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(Fanwood, NJ) – The Environmental Commission held their first Fanwood Nature Center Youth Day on Saturday as part of the Center’s 50th anniversary celebration. Bright sunny skies greeted the families that showed up for the four-hour event. Families sign up at one of the activity tables. Environmental Commission members. Environmental Commission Vice-President Gary Szelc explains ...
Borough Holds Dedication Ceremony for AED Donation by The Aliver Foundation The borough held a dedication ceremony Wednesday for the donation of an automated external defibrillator for La Grande Park. The AED was donated to the Fanwood by The Aliver Foundation, founded by Jill Pall, a sudden cardiac arrest survivor. Jill Pall speaks during Wednesday’s ...
The Borough Council adopted two ordinances and passed several resolutions at Monday’s Mayor and Borough Council work session meeting. The first ordinance concerns salary ranges for non-union borough employees. Borough Administrator Jesse Moehlman said the ordinance brings up the employee salary ranges to fit within the salaries that are in the town budget to accommodate ...
The Fanwood Nature Center celebrated its 50th anniversary year with a ribbon-cutting Monday night attended by Environmental Center board members and Nature Center volunteers and borough officials. The Nature Center is an eight-acre gem tucked away on Terrill Road between Cray Terrace and La Grande Avenue. Mayor Colleen Mahr cuts the ribbon to mark the ...
The Fanwood Green Team held a highly successful shoe drive in the spring in collaboration with the Soles4Souls program. Over 420 pairs of shoes were collected at three drop-off locations – Charles Studio, Fanwood Eye Care, and the Goddard School. “I would consider the shoe drive quite successful,” said Laura Lang of the Fanwood Green ...
(Fanwood, NJ) -- Anyone interested in native plants and invasive species can now access a wealth of information online courtesy of Eli Krantz of Scotch Plains-Fanwood Boy Scouts Troop 104, and candidate for Eagle Scout. Eli created both Native Plants and Invasive Plants Guides for the Fanwood Environmental Commission’s website https://fanwoodnj.org/departments/environmental-commission/ Eli worked with members ...
(Fanwood, NJ) – The Mayor and Borough Council met Monday night for their monthly regular meeting. At the start of the meeting, Mayor Colleen Mahr was presented with the Plainfield Area NAACP Community Service Leadership Award by former Plainfield Mayor Sharon Robinson Briggs, the current president of the Plainfield Area NAACP. Briggs said the award ...
(Fanwood, NJ) – Fanny Wood Day was held under sunny skies Sunday with temperatures in the 70s, attracting thousands to Downtown Fanwood. The event featured over 200 vendors including 20 food trucks, kids’ activities, a petting zoo and live music throughout the day. The opening ceremony included the Fanwood-Scotch Plains Boys Scouts Troop 33 Color ...
(Fanwood, NJ ) -- The Borough held a forum on September 11 at the Forest Road Park Building on the New Jersey’s affordable housing process and what lies ahead as the Fourth Round of affordable housing obligations are announced in the coming weeks by the state's Department of Community Affairs. Mayor Colleen Mahr said ...
The Annual Fanny Wood Day street fair will be held on Sunday, September 15 from 10 am until 5 pm featuring over 120 vendors (including 20 food vendors), the return of WrestlePro, a Scavenger Hunt, bubble gum blowing, water balloon and spaghetti and meatball eating contests and live bands throughout the day. “Fanny Wood Day ...