BOROUGH NEWS
Veteran Fanwood officer retires after 25 years of service
Marc Gottlick, who served the Borough of Fanwood as an EMT, firefighter and police officer, retired today after 25 years with the police department. Raised in Fanwood and now a resident of Greenbrook, Gottlick was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant and helped run the Fanwood Police ...
Fanwood Contactless Easter drive-by!
The Fanwood Recreation Commission came up with a unique way to have an Easter celebration as a drive-by event on Saturday, March 27, 2021, at the historic Fanwood train station. Easter bunny greets cars Families could drive up, enjoy a greeting by the Easter bunny, then ...
New Guidelines and Limitations on Gatherings and Activities
Governor Murphy's recent Executive Order 230 governs and revises the limits on indoor and outdoor gatherings in a variety of situations. This order takes effect on the morning of Friday, March 19, 2021. Below you will find a summary of the new guidelines Indoor Gatherings/Non Religious - These ...
Fanwood receives APA Grant for enhanced Station-area planning
The Borough of Fanwood is proud to announce that we have been chosen for a Community Planning Assistance Program by the New Jersey Chapter of the American Planning Association and NJTPA to receive volunteer community planning assistance. Fanwood was formally chosen for the grant in November 2020. The ...
PUBLIC NOTICES
Fanwood 5K and Family Fun Run was a success!
It was like a summer day, temperature in the 80's and a slight breeze greeting several hundred participants in this year's Fanwood 5K and Family Fun Run Saturday, October 21, 2017. It was an afternoon event for the first time, but the route was the same and the ...
Gas Main Replacements in Fanwood
Gas line replacement work is continuing in Fanwood, working in the northeast quadrant roughly bounded by Martine Ave. and Westfield Rd., Woodland and Portland Avenues (see map linked below). On the streets that are marked red, Elizabethtown Gas will be replacing the main that runs the length of ...
Vigil for Peace: Remembering the Las Vegas Shooting Victims
Residents of Fanwood and Scotch Plains gathered Friday night, Oct. 6, 2017, in the meditation garden of the Dhammakaya Temple on Midway Avenue in Fanwood for a vigil of remembrance for the victims of the Las Vegas shooting. Mayor Colleen Mahr hosted the event, which featured a poetry ...
Fanwood’s First Home-Based Business Reception
Fanwood Mayor Colleen Mahr and Economic Development Director Liz Jeffrey hosted an informative round-table for Fanwood’s home-based businesses on Thursday, September 28th. The informal gathering, inside Fanwood’s historic Carriage House on Watson Road, was a networking opportunity for the town’s sometimes hidden entrepreneurs. About 20 business owners enjoyed ...