BOROUGH NEWS
Halloween Parade and Costume Contest Attracts Large Crowds in Downtown Fanwood
(Fanwood, NJ) -- Fanwood’s Halloween Parade kicked off Friday night at the Fanwood Memorial Library, filling the streets downtown and LaGrande Park with cartoon and movie characters as well as other creative costumes. The Fanwood Recreation Commission organized the event, which included a glow in the dark light ...
Wind Advisory
* WHAT...winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts 40 to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Southeast New York, northeast New Jersey, and southern Connecticut. * WHEN...From noon Friday to midnight EDT Friday Night. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around Halloween decorations and other unsecured objects. Tree limbs could ...
Recycling Center Open This Saturday, Nov. 1st
The Fanwood Recycling Center will be open this Saturday, November 1st from 8-11 am for Fanwood residents only to drop-off of non-curbside items. The center will be closed in December. Please see the Department of Public Works brochure for what is accepted at the center or click on ...
Important Information for SNAP Recipients About November 2025 Benefit
The New Jersey Department of Human Services (DHS) has issued an important update regarding federal programs administered by the Division of Family Development following the federal government shutdown that began on October 1, 2025. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) New Jersey has been notified by the federal government ...
PUBLIC NOTICES
Recycling Center Open August 7
The Fanwood Recycling Center will be open on August 7 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 materials from their vehicles by themselves. If you are unable to unload ...
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 ...