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Community Updates Blog: Staff

Photos from the Third Annual Crane’s Mill Community Health Fair

View a number of wonderful photographs from the 2013 Crane’s Mill Community Health Fair! Be sure to join us in 2014…our health fair gets better and better every year! This year, Crane’s Mill Continuing Care Retirement Community in Essex County, NJ, welcomed over 150 guests to Towne Square for its annual Community Health Fair! It was an amazing event, featuring live Zumba and fitness classes, health screenings, evaluations, snacks, prizes, giveaways, and even a spectacular performance from our belly dancer! Don’t miss our next fun event! Stay tuned to the events page on the Crane’s Mill website for all the …Read More »


Crane’s Mill Celebrates 15th Anniversary In Style!

Northern New Jersey’s premier retirement community part of the West Caldwell landscape for 15 years. Today, our residents and staff will celebrate our community’s 15th anniversary! Hors d’oeuvres, a raw bar, champagne and more will be elegantly displayed in Towne Square (rumor has it that a special ice sculpture will also appear!). We’re excited to hear our residents’ stories of living at Crane’s Mill through the years. We are happy and proud to share that a large number of our residents and staff are “original” to our building. In fact, one of our charter residents, Bill Nikel, passed me a …Read More »


AAA Carfit at Crane’s Mill Photo Gallery

View these wonderful photos from another fun event at Crane’s Mill in West Caldwell, New Jersey Representatives from AAA, AARP, Seton Hall University and Crane’s Mill came together on the Crane’s Mill campus to help our residents stay safe on the road. You can click here to learn more about the program. Below are some fun images from the event—do you recognize any of your friends? …Read More »


Letter From A Resident—An Angel Without Wings

The following is a letter from an independent living resident at Crane’s Mill to Beth Sparling, our Executive Director, about our Hospital Liaison Barbara Davey. Dear Beth, Do you know that Crane’s Mill has an angel with no wings? (No doubt many) But that doesn’t hinder her one bit. She flies from one building to another and from one room to another. Believe it or not, I’ve seen her with my own eyes! Her name is Barbara Davey. When very unexpectedly and suddenly, I was recently admitted to the hospital, this wonderful angel appeared in my room for a visit …Read More »


Thank You Francisco Reyes, From Your Friends at Crane’s Mill

Join us in taking a moment to say farewell to a friend and wish him well in his retirement Have you ever met someone whose work ethic is impeccable? Someone who stays calm and collected when faced with seemingly daunting tasks? What about someone who is genuinely warm and friendly every time you see him? We know that person, and his name is Francisco Reyes, our Director of Housekeeping at Crane’s Mill. At the end of this month, Francisco is retiring after 15 years at our community. Equal parts hardworking, even-tempered and engaging, Francisco has been a staple in our community …Read More »