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Fanwood New Jersey
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March 16th, 2016|

Fanwood police help turn Girl Scouts’ cookie clash into happy ending

Selling Girl Scout cookies on their own street in Scotch Plains turned ugly for two little girls in February. But as one of them now says, it was a blessing in disguise. Angelina Skolar, 9, and her sister Natalie, 12, now have boxes and boxes of Girl Scout cookies in their dining room, the result ...

March 13th, 2016|

Police, officials gather in Fanwood to hear gun safety message

Nearly two dozen government and law enforcement officials from Union County met Thursday, March 3, at Fanwood's Forest Road Park to hear from the New Jersey chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America on how a gun safety campaign the group advocates, Be SMART, can work in their towns. "Our ultimate goal ...

March 3rd, 2016|

MLK Day of Service draws a large turnout of volunteers

The seventh annual Martin Luther King Day of Service drew several hundred volunteers to more than two dozen events throughout the area Monday as people made it, "a day on, not a day off" by taking part in a wide range of activities. There was something for everyone as kids made cards for other kids ...

February 26th, 2016|

Large crowd turns out for recycling town hall, offers ideas, comments

Mayor Colleen Mahr, members of Council and recycling officials heard from more than two dozen people Tuesday, Feb. 23, during a crowded town hall meeting at Forest Road Park on recycling in the borough. A standing-room-only crowd of more than 125 people turned out on the rainy night to comment on possible recycling options, including ...

February 23rd, 2016|

Writer, lyricist Rupert Holmes visits ‘Drood’ cast and crew at SPFHS

Members of the cast and crew of the Scotch Plains Fanwood High School production of  The Mystery of Edwin Drood got top-level advice and a glowing review from Tony Award-winning writer and lyricist Rupert Holmes Feb. 17 at the high school. Holmes, who wrote the script and the music for the play, dropped by to ...

February 17th, 2016|

Raritan Valley Rail Coalition unveils new video, petition drive

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BScxo4d36aQ&feature=youtu.be The Raritan Valley Rail Coalition (RVRC) has unveiled a new video and has also begun a petition drive to support the call for expanded "one-seat" ride service on the rail line. The new video, which was partially shot in Fanwood, illustrates the benefits to people along the Raritan Valley train line of a ...

February 9th, 2016|

Mayor, Council make New Year’s a day for ceremony, celebration

Colleen Mahr was sworn in for her unprecedented fourth term as Fanwood mayor and  Councilman Jack Molenaar and Councilwoman Erin McElroy Barker were also sworn in for their new terms during ceremonies at Borough Hall New Year's Day. Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) administered the oath to Mahr and Molenaar while State Sen. Nicholas Scutari ...

January 10th, 2016|

State’s largest Sandy Hook commemoration held in Fanwood

A crowd of more than 200 people turned out Sunday, Dec. 13, as Fanwood Mayor Colleen Mahr and the New Jersey chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America held a commemoration to mark the third anniversary of the Sandy Hook school shootings and to honor all survivors and victims of gun violence. ...

December 16th, 2015|

Borough’s newest mixed-use building opens its doors

Community Access Unlimited (CAU) executive director Sid Blanchard, center, leads the way as Union County Freeholders Bette Jane Kowalski, left, Vernell Wright and Al Mirabella are joined by Fanwood Mayor Colleen Mahr and Council president Kathy Mitchell and a large group at the formal opening of the new CAU facility at Terrill Road and Midway ...

November 26th, 2015|