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Fanwood's annual Santa arrival and Christmas tree lighting Sunday, December 2, 2018, brought out many of our families to get photos with Santa, cookies, crafts and a serenade by the fabulous Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School Chorus. Mayor Colleen Mahr lit the tree with the assistance of Santa Claus and Susan Schuman led the crowd in ...
Fanwood Mayor Colleen Mahr joined neighboring mayors at a recent meeting with Governor Phil Murphy to discuss opportunities for shared services between municipalities. Mayor Mahr is a long-time advocate of cooperative agreements between towns to provide services at a cost savings for residents. This year, the mayor has met with Westfield Mayor Shelley Brindle and ...
Issue Date: November 28, 2018 | Submission Date: December 13, 2018 PUBLIC NOTICE The Mayor & Council of the Borough of Fanwood is soliciting written responses, through a fair and open process in accordance with N.J.S.A. 19:44A-20.5, to a Request for Qualification (“RFQ”), for the following services for the Borough of Fanwood: Appraisal ...
Read below for some highlights of the Fanwood Borough Council meeting held on Monday, November 19th. VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH is Oshanda Erb of Fanwood, Air Force reservist who was Fanwood’s representative on the committee that created the Veterans Banners across Scotch Plains and Fanwood. Oshanda joined the Air Force at age 17 and became ...
Saturday, November 24th is Small Business Saturday! Help support your local small businesses by patronizing their store locations and begin your holiday shopping. Whether it’s stopping to get a gift card to your favorite restaurant, buying a keepsake to gift to your loved ones, or finally deciding to purchase that item you’ve had your eye ...
Earlier this year, the Fanwood Council created a Sewer Utility to address improvements to the Borough’s aging sewer infrastructure and last week, residents received their first sewer Utility bill. Commercial properties in Fanwood have been paying a Sewer User fee for several years. “The decision to establish a residential utility user fee was not an ...
The Friends of the Fanwood Memorial Library 32nd Fall Book Sale generated $12,780, a record breaker. Much of the credit goes to the 78 volunteers who worked more than 600 hours sorting, selling, and cleaning up. According to Volunteer Coordinator Sally Hogan, "It was an amazing turn out of volunteers who worked hard and long ...
Fanwood's unique Poetry Series celebrated its 20th anniversary on Tuesday evening, November 8, 2018, with live music, special guests and of course, poetry at the Carriage House. The event was hosted by Adele Kenney, Fanwood's Poet Laureate and founder of the Poetry Series, along with her poetry partner Tom Plante. For 20 years, poets and ...
Today, my heart is heavy and filled with sadness for America. Our fellow Americans killed at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh were victims of religious hatred. Our fellow Americans killed at a supermarket in Kentucky were victims of racial hatred. A mass assassination attempt on leaders of the Democratic Party were targeted by ...
The 9th annual Fanwood 5K and Family Fun Run saw the chilliest weather anyone could remember. Wind chills around 40 degrees or below made the runners eager to get started. Dressed in superhero costumes, families started the Fun Run, launched by Councilman Tom Kranz and Recreation Commission president Joe Valente at 9 a.m., followed shortly ...