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Fanwood New Jersey
Fanwood New Jersey

Swearing in Ceremony

New Jersey Lieutenant Governor Tahesha L. Way poses for a group picture with Mayor Colleen Mahr and the Borough Council prior to Wednesday’s reorganization meeting. Pictured from left to right: Councilwoman Gina Berry, Councilwoman Patricia Walsh, Lt. Gov. Way, Mayor Mahr, Councilwoman Katherine Mitchell, Councilman Jeff Banks, and Councilman Anthony Carter. The Fanwood ...

January 4th, 2024|

Mayor’s statement on migrants transported to Fanwood train station

Statement by Mayor Colleen Mahr January 1, 2024 It has come to my attention that over the New Year’s weekend, Fanwood was one of several New Jersey municipalities where buses presumably carrying migrants from Texas arrived so they could be loaded onto trains to New York. The New Jersey Governor’s office, in remarks to the ...

January 1st, 2024|

Fanwood Reorganization meeting Jan. 3, 2024

The public is invited to the annual Reorganization meeting of the Borough of Fanwood and swearings-in of Mayor Colleen Mahr and Councilmen Jeff Banks and Anthony Carter January 3rd, 2024 at 5:30 PM. The meeting will also be carried live on Community TV and Facebook. Reception to follow at Darby Road Public House 450 Park ...

December 26th, 2023|

Santa Parade honors decades-old tradition

A loud and colorful convoy traveled through Fanwood on Saturday, December 16, 2023, bringing Santa Claus door to door delivering presents to the town’s children. The annual Santa Parade, a tradition that began as a neighborhood celebration in the 1950s, has grown to a town-wide journey which this year visited hundreds of homes. Escorted by ...

December 18th, 2023|

Holiday traffic reminders from Fanwood PD

Some timely reminders to school zone drivers and pedestrians during the holiday season: Crossing Guards are at various intersections in town. Please be patient as their job is to ensure the safety of pedestrians and not to direct traffic. Please be vigilant when they are in crosswalks. Police officers will continue to be in school ...

December 5th, 2023|

Fanwood ushers in holidays with tree lighting despite weather

A cold, light drizzle didn’t stop many Fanwoodians from attending this year’s holiday celebration and tree lighting on the North Avenue lawn of the old train station. Mayor Colleen Mahr and members of the Borough Council hosted several hundred visitors who stood in line to see Santa, enjoy coffee and cookies, a petting zoo, Christmas ...

December 4th, 2023|

Fanwood officials and veterans attend Veterans Day ceremony

The Borough of Fanwood held its annual Veterans Day ceremony under a bright, blue sky at the North Avenue train station on Saturday, November 11th, 2023. Joe McCourt speaking Two local veterans’ groups, American Legion Post 209 and Veterans of Foreign Wars post 10122 sponsored the event. Army veteran Joe McCourt was the ...

November 11th, 2023|

Veterans Day Observance and Operation Green Light

The entire community is invited to honor Fanwood veterans at the annual Veterans Day observance at the North Side train station on Saturday, November 11th, Veterans Day. Meanwhile, show your support for our vets by taking part in Operation Green Light, a nationwide campaign to honor our military veterans by shining a green light at ...

November 1st, 2023|