BOROUGH NEWS
Fanwood Earns Tree City USA for 30th Year
The Fanwood Shade Tree Commission announced the borough has received Tree City USA designation for a 30th year, a tribute to the town’s care and feeding of historic trees and conservation. The Commission unfurled the official Tree City USA banner at this year’s Arbor Day event held, for ...
New Special Needs Program Opens in Fanwood
Fanwood Councilwoman Kathy Mitchell and officials of the Greater Westfield Regional Chamber of Commerce helped cut the ribbon today welcoming Gracious Services into the space once occupied by CKO Kickboxing at 25 South Avenue. Staffer Danahisha with resident Margaret Owned and operated by Bayo and Grace ...
Volunteers Make for a Clean Community
For the 34th year, Fanwood residents donned gloves and grabbed trash bags to take part in the annual Clean Community Day, a celebration of Earth Day and our Borough’s commitment to the ecology. Organized by the Clean Community Committee and the Public Works Department, volunteers gathered at the ...
Mayor and Council Recognize Volunteers, Take First Step to Becoming “Film Ready Community”
The Fanwood Borough Council on Monday, April 17, 2023, gave final passage to an ordinance that sets procedures and expectations for film and video production companies seeking to use Fanwood as a setting for future projects. The ordinance creates Chapter 150 of the Borough Code, a process for ...
PUBLIC NOTICES
New NJEDA Grants for Small Businesses
The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) has announced $85 million in new grants for small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic through Phase 4 of the Small Business Emergency Assistance Grant Program. This round of funding will provide grants up to $20,000 to small and medium sized ...
Latest Coronavirus News for NJ Businesses
Younger People in New Jersey are Being Hospitalized for COVID-19 at Higher Rates Hospitalizations in New Jersey are up 28% over the past two weeks, state health officials said. Over that time, there has been a 31% increase in hospitalizations of those between the ages of 20 and ...
Doors of Fanwood Fundraiser by Coldwell Banker Benefits Rescue Squad
The unique and colorful front doors of Fanwood homes form the basis of an art project benefitting the Fanwood Rescue Squad in a fundraiser by local real estate agents. A poster called The Doors of Fanwood, showing the front doors of 20 Fanwood homes, is being sold by Coldwell Banker ...
Updated Vaccine Eligibility and Travel Guidelines
Eligibility Governor Murphy announced that all New Jersey residents age 16 years or older will be eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine effective April 19th. Travel New Jersey no longer requires quarantine or testing before/after domestic travel if you are fully vaccinated or have recovered from COVID-19 in ...