(Scotch Plains, NJ) -- Social Justice Matters of Scotch Plains and Fanwood held its 7th annual Juneteenth Celebration on Saturday, June 22nd at the Shady Rest Golf and Country Club. This year’s theme was “SANKOFA: Looking Back at our Past to Move Forward with Purpose for a Brighter Future.” The day began with the noon ...

Fifty years ago, 16-year-old Robert Schott was looking to complete his Eagle Scout project and was told that work was needed at a nature center being constructed in Fanwood. Robert Schott sits on bench he made for the Nature Center in 1974.  Nature Center bench. Pouring footings with rebar. Mixing cement. Smoothing cement for bench. ...

Bright sunny skies greeted Fanwood families who turned out in droves for Tuesday’s kick off of summer in Fanwood with the annual Party in the Park at LaGrande Park. Old and new events were featured this year to the delight of the children who attended with their parents. New this year was a ruby ducky ...

The Borough Council approved resolutions and proclamations and introduced several ordinances at Monday night’s monthly regular meeting. A Proclamation was presented by Councilman Anthony Carter recognizing Juneteenth on June 19th to members of the Social Justice Matters Juneteenth committee: Joan Peters, Delois Dawson, and Sheila Greenwood. Peters said the 7th annual Juneteenth event will be ...

Idling cars, trucks, school buses, public and private shuttle buses, and off-road construction equipment all contribute to the degradation of local air quality. Current state regulations limit engine idling for both diesel and gasoline vehicles to three minutes with limited exceptions. Violations can be issued by New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), Union County ...

The threat of rain did not deter hundreds of shoppers from turning out for the 11th annual Fanwood Ladies Night Out in downtown Fanwood on Thursday, June 6th. Local merchants and vendors from around the area set up shop in and around the South Avenue plaza between Fanwood Crossing I and II. The event is ...

Howard Drewes, who has a legacy of public service to Fanwood as a retired police officer, fireman, and Office of Emergency Management Coordinator during, passed away Saturday night, June 1, at the Center for Hope Hospice. He was 68. In his role as OEM coordinator, Howard played a critical role in helping to manage the ...

The Fanwood Environmental Commission put out a call for volunteer gardeners during the pandemic to help with the gardens around town. Sandy Redder, Carol Chimento and Denise Rowbotham, pictured from left to right, of the Environmental Commission, put in a lot of work to make these pretty gardens in the center of the Borough Hall ...

The borough council presented a number of proclamations at its monthly regular meeting on Monday night. The council recognized National Police Week (May 10-16)/National Peace Officers Memorial Day (May 15). Fanwood Police Officer-In-Charge Dan Kranz said the borough’s retired officers’ “decades of service to the borough have paved the way for those of us who ...

Fanwood Police, Fire and Rescue did a drive-by celebration Saturday for the mother of a Fanwood resident who turned 100-years-old on May 12. Mary Wroblewski was born in Newark to parents who were immigrants to the United States from Russia (father) and Austria (mother). She left high school to support her family and later earned ...