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Fanwood New Jersey
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PD: Cooling Stations Available for upcoming heat

In light of the ongoing heatwave, the Fanwood Police department has set up a cooling center at the Fanwood Carriage House, also known as the Patricia Kuran Cultural Arts Center, from June 28 through July 2, 8 am to 8 pm. Access to the Carriage House is from the path leading from the front of ...

June 28th, 2021|

Scotch Plains/Fanwood Community turns out for first Juneteenth celebration

(Scotch Plains, NJ)--The first Juneteenth community celebration sprang to life in Scotch Plains Saturday, June 19, 2021, with a spectrum of events celebrating the end of slavery in the U.S. and a restating of racial equity goals going forward. The mayors and councils of Scotch Plains and Fanwood took part in the dedication ceremony, capping ...

June 21st, 2021|

Midpoint Review of Housing Element and Fair Share Plan Implementation

Fanwood Borough’s Settlement Agreement with the Fair Share Housing Center (FSHC) requires that the Borough comply with the midpoint realistic opportunity review requirements of the Fair Housing Act (FHA) at NJSA 52:27D-313. Specifically, Paragraph 16.a of the Settlement Agreement stipulates that: For the midpoint realistic opportunity review due on July 1, 2020, as required pursuant ...

June 18th, 2021|

Fanwood Welcomes Seniors Back With Indoor Picnic

Most of Fanwood’s government and departments turned out today to welcome our seniors to an indoor picnic, a first gathering of our Seniors Club in almost 15 months, and another sign of post-pandemic normalcy. Seniors at table including WWII veteran Dante Mariani and wife Betty in the foreground All senior residents of Fanwood ...

June 14th, 2021|

Fanwood and Scotch Plains leaders move forward with racial healing strategy

(Fanwood, NJ)--A community-wide effort to further a dialogue on combatting racism has resulted in an action plan now being carried out across the Fanwood-Scotch Plains community by groups of concerned elected and community leaders. This action plan addresses ongoing concerns about bias, especially in the areas of policing and education. This forward movement is the ...

June 11th, 2021|

Fanwood Larder hosts reception for CarolCare fundraiser

The Fanwood Larder and owner Eva Pfaff hosted a reception Friday evening, May 21, that featured local reporter and author Fred Rossi and several local craftspeople, all selling wares to help CarolCare, a fundraising effort to help the family of Carol Rachko, a Scotch Plains resident who is fighting a battle with ALS. Rossi was ...

May 24th, 2021|

Recording & Info from the 5/18 South Ave Infrastructure Project Meeting

You can watch the May 18 meeting by clicking here.    BOROUGH OF FANWOOD PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING SOUTH AVENUE TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT VIRTUAL MEETING Date: May 18, 2021 Time: 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm The Borough of Fanwood is performing preliminary engineering for the South Avenue Transportation Infrastructure Development Project, consisting of the streetscape ...

May 19th, 2021|

What can you bring to the Recycling Center?

The following items will be accepted at the Recycling Center: Appliances & Scrap Metal Electronics as follows: TVs, PCs, (Desktop & Laptops, Monitors, Printers), Copiers, Scanners, Fax Machines Light Bulbs: Fluorescent light bulbs (unbroken), Compact fluorescent lights (CFLs) are NOT accepted. Incandescent bulbs are NOT recyclable. Oil ONLY - Antifreeze is NOT accepted. Old American ...

April 30th, 2021|

Latest Coronavirus News for NJ Businesses

Younger People in New Jersey are Being Hospitalized for COVID-19 at Higher Rates  Hospitalizations in New Jersey are up 28% over the past two weeks, state health officials said. Over that time, there has been a 31% increase in hospitalizations of those between the ages of 20 and 29 and a 48% increase of those ...

April 9th, 2021|

Join SJM virtually for ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, RACE, AND CLASS

In recognition of April celebrations of Earth Day and Earth Month, Social Justice Matters will offer a program on Environmental Justice, Race and Class, on Monday, April 12 at 6 pm, as part of our continuing series on systemic racism. COVID-19 has affected Black communities and communities of color disproportionately. Environmental factors like toxic dumping, proximity ...

April 9th, 2021|