Borough Hall: 908.322.8236
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Fanwood is proud to announce that the NJTPA’s Board of Trustees has authorized $802,000 in funding for Fanwood's South Avenue Transportation Infrastructure Development Project. This grant was awarded among a group of 27 transportation projects throughout northern New Jersey, totaling over $19 million granted by the NJTPA. “I am thrilled that Fanwood has been recognized ...
Due to the delay in receiving the 2017 tax rate, printing of the tax bills for the 3rd & 4th quarter 2017; 1st & 2nd quarter 2018 will be delayed. There will be an extension to the grace period for 3rd quarter to accommodate this late mailing.
Beginning tonight at 8 p.m. Monday, July 10, until 6 a.m. the next day, and continuing Monday through Friday evenings for the next several weeks, NJDOT’s contractor Schifano Construction Corp., is scheduled to close up to two lanes between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. on I-78 eastbound local for milling and paving. Initial resurfacing will start in Berkeley Heights and move eastward for approximately six miles to ...
Thousands of people from across the region came to LaGrande Park Sunday, July 9, for the first annual Fan Jam music festival in Fanwood. Five live bands, a classic car show, more than a dozen food trucks and local and regional vendors and exhibitors celebrated summer on a perfect day in the park. Staged by ...
The long-awaited opening of the new Fanwood Grille occurred Friday, July 7, 2017, at 6am, with a full menu for breakfast and lunch and a staff eagerly awaiting new customers. The Fanwood Grille, at the space occupied for many years by the Fanwood Corner Store at 34 South Martine Avenue, is owned by Paul Watterson, ...
The Carriage House Poetry Series invites the public to attend a free evening of poetry readings on Tuesday, July 18th beginning at 8:00 p.m. in the Patricia Kuran Arts Center on Watson Road, off North Martine Avenue, adjacent to Fanwood Borough Hall (GPS use 75 N. Martine Avenue). The evening’s readings will feature two distinguished New Jersey poets, Laura ...
For the second year in a row, Scotch Plains Township staged an unforgettable fireworks show on July 2nd, 2017, delayed by a day because of the threat of rain. Another well-planned event brought hundreds of residents from far and wide to watch the spectacle. Thanks to local photographer Charlie Ginex for allowing us to use ...
The promised three-way stop signs at Sheelen’s Crossing and North Avenue went into effect on July 3rd. Along with the enhanced crosswalk markings, lane-narrowing bump-outs and a speed limit reduction to 25 mph, all of the design elements are in place to make the intersection safer for pedestrians. Lighted warning signs have also been installed ...
Hundreds of Fanwood residents gathered at La Grande Park for the annual Party in the Park on Tuesday, June 27. This year’s event boasted a wide array of activities including bouncy houses, slides, laser-tag, a challenge course, and a special Secret Life of Pets themed scavenger hunt. As the sun set and the movie ...
Fanwood Memorial Library director Dan Weiss participated in a workshop presentation in Chicago over the weekend at the American Library Association’s 2017 Annual Conference. Over 75 librarians from around the US and Canada gathered to hear Dan speak about his award-winning project, Libraries and Autism: We’re Connected (www.librariesandautism.org). The project, which centers on autism awareness, ...
