Editor's Note: Week in Review

A recap of the week to end all weeks at Cranford Patch. Here's a look at the events and issues that made the news:

Wednesday

• Cranford Patch is born on Wednesday, September 2 at approximately 1 p.m. Since then, local residents have signed up and posted their events, announcements and pretty faces on Cranford.Patch.com.
• Police arrested a few for drug- and alcohol-related charges during traffic stops throughout the town.
• Town officials say they don't think Cranford will receive state funding for flood and sewer projects.
• Cranford Fire responds to a Westfield home fire. Thankfully no one was injured.

Thursday

• Police receive a state-of-the-art radar gun for placing second overall in the New Jersey Law Enforcement Challenge.
• Cranford Patch talks to the new Hillside Avenue School assistant principal. 
• An article introduces the town's master plan and the three-hour Wednesday night copy-editing meeting that even I had to recover from. 

Friday

• Cranford Patch takes a look at a new clothing shop to take the downtown location of A Touch of Home.
• Police warn residents to lock their windows and doors in light of recent home burglaries.
• Cranford High School's boys soccer team gears up for a winning season.
• A local VFW adopts an Army unit in which a Cranford native serves his second tour in Iraq.

Seen around town

• Roadwork continues on N. Union Avenue by Emma's Brick Oven Pizza and Cafe. The road is blocked off at Alden Street.
• Teal ribbons are tied about downtown lamp posts and trees to raise awareness for ovarian cancer.
• The bridge on Springfield Avenue remains closed for construction. Local motorists cut through the residential streets near Cranford High School to make it downtown. Visitors looking to take Springfield Avenue to North Avenue might be surprised to find that the detour leads them to Kenilworth Boulevard.
• Traffic slowed on Springfield Avenue next to Nomahegan Park for utility work. Police directed traffic in both directions around a Verizon utility van.
• Blockbuster offers closing deals on DVDs, video games and Ralph Steadman artwork. I left with about five half-price movies.

For next week: Email your Labor Day weekend photos and videos to whitney@patch.com.