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Fanwood New Jersey
Fanwood New Jersey

Poetry and Performance Series Host October Events

Fanwood Performance Series On Saturday, October 12th the Fanwood Performance Series will welcome Lizzie No and Thompson Springs to Patricia M. Kuran Cultural Arts Center at 75 North Martine Avenue. As always the doors will open at 6:45 and the performance will begin at 7 p.m. Suggested donation is $15 ($10 for seniors and students). ...

October 2nd, 2019|

Fanwood Women’s Wellness Series Kickoff

Relax, unwind, and rejuvenate with the Fanwood Women's Wellness Series. Join Mayor Colleen Mahr for a complimentary kick off event on Saturday, September 28 at the Dhammakaya Meditation Center from 8:30 - 10:30 a.m. The center is located at 257 Midway Avenue in Fanwood. Beverages and lite breakfast will be served. The event will introduce participants to the ...

September 23rd, 2019|

Property Revaluations to be completed by October

The revaluation program of all property within the Borough of Fanwood is proceeding smoothly and as expected. The intended efforts of this revaluation will reflect the changes in market values that have occurred in the Borough since the last revaluation of Fanwood, conducted over 30 years ago in 1983. New Jersey State law mandates that ...

September 12th, 2019|

RVL Rally Planned at Newark Penn Station

The Raritan Valley Line Mayors Alliance and Fanwood Mayor Colleen Mahr are asking NJ Transit commuters to attend a rally at Newark Penn Station Platform #5 on Wednesday September 18 from 5-7 pm.  The RVL Alliance is advocating for same platform transfers, one-seat ride service and expedited progress on the Gateway Tunnel project. For commuters ...

September 10th, 2019|

Find Bargains at the Friends Fall Book Sale

The Friends of the Fanwood Memorial Library will host its 33rd  Fall Book Sale from September 19 to 22, 2019. Donation days begin September 13.  Browsers at the sale easily find books by subject matter: history, romance, classics, art, cookbooks, politics, crafts, science, parenting, children, and general fiction. In addition to hardbacks and paperbacks, the ...

September 3rd, 2019|

Fanwood named NJMonthly’s Best Small Town!

The Borough of Fanwood is extremely excited to announce that New Jersey Monthly Magazine has named Fanwood as New Jersey’s Best Small Town! “After four suspense-filled rounds, Fanwood has emerged as the winner of New Jersey Monthly’s 2019 Small Town Showdown,” NJMonthly announced on Tuesday. “The Union County borough beat out Lambertville in a landslide.” ...

August 30th, 2019|

Poetry Reading to Feature Poets Darla Himeles and James Arthur

FANWOOD, NJ – The Carriage House Poetry Series invites the public to a free event on Tuesday, Sept. 17 at 8:00 p.m., featuring distinguished poets Darla Himeles and James Arthur in the Kuran Arts Center on Watson Road, off North Martine Avenue, adjacent to Fanwood Borough Hall. (GPS use 75 N. Martine Avenue). Darla Himeles ...

August 29th, 2019|

Students Get Fit with Fanwood’s Finest

SCOTCH PLAINS — The whistle sounds and forty t-shirted young people sprint across the blacktop at the Stamler Police Academy in Scotch Plains as six instructors urge them on. But these aren’t police recruits. They are middle school students who signed up for a one week program of fitness and fun created by the Fanwood ...

August 29th, 2019|

Fanny Wood Day receives Union County sponsorship

The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders has awarded the Borough of Fanwood their sponsorship for our annual Fanny Wood Day! As part of the sponsorship, the Board of Chosen Freeholders award grants Fanwood access to the County Bandwagon publicity services for Fanny Wood Day. This is the first time the Board has awarded the Bandwagon ...

August 29th, 2019|