Take a look at some of the best in photographs sent to the Cranford Chronicle during the week of Dec. 10-14. Things to do in Union County on Saturday, Dec. 15. • The Westfield Art Galleries Show & Sale will be held at the Westfield Municipal Bldg., Community Room, 425 E. Broad St. in Westfield, on Saturday, Dec. 15,... Full story »

Synagogues, mosques, temples, churches, other religious centers and nonprofit organizations that suffered damages in Hurricane Sandy may apply for disaster assistance from the U.S. Small Business Administration. While many may think that faith-based organizations are not businesses, as non-profits they are eligible to apply for SBA’s low-interest disaster business loans. SBA loans can help fund repair or replace disaster-damaged... Full story »

She's only eight only years old but Cassidy Knight has already walked several celebrity red carpets and starred in three short films, one of which will screen at the New Jersey Film Festival on Feb. 1, 2013 at Rutgers University in New Brunswick. "Acting is fun," said Knight who lives in Cranford and portrays L'il Coquette in Juliette Fairley's... Full story »

Take a look at some of the best in photographs sent to the Cranford Chronicle during the week of Dec. 10-14. Things to do in Union County on Friday, Dec. 14. • Mystic Vision Players presents Carol Channeling, Caroling!, written and performed by Maggie Graham, presented in the LOFT at UC PAC on Friday, Dec. 14 at 8 p.m.,... Full story »

Township officials say residents must get rid of the logs that are still in the streets or face a fine. Full story »

Mary Webb, of Cranford, will appear on Westfield Community Players' (WCP) stage in “The Dixie Swim Club,” a Jones, Wooten, Hope comedy-drama. Webb will portray Vernadette Simms--the "hard luck case" public school teacher with limited financial resources, a son who's a career criminal and a daughter who drifts from cult to cult, Vernadette is self-deprecating by necessity. She faces... Full story »

Take a look at some of the best in photographs sent to the Cranford Chronicle during the week of Dec. 3-7. Things to do in Union County on Thursday, Dec. 13 • Big Bad Voodoo Daddy’s, Wild and Swingin’ Holiday Party at the UC PAC, on Thursday, Dec. 13 at 8 p.m. Known as “America’s favorite little big band,”... Full story »

Union County Sheriff Ralph Froehlich, right, Sgt. Marianne Hopko and Officers MaryBeth Gray and Tara Halpin thank the employees from Wells Fargo Home Mortgage in Cranford for the donation of several hundred toys, children’s clothing and gift cards to the Union County Sheriff’s Officers ‘Tree of Hope’ holiday drive for needy children. The donations came from the staff at... Full story »

The Union County Youth Services Commission hosted their inaugural Community Engagement Summit Initiative for Middle School Students: Take Control of Your Future on Saturday, Dec. 8 at Union County College, Elizabeth Campus. More than 100 middle school students, school representatives, law enforcement, agency providers, student and adult volunteers from across Union County’s twenty-one municipalities attended the Summit. The morning... Full story »