Editor's Note: Week In Review (June 28-July 3)

This week offered a high-flying circus by the Hillside Avenue School, a Cougar camp buzzing with activity, while this season's high school sports stars received kudos from the Board of Education. Here's a rundown of the topics Patch highlighted:

Sunday, June 27:

• The Cranford United Methodist Church is journeying to upstate New York, on a mission to repair local homes and infrastructure. 
• Customers jive to live tunes at The City Grind.
• Four shining stars of varsity softball get named to the all-county team.

Monday, June 28:

• Two are arrested in the Dairy Queen parking lot, charged with possessing a large quantity of ecstasy. 
• High school lacrosse champ Stephen DiGiovanni is named to The Star-Ledger All-Waterman Conference First-Team.
• Patch columnist Ruth Williams offers one for the wine lovers – researchers have found that drinking it helps inhibit the process of aging.

Tuesday, June 29:

• A flat sewer fee is tossed by the township, in favor of one based on property tax.
•  A state bill requiring fingerprinting and background checks raises the ire of some Board of Education officials, as they may be forking over cash from their own pockets for the procedure.
• Garbage collection times get pushed back – a compromise between sanitation workers and the township.
• Patch chats with high school athletic star Taylor D'Antico on the season, her accomplishments, and her future plans.
• Police make an arrest for heroin possession on the corner of Centennial Avenue and Wall Street.

Wednesday, June 30:

• Cranford 'Twilight' fans made up a portion of the teen throng that jammed East Street in Westfield, waiting for the Rialto midnight showing of the popular flick.
• The Zerbini Family Circus comes to town, and wows the audience with the greatest of ease.
• The township pushes more properties into the Special Improvement District.
• Student athletes receive kudos from the Board of Education as the spring season draws to a close. 

Thursday, July 1:

• Firefighters race to the scene of a burning boxcar on Georgia Street, and shut down this throughway between Cranford and Clark.
• A portion of Springfield Avenue is renamed Robert F. Hand Plaza in honor of the patrolman, killed in 1975 during a vehicle pursuit.
• The township seals the deal and purchases the parcel of land once occupied by the now-defunct Solomon Schechter Day School.

Friday, July 2:

•  The annual Cougar Basketball camp attracts a great turnout. Patch also catches up with coach Ryan Huber for a rundown on this year's season and the next.
• Patch chats with the recreation director about festivities on the fourth of July holiday; from crackling fireworks to sizzling barbecue, Cranford has it all.
• Financial Officer Tom Grady retires after 27 years.

Saturday, July 3:

• A trio of rowers on a eight-year winning streak gear up for tomorrow's Cranford Canoe Race.
• Pint-sized cadets graduate from the Youth Academy run by the Cranford Police Department.