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🌱 Patch AM: How Cranford came together one year after a heartbreaking loss

Also check out Tremendous Office Furniture & Soft Seating Liquidation Sale on the Cranford Patch calendar

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Morning Cranford! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Cranford came together one year after a heartbreaking loss
  • Which Cranford seniors just swept top honors in a statewide art show?
  • How did Cranford pull off this nail-biting double-overtime victory?

Also on today's calendar: Tremendous Office Furniture & Soft Seating Liquidation Sale and 14 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Partly sunny and not as warm, with a high of 74 and low of 55 degrees.
  • Sunday: Cooler; a little p.m. rain, temps: high: 63, low: 58.
  • Monday: Sunny, breezy and pleasant, with a high of 70 and low of 48 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Cranford Community Gathers to Remember Isabella Salas and Maria Niotis One Year Later (TAPinto.net) — Residents gathered on Burnside Avenue in Cranford to honor teenagers Isabella Salas and Maria Niotis one year after their tragic deaths in an e-bike collision. Families, clergy, and friends shared memories, prayers, and gratitude for the town's ongoing support, even as a related criminal case continues in adult court. The focus remained on remembrance and the strong bonds within the Cranford community.
   

2. Cranford Artist Takes Best of Show as 13 Union County Seniors Earn Statewide Art Awards (rlsmedia.com) — Cranford seniors are in the spotlight as resident Janet DeMaio's drawing earned Best of Show in the statewide New Jersey Senior Citizen Art Show, with several other Cranford artists also taking top honors. Their work, along with other Union County pieces, is on display in East Windsor through November 4. Locals are encouraged to make the trip and celebrate their neighbors' creativity.
   

3. Cranford edges out Montgomery in double overtime to maintain perfect record (nj.com subscription) — Cranford football fans can celebrate as the Cougars moved to 5-0 with a gritty 13-12 double-overtime win over Montgomery. Running back Logan Murray's 8-yard touchdown and extra point sealed the difference after a defensive slugfest. Quarterback Aidan Capizzi and receiver Luke Owens also delivered key plays that kept Cranford's perfect season alive.
   

4. NJ Congresswoman Gives Birth While Battling Assault Charges And Seeking Re-Election (patch.com) — Cranford voters are part of New Jersey's 10th Congressional District, where Rep. LaMonica McIver has just given birth while simultaneously seeking re-election and fighting federal assault charges tied to a protest at an ICE detention facility. She maintains her actions were part of her legislative duties and has pleaded not guilty. The case's outcome could shape how aggressively members of Congress can oversee detention centers.
   

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Ok Cranford! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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