BOROUGH NEWS
Leaf Pick Up Program
The Department of Public Works has received numerous inquiries regarding the fall leaf pickup program. As of the week of November 4th, all quadrants have received one (1) leaf pick up and the Department is now working to complete the second pick up of the season. The lack ...
New Jersey Issues Drought Warning
(Trenton, NJ) – New Jersey has issued a drought warning as the state continues to experience historically low precipitation, above-average temperatures, and deteriorating water-supply conditions. The goal of a drought warning is to preserve and balance available water supplies in an effort to avert more serious water shortages ...
Vets Honored at Fanwood Veterans Day Ceremony
(Fanwood, NJ) – The Borough of Fanwood held its annual Veterans Day ceremony on a sunny yet gusty Monday in front of the Fanwood Memorial Library on Forest Road. A small crowd gathered along with members of the Fanwood Fire Department and Fanwood Police Department. Long-time World War ...
Matthew Mui Builds Bat Houses at Nature Center for Eagle Scout Project
(Fanwood, NJ) -- Matthew Mui, a senior at Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School from Boy Scouts Troop 33, recently build a series of bat boxes at the Fanwood Nature Center as part of his Eagle Scout project. The Fanwood Environmental Commission oversaw and approved the project. A Scout works ...
PUBLIC NOTICES
Agenda for Monday, July 19, 2021 Mayor & Council Meeting
OPEN PUBLIC MEETING STATEMENT This Meeting was called pursuant to the provisions of the Open Public Meetings Act. Notice of this meeting was sent to the Times, Westfield, New Jersey, the Courier News, Bridgewater, New Jersey, the Star Ledger, Newark, New Jersey, and the Alternate Press (TAP ...
Fanwood Party in the Park Returns
Karate demonstration After a year’s absence due to the COVID pandemic, the Party in the Park returned to Fanwood’s LaGrande Park on Tuesday, June 29, 2021, drawing several hundred happy participants, many of them children. Mayor Colleen Mahr flanked by Recreation Commissioners Scott Sinclair and ...
Recycling Center Open July 10
Due to the July 4 Holiday, The Fanwood Recycling Center will be open on July 10 (the second Saturday of the month), from 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 ...
PD: Cooling Stations Available for upcoming heat
In light of the ongoing heatwave, the Fanwood Police department has set up a cooling center at the Fanwood Carriage House, also known as the Patricia Kuran Cultural Arts Center, from June 28 through July 2, 8 am to 8 pm. Access to the Carriage House is from ...