Cranford Calendar

Join us on Zoom Wednesday, May 18th at 6:30 pm for a Q&A with Tiffany D. Jackson, a New York Times best-selling, award-winning author of novels for young adults. Monday’s Not Coming, a book based on the unexplained, unresolved disappearances of Black children in America, received the Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Award for New Talent from the American Library Association in 2019. Her novel Allegedly, about the struggle of a recently incarcerated teen girl, was an NAACP Image Award nominee. In 2021, she co-authored “The Awakening of Malcolm X,” about the activist’s adolescent years in jail, with his daughter Ilyasah Shabazz.
Please register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/

Join us at our state-of-the-art Central Kitchen for our in-person culinary hiring events scheduled every Thursday 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm from April 21, 2022, through May 26, 2022.
When: Thursdays from 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Where: 42 Jackson Drive, Cranford, NJ
We are hiring for the following full-time positions:
Cooks
Food Prep Packers
Utility Associates (Dishwashers)
Health Benefits, 401K, PTO – all benefits start on day 1 of employment. We are offering $1,000.00 sign-on bonuses.
Come in and meet our team and learn about all employment opportunities at Wonder!!
If you can’t attend on a Thursday please email [email protected] or [email protected]
Scrap Metal Recycling program will continue on Saturday, May 21st. There are two (2) locations in Union County for residents to drop off their metal for recycling, one in Cranford and one in Rahway. The location of the Cranford drop-off is the Emergency Services/ Traffic Enforcement facility located at 151 Kenilworth Boulevard. The Rahway drop-off is located at the Rahway Service Yard located in Rahway River Park off of St. Georges Avenue. The program is open from 9 am to 12 pm. Residents can drop off old appliances, microwaves, air conditioners, and metal lawn furniture, to name a few.

Cranford Walking Tour Inaugurates Historic QR Code Signs
On Sunday, May 22 at 2 p.m., the Cranford Historic Preservation Advisory Board (HPAB) will conduct a walking tour of historic sites with new QR (quick response) codes. The tour will also feature additional facts about the downtown and surrounding areas.
Participants will meet in front of the First Baptist Church of Cranford at 100 High Street, which is the first site on the tour. There is a suggested fee of $5, payable in cash or check (made payable to Cranford Historic Preservation Advisory Board or Cranford HPAB) to help fund its work.
HPAB is a volunteer advisory board appointed by the Cranford Township Committee. Its primary purpose is to help residents recognize the significance of noteworthy historic buildings, steetscapes, and districts to emphasize the importance of preserving these resources so they can be enjoyed by current and future generations. Preserving historic buildings, streetscapes, and districts helps the architectural and aesthetic character of Cranford and its neighborhoods remain intact.
Some of the things that HPAB does to accomplish its goals includes researching properties and districts and applying for Certificates of Eligibility for inclusion on the State and National Historic Registers as well as seeking to have properties and districts designated as historic by the Township.
For more information about the HPAB, visit our website at preservecranford.com.
There’s still time to sign up for our annual golf outing supporting local scholarships and other programs. Sponsorships are also available for non-golfers who want to support our mission. Golf fees include lunch, snacks on the course, and dinner and drinks after.

Join us at our state-of-the-art Central Kitchen for our in-person culinary hiring events scheduled every Thursday 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm from April 21, 2022, through May 26, 2022.
When: Thursdays from 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Where: 42 Jackson Drive, Cranford, NJ
We are hiring for the following full-time positions:
Cooks
Food Prep Packers
Utility Associates (Dishwashers)
Health Benefits, 401K, PTO – all benefits start on day 1 of employment. We are offering $1,000.00 sign-on bonuses.
Come in and meet our team and learn about all employment opportunities at Wonder!!
If you can’t attend on a Thursday please email [email protected] or [email protected]

Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) event of 2022 will take place on Saturday, June 4th. It will take place at Kean University located at 1000 Morris Avenue in Union. The event will be held from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. Items for drop off include old pesticides & herbicides, pool chemicals, gasoline, oil-based paints and deck stain. Latex Paint/Acrylic/Enamel (wall paint) is water-based and is NOT ACCEPTED. It should be dried out and discarded in with your regular garbage. This event is drive-up only. It will take place in the Kean Hall Parking Lot.

Please join Cranford Community Connection, the organization that brings you Porchfest, for an evening of music at Roosevelt Park in Cranford on June 4 from 4pm-8pm (Rain date June 12). Gather with your friends and neighbors for this family-friendly event to support the people of Ukraine. Bring a blanket, chairs, and a picnic.
The exciting lineup of bands includes Binge, Kevin Harrison & True North, and Cumbersome!
The suggested donation is 10 dollars per person or 20 dollars per family. Donations are accepted via Eventbrite
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/
or alternatively via PayPal https://www.paypal.com/us/
All proceeds will go to Razom for Ukraine and other local verified groups that accept medical supplies and humanitarian aid donations.
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ABOUT:
Based on the critically acclaimed play that inspired the now classic film, this streetwise musical will take you to the stoops of the Bronx in the 1960s—where a young man is caught between the father he loves and the mob boss he’d love to be.
Featuring a book by Academy Award nominee Chazz Palminteri, music by Oscar, Grammy, and Tony Award winner Alan Menken, and lyrics by Grammy Award winner and Oscar and Tony Award nominee Glenn Slater, A Bronx Tale is a story about respect, loyalty, love, and above all else: family.

ABOUT:
Based on the critically acclaimed play that inspired the now classic film, this streetwise musical will take you to the stoops of the Bronx in the 1960s—where a young man is caught between the father he loves and the mob boss he’d love to be.
Featuring a book by Academy Award nominee Chazz Palminteri, music by Oscar, Grammy, and Tony Award winner Alan Menken, and lyrics by Grammy Award winner and Oscar and Tony Award nominee Glenn Slater, A Bronx Tale is a story about respect, loyalty, love, and above all else: family.

ABOUT:
Based on the critically acclaimed play that inspired the now classic film, this streetwise musical will take you to the stoops of the Bronx in the 1960s—where a young man is caught between the father he loves and the mob boss he’d love to be.
Featuring a book by Academy Award nominee Chazz Palminteri, music by Oscar, Grammy, and Tony Award winner Alan Menken, and lyrics by Grammy Award winner and Oscar and Tony Award nominee Glenn Slater, A Bronx Tale is a story about respect, loyalty, love, and above all else: family.
