BOROUGH NEWS
Easter Egg Hunt Draws Hundreds to Forest Road Park
(Fanwood NJ) —The annual Fanwood Easter Egg Hunt, delayed by a week due to rain, attracted hundreds under cloudy skies Saturday morning at Forrest Road Park. Children made the mad dash to find eggs filled with candy and prizes, more than 2,000 of them. Contests included jellybean counting, ...
Celebrate Earth Day’s 36th Anniversary with Fanwood on Saturday, April 26th
(Fanwood, NJ) -- Come celebrate the 36th anniversary of Fanwood’s Clean Communities Day on Saturday, April 26, as part of the community’s observance of Earth Day by helping the Borough with its “spring cleaning.” Individual volunteers of all ages, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, interested organizations and family groups ...
LCBA Feature: Fanwood Memorial Library
The opening of the Fanwood Memorial Library’s new building is the culmination of a decade of planning that began with the demolition of the 70-year-old original library in January 2023, followed by the groundbreaking ceremony for the new facility in February 2023. The new building opened to the public ...
PUBLIC NOTICES
Dog and Cat Licenses Due
As a reminder to all Fanwood residents, dog and cat license registrations and renewals are due by January 31. All dogs and cats in the Borough of Fanwood are required to be licensed each year. Licenses may be obtained in person at the office of the Municipal Clerk ...
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 ...