BOROUGH NEWS
Easter Egg Hunt Draws Huge Turnout
The annual Fanwood Easter Egg Hunt attracted hundreds of residents, children, families and friends under a blue sky and beautiful spring weather. Forest Road Park was ground zero for the mad dash to find eggs filled with candy and prizes, more than 1700 of them. Contests included jellybean ...
Fanwood’s Oshanda Erb Named Memorial Day Parade Grand Marshall
Fanwood is proud to be home to Air Force First Sgt. Oshanda Erb, Grand Marshall of the 2023 Memorial Day Parade and a tireless advocate for veterans in Fanwood and Scotch Plains. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- by John Mooney, republished with permission from tapinto.com SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ -- Fanwood resident and ...
Another A+ Rating for Fanwood
Real estate website Niche.com has rated Fanwood an overall grade of A+ in its 2023 evaluation of Best Places to Live. Fanwood finished #2 in Union County and #3 in Best Suburbs to Buy a House. Overall, Fanwood rated above many other towns including Hoboken, Short Hills, Chatham and Summit. Here's ...
Women’s Night at Fanwood Council
The Fanwood Borough Council and Mayor Colleen Mahr paid tribute to local women doing good in the community during the March Council meeting on Monday, March 20, 2023, celebrating Women’s History Month. The meeting was launched with Girl Scouts from local troops leading the Pledge of Allegiance, then ...
PUBLIC NOTICES
Local Groups Secure Vaccine Appointments for Seniors
The local Rotary Club and Housing With Hope are helping secure appointments for senior citizens in our area. Please see the below information and encourage everyone you know to schedule their vaccine appointment. The Fanwood-Scotch Plains Rotary Club and Housing With Hope have secured appointments with a local pharmacy ...
TRHT Letter to the Editor on SPF Schools Anti-bias Training
The following is a Letter to the Editor, written by the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Joint Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation Committee (TRHT) on the Scotch Plains-Fanwood school district's implementation of anti-bias training for administrators and staff. Dear Editor: The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Joint Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation Committee (TRHT) ...
March 17, 2021 Planning Board Meeting Cancelled
LEGAL NOTICE Meeting Cancellation The Planning Board of the Borough of Fanwood has canceled March 17, 2021, Virtual Agenda Meeting previously scheduled for 7:30 PM. The following regularly scheduled Planning Board meeting will be held virtually on March 24, 2021, at 7:30 PM. The 2021 Master Plan Reexamination ...
UPDATE: COVID-19 Vaccine Information
UPDATE: Vaccine Finders! Dianne Howarth, Senior Citizen Director for the Borough, has identified resources to assist with securing a COVID-19 vaccination appointment. If you are having difficulty navigating through the many appointment websites, please feel free to contact Dianne at dhowarth@fanwoodnj.org. She will help match you with a ...