Cranford Radio

It's long been a dream for Cranford rail passengers to have a one-seat ride to New York City and that wish becomes reality on Monday, March 3 when NJ Transit begins weekday off-peak direct service on the Raritan Valley Line. Peter Palmer is a Somerset County Freeholder and Chairman of the Raritan Valley Rail Coalition. During a meeting in Westfield Tuesday morning he outlined what will happen and the steps that are hoped to follow.

Donna Del Guercio has owned Belladonna's Yarn Room for a little over a year now. The homey shop at 106 N. Union Avenue provides personalized service and expertise you won't find at the highway craft stores. Donna began our conversation by telling me a little about her background.

If you're a parent with a student in the Cranford Public Schools, you're probably familiar with those automated calls announcing closings and delayed openings. What if we used the system for mundane tasks, or even to help a student study? Here's how it might sound.

Project Graduation gives graduating seniors at Cranford High School a safe place to celebrate after they receive their diplomas. One of the fundraisers to support this event will be held Friday, February 7. Julie Castillo, a parent of a CHS senior, is one of the organizers and she spoke with Cranford Radio about the party.

January is a month of resolutions, and no resolution is probably made more often than promising to get in-shape. To help you keep that promise The MAX Challenge opened on this month. Cranford Radio spoke with the franchise owner, Mike Wells about the business.

One of Cranford's musical gems is Brennan Sweet. Brennan has been the Associate Concertmaster for the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra since 1994. Listen as we hear a sample of his music and learn about his life as a musician.

While it's won eight Tony awards, many theatergoers might not be familiar with Spring Awakening. It's the latest offering from the Cranford Dramatic Club and will debut on Valentine's Day, February 14. The director, Jeffrey Fiorello and music director, Jack Bender talk with Cranford Radio about the play.

One of Cranford's newest businesses is Experts of H.O.M.E. Mitch Harris is the owner and he sat down with Cranford Radio to talk about the business. We also spent some time going through a couple of common home maintenance items.

Cranford, and other towns along the Rahway River, are awaiting word from the US Army Corps of Engineers on their preferred alternative for mitigating flooding. Former Cranford Mayor, Dan Aschenbach, who serves as coordinator for the mayors group, and Leo Coakley, a water resources engineer with Hatch Mott MacDonald, talked about the council and mitigation steps being considered.