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Real estate website Niche.com has rated Fanwood an overall grade of A+ in its 2023 evaluation of Best Places to Live. Fanwood finished #2 in Union County and #3 in Best Suburbs to Buy a House. Overall, Fanwood rated above many other towns including Hoboken, Short Hills, Chatham and Summit. Here's Niche's full report on Fanwood. Here’s how ...
The Fanwood Borough Council and Mayor Colleen Mahr paid tribute to local women doing good in the community during the March Council meeting on Monday, March 20, 2023, celebrating Women’s History Month. The meeting was launched with Girl Scouts from local troops leading the Pledge of Allegiance, then reciting portions of Girl Scout history under ...
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Joe Nagy, who served Fanwood for many years as its unofficial historian and reliable all-around volunteer, turned 100 recently with a large family gathering and fond wishes from his friends here. Joe and Claire Nagy in their Fanwood home in 2021 Joe and his wife Claire moved from their long-time home on Oakwood ...
For many people doing business with the Borough of Fanwood, the first person, and possibly the only person they will meet, is Courtney Agnello. The Borough's administrative assistant since 2019, Courtney is the friendly person behind the glass when you walk into Borough Hall or call the main number. As such, she wears many hats. ...
Mayor Colleen Mahr was joined by members of the Fanwood Recreation Commission and Borough Council today in cutting the ribbon for the new and improved playground at LaGrande Park. The project was completed in mid-February and local families have already been using it. Improvements over the former 27-year-old playground include an expansion of the playground ...
The 2023 DPW Brochure, detailing the schedule for leaf and brush pickups and much more, is now available for download on the Recycling and Public Works pages, or by clicking here. A hard copy will appear in mailboxes shortly.
The Safe Place program is a partnership between the Fanwood Police Department and local businesses. It gives victims of bias or hate crimes a Safe Place to go after their incident, where the business will give them shelter while they call for help. This program does two things. First, it lets patrons know where the business ...
Mayor Colleen Mahr, joined by members of the Borough Council, library trustees and others, broke ground today for a new Fanwood Memorial Library, a project in the planning for almost a decade. The project, currently budgeted at just over $8.2 million, is funded partially by a grant from the NJ Library Construction Bond Act which was made possible by a voter ...
It's safe to say that Bill Lee has touched thousands of lives, whether as a teacher, driving instructor or volunteer in service to the Borough of Fanwood and the African Republic of Burundi. He's been a ubiquitous presence here since his days as a coach and phys-ed teacher, first at Terrill Middle School then at ...