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Mayor Colleen Mahr announces the reopening of Fanwood’s public facilities closed more than 14 months ago due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “I’m pleased we are able to welcome our citizens back to Borough Hall, our recreation buildings, and library,” she remarked. “It’s timely since the state of New Jersey’s health emergency has been declared over.” ...
No rain and even a little sunshine for Fanwood’s Memorial Day ceremony at the Fanwood Library. Mayor Colleen Mahr estimated the largest turnout in years paid tribute to our servicemen and women, living and deceased, with a special nod to surviving World War II vets, several of whom attended. Joining the mayor at the podium ...
The Fanwood Larder and owner Eva Pfaff hosted a reception Friday evening, May 21, that featured local reporter and author Fred Rossi and several local craftspeople, all selling wares to help CarolCare, a fundraising effort to help the family of Carol Rachko, a Scotch Plains resident who is fighting a battle with ALS. Rossi was ...
You can watch the May 18 meeting by clicking here. BOROUGH OF FANWOOD PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING SOUTH AVENUE TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT VIRTUAL MEETING Date: May 18, 2021 Time: 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm The Borough of Fanwood is performing preliminary engineering for the South Avenue Transportation Infrastructure Development Project, consisting of the streetscape ...
The SPF Memorial Day Committee honors Memorial Day this year with an event reflecting the contributions made by our military men and women with a special nod to our World War II veterans. For the second year in a row, we will not have a parade after it was determined in the early spring by ...
(Fanwood, NJ)—Mayor Colleen Mahr, the Borough Council Public Safety Committee, and Capt. José Vendas, Officer in Charge of the Fanwood Police Department, presented awards for extraordinary service today to more than a dozen officers. The Mayor and Borough Council recognized them during the regular Council meeting, held via ZOOM, in observance of National Police Week. ...
Fanwood is proud to announce we have met the rigorous requirements to achieve Sustainable Jersey Bronze Certification. This makes Fanwood one of just 55 New Jersey towns that have attained this certification in 2020. Certified towns are considered an outstanding group of municipalities that are making important contributions toward the long-term goal of a sustainable ...
(Fanwood, NJ) —The Fanwood Shade Tree Commission hosted its annual Arbor Day observance, canceled last year due to COVID, in a scaled-down, pandemically correct event at Carriage House Park on Watson Road. Free seedlings being planted For the 28th consecutive year, Fanwood was awarded Tree City USA status, a distinction that recognizes the ...
Dan Kranz, who was promoted to sergeant only four months ago, was promoted to lieutenant on April 20th, in a ceremony outside Fanwood Borough Hall. Kranz was sworn in by Mayor Colleen Mahr in the presence of a number of his fellow officers, his family and members of the Borough Council Public Safety committee. His ...
In recognition of April celebrations of Earth Day and Earth Month, Social Justice Matters will offer a program on Environmental Justice, Race and Class, on Monday, April 12 at 6 pm, as part of our continuing series on systemic racism. COVID-19 has affected Black communities and communities of color disproportionately. Environmental factors like toxic dumping, proximity ...