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Fanwood New Jersey
Fanwood New Jersey

Fanwood Community Day & Rockin’ for Autism Thank You!

Thank you to everyone who came out and attended Fanwood Community Day on Sunday, May 20 at the Somerset Patriots Game! The fundraising efforts for Autism NJ continues following the highly successful Rockin' for Autism LaGrande Park event last month, organized by Mallory Banks, 16, and Sunday's game at TD Bank Ballpark was a part of ...

May 21st, 2018|

Saturday Mornings in the Plaza

The Borough of Fanwood is excited to launch a new initiative that will provide a variety of enjoyable, community activities in Downtown Fanwood on Saturday mornings! "Saturday Mornings in the Plaza" will be held at the Fanwood Plaza, between Fanwood Crossing I and II, weather permitting, for 8 weeks in the spring and 8 weeks in the fall. "Saturday ...

May 10th, 2018|

Fanwood Arbor Day 2018

Fanwood’s delayed Arbor Day observance occurred on Thursday, May 3rd, in Carriage House Park off Watson Road. A beautiful day greeted the Fanwood Shade Tree Commission, members of Council and the Park Middle School Environmental Club, who conducted an educational program on global warming and tree mulching. For the 25th consecutive year, Fanwood was designated ...

May 4th, 2018|

Memorial Day Weekend in Fanwood!

Memorial Day is a highly celebrated and observed holiday in Fanwood and this year is no exception. Fanwood is proud to announce the line-up of Memorial Day events and observances that will be taking place Sunday, May 27 and Monday, May 28. Fanwood will be the host to the annual Memorial Day Concert and Memorial ...

May 3rd, 2018|

Knights of Columbus Shield Awards for First Responders

Fanwood and Scotch Plains police, fire and rescue squad responders were recognized tonight (4/25) at the annual Shield Awards presented by the Knights of Columbus, Father John Nelligan Council, at St. Bartholomew the Apostle Church in Scotch Plains. This event is special because it brings together all police and volunteer first responders from both towns ...

April 26th, 2018|

Fanwood Clean Communities Day

For the 29th consecutive year, volunteers came to the Fanwood train station on Saturday, April 21st, to organize into groups to clean up parts of our town for our annual Community Clean Up. The event, organized by the Dept. of Public Works and the Clean Community Committee, attracted dozens of volunteers to pick up trash ...

April 23rd, 2018|

Fanwood Community TV Survey

Fanwood Community Television was established in the 1980’s by volunteers that included Joe Nagy and George Weiss. The channel, first broadcast on Comcast channel 35, is part of the commitment by cable companies to provide public access stations to local municipalities. When Verizon launched its Fios network, it too provided a channel to Fanwood, channel ...

April 19th, 2018|

April Council Meeting

The Fanwood Borough Council recognized the following people tonight at its regular monthly meeting, April 16, 2018: 1. Volunteer of the Month—Himanee Hendre, 16, student at the Scotch Plains Magnet School, who has given her time for several years to the Fanwood Recreation Commission with event planning and carrying out events. She received a ...

April 17th, 2018|

Rockin’ For Autism 2018 Highlights

The 3rd annual Rockin' for Autism Music Festival fundraiser was held on Saturday, April 14th on a beautiful Spring day! Fanwood's LaGrande Park hosted crowds of attendees, volunteers, elected officials and more. The festival, which coincided with the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Baseball League (SPFBL) Opening Day, featured music, raffles, vendors and food trucks. Rockin' for ...

April 16th, 2018|

IRS PHONE SCAM

The Internal Revenue Service reminded taxpayers to be careful with continuing aggressive phone scams as criminals pose as IRS agents in hopes of stealing money. These continuing phone calls remain a major threat to taxpayers and remain on the annual IRS "Dirty Dozen" list of tax scams for the 2018 filing season. The IRS Will ...

April 12th, 2018|