BOROUGH NEWS
Wrestling Draws Crowd at Fanny Wood Day 2023
The annual Fanny Wood Day street fair drew families from across the region for a day of live music, eclectic food, contests, kiddie rides and, for the first time, an exhibition of professional wrestling in an arena erected right on South Avenue. A color guard made up of ...
Council passes ordinance requiring new property inspections
At its monthly work/agenda meeting Monday, October 2, 2023, the Borough Council voted final passage to two ordinances affecting certain property owners in the Borough. One amends Chapter 12 of the Borough Code to mandate new safety & maintenance inspections for homes, businesses or apartments being sold, rented ...
Pulitzer Winner Celebrates Fanwood Poetry 25th Anniversary
Paul Muldoon, a renowned poet and winner of the Pulitzer and T.S. Eliot prizes, was the guest reader at a celebration Tuesday, September 26th, of the 25th anniversary of Fanwood’s Carriage House Poetry Series. The event was organized and hosted by Fanwood’s Cultural Arts Commission co-chaired by Adele ...
Council Hires New Borough Admin, Addresses Flooding
During its regular monthly meeting on September 18, 2023, the Borough Council adopted on first reading an ordinance that will revise the town’s flood maps in an effort to prevent isolated repeated flooding following extraordinarily heavy rainstorms. The new Chapter 257 of the Borough Code would provide for ...
PUBLIC NOTICES
Fanwood remembers Bill Populus during Black History Month
Bill Populus (pictured, far right, with Mayor Colleen Mahr and Counciman Anthony Carter in 2017) was known town-wide as a wonderful neighbor, father and husband. But he was also a trailblazer as the first Black American elected to the Fanwood Borough Council. His election in 1993 was affirmation ...
Weather Alert! Remove cars and recycling bins from street.
The National Weather Service predicts a snow storm tonight into Friday bringing 3 to 4 inches of accumulation. Residents are asked to remove all vehicles from roadways to assist the Public Works Department in keeping the roads clear and to ensure the safe passage of emergency vehicles. Any ...
Curbside recycling delayed until Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022
Due to unforeseen operational issues because of the recent COVID outbreak, the Plainfield Municipal Utilities Authority (PMUA) has informed the Borough that today’s recycling pickup will be postponed until Saturday, January 8th. Please make sure your container is out by Saturday morning at 7 AM. The PMUA apologizes ...
2022 Fanwood Reorganization Meeting
The annual Reorganization Meeting of the Mayor and Council of Fanwood will be held on Monday, January 3, 2022 at 6:30 PM. The purpose of this meeting is to conduct the business of reorganizing the municipal government of the Borough of Fanwood for 2022. Because of the continued threat of infection ...