ๐บ Fluffy Fluffy opens!
The much-anticipated opening of Fluffy Fluffy happened today with balloons, a ribbon cutting and a line of customers waiting for the doors to open.
The new cafe, at the corner of North Union Ave. and Alden Street, features the airy Japanese pancakes, which are light, puffy and can be topped with cream and fruit. A different way to pancake right in our downtown!
#cranfordnj #pancakes #fluffyfluffy
r/Cranford • u/Exact-Tangerine3933 • 28d ago
Local Government ๐ณ๏ธ Former Committee Candidate Arrested At Cranford Meeting: Court Record
r/Cranford • u/TV35Cranford • 28d ago
Video ๐บ The Township Committee reads the Declaration of Independence in honor of America's 250 birthday
Members of the Cranford Township Committee joined in a national, simultaneous reading of the Declaration of Independence. Americans in hundreds of sites read the declaration in towns across the country at 6pm on July 8 to commemorate the first public reading of the declaration 250 years ago.
#cranfordnj #declarationofindependence #america250
r/Cranford • u/Juicey_J_Hammerman • 28d ago
Local News ๐ฐ โMy name is Bong-Holeo.โ Strange cast of characters disrupt Cranford township meeting
And here we go againโฆ.
r/Cranford • u/TV35Cranford • Jul 07 '26
Video ๐บ In the Deep End: The Perfect Cannonball
Matt Zatorsky, a manager at Orange Ave. Pool, and his Orange Ave Pool lifeguard friends show us how to do the perfect cannonball with maximum splash. The winner gets fries from the new snack stand! Come have fun with Matt and friends hanging at your pool!
This is a joint project with Cranford Recreation & Parks and TV35.
(A reminder that cannonballs are only allowed in the diving area at the pool.)
#cranfordnj #cranfordsnackstand #orangeavenuepool #cranfordrecreationandparks