BOROUGH NEWS
Borough Council Adopts Ordinances, Issues Proclamations
(Fanwood, NJ) – The Borough Council held its monthly meeting Monday night, June 16at which time they adopted four ordinances including a bond ordinance for this year’s capital projects. The council approved proclamations for National Gun Violence Awareness Month, Juneteenth, and National Jewish American Heritage Month. Councilwoman Erin ...
Fanwood Awarded New Jersey Clean Communities Grant
(Fanwood, NJ) -- Fanwood has been awarded a 2025 New Jersey Clean Communities Grant of $17,811.52. Funding is used for Clean Communities/Earth Day event, which includes roadside litter cleanup, and litter cleanup of Borough properties including, but not limited to, the train station, municipal complex, parks, and the ...
Fanwood Borough Hall will be closed Friday, June 20
Fanwood Borough Hall will be CLOSED Friday, June 20 in Observance of Juneteenth
Juneteenth Celebration *NEW DATE*
Juneteenth Celebration – Saturday, June 21! (Due to poor weather expected this event has moved from the previously schedule date of June 14.) Join us at the historic Shady Rest Golf Club from 12–7 PM for a wonderful day of live entertainment, family activities, food trucks, and community ...
PUBLIC NOTICES
A Notice To Bidders – 2024 Forest Road Park Building
A N O T I C E I S H E R E B Y G I V E N that sealed Bid Packets will be received by the Borough Deputy Clerk for the Borough of Fanwood, County of Union, State of New Jersey on Wednesday, February 7, ...
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 ...