BOROUGH NEWS
Ribbon Cutting Held for Panini Bistro at 226 South Avenue
(Fanwood, NJ) -- Panini Bistro held a ribbon cutting on Saturday, January 25, at its newest location, 226 South Avenue in Fanwood, across from the Fanwood Train Station. The location was the previous home of the Seng Couture dress shop. The Fanwood store is owned by Sal LoGrande, ...
Borough Passes Affordable Housing Resolution; Lt. Kranz Tells 2025 Police Dept. Goals
(Fanwood, NJ) – The borough council passed a resolution Tuesday, January 21st, accepting the fourth round of affordable housing obligation of 109 units although Mayor Colleen Mahr believes the number will likely be reduced. Officer in Charge, Lt. Dan Kranz, reports on the Police Department’s goals for 2025. ...
SPF School Bond Referendum Election January 28th
Please mark your calendars! Scotch Plains-Fanwood Public Schools will be holding a vote on Jan. 28, with in-person voting available from 2-8 p.m. A reminder for the upcoming School Bond Referendum voting dates: January 21st, vote by mail application due by mail January 27th, vote by mail application may ...
Dog and Cat Licenses Due
As a reminder to all Fanwood residents, dog and cat license registrations and renewals are due by January 31. You can apply for a license starting January 2nd in person at the Municipal Clerk’s office at Fanwood Borough Hall, 75 North Martine Avenue, Monday through Friday, from 8:00 ...
PUBLIC NOTICES
Swearing in Ceremony
New Jersey Lieutenant Governor Tahesha L. Way poses for a group picture with Mayor Colleen Mahr and the Borough Council prior to Wednesday’s reorganization meeting. Pictured from left to right: Councilwoman Gina Berry, Councilwoman Patricia Walsh, Lt. Gov. Way, Mayor Mahr, Councilwoman Katherine Mitchell, Councilman Jeff Banks, ...
Mayor’s statement on migrants transported to Fanwood train station
Statement by Mayor Colleen Mahr January 1, 2024 It has come to my attention that over the New Year’s weekend, Fanwood was one of several New Jersey municipalities where buses presumably carrying migrants from Texas arrived so they could be loaded onto trains to New York. The New ...
Fanwood Reorganization meeting Jan. 3, 2024
The public is invited to the annual Reorganization meeting of the Borough of Fanwood and swearings-in of Mayor Colleen Mahr and Councilmen Jeff Banks and Anthony Carter January 3rd, 2024 at 5:30 PM. The meeting will also be carried live on Community TV and Facebook. Reception to follow ...
Planning Board Meeting Cancelled 12/13/23
LEGAL NOTICE Meeting Cancellation The Planning Board of the Borough of Fanwood has canceled the December 13, 2023, virtual Regular meeting previously scheduled for 7:00 PM. All matters will be carried to the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Planning Board, to be held virtually on January 17, ...