BOROUGH NEWS
Fanwood Performance Series presents Contemporary Folk Concert May 9 at The Carriage House
The sounds of original, contemporary folk music will fill Fanwood’s Carriage House on Saturday, May 9, as the Fanwood Performance Series presents The Whispering Tree and Max Bartos. Hudson Valley duo The Whispering Tree will be making their return to the series with plenty of fresh material. Following ...
Mayor Holds First ‘Coffee with The Mayor’ for 2026
(Fanwood, NJ) – Mayor Colleen Mahr held her first “Coffee with the Mayor” of 2026 in the community room of the Fanwood Memorial Library. The event was held between 11:30 am and 1 pm and attracted about a dozen residents, who sat in chairs in a circle around ...
Eagle Scout Project Expands and Upgrades Rain Garden at Borough Hall
(Fanwood, NJ) -- As Alex Holston's Eagle Scout service project, the rain garden outside the Borough of Fanwood Municipal Complex was restored and expanded to improve storm water management, support the local environment, and serve as a demonstration garden for local residents to consider installing in their own ...
Council Adopts Policy Prohibiting Immigration Enforcement on Borough Property; Approves Shared Services Agreement for Tax Collector Services with Scotch Plains
(Fanwood, NJ) – The Borough Council passed a resolution at Monday’s work session meeting adopting a policy prohibiting civil immigration enforcement by the federal government’s Department of Homeland Security’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border protection agents on Borough property. According to the resolution, the ...
PUBLIC NOTICES
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 ...
Blue Envelope Program
The Fanwood Police Department joins departments across New Jersey in the Blue Envelope program. For those interested in a Blue Envelope should email Adrianne Relford at arelford@fanwoodnj.org. For more information click here.
4th Quarter Tax Bill
The last day to pay 4th quarter taxes will be Friday, November 10th. Please note Borough Offices ARE open on November 10th.