BOROUGH NEWS
Hundreds Attend Holiday Celebration & Tree Lighting
(Fanwood, NJ) – Hundreds attended a fun and cold afternoon of holiday music, pictures with Santa and a petting zoo at the Borough’s annual Holiday Celebration and Tree Lighting at the Northside Train Station on Sunday night. Families had to preregister online for pictures with Santa Clause. Hot ...
Santa is Coming to Town- this Saturday!
Santa is coming to town this Saturday as Fanwood’s Annual Santa Parade steps off once again! This decades-long tradition is made possible thanks to the dedicated volunteers of the Fanwood Fire Department, Rescue Squad, and Police Department. For more information click here.
Fanwood Council Adopts Ordinances Including Changes to Lot 9
(Fanwood, NJ) – The Borough Council adopted three ordinances on second reading at the December 1st agenda meeting. At last month’s introduction of an ordinance amending downtown parking, Lt. Dan Kranz, Officer in Charge of the Fanwood Police Department, explained that the ordinance makes changes to lot 9, ...
2025 Leaf Collection Update 11/21
The Department of Public Works has completed two rounds of leaf pickups in all quadrants of the Borough and is currently finishing up the 3rd round in the northern quadrants. It is anticipated that we will begin the 3rd round of leaf pickup in the southern quadrants beginning ...
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, ...