BOROUGH NEWS
Flood Watch Issued for Union County
The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for northern New Jersey counties including Union County from Wednesday, July 30 from 2:40 PM until Friday, August 1 at 2:00 PM. Scattered to numerous instances of urban, poor drainage and riverine flash flooding are possible. Localized severe flooding ...
Damage Assessment Portal for July 14th Storm
The New Jersey Office of Emergency Management (NJ OEM) has opened a Damage Assessment Portal for residents to report property damage from the July 14 storm. You can access the form here: https://damagenj-njoem.hub.arcgis.com/ Important: This is not an application for assistance. Your damage reports help local, state, and federal authorities ...
Statement on Kempshall Terrace Fire
(Fanwood, NJ) -- Today at 1:37 AM, Fanwood Fire Department was dispatched to a reported structure fire with a possible occupant trapped at a residence on Kempshall Terrace. Fanwood Engine 7, Ladder 1, and automatic aid from Scotch Plains Fire Department responded to the scene. Fire personnel arrived ...
Architect Details Renovation Work Planned for Fanwood Historic Train Station
(Fanwood, NJ) – The borough’s governing body heard a presentation from the architect for the renovation of the Fanwood Historic Train Station at Monday night’s Borough Council meeting. The borough has received a $500,000 state grant as part of the Fiscal Year 2025 State Budget for the project. ...
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, ...