Borough Hall: 908.322.8236
Borough Hall: 908.322.8236
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 ...
(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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
The Fanwood Fire Department responded within minutes to a house fire at 244 N. Martine Avenue at Portland Avenue just before midnight Tuesday, April 6. With the assistance of the Scotch Plains and Westfield Fire Departments, a major fire was knocked down within 45 minutes and the fire was declared under control shortly after 1 ...
On behalf of the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Fanwood, our deepest sympathies go to the family of Ken Blom, a valued and beloved member of the Borough's public works team who passed away suddenly over the weekend. Ken was a fixture at many Fanwood events which he helped make possible through his ...
The following is a Letter to the Editor, written by the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Joint Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation Committee (TRHT) on the Scotch Plains-Fanwood school district's implementation of anti-bias training for administrators and staff. Dear Editor: The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Joint Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation Committee (TRHT) firmly support our school district’s upcoming anti-bias ...