BOROUGH NEWS
Party in the Park Pillow Case Races
Fanwood families turned out for the Party in the Park, rescheduled because of last week’s poor weather, and there were old and new attractions this year at the event’s usual site, LaGrande Park. New was a pillow case race sponsored by Fanwood’s Shovlin Mattress Company. Owner Ron Shovlin ...
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 ...
PUBLIC NOTICES
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 ...
NJ DoH Opens 2019 Novel Coronavirus Call Center for Public
New Jersey Department of Health Opens 2019 Novel Coronavirus Call Center for Public Collaborates with New Jersey Poison Center to Educate Community The New Jersey Department of Health today announced the opening of a hotline (1-800-222-1222) for the public to ask questions about the 2019 Novel Coronavirus. “Although ...