The Cranford Education Association — Representing Educators in Public Schools

Throughout this summer labor unions have been in the news; writers on strike, actors walking picket lines, and autoworkers shutting down production, are three of the more prominent examples. 

Here in Cranford, most public school employees are represented by the Cranford Education Association. It’s not just teachers, but support staff, nurses, para-professional and others who are part of the membership. 

In this week’s podcast I speak with CEA President Kevin Jala and Recording Secretary Colleen McDonald to learn more about the organization as well as the two teachers themselves. 

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Kevin Jala

Colleen McDonald

FLAG for Cranford Still Helping Residents and Businesses After COVID Beginnings

When nearly everything shutdown in March 2020 at the start of COVID, some organizations stayed open. FLAG of Cranford was created with a duel purpose of providing for those front-line providers and supporting Cranford restaurants which were hard hit by the pandemic.

The organization has pivoted with a slightly new name, FLAG for Cranford, and an adjusted mission. On this week’s podcast I speak with the two women who started the volunteer group, Rebecca Tantillo and Caren Demyen. They discuss the group’s origins, what it’s doing today and how Cranford residents and businesses can help support their work.

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Rebecca Tantillo

Caren Demyen

Ed Davenport Looks Back on His Years at TV35 Following His Retirement

From Day 1 of TV35‘s existence the one constant presence was Ed Davenport. After 37 years at the Cranford channel, both as a volunteer and as the station’s manager, Ed retired at the start of August. Before exiting, Ed chatted with me about his experiences and recounted some of the highlights and lowlights of his years working at TV35.

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Ed Davenport