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During Black History Month we are recognizing those individuals and organizations with Fanwood roots or in the Fanwood-Scotch Plains community who are or have made a difference. This week we are recognizing Candace Waller. Candace has been hosting Why We Dance for the past 15 years. The not-for-profit group that she formed offers free dance ...
A Winter Storm Watch has been issued for our area from 7 p.m. Saturday evening through 11 a.m. Sunday morning Heavy mixed precipitation is possible with total snow and sleet accumulations between 3 and 5 inches and ice accumulations around a light glaze possible. Roads, and especially bridges and overpasses, will likely become slick and ...
Today is Go Red Day in Fanwood and our borough staff were dressed to help spread the word about women’s heart health. Go Red Day is an initiative of the American Heart Association.
Due to the inclement weather this morning, February 6, there will be a delayed opening at Borough Hall starting at 10 a.m.
(Fanwood, NJ) – Jill Jackson Jones, a Kramer Manor history preservationist, announced at Monday’s agenda setting meeting that Kramer Manor, a neighborhood of about 100 households founded in 1924 as an all-Black enclave, will be included in the New Jersey Black Heritage Trail. According to Jackson Jones, legislation establishing the New Jersey Black Heritage Trail ...
(Fanwood, NJ) -- Former Fanwood chief financial officer and Assistant Business Administrator Frederick Tomkins of Clark, NJ, passed away on Friday, January 24. Mr. Tomkins served the Borough for 18 years before retiring in 2021. He had over 50 years of experience in public accounting and auditing. He joined Donohue Gironda Doria Tomkins LLC, a ...
(Fanwood, NJ) -- Panini Bistro held a ribbon cutting on Saturday, January 25, at its newest location, 226 South Avenue in Fanwood, across from the Fanwood Train Station. The location was the previous home of the Seng Couture dress shop. The Fanwood store is owned by Sal LoGrande, Maria LoGrande, Eleanora and Joe Tramontana, and ...
(Fanwood, NJ) – The borough council passed a resolution Tuesday, January 21st, accepting the fourth round of affordable housing obligation of 109 units although Mayor Colleen Mahr believes the number will likely be reduced. Officer in Charge, Lt. Dan Kranz, reports on the Police Department’s goals for 2025. Diane Dabulis, the borough’s affordable housing attorney, ...
(Fanwood, NJ) -- The Borough Council held its annual reorganization meeting Monday night, January 6th, at Borough Hall. Councilwoman Erin McElroy Barker was sworn in to her fourth term by Mayor Colleen Mahr while Councilwoman Patricia Walsh took the oath from the Mayor to begin her third term. Councilwoman Erin McElroy Barker is sworn in ...
Fanwood residents and Councilwoman Patricia Walsh turned out Monday night for the ceremonial lighting of a giant Menorah to celebrate Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival of Lights. The lighting ceremony was proceeded by a procession of cars with Menorahs on top through Scotch Plains. Westfield and Fanwood, led by a Police escort. KRabbi Avrohom Blesofsky and ...