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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 ...
(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 ...
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 ...
In celebration of Women’s History month, this week we are recognizing the women who donate their time on the borough’s Environmental Commission: Sandy Redder, chair; Suzanne Custons-Sanschagrin, Phyllis Sandrock, MaryAnne StaRosa, Leslie Krone-Speck, Carol Chimento, and Andrea Parra. The Commission’s mission is to promote the conservation, protection, development, or use of all Fanwood’s natural and ...
Funeral services for Fanwood Officer Carlos Gonzalez, Jr. began Tuesday morning with a Police-led procession from Memorial Funeral Home in Fanwood to St. Columba’s Roman Catholic Church, Newark. Police vehicles lined up along South Avenue in Fanwood prior to funeral procession to Newark. Colonia Fire Department vehicle and Fanwood Rescue Squad ambulance lined up for ...
The Fanwood Police Department held a Last Call Ceremony outside Police Headquarters on Monday afternoon, March 10th, for Police Officer Carlos Gonzalez., Jr., who passed away on Wednesday, March 5th of Lymphoma. His funeral will be held on Tuesday, March 11th. Police Officers and EMS volunteers attend Monday's Last Call ceremony. Borough employees at Monday's ...
Carlos Gonzalez, Jr., a decorated police officer and resident of Scotch Plains, passed away Wednesday, March 5th at JFK Medical Center in Edison after an extended battle with Lymphoma. He was 35 years old. Officer Gonzalez was born and raised in Newark and graduated from East Side High School. He attended Essex County College then ...
(Fanwood, NJ) – The Borough Council passed several resolutions at its monthly work session meeting on Monday, March 3rd. The council also agreed to move the March regular monthly council meeting to Tuesday, March 18th at 7 p.m. The following resolutions were passed: A resolution to enter into a contract with Buildingstars Operations, Inc. to ...
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 Thomas Chatterton Williams, an author and staff writer at The Atlantic. Raised in Fanwood, he is a visiting professor of humanities at Bard ...
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 Savory Selections Catering, which was established in 2009. Savory’s owners, Felton Jones and Jill Jackson Jones, set out to bring their family food ...