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The SPF Memorial Day Committee honors Memorial Day this year with an event reflecting the contributions made by our military men and women with a special nod to our World War II veterans. For the second year in a row, we will not have a parade after it was determined in the early spring by ...
As we start to slowly emerge from the pandemic, it was appropriate that front-line responders and nurses were honored with proclamations and citations tonight. Thirteen officers from the Fanwood Police Department received citations for extraordinary service to the town, intervening in a number of life-threatening situations to arrest perpetrators, help save lives and get victims ...
(Fanwood, NJ)—Mayor Colleen Mahr, the Borough Council Public Safety Committee, and Capt. José Vendas, Officer in Charge of the Fanwood Police Department, presented awards for extraordinary service today to more than a dozen officers. The Mayor and Borough Council recognized them during the regular Council meeting, held via ZOOM, in observance of National Police Week. ...
(Fanwood, NJ)--Mayor Colleen Mahr is delighted to introduce Rayna E. Harris as Administrator for the Borough of Fanwood. Born and raised in Union County, and currently living in Linden, Ms. Harris comes from a family of public servants and always felt that working in government to serve the people was her calling. Well qualified for ...
Fanwood is proud to announce we have met the rigorous requirements to achieve Sustainable Jersey Bronze Certification. This makes Fanwood one of just 55 New Jersey towns that have attained this certification in 2020. Certified towns are considered an outstanding group of municipalities that are making important contributions toward the long-term goal of a sustainable ...
(Fanwood, NJ) —The Fanwood Shade Tree Commission hosted its annual Arbor Day observance, canceled last year due to COVID, in a scaled-down, pandemically correct event at Carriage House Park on Watson Road. Free seedlings being planted For the 28th consecutive year, Fanwood was awarded Tree City USA status, a distinction that recognizes the ...
Dan Kranz, who was promoted to sergeant only four months ago, was promoted to lieutenant on April 20th, in a ceremony outside Fanwood Borough Hall. Kranz was sworn in by Mayor Colleen Mahr in the presence of a number of his fellow officers, his family and members of the Borough Council Public Safety committee. His ...
The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) has announced $85 million in new grants for small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic through Phase 4 of the Small Business Emergency Assistance Grant Program. This round of funding will provide grants up to $20,000 to small and medium sized businesses and non-profits that have been negatively ...
The National Prescription Drug Take Back Day aims to provide a safe, convenient, and responsible means of disposing of prescription drugs, while also educating the general public about the potential for abuse of medications. On Saturday, Apr 24, 2021 from 8:00am - 4:00pm the Fanwood Police Department (75 N. Martine Avenue) will be accepting unused, ...
The unique and colorful front doors of Fanwood homes form the basis of an art project benefitting the Fanwood Rescue Squad in a fundraiser by local real estate agents. A poster called The Doors of Fanwood, showing the front doors of 20 Fanwood homes, is being sold by Coldwell Banker Realty, Westfield West Office, for $20 each. ...