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The project to rebuild the Fanwood Memorial Library is moving forward. The Borough Council and Planning Board signed off on the new design in April of 2022. Library Director Dan Weiss presents plans to Council The library will begin moving out of its current location in mid-September. Library services will move temporarily into ...
Last week, the Borough Council approved $215, 367 for an expansion and new equipment for the children’s playground at LaGrande Park. Recreation Director Bob Budiansky brought renderings and drawings of the area to Monday’s Council meeting. The project will include: An expansion of the current footprint of the playground area All new play equipment including ...
The Fanwood Borough Council voted during its regular meeting on July 18, 2022 to reverse a 20-year old ordinance that banned dogs from Borough parks. The 5-1 vote followed months of debate in and outside the Council among town residents on opposite sides of the issue. Councilwoman Patricia Walsh was the lone “no” vote. The ...
Third quarter tax amounts have been updated. You can view your tax account by clicking here or the Tax/Utility Icon located on the left side panel of this website. Paper bills will be out by the end of August and there will be an extension to the grace period to pay taxes due on 8/1/22 ...
A perfect summer day greeted thousands of revelers attending the annual FanJam live music festival in Fanwood’s LaGrande Park on Sunday, July 10, 2022. Featured bands provided music for all generations—Elvis impersonator Jim Barone, rock cover band Mushmouth, funk and soul band Funktion Band and Eagles tribute band Winslow. All appeared on the stage under ...
The Fanwood Borough Council established the Fanwood Sewer Utility (FSU) in April 2018 in order to begin the critical process of addressing ongoing support to the Borough’s aging sewer infrastructure. At that time, an annual fee for residential and commercial users was created to fund the Utility. In 2021, the borough council created a new ...
Mayor Colleen Mahr and the Fanwood Borough Council expressed their condolences on the passing of Joseph Higgins, a former member of the Fanwood Council who coached baseball alongside his son at Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School. Mr. Higgins died on July 1 at age 75 at his home in Woodbridge, NJ. Joe was a military veteran, ...
Those signs in the middle of crosswalks that say STOP FOR PEDESTRIANS IN CROSSWALK really mean it, as 89 drivers found out June 28th on Midway Avenue in Fanwood. Fanwood Police have launched an education program to remind drivers that they have to stop when pedestrians are trying to cross the street in a marked ...
Fanwood’s Party in the Park brought kids of all ages to LaGrande Park tonight with a variety of contests, fun activities, food and the first of the free summer movies. The Fanwood Recreation Commission and Director Bob Budianski worked tirelessly to bring the fun to hundreds of folks from across our community. Many families came ...
Fanwood Council honors student champions, moves dogs-in-parks ordinance amendment to next step The Fanwood Borough Council and Mayor Colleen Mahr honored high school athletes’ achievements, passed the new budget and voted to adopt on first reading an amendment to the ordinance prohibiting dogs in Borough parks at the regular monthly Council meeting Monday, June 20, ...