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
(CANCELLED) Mayor And Council Special Budget Meeting 2/9/23
BOROUGH OF FANWOOD UNION COUNTY, NEW JERSEY MAYOR AND COUNCIL SPECIAL BUDGET MEETING (CANCELLED) The Mayor and Council Special Budget meeting scheduled for tonight is cancelled. The new date and time will be posted shortly.
Fanwood Council acts to keep officials’ personal info private
The Fanwood Borough Council, at its monthly agenda/work session on Monday, February 6th, passed a resolution appointing a Redaction Officer to comply with Daniel’s Law, a 2020 measure signed by Governor Phil Murphy that allows public officials to have their home addresses and other personal information removed from ...
Mayor And Council Special Budget Meeting 2/9/23
BOROUGH OF FANWOOD UNION COUNTY, NEW JERSEY MAYOR AND COUNCIL SPECIAL BUDGET MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, in compliance with the provision 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 ...
ANCHOR Tax Rebate Extended to Feb. 28
The ANCHOR program (Affordable New Jersey Communities for Homeowners and Renters), formerly the Homestead Rebate Program, provides tax rebates to NJ residents who owned or rented their home as of October 1, 2019, filed state income taxes and meet income requirements. Those who qualify may receive rebates of ...