(Fanwood, NJ) – The Borough Council approved the appointment of Paula Ferreira, at the last meeting of the year Monday night, as the new tax collector and payroll supervisor, replacing Colleen Huehn who retired after 35 years. Ferreira was also appointed qualified purchasing agent for the borough. A resolution was approved to renew a shared ...

(Fanwood, NJ) -- Lieutenant Daniel Kranz, Officer in Charge of the Fanwood Police Department, graduated on December 12, 2024, from the 292nd Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) National Academy in Quantico, Va. The session consisted of men and women from 48 states, the District of Columbia, and Guam. The class included members of law enforcement ...

(Fanwood, NJ) -- A loud and colorful convoy traveled through Fanwood on Saturday, December 14, 2024, bringing Santa Claus door to door delivering presents to the town’s children. The annual Santa Parade, a tradition that began as a neighborhood celebration in the 1950s, has grown to a town-wide journey which this year visited 450 homes. ...

(FANWOOD, NJ) -- Hundreds of Fanwoodians attended Sunday’s holiday celebration and tree lighting on the North Avenue lawn of the old train station. The event was held under bright sunny skies and comfortable temperatures for an early December evening. Hundreds of visitors stood in line to see Santa, enjoy coffee and cookies, a petting zoo, ...

Starting the week of December 2, the temporary tax collector office hours will be Tuesday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. for in-person payments and questions. Residents can also submit tax payments at any time online at the borough website, by regular mail, or by placing payments in the tax and sewer mail slot ...

(Fanwood, NJ) – The Borough Council appointed Joseph Guerin at Monday’s monthly regular meeting as temporary tax collector for a period of 60 days commencing on December 1, 2024. Long-time tax collector Colleen Huehn is retiring at the end of the month. She also is the borough’s payroll supervisor, Board of Health Secretary and registrar ...

(Trenton, NJ) – New Jersey has issued a drought warning as the state continues to experience historically low precipitation, above-average temperatures, and deteriorating water-supply conditions. The goal of a drought warning is to preserve and balance available water supplies in an effort to avert more serious water shortages in the future. The public is strongly ...

(Fanwood, NJ) -- Matthew Mui, a senior at Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School from Boy Scouts Troop 33, recently build a series of bat boxes at the Fanwood Nature Center as part of his Eagle Scout project. The Fanwood Environmental Commission oversaw and approved the project. A Scout works on a bat box for the Fanwood ...

(Fanwood, NJ) -- Mayor Colleen Mahr and the Borough Council thanked Colleen Huehn for her 35 years as a dedicated borough employee at Monday’s council work session meeting. Huehn is retiring at the end of this month. Mayor Colleen Mahr reads the proclamation for Colleen Huehn, right, at Monday’s meeting Mayor Colleen Mahr, Colleen Huehn ...