Cranford Radio

Two controversial topics headline this week's news from Cranford. CHS spring sports continue their contests, and some fun events can be found coming up on the calendar. 

Cranford's 8th annual Holocaust Day of Remembrance will take place on Monday, May 6th at Hillside Avenue School starting at 7:30 pm. Those attending will hear from Mollie Sperling. Mrs. Sperling, and her husband Henry, are two of a ever decreasing number of survivors of the Holocaust. They lived in Cranford for a number of years and are members of Temple Beth El Mekor Chayim.

Cranford Radio spent some time with Mrs. Sperling in her home to hear her amazing story.

Mollie Sperling's memories of the Holocaust

Another Dunkin' and a power outage top this week's news. It's Union County Tournament time for many of the CHS teams, and a busy weekend with so-so weather lies ahead.

Learn about a proposal from PSE&G that is raising concerns around town, and two vacant downtown storefronts will soon have new tenants. Those are this week's top stories. We also have the very wet forecast and some weekend activities you can look forward to.

The week ended on a tragic note with a fatal house fire in town, and three Cranford schools are now home to police substations. We'll also bring you up-to-date on CHS sports, the weekend weather and upcoming events in this week's Cranford Radio headlines.

Each weekday some 1,500 riders use NJ Transit's Cranford station. That's only a fraction of the approximately 23,000 riders on the Raritan Valley Line and more are anticipated as development continues in the four counties along the line. The RVL Mayors' Alliance was created to advocate for what they call equitable treatments for the line's users. Fanwood Mayor Colleen Mahr serves as co-chair of the alliance, along with Westfield Mayor Shelley Brindle. Cranford Radio spoke with Mayor Mahr to learn more about the group and their goals.

Find out who's running on the GOP and Democratic tickets for the Cranford Township Committee and also learn why Governor Murphy was in town Thursday morning. Those headlines, along with CHS sports, weather and upcoming events in this week's headlines.

When we think of history and how it's saved we often consider photographs, written records and moving pictures. What's sometimes overlooked is the audio record of the past. Andy Lanset is in charge of finding, restoring and cataloging the extensive collection of audio from two of the New York area's most iconic radio stations; WNYC and WQXR. Lanset is an audio archivist for New York Public Radio and one Saturday morning two radio veterans got together to talk about his unique profession.

Cranford was host to two meetings of regional significance the past week. Spring sports are in swing at CHS and the weather will feel quite spring-like, at least Friday and Saturday. More details in this week's Cranford Radio Headlines.

It's called one of the most important infrastructure projects in the United States. The Gateway Program has several major components including new rail tunnels under the Hudson River and the replacement of the 108-year old Portal Drawbridge over the Hackensack River. Tuesday evening the Raritan Valley Rail Coalition sponsored a presentation on the project in the Cranford Community Center. The main speaker was Jerry Zaro, the chairman of the Gateway Development Corporation. Cranford Radio spoke with Zaro after the meeting to get a status update.