Tag: Cranbury Township
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Cranbury Board of Education members re-elect Callahan and Chivate to top spots
Karen Callahan will continue to serve as president of the nine-member Cranbury Board of Education in 2021. She was re-elected when board members voted unanimously during the annual reorganization meeting on Jan. 6. Pramod Chivate was unanimously re-elected vice president. “I am extremely proud and honored to serve as president of the Cranbury Board of…
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Ferrante becomes Cranbury Township’s new mayor
When the Cranbury Township Committee convened for its annual reorganization meeting committee members elected Mike Ferrante as the township’s new mayor. Ferrante was elected mayor for 2021 at a reorganization meeting on Jan. 4. He succeeds Township Committeeman Matt Scott, who served as mayor in 2020. “2020 was a tough year for our country and…
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Skeet’s Pantry aids families facing issue of food insecurity
Across New Jersey the state has seen an increase in food insecurity since the coronavirus pandemic began to hit residents in 2020. Feeding America, a national hunger relief organization, projected in its latest report last fall that New Jersey would see the food insecurity rate increase by 56%, and that child food insecurity is also…
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Cranbury School aquaponics system continues to grow greens for school lunches
Even though the coronavirus pandemic has changed the way the Cranbury School operates it has not stopped the harvesting of vegetable greens from the school’s aquaponics system. The greens grown through this system are still being used for school lunches. The aquaponics system is a method of growing plants without soil. Aquaponics is a form…
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EDAC may become a formal commission in Cranbury Township
When the Cranbury Township Committee convened for its final meeting in 2020, details would emerge about the creation of an ordinance converting the Economic Development Advisory Committee (EDAC) to an advisory commission. The decision by the Township Committee to create an ordinance for EDAC to become a formal commission was not unanimous, when a straw…
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DOT seeks to improve safety issues at Cranbury Circle
The New Jersey Department of Transportation (DOT) has announced a multi-stage years-long process to develop plans and construct improvements to Cranbury Circle. The Cranbury Circle intersection involves Route 130, Middlesex County County Road 539 (North Main Street) and Cranbury Turnpike, as well as Wyckoff Mill Road. South Main Street and Brick Yard Road are the…
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Church’s drive-thru Nativity seeks to shine a light on hope in Cranbury
Update: The Journey to Bethlehem drive-thru nativity has been postponed to Dec. 20 and will still be from 7-8 p.m. When the end of the week arrives, Christmas carols will play out of the bell tower at First Presbyterian Church of Cranbury, as residents experience the church’s first drive-thru Nativity. With Christmas right around, the corner…
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Cranbury Township adopts long-awaited scenic corridor overlay ordinance
The Cranbury Township Committee has adopted an amended scenic overlay corridor zone ordinance after a robust debate took place between the committee, professionals and the public. The scenic corridor overlay preserves the open space corridors of front property line of six of main roadways in Cranbury: Dey Road, Plainsboro Road, Cranbury Neck Road, John White…
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Cranbury tradition continues with lighting of Christmas tree
The coronavirus pandemic may have changed aspects of normal life for Cranbury residents, but it did not stop the township’s annual Christmas tree lighting, which has now kicked off the holiday season in Cranbury. Adults and children, socially distanced and with face masks, gathered at Memorial Park on Dec. 6 to witness the annual tradition…
