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Fanwood New Jersey
Fanwood New Jersey

2022 bulk waste pick-up program

Fanwood's annual bulk waste pickup program takes place beginning September 26th. Larger items including rugs, mattresses, furniture, window air conditions and more may be picked up at your curb. Collection dates: NE & NW Quadrants: September 26 SE & SW Quadrants: October 3 Bulk waste pickup requires a permit for a one-time pickup of material ...

August 16th, 2022|

Council approves road repairs, discusses veterans enhancements

Road repairs totaling more than $1.2 million were approved tonight at the regular August meeting of the Fanwood Borough Council. Borough Engineer Antonios Panagopoulos announced the majority of the money will come from two state grants totaling more than $900,000 dollars. Projects include: Paving and curbing of Ranier Road and a portion of Glenwood Road ...

August 15th, 2022|

Night Out with Police, Fire and EMS

Fanwood's police, fire and EMS responders hosted the National Night Out at LaGrande Park Tuesday evening, August 2nd, 2022, a celebration of good relations between emergency responders and the community. Our police department was the lead agency in hosting food, games, a dunk tank, bounce house, kid rides and public safety agencies reaching out to ...

August 3rd, 2022|

Library Rebuilding Update

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 ...

July 29th, 2022|

Facelift proposed for LaGrande Park playground

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 ...

July 27th, 2022|

Council passes amendment allowing dogs in parks

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 ...

July 18th, 2022|

Tax bill update

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 ...

July 18th, 2022|

The sun shone brightly on FanJam 2022

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 ...

July 11th, 2022|

Sewer Utility 2022 Information

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 ...

July 11th, 2022|

Former Fanwood Councilman Joe Higgins Dies

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, ...

July 6th, 2022|