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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 ...
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. ...
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 ...
America's veterans, particularly those from Fanwood who have served or are currently on active duty, were honored Wednesday, Nov. 11, in Veterans' Day ceremonies at the Fanwood Memorial Library. Jointly sponsored by American Legion Post 209 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10122, the ceremonies featured speakers, an eight-person joint color guard from the two ...
Fanwood Mayor Colleen Mahr was elected to an unprecedented fourth term Nov. 3, leading all vote-getters on the ballot in the borough. Councilman Jack Molenaar won re-election while Erin McElroy-Barker won a seat on Council in her first race. Mahr, Molenaar and McElroy-Barker were joined by other Council members at Fanwood Borough Hall to see ...
Rail advocates and New Jersey Transit officials are saying evening one-seat ride service to New York on the Raritan Valley Line will begin in January, according to nj.com. The move comes after the planned start in November was cancelled by NJT. Passengers won't need to change trains in Newark on the new service, running between 8 p.m. ...
It's been a busy year on Fanwood's highways and byways as road and sidewalk improvements and work on the aging gas and water infrastructure has had construction crews in action. This year's projects are beginning to wrap up now, according to borough engineer Peter Bondar. In the meantime, construction is continuing on roadway improvements on ...
Summing it up as the “best feeling ever,” Fanwood Police Officers Kathy Case and Kevin Stomber still have excitement in their voices days later as they recount their parts in delivering the baby daughter of Michaela Nicholas of Westfield Road Saturday, August 22. After a run of two decades without a birth in the borough, ...
Twelve goats are the newest residents of Fanwood after moving in to the borough’s Nature Center Monday, August. 10. The goats, from Green Goats farm near Rhinebeck, N.Y., are being used to fight invasive plants in the center, including poison ivy and Japanese knotweed. Mayor Colleen Mahr and members of the Environmental Commission, which made ...
A good crowd filled LaGrande Park Tuesday evening, August 4, for Fanwood's observance of National Night Out, a celebration of the community's partnership with first responders. The Fanwood Police Dept., Fanwood Fire Dept. and the Rescue Squad were all there. It was a great chance for the kids to get an up-close look at a ...