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, ...

Fanwood has a new curbside recycling vendor and pick-up days are switching to Wednesdays. Our new vendor, Grand Sanitation Service, will conduct collections  on alternating Wednesdays for the northside and southside of town. Here's the schedule so far: June 22nd: Southern quadrants June 29th:  Northern quadrants July 6th:  Southern quadrants What changes: Pickup days will ...

Juneteenth 2022, sponsored by the Township of Scotch Plains, the Borough of Fanwood and Social Justice Matters kicked off on Saturday, June 18th with a brisk wind and a lot of excitement. Opening ceremonies featured a reading of the meaning of Juneteenth by the president and vice president of the Black Student Union at SPF ...

This year’s Juneteenth community celebration promises to be bigger and better than ever with events and activities for all ages, but especially children and families. Held on Saturday, June 18, 2022, 1-8 PM at the Shady Rest Golf and Country Club on Jerusalem Road and Plainfield Avenue, Scotch Plains. Here are the highlights:   ...

Bright sunshine greeted about a hundred spectators at the Fanwood Memorial Library for the annual observance, hosted by Mayor Colleen Mahr and the Borough Council. Keynote speaker was Ralph Checchio, Vietnam veteran and longtime chairman of the Memorial Day Committee. Other participants included County Commissioner Al Mirabella, Assemblywoman Linda Carter, Scotch Plains Mayor Josh Losardo ...

Marine Corporal Robert Wood, a casualty of the Vietnam War, was memorialized today with a sign naming a portion of Paterson Road in his honor. Wood was born in Fanwood, a fact that was lost following the war until just recently, thanks to a local Boy Scout. The new sign Michael Mahaffey, a ...

Here are the highlights of the regular monthly meeting of the Fanwood Borough Council and Mayor, Monday, May 16, 2020: Proclamations and Honors:  Mental Health Awareness Month—Councilwoman Francine Glaser read the proclamation; Mayor Mahr reminded all that Fanwood was designated a Stigma-Free Zone a year ago which specifically addresses community resources available to those with ...

A roomful of about 40 aspiring comic book artists sat at tables inside the Forest Road Park recreation building one night in May 2022 and got lessons in pencil drawing, 3D shapes and the basics of making comic book characters come to life. The instructor was a 20-year veteran of Marvel Comics whose work lives ...