Borough Hall: 908.322.8236
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Fanwood's own Kramer Manor neighborhood is a hotbed of black history! An extensive narrative has been compiled by current and past residents who have researched the origins and development of this area of Fanwood-Scotch Plains which was created specifically to attract African American families beginning in the 1920s. Kramer Manor is a diverse neighborhood with ...
Fanwood Fire Department and Rescue Squad volunteers received awards for up to 45 years of service to our town at their annual awards dinner on January 21, 2023. Mayor Colleen Mahr was on hand to swear-in the FD and FRS officers. Congratulations to those volunteers who were recognized for their years of service. Because there ...
The ANCHOR program (Affordable New Jersey Communities for Homeowners and Renters), formerly the Homestead Rebate Program, provides tax rebates to NJ residents who owned or rented their home as of October 1, 2019, filed state income taxes and meet income requirements. Those who qualify may receive rebates of $450 to $1,500 depending on whether they ...
The Fanwood Memorial Library, a center of community activity for more than 70 years, was reduced to rubble on January 3, 2023, the most visible sign yet of the planned construction of a modern new facility. Library Director Dan Weiss watches in the rain Library Director Dan Weiss stood under an umbrella in ...
Kathy Mitchell and Gina Berry were sworn-in as Fanwood Council members today during the Borough’s annual reorganization meeting of the Mayor and Council on Monday, January 2, 2023. Councilwoman Mitchell sworn in Mitchell, sworn-in to her eighth consecutive term by Borough Attorney Russell Huegel, was accompanied by her niece Cynthia Sleeper and Cynthia’s ...
The new ANCHOR program (Affordable New Jersey Communities for Homeowners and Renters), formerly the Homestead Rebate Program, provides tax rebates to NJ residents who owned or rented their home as of October 1, 2019, filed state income taxes and meet income requirements. Those who qualify may receive rebates of $450 to $1,500 depending on whether ...
Fanwood neighbors turned out Wednesday, December 21st, for a ceremonial lighting of a giant Menorah to celebrate Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival of Lights. Rabbi Avrohom Blesofsky of The Chabad of Union County officiated, injecting great energy into the small gathering on North Avenue near the train station where the Menorah stands. He launched into a spirited ...
At its final regular meeting of 2022, the Fanwood Borough Council and Mayor Colleen Mahr honored the people they called True Heroes for intervening during an October automobile accident in which the driver suffered cardiac arrest. Bridget Keyes, a nurse from Berkeley Heights, went unconscious on October 25, 2022 and crashed her car into a ...
Fanwood’s decades-old tradition, the Santa Parade, returned on Saturday, December 17th, 2022, with Santa and his escorts from the Fanwood Fire Department, Rescue Squad and Police Department making their way through the entire town to deliver presents to children. This year’s event delivered gifts to more than 440 homes, an increase of almost 100 over ...
More bittersweet moments are in store in the coming days for supporters of the Fanwood Memorial Library as final preparations are made to tear down the 70-year old building at North Avenue and Tillotson Road. The Friends of the Fanwood Library, volunteers who support and raise funds for the library, were joined by Library Director ...