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Former Fanwood police chief and two-time borough councilman Anthony Parenti died this week at age 87. Chief Parenti's legacy of public service is legend across Union County and statewide. He has left his mark on legislation and law enforcement initiatives and on our community during his six years as a Councilman. Read more in this ...
The Union County Board of Elections will be debuting new voting machines in Fanwood for the June 4, 2019 Primary Election. The Board will be available to train voters on the new machines at a series of demonstrations throughout Union County. Dates and locations for the demonstrations can be found at here. Residents can ...
Bill Populus, who lived in Fanwood for almost 50 years while raising his family and becoming an icon of good government and civic pride, died last week following a long illness. He was 83. He died at JFK Medical Center in Edison early on Friday, April 26th. Mr. Populus served several terms as a Borough ...
Fanwood residents just received their first Sewer Utility Bill. Why? Fanwood Town Council established a Sewer Utility on April 2018 to begin the critical planning process to address required ongoing and long-term maintenance of the Borough’s infrastructure system, as well as plan upgrades to the Borough’s aging sewer infrastructure system. Two immediate tasks of the ...
Congratulations to Councilwoman Erin McElroy Barker for being re-elected and to Trisha Walsh for being elected to the Fanwood Council. They were joined by Mayor Colleen Mahr, friends, family and supporters at Sheelen's Crossing tonight. UNOFFICIAL RETURNS: McElroy Barker: 2065 Walsh: 2216 Walter: 1253 Votes must be certified by the County Board of Elections.
Mayor Colleen Mahr and the Fanwood Borough Council condemn in the strongest terms the racist and disgusting graffiti someone scrawled on our high school walls over the weekend. Words and images of hate do not define us in any way, shape or form. We are confident law enforcement will catch up with the perpetrators in ...
George Weiss, who made community television for Fanwood possible for more than 20 years, died Saturday in Virginia. Services are Monday, Aug. 20th in Watchung. More info: http://obits.nj.com/obituaries/starledger/obituary.aspx… Here's the story we did about George when he retired from his role with Fanwood TV in 2015: ----------------------------------------------------- In the annals of lives well-lived, George Weiss will ...
The Fanwood Board of Health urges all our residents to take part in a public health survey that aims to identify issues in our community that will allow our public health infrastructure to make life healthier, happier and more vibrant. The anonymous survey is being conducted by the Westfield Regional Health Department, which covers Fanwood. ...
Bruce Walsh, a Fanwood attorney and three-time Borough Councilman, died Saturday, July 28, 2018, after a long illness. He was 73. Mr. Walsh served a total of 12 years as a Councilman. He was first elected in 1988 and served through 1991. After a year off, he was elected again in 1992 when he and ...
Anthony Carter joined the Fanwood Borough Council on Monday, January 1st, after being sworn in by Mayor Colleen Mahr. Councilman Russ Huegel was sworn in for his fourth term by the Mayor. Councilman Jack Molenaar was elected Council President for 2018. Continuing on the Council this year are Tom Kranz, Erin McElroy Barker, Kathy Mitchell ...