BOROUGH NEWS
Election Registration Deadlines are Approaching
Due to COVID-19, Borough Hall remains closed to the public until further notice. The following election deadlines are approaching: May 13, 2020: Party Affiliation Deadline June 16, 2020: Voter Registration Deadline You may also choose to vote by mail. The deadline to apply for Vote by Mail for the Election ...
Update on COVID-19 – May 7, 2020
A Message from Mayor Mahr Earlier today, the state reported another 1,827 COVID-19 positive test results, bringing the statewide total to 133,635. Union County currently has a total of 13,781 confirmed cases and as of publication. The Westfield Regional Board of Health has confirmed that Fanwood has 84 positive cases and 11 fatalities, ...
Update on COVID-19 – May 5, 2020
A Message from Mayor Mahr Earlier today, the state reported another 2,494 COVID-19 positive test results, bringing the statewide total to 130,593. A network outage on Sunday impacted reporting so the numbers are catching up from the past three days. Union County currently has a total of 13,503 confirmed cases and as of publication. ...
Important information for Second Quarter 2020 Tax payments
In line with Governor Murphy's executive order, the Borough of Fanwood has extended the normal May 1st property tax payment grace period to June 1st. This action supersedes the action the Borough Council took last month to reduce the interest rate applied to late payments. Since Borough Hall is currently closed ...
PUBLIC NOTICES
Fanwood’s National Night Out 2017
Fanwood's Police, Fire and Rescue Squad responders came out in full force to participate in the annual National Night Out at LaGrande Park on August 1st. National Night Out, which began three decades ago as a demonstration of police solidarity against neighborhood crime, has become an opportunity for police, ...
Fanwood-born Man Becomes Oldest Skydiver in the World
Recently, NJ.com reported on a story of a 102-year-old man who recently became the world's oldest skydiver. Kenny Meyer, born right here in Fanwood, broke the world record last week for becoming the oldest man in the world to go sky diving, recently beating out a 101-year-old British man ...
Borough Addressing Trash Trouble in Municipal Lot
Some recent complaints about rats in the area of the trash dumpsters in our municipal parking lot have sparked action by the Borough, the local businesses who maintain the dumpsters, the Health Department and the Fanwood Police Department. Following a meeting Tuesday, July 25th, that included representatives of ...
Citizen of the Month named at Council Meeting
Mayor Colleen Mahr and the Fanwood Borough Council named Aimee Nuzzo the Citizen of the Month at the July Council meeting. Aimee, who represents Fanwood on the Board of the Greater Westfield Area Chamber of Commerce, was the driving force behind the recent Fan Jam concert event in ...