BOROUGH NEWS
Pride Flag raised at Borough Hall at urging of local student
Mayor Colleen Mahr and members of the Borough Council participated in raising a Pride Flag at Borough Hall on Monday, June 19th, in observance of Pride Month recognizing LGBTQ members of the community. The event was suggested by Caden Swiatek, a Fanwood resident and rising senior at the ...
Police report to Council on vandalism epidemic
Fanwood Police Director Michael Bramhall told the Borough Council at its regular June meeting Monday that police are ramping up measures to both prevent vandalism in Borough parks and catch the perpetrators. Ongoing vandalism at Forest Road Park, LaGrande Park and the Fanwood Nature Center hit a low ...
Juneteenth Celebration 2023
The third annual Juneteenth event attracted families from across the Fanwood-Scotch Plains area to celebrate diversity, local Black History and the end of slavery in the shadow of the first Black country club, the Shady Rest on Jerusalem Road in Scotch Plains. MC Marklyn "MisterDirect" Johnson ...
The Ladies Came Out for Ladies Night
Ladies Night filled downtown Fanwood with excitement and shoppers for the tenth consecutive year on Thursday, June 1st, 2023. Local merchants and vendors from around the area set up shop in and around the South Avenue plaza between Fanwood Crossing I and II. South Avenue businesses Enchantments, Fanwood ...
PUBLIC NOTICES
The US Census is Hiring
The U.S. Census Bureau is Hiring in Our Area! Are you looking for ways to help your community? The U.S. Census Bureau is currently hiring temporary positions for the 2020 Census in our area. All 2020 Census jobs are temporary. The largest number of positions available are for ...
Board of Elections Seeks Poll Workers
Civic Opportunity for Union County Residents Includes $200 Stipend Union County, NJ – Union County residents seeking an opportunity to help during the 2020 Presidential election cycle can apply to become poll workers this year. All poll workers must attend a mandatory training session and will earn a ...
Poetry Series will offer “Sweetheart Night” on Feb. 18
The Carriage House Poetry Series invites the public to attend a free event on Tuesday, February 18th at 8 p.m., featuring distinguished poet Diane Lockward in the Kuran Arts Center on Watson Road, off North Martine Avenue, adjacent to Fanwood Borough Hall. The reading marks the start of ...
Fanwood will Celebrate Wear Red Day
Did you know cardiovascular disease is the No. 1 killer of women, causing 1 in 3 deaths each year? On Friday, February 7 Fanwood will celebrate the American Heart Association's Wear Red Day to raise awareness about heart disease in women. Wear Red Day and Go Red for ...