Paul Muldoon, a renowned poet and winner of the Pulitzer and T.S. Eliot prizes, was the guest reader at a celebration Tuesday, September 26th, of the 25th anniversary of Fanwood’s Carriage House Poetry Series. The event was organized and hosted by Fanwood’s Cultural Arts Commission co-chaired by Adele Kenny and Tom Plante, both published poets ...

During its regular monthly meeting on September 18, 2023, the Borough Council adopted on first reading an ordinance that will revise the town’s flood maps in an effort to prevent isolated repeated flooding following extraordinarily heavy rainstorms. The new Chapter 257 of the Borough Code would provide for new flood hazard maps and a floodplain ...

View Fanwood's statement condemning the Hamas attacks Here.

Fanwood’s annual Halloween Parade and Costume Contest brought families from across the region to march through the downtown and LaGrande Park in fantastic costumes Tuesday, October 31st. Led by the SPF High School Marching Band, the large crowd made its way from the North Avenue train station down Martine Avenue to Marion Avenue and LaGrande ...

St. Bartholomew the Apostle Church, in partnership with the Township of Scotch Plains, the Borough of Fanwood, American Legion Post 209 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10122, is continuing the Banner Program and is seeking to honor our local Veterans and those currently serving in the United States Armed Forces. The Banner Program Phase ...

Dean Talcott, a 48-year Fanwood resident who distinguished himself as a Master Tree Steward, Master Gardener and avid environmentalist, died this week after a 16-month-long battle with cancer. He was 74. He passed away at home with Linda, his wife of 32 years, at his side. Dean's passion for the outdoors and especially trees took ...

The Fanwood community came out in large numbers tonight to meet and mingle with their police, fire and EMS responders during the 2023 National Night Out at LaGrande Park. Founded in 1984 in suburban Philadelphia as a local town watch “night out against crime,” the National Night Out is now a nationwide community outreach by ...

The Borough is seeking interested volunteers to serve on Memorial Day/Vet’s Committee, Shade Tree Commission and Planning Board.  Please reach out to phoynes@fanwoodnj.org if you have an interest or questions related to the committees.

William Lee, who touched thousands of lives as a teacher, coach, volunteer and driving instructor, died on Saturday, July 22nd, 2023, at a rehab facility in Virginia. He was 88. Learning to drive through the Lee Driving School was a rite of passage for young men and women in the Fanwood-Scotch Plains community for 38 ...