Editor's Note: Week in Review (Nov. 2-7)

Here's a look at the events and issues that made the news last week:

Monday, November 2:

• Patch provides a town, county and state race election guide for Tuesday voters. 
• Cranford schools seek a $2 million grant that would create virtual learning communities for sixth graders.
• Volleyball tops Watchung Hills in season finale.

Tuesday, November 3:

• Police promote a day when residents can drop off their unused, unwanted or expired prescription medicine.
• Election Day brings a of voters. Democratic candidate Kevin Illing concedes after standing mayor and Republican Candidate led the race by about 900 votes.
• Democrats clinch the freeholder positions.
• Cranfordians vote Christie for governor.
• Chair of the Environmental Commission urges Cranford residents to join the Family Friendly Bike Ride.
• Police chase a suspect on foot and make drug arrests.
• Cougars hand Carteret a 6-0 defeat.

Wednesday, November 4:

• Patch asks Cranford's Guitar Shop how it fights the lure of chain music stores.
• Citizens' Police Academy students learn how Cranford police and Union County team up to solve murder cases.

Thursday, November 5:

• A local mom runs into roadblocks when trying to donate her old toys and baby items.
• Domestic violence victims speak out against the "silent" crime.
• Cougars advance to state semifinals.
• Lady Cougars follow suit and defeat Rahway in state game.
• Cranford's volleyball team stops Manchester 25-10 and 25-16 to move on to the state quarterfinals.
• Pub crawl participants to offset costs of new turf field

Friday, November 6:

• DMC announces Scarecrow Stroll winners.
• This 71-year-old Cranford senior injured her wrist, lost her husband and with the help of friends and family, is still going strong.

Saturday, November 7:

• Cranford's boy's soccer team wins its first Union County championship.
• The football team scores a win against Voorhees.