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Fanwood New Jersey
Fanwood New Jersey

Smash Kids Cancer Music and Food Fest coming to LaGrande Park

  Fanwoodians, mark your Calendars! The Smash Kids Cancer Music & Food Fest will be happening on May 18 from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. at LaGrande Park. The event will offer food and performances for a great cause. Admission is free and the event will be held rain or shine. Game and activities for all ages will ...

May 6th, 2019|

New Voting Machines in Fanwood this Year!

The Union County Board of Elections will be debuting new voting machines in Fanwood for the June 4, 2019 Primary Election. The Board will be available to train voters on the new machines at a series of demonstrations throughout Union County. Dates and locations for the demonstrations can be found at here. Residents can ...

May 6th, 2019|

Fanwood Mourns Passing of Former Councilman Bill Populus

Bill Populus, who lived in Fanwood for almost 50 years while raising his family and becoming an icon of good government and civic pride, died last week following a long illness. He was 83. He died at JFK Medical Center in Edison early on Friday, April 26th. Mr. Populus served several terms as a Borough ...

April 29th, 2019|

4th Annual Rockin for Autism- Video update!

On Sunday, April 28, LaGrande Park hosted Rockin’ for Autism. Organized for a fourth year in a row by a local family, the daylong fundraising event featured an outdoor rock concert hosted by the Borough and co-sponsored by several local businesses donating goods, volunteers, money, and facilities. This year, event attendees were treated ...

April 29th, 2019|

Fanwood Borough Discusses Upcoming Reval with Residents During Town Hall

The Borough of Fanwood hosted a Town Hall meeting last Tuesday, April 2, 2019, to discuss the upcoming county-ordered revaluation of Borough properties later this year. We thank residents for showing up, asking questions, and participating in this process with us. Want more information about the revaluation? Click here. Video of Town Hall Meeting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KR02zkQQ8As&t=3165s

April 9th, 2019|

Revaluation Town Hall Meeting Recap from 4/2/2019

Thank you to the Fanwood residents who were able to attend the Revaluation Program Town Hall Meeting this past Tuesday at Forest Road Park. More than 100 people were able to hear a presentation on why Fanwood is undergoing this program and were given the opportunity to ask questions and engage in a transparent dialogue ...

April 4th, 2019|

March 2019 Council Meeting Recap

Katie Wilbur, a third grader at McGinn Elementary, was Mayor for a Day and presided with Mayor Colleen Mahr. Katie read the Open Public Meetings Act at the beginning of the meeting and several other proclamations. Girl Scouts from Troops 40105 and 40547 presented Girl Scout cookies to the Council and read Tributes to Scouting ...

March 21st, 2019|

Council resolution calls for return of off-peak “one-seat ride” service to Penn Station

  On March 18, the Fanwood Borough Council passed a resolution calling for the restoration of off-peak "one-seat ride" train service on the Raritan Valley Line.  The resolution urges Governor Phil Murphy, DOT Commissioner Gutierrez-Scaccetti and state legislators to support the immediate restoration of the one-seat ride service during off peak hours. NJ Transit's midtown ...

March 20th, 2019|