BOROUGH NEWS
Important Information for SNAP Recipients About November 2025 Benefit
The New Jersey Department of Human Services (DHS) has issued an important update regarding federal programs administered by the Division of Family Development following the federal government shutdown that began on October 1, 2025. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) New Jersey has been notified by the federal government ...
Fan Woof Day Draws Crowd to Northside Train Station
(Fanwood, NJ) -- Fan Woof Day took place Sunday, October 27 at the North Side Train Station under a bright sunny Autumn morning. The event, which is has become an annual tradition in Fanwood, featured DJ Mike playing tunes, a stuffed animal adoption table, kids activities, and a ...
Fanwood Unveils Refurbished LaGrande Tennis Courts at Ribbon Cutting
Mayor Colleen Mahr was joined Monday night by Senate President Nick Scutari, Borough Council members, Recreation Commissioners, Borough officials and Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School athletic department representatives at a ribbon cutting marking the completion of the refurbished tennis courts at LaGrande Park. The courts were resurfaced with new ...
Winter Termination Program
Please see attached note from New Jersey Dept of Community Affairs regarding stopping services from being disconnected through the State's Winter Termination program. DCA WINTER TERMINATION PROGRAM
PUBLIC NOTICES
Mayor & Council Special Budget Meeting 6/26/23
PUBLIC NOTICE MAYOR AND COUNCIL SPECIAL BUDGET MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, in compliance with the provisions of the “Open Public Meetings Act” of the State of New Jersey, N.J.S.A. 10:4 et seq., specifically N.J.S.A. 10:4-8 (d), the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Fanwood, County ...
No-Knock List
We've revised our No-Knock list so you can now fill it out online or download a hard copy and send it in. A Borough ordinance allows residents to put their names and addresses on a No-Knock list indicating they do not want solicitors to knock on their door ...
New Library Construction Achieves Milestone
The construction of the new Fanwood Memorial Library is moving along at good clip thanks to hard work by the construction trades and favorable weather. Mayor Colleen Mahr, Library Director Dan Weiss and other officials paid the site a visit on Wednesday, June 7th, signed a steel girder ...
Fanwood to open discussion on cannabis sales
Mayor Colleen Mahr told this week’s work meeting of the Borough Council that discussions will begin on whether to allow the licensing of cannabis in the Borough. When the recreational sale of cannabis to adults in New Jersey became legal in 2021, municipalities were given six months to ...