BOROUGH NEWS
Fanwood Community Gathers for Lighting of Menorah
(Fanwood, NJ) – Residents were joined by Mayor Colleen Mahr and Councilman Jeff Banks Monday night for the ceremonial lighting of the giant Menorah to celebrate Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival of Lights. The lighting ceremony was proceeded by a procession of cars with lighted Menorahs on top through ...
Menorah Lighting at 6:30 pm Tonight
As we prepare for the Fanwood Menorah lighting at 6:30 p.m. tonight at the Northside Train Station, the Borough mourns the loss of innocent lives of the horrific attack at a Chanukah celebration in Sydney, Australia. Join us tonight as we celebrate the first night of Chanukah together ...
Santa Claus Delivers Presents to Children as Decades Old Tradition Continues
(Fanwood, NJ) -- A loud and colorful convoy traveled through Fanwood on Saturday, bringing Santa Claus door to door delivering presents to the town’s children. The annual Santa Parade, a tradition that began as a neighborhood celebration in the 1950s, has grown to a town-wide journey which this ...
Winter Weather Advisory
A winter weather advisory is in effect from 10 PM tonight until 1 PM on Sunday. Snow is expected with total accumulations between 1 and 4 inches. Roads, and especially bridges and overpasses, will likely become slick and hazardous. Please allow extra travel time if you must be ...
PUBLIC NOTICES
Holiday traffic reminders from Fanwood PD
Some timely reminders to school zone drivers and pedestrians during the holiday season: Crossing Guards are at various intersections in town. Please be patient as their job is to ensure the safety of pedestrians and not to direct traffic. Please be vigilant when they are in crosswalks. Police ...
2024 Parking Permit Sales
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Simulated Crash Drives “Good Decisions” Message
There was an awful drunk driving accident at Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School the morning of November 16th, 2023, but it was staged to simulate the damage, grief and death that result from poor decisions behind the wheel. Scotch Plains EMTs “treat” unresponsive patient First responders raced ...
Board of Ed Survey
SCOTCH PLAINS – FANWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOLS Dear Scotch Plains-Fanwood Community, Our schools are most successful when we all share ideas and are engaged; it’s why we value and listen to the community’s input, especially on important decisions that affect our students and residents. The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Board ...