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Fanwood New Jersey
Fanwood New Jersey

Wear Orange Event on June 2 moves to Forest Road Park

In observance of National Gun Violence Awareness Day, Moms Demand Action Union County will hold a Wear Orange event on Thursday, June 2. The Event has been moved from the Fanwood Borough Hall Lawn to Forest Road Park. The event will be cohosted by Mayor Colleen Mahr. "I am so grateful that these smart people are working ...

May 27th, 2016|

PUBLIC NOTICE

FOR INFORMATION ONLY A Special Meeting of the Mayor and Council has been scheduled for Monday, June 6, 2016, at Fanwood Borough Hall, 75 North Martine Avenue, Fanwood, NJ, at 7 pm to consider the adoption of three ordinances and an award of contract resolution. Official action may be taken.

May 27th, 2016|

Union County unveils live Falcon Cam

Visitors to the Union County website can now access a free link to the County’s first ever “Falcon Cam,” which provides a live stream of all the action in and around the peregrine falcon nest located on the roof of the County Courthouse in midtown Elizabeth. The mother falcon laid four eggs earlier this spring, and they are expected to ...

May 21st, 2016|

County offering free child safety seat inspections in Garwood

As the spring weather approaches, residents are invited to visit Union County’s Child Safety Seat Inspection Center in Garwood. The proper use of child safety seats is one of the simplest and most effective methods available for protecting the lives of young children in the event of a motor vehicle accident. The inspection program is ...

May 21st, 2016|

Public Notice

The date of the Regular Meeting of the Fanwood Recreation Commission has been changed from May 24th to May 31, 2016.  The meeting will take place at the LaGrande Park Recreation Building, LaGrande Avenue and Second Street, Fanwood, NJ at 7:45 pm. Official action may be taken.

May 15th, 2016|

Borough Council passes budget without increase

The Fanwood Borough Council this week passed its 2016 operating budget with no municipal tax increase. In fact, in includes an average municipal tax decrease of $3.54 per household. "It's a small cut, of course, but we felt we wanted to do something to help our residents offset what promises to be a significant increase ...

May 15th, 2016|

Mallory Banks presents $10,500 check to Autism New Jersey

On Tuesday, May 10, Fanwood resident Mallory Banks, 14, presented a check for $10,500 to Autism New Jersey. The money was raised during an April music festival at Fanwood's LaGrande Park. The check was presented to Ellen Schisler, Director of Development and Marketing for Autism New Jersey, a statewide network of parents and professionals seeking to better the ...

May 10th, 2016|

Over $10,000 raised at Rockin’ for Autism music festival

Beautiful spring weather, great live music and a worthy cause brought hundreds of folks to Fanwood's LaGrande Park Saturday, April 16th, for the first annual Rockin' for Autism music festival, a fundraiser for Autism New Jersey created by Mallory Banks, 14, a Fanwood resident who has raised money in the past for autism causes in ...

April 16th, 2016|

Little League season launched in Fanwood

Mayor Colleen Mahr threw out a ceremonial first pitch Saturday, April 16th, to launch the 2016 season of the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Youth Baseball League. The inaugural pitch came at LaGrande Park and capped off the daylong Rockin' for Autism music festival. It's the first time the League launched its season in Fanwood since the Scotch ...

April 16th, 2016|

Deadline approaching for Fanwood Rec summer programs enrollment

If you have children entering grades 6–9 in September, the Tweens & Teens Travel Camp is now open for registration, too. Register by April 3 and save $15. The camp is scheduled for the weeks of July 18 and July 25. Destinations include Delaware River Tubing, Mountain Creek Water Park, Zoom Ziplines, New York Mets, NYC ...

April 1st, 2016|