BOROUGH NEWS
Shoppers Turn Out to Support Fanwood Small Businesses
The annual Shop Small Saturday festivities brought eager shoppers to downtown Fanwood Saturday, November 26th. A brisk but sunny day brought seasonal good cheer to the Martine and South Avenue shopping district. A “welcome table” was established at the plaza next to the Railside Café. Mayor Colleen Mahr ...
November Council updates: Carano Square and library contracts approved
The Fanwood Borough Council unanimously approved final adoption of the financing package for Carano Square, the residential project planned for the South Avenue site of the former A&P supermarket during the regular November Council meeting Monday, November 21, 2022. The project, representing a $52-million investment by owners Robert ...
Library Opens at the Historic Train Station
THE FANWOOD LIBRARY IS MOVING, FOR A WHILE After years of planning and hard work, Mayor Colleen Mahr, the Fanwood Borough Council and the Board of Trustees of the Fanwood Memorial Public Library announce the construction of the new Fanwood Memorial Public Library. The new library will ...
Shovlin Mattress Factory: The Greenest Business in Town
The Shovlin Mattress Factory on South Avenue has been around for 50 years, though Ron Shovlin's name has been on it for the past 13. His company has become perhaps the most eco-friendly business in Fanwood, if not Union County, thanks to a significant commitment to recycling, solar ...
PUBLIC NOTICES
Fanwood Virtual Halloween Contest
Fanwood Recreation is excited to announce two Virtual Halloween Contests this year, the "Fanwood Spookiest House Contest" and the "Fanwood Face Mask Decorating Contest". Both contests will be conducted through email submission and Facebook voting. A full description of rules, eligibility, entry instructions and prize amounts is ...
Message from the Fanwood DPW
The Fanwood Recycling Center will be open on November 7, 8 am to 11 am, for self-service drop off of specialty recycling. In order to comply with social distancing guidelines, residents will be asked to unload materials from their vehicles by themselves. If you are unable to unload the materials ...
Police Department Launches Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign
The Fanwood Police Department has launched a breast cancer awareness campaign beginning Thursday, Oct. 1 to spread the word about Breast Cancer Month (October 2020). Officers, breast cancer survivors and supporters gathered at Fanwood Borough Hall as each police car will feature a pink ribbon magnet during the ...
Re-Opening of Indoor Dining
Fanwood residents can now come back out to support our terrific restaurants this holiday weekend by dining outdoors or indoors, adhering to strict and necessary guidelines for re-opening as detailed here by the Governor's Office. Restaurants may now offer 25% capacity indoor dining as well as the greatly ...