Cranford Calendar
The Borough of Roselle Park presents the 19th “National Night Out” on Tuesday, August 6, 2019, from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Michael Mauri Gazebo Park, Chestnut Street.
National Night Out is a community-building event that aims to include everyone in Roselle Park. The event is sponsored by the Roselle Park Police Department’s Neighborhood Watch program, a group that wants to do more than just crime prevention, but instead create a “community network to provide a safer place to live.”
The Roselle Park Police Department, Fire Department, and Union County EMS invite you and your family to learn about safety. Some of the safety topics will be bike, water, crime, and fire safety. You can also enjoy live music, games, and free giveaways. Police cars and trucks, as well as fire trucks will join the National Night Out, so that children can learn more about the vehicles.
The evening should truly be an affair for the whole family to enjoy. Do not forget to turn your porch light on that evening to show your support against crime.
For more information, please call Detective Rich Cocca at 908-245-6187 or [email protected].
About this Event
Join the staff of the Rutgers Geology Museum to learn about meteorites, how craters are made and have a chance to make and measure your own crater! Activity followed by a hands-on, space-themed craft and time to “Ask the Geologist.” This program is for children in grades 2-4.
Join the staff of the Rutgers Geology Museum for an interactive activity to learn how scientists communicate with and pilot the Mars Rover from over 140 million miles away! Activity followed by a hands-on, space-themed craft and time to “Ask the Geologist.”
Cause 4 Paws will be at Pet Supplies Plus in Garwood for Clear the Shelters Day 2019! Come on down and meet your new #BestFriend!
See website for time.
Grab your couch potato-loving friends on Sunday, August 18th and join Scotch Plains Mayor Al Smith in our 2nd Annual Scotch Plains 0.5k Race!
Beginning in Town Center, with a shotgun start (ok not a real shotgun – there are laws) the “race” will take you in a 547-yard circle. Go too fast and you are sure to get dizzy! But don’t drag your feet, a pint of beer courtesy of Stage House Tavern (obvious age restrictions apply) or a cup of ice cream from Mr. Softee await you at the finish line.
Proceeds to benefits the METAvivors of NJ chapter of the national organization of METAvivor. This nonprofit supports men and woman battling Stage 4 Metastatic Breast Cancer.
It’s back – Downtown Cranford’s Annual Lego Contest! This contest is for all of the creative kids out there, with prizes for the winners in each age group. We hope you can join us for this great event that brings out the kids in all of us.
The Cranford Alliance Church is holding a parenting seminar September 28 from 9 am to 3 pm at the church on Saturday, September 28. The seminar will be led by Drs. Ron and Wanda Walborn. Lunch will be provided and registration is $15.
Ron & Wanda, married for 35 years, have 4 adult children and growing numbers of grandchildren. Ron is the Dean of Alliance Theological Seminary, NYC and Board Member of the Christian & Missionary Alliance US. Wanda is the Dean of Spiritual Formation at Nyack College and the Director of Empower Women Worldwide.
Hanson Park Conservancy’s 9th Annual Rubber Ducky Derby is scheduled once again for Sunday, October 13, 2019 at 4 pm. On race day, over one-thousand individually numbered rubber ducks will be released in the Rahway River at Sperry Park, Cranford NJ and tumble over the falls racing to the finish line at the North Union Ave Bridge. Numerous prizes for the fastest lucky duckies will be awarded. The top prize is a $250.00 gift card.
Tickets can be purchased at two locations: Periwinkles, on North Union Avenue downtown Cranford, or the Cranford Canoe Club on Springfield Ave. Purchase a single Duck for $5.00 or a flock of 5 ducks for $20.00. Please secure your tickets early as ducks are limited and the race has been known to sell out.
All proceeds benefit Hanson Park maintenance and educational programs. If you have not yet walked through this lovely little park, please visit this hidden gem located at 38 Springfield Ave. Have you got your Ducky?
Visit your local Lightbridge Academy during Open House Week from October 14th – October 18th. If you enroll for the first time during the week of the Open House, you will also receive one week free! The Solution for Working Parents offers programs for infants, toddlers and Pre-K students. The center has Seedlings Early Childhood Education Curriculum in addition to sign language, music, Spanish, and STEM education. Lightbridge Academy has interactive whiteboard and iPad technology in addition to offering families ParentView Internet Monitoring and a Parent eCommunication app to stay connected all day long. There is also an extended day schedule, large outdoor play areas and state-of-the-art security systems. Learn more by visiting our website.
Visit your local Lightbridge Academy during Open House Week from October 14th – October 18th. If you enroll for the first time during the week of the Open House, you will also receive one week free! The Solution for Working Parents offers programs for infants, toddlers and Pre-K students. The center has Seedlings Early Childhood Education Curriculum in addition to sign language, music, Spanish, and STEM education. Lightbridge Academy has interactive whiteboard and iPad technology in addition to offering families ParentView Internet Monitoring and a Parent eCommunication app to stay connected all day long. There is also an extended day schedule, large outdoor play areas and state-of-the-art security systems. Learn more by visiting our website.
Visit your local Lightbridge Academy during Open House Week from October 14th – October 18th. If you enroll for the first time during the week of the Open House, you will also receive one week free! The Solution for Working Parents offers programs for infants, toddlers and Pre-K students. The center has Seedlings Early Childhood Education Curriculum in addition to sign language, music, Spanish, and STEM education. Lightbridge Academy has interactive whiteboard and iPad technology in addition to offering families ParentView Internet Monitoring and a Parent eCommunication app to stay connected all day long. There is also an extended day schedule, large outdoor play areas and state-of-the-art security systems. Learn more by visiting our website.
Visit your local Lightbridge Academy during Open House Week from October 14th – October 18th. If you enroll for the first time during the week of the Open House, you will also receive one week free! The Solution for Working Parents offers programs for infants, toddlers and Pre-K students. The center has Seedlings Early Childhood Education Curriculum in addition to sign language, music, Spanish, and STEM education. Lightbridge Academy has interactive whiteboard and iPad technology in addition to offering families ParentView Internet Monitoring and a Parent eCommunication app to stay connected all day long. There is also an extended day schedule, large outdoor play areas and state-of-the-art security systems. Learn more by visiting our website.
Visit your local Lightbridge Academy during Open House Week from October 14th – October 18th. If you enroll for the first time during the week of the Open House, you will also receive one week free! The Solution for Working Parents offers programs for infants, toddlers and Pre-K students. The center has Seedlings Early Childhood Education Curriculum in addition to sign language, music, Spanish, and STEM education. Lightbridge Academy has interactive whiteboard and iPad technology in addition to offering families ParentView Internet Monitoring and a Parent eCommunication app to stay connected all day long. There is also an extended day schedule, large outdoor play areas and state-of-the-art security systems. Learn more by visiting our website.
Join us on October 19th, 2019 for the 21st Annual Red Ribbon Day and Drug Prevention Walk! Our event is a countywide kickoff celebrating Red Ribbon Drug Prevention Week throughout Union County. Red Ribbon is celebrated locally and nationally to increase awareness and support for substance abuse prevention, treatment, and recovery. Join us the day of and walk to prevent drug abuse. Immediately following the Walk we will kick off our Family Fun Day with many activities for kids and informational health exhibitors.
Bring the KIDS to The Chelsea at Fanwood for Pumpkin Decorating!
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25TH
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
EVERYTHING IS SUPPLIED!
RSVP BY OCT. 21, 908-654-5200. LIMITED SEATING.
Cranford 2019 Halloween Parade and Pumpkin Chunkin’
1:00 pm Gathering & Registration (Cranford Community Center Parking Lot)
1:30 pm Judging
2:00 pm Parade
2:30 pm Pumpkin Chunkin (Gazebo at Fire Department)
Awards to follow
Here2Help Mental Health Coalition Announces 3nd Library Forum: Connecting with your Teen: Difficult Conversations and Setting Boundaries
The Fanwood-Scotch Plains-Westfield Here 2 Help Mental Health Coalition will offer its third library forum aimed at providing useful information regarding common stress and anxiety concerns. The presentation will be held on Wednesday, October 30 from 7:00-8:30pm at the Westfield Memorial Library, 550 East Broad Street.
As a parent or guardian of a teenager, do you struggle to find a way to connect? Are you looking for ways to elicit answers to questions that contain more than one word? Are you trying to find strategies to handle difficult conversations and situations? At Here2Help’s 3rd library event Connecting with your Teen: Difficult Conversations and Setting Boundaries, our experts will identify parenting styles, the advantages and disadvantages of each, and provide empirical research about outcomes. Angelo D’Amico, M.A., LAMFT from High Focus Centers in Cranford will discuss and lead a panel of experts about setting healthy boundaries, detaching with love and empathic support.
Originally organized by the Westfield and Fanwood-Scotch Plains YMCAs, the mission of the Here2Help Mental Health Coalition is to improve community awareness and understanding of mental health issues through education, basic skills training and resource information and to help break down barriers that prevent people from seeking care. Coalition members include Caring Contact, High Focus Centers, Imagine, Jewish Family Service, Prevention Links, Resolve Community Counseling Center, representatives of area school districts, municipalities, clergy and other concerned citizens and organizations. Information about Here2Help can be found at www.here2helpnj.org and on their Facebook page, here2helpnj. Both are filled with timely and important mental health-related resource information.
Admission is free, seating is limited. Please register at https://H2Hlibrarymentalhealthforum.eventbrite.com
For more information on Here 2 Help, please contact Bonnie Cohen, [email protected], 908-301-9622 x240 or Tracy Crane, [email protected], 908-889-8880 x116.
Union County residents and visitors are invited to explore the fascinating world of rocks, minerals, fossils, gems and jewelry at Trailside Nature and Science Center in Mountainside on Saturday, November 2 and Sunday, November 3 from noon to 5:00 p.m. on both days. Admission to the event is free.
The Gem, Mineral and Jewelry Show presents an excellent opportunity for visitors of all ages to learn about the world of rocks and gems through the many exhibits and displays,” said Freeholder Chair Bette Jane Kowalski. “Whether you’re a geology enthusiast or simply have a casual interest, this event offers something for everyone.”
Geologists young and old can enjoy a wide variety of specimens on display for free and purchase items for sale. Children can purchase geodes, arrowheads and fluorescent minerals, while adults may enjoy the jewelry, fine gems and collector-grade pieces.
Sponsored jointly with the New Jersey Mineralogical Society and the New Jersey Lapidary Society, the Gem, Mineral and Jewelry Show will host more than 20 vendors selling minerals, rocks, gemstones, jewelry, sea shells and fossils from around the world.
For more information about the Gem, Mineral and Jewelry Show or other programs offered this fall at Trailside, please call 908-789-3670 or visit ucnj.org/trailside. Trailside Nature and Science Center is located at 452 New Providence Road in Mountainside and is a service of the Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders.
Please join us for the SIXTH ANNUAL BAS/OAS Fall 5K and Fun Run! This family-fun event raises money for both Bloomingdale Avenue (K-2) and Orange Avenue (3-8) Schools in Cranford!