Fanwood Mayor Colleen Mahr recently met with resident Joan Rekemeier and her son Cole Rekemeier, to celebrate Joan’s good health and excellent hearing! Joan is the first patient in the New York metropolitan area to receive an innovative surgical implant for conductive hearing loss and single-sided deafness called BONEBRIDGE. After experiencing sudden hearing loss in ...

Meet the Grand Marshals of the 2019 Scotch Plains-Fanwood Memorial Day Parade, veterans Joseph Schott and Joseph Murano; both of whom served in World War II.  Learn more about these outstanding men and their service to our county in this interview by Mayor Colleen Mahr.

The 8th Annual Ladies Night Out will be held on Thursday, June 6, from 6 - 9 p.m. in downtown Fanwood!  The event will offer participants an opportunity to enjoy music, mingling and shopping to support our local merchants! Last year, hundreds of women lined up to register and pick up a goody bag filled ...

  Fanwood Mayor Colleen Mahr greets local Lions Club members Jim Grover and Phyllis Fischer in downtown Fanwood. Jim & Phyllis are raising funds to support the blind, an signature cause for the Lions Club. Over 100 years old, the Lions Club is a humanitarian organization with a mission to serve communities, meet local needs, ...

Fanwood is ready to roll out the Red, White and Blue for Memorial Day.  Fanwood's festivities include our official ceremony at 9 a.m. on Monday, May 27, at the Fanwood Memorial Library. Join Mayor Colleen Mahr, members of the Fanwood Borough Council, local veterans groups and our police, fire and rescue squad personnel as ...

The delayed Arbor Day observance took place Thursday, May 2nd, with presentations by the Park Middle School Environmental Club and free tree seedlings provided by the New Jersey Tree Recovery Campaign. Shade Tree Commission Chairman Steve Falco led the proceedings once again, unveiling the Tree City USA flag with a little help from his friends. ...

  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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...