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Council Hires New Police Officer, Recognizes Volunteers, Introduces Budget

(Fanwood, NJ) – The Borough Council on Tuesday hired a new police officer, recognized its volunteers and introduced the 2025 municipal budget. The public hearing is scheduled for Monday, May 19th. Tim Tagaev was sworn in as a probationary police officer by Council President Patricia Walsh. Councilwoman Erin McElroy Barker noted that the borough will ...

April 23rd, 2025|

Easter Egg Hunt Draws Hundreds to Forest Road Park

(Fanwood NJ) —The annual Fanwood Easter Egg Hunt, delayed by a week due to rain, attracted hundreds under cloudy skies Saturday morning at Forrest Road Park. Children made the mad dash to find eggs filled with candy and prizes, more than 2,000 of them. Contests included jellybean counting, chocolate egg counting, egg decorating, and bunny ...

April 19th, 2025|

Celebrate Earth Day’s 36th Anniversary with Fanwood on Saturday, April 26th

(Fanwood, NJ) -- Come celebrate the 36th anniversary of Fanwood’s Clean Communities Day on Saturday, April 26, as part of the community’s observance of Earth Day by helping the Borough with its “spring cleaning.” Individual volunteers of all ages, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, interested organizations and family groups are invited to assemble at 8:30 a.m. ...

April 7th, 2025|

Mayor Mahr Holds Coffee with The Mayor Event at Library

Fanwood, NJ – Mayor Colleen Mahr made herself available to residents for several hours Saturday morning at the Fanwood Memorial Library as she fielded questions on a wide range of topics. She was joined by Council President Patricia Walsh and Liz Jeffery, director of economic development. Mayor Colleen Mahr answers a question during her Coffee ...

April 5th, 2025|

Library Presents an Evening of Poetry With Adele Kenny and Tom Plante

The Fanwood Memorial Library will present an Evening of Poetry on Thursday, April 3rd at 7 p.m. featuring local poets Adele Kenny and Tom Plante. Adele Kenny’s poems, reviews, and articles have been published throughout the U.S. and abroad, and her poems have appeared in books and anthologies from Crown, Tuttle, Shambhala, and McGraw-Hill. She ...

March 25th, 2025|

Council Approves Proclamations for Girls Scout Week, Women’s History Month

(Fanwood, NJ) -- Mayor Colleen Mahr and the Borough Council celebrated Girls Scouts Week and Women’s History Month at the Tuesday, March 18th meeting. Members of Girl Scout Cadettes Troop 40969, Juniors Troop 40187, and Brownies Troop 40246 led the Mayor and Council in the Pledge of Allegiance with Scouts reading the history of the ...

March 20th, 2025|

Borough Celebrates Women’s History Month: Friends of the Fanwood Memorial Library

In celebration of Women’s History month, this week we are recognizing the women who donate their time to the Friends of the Fanwood Memorial Library. Established in 1986, the organization raises money for services, special items, and programs beyond the library’s annual budget, while promoting the joy of reading and use of other media. A ...

March 18th, 2025|