Funeral services for Fanwood Officer Carlos Gonzalez, Jr. began Tuesday morning with a Police-led procession from Memorial Funeral Home in Fanwood to St. Columba’s Roman Catholic Church, Newark. Police vehicles lined up along South Avenue in Fanwood prior to funeral procession to Newark. Colonia Fire Department vehicle and Fanwood Rescue Squad ambulance lined up for ...

The Fanwood Police Department held a Last Call Ceremony outside Police Headquarters on Monday afternoon, March 10th, for Police Officer Carlos Gonzalez., Jr., who passed away on Wednesday, March 5th of Lymphoma. His funeral will be held on Tuesday, March 11th. Police Officers and EMS volunteers attend Monday's Last Call ceremony. Borough employees at Monday's ...

Carlos Gonzalez, Jr., a decorated police officer and resident of Scotch Plains, passed away Wednesday, March 5th at JFK Medical Center in Edison after an extended battle with Lymphoma. He was 35 years old. Officer Gonzalez was born and raised in Newark and graduated from East Side High School. He attended Essex County College then ...

(Fanwood, NJ) – The Borough Council passed several resolutions at its monthly work session meeting on Monday, March 3rd. The council also agreed to move the March regular monthly council meeting to Tuesday, March 18th at 7 p.m. The following resolutions were passed: A resolution to enter into a contract with Buildingstars Operations, Inc. to ...

During Black History Month we are recognizing those individuals and organizations with Fanwood roots or in the Fanwood-Scotch Plains community who are or have made a difference. This week we are recognizing Thomas Chatterton Williams, an author and staff writer at The Atlantic. Raised in Fanwood, he is a visiting professor of humanities at Bard ...

During Black History Month we are recognizing those individuals and organizations with Fanwood roots or in the Fanwood-Scotch Plains community who are or have made a difference. This week we are recognizing Savory Selections Catering, which was established in 2009. Savory’s owners, Felton Jones and Jill Jackson Jones, set out to bring their family food ...

(Fanwood, NJ) -- The Borough Council held its monthly regular meeting on Tuesday, February 18. The council approved several resolutions and issued a proclamation for February as Black History Month. At the start of the meeting, Mayor Colleen Mahr swore in Diane Cukrow as an alternate member of the Board of Health. The Mayor also ...

On Thursday, February 20, the Raritan Valley Line will resume full regular weekday service, following a Conrail freight train derailment near Union Station.

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During Black History Month we are recognizing those individuals and organizations with Fanwood roots or in the Fanwood-Scotch Plains community who are or have made a difference. This week we are recognizing Candace Waller. Candace has been hosting Why We Dance for the past 15 years. The not-for-profit group that she formed offers free dance ...