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Fanwood New Jersey
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BOROUGH NEWS

Fanwood 5K and Family Fun Run Returns

A great turnout crowded the streets of Fanwood's south side the morning of October 16th with the return of the 5K and Family Fun Run. John Breighner, 5K winner Josh Breighner of Fanwood won the 5K while everyone was a winner in the Fun Run, in ...

FanWOOF Day brings diverse paw-ticipants

The weather cooperated fully for the first annual FanWOOF Day at Fanwood's north side train station on Sunday, October 9th. A fantastic turnout of dogs and their humans celebrated our dog-friendly town. Photo ops with the Paw Patrol, dog license sign-ups, Nerf giveaways and local pet-friendly vendors including ...

Council agenda meeting: New police officer sworn in

Mayor Colleen Mahr swore in Fanwood’s newest police officer during the monthly work/agenda meeting of the Mayor and Council on Monday, October 3rd, 2022. Sean Murphy, a resident of Fanwood who most recently worked for the Newark Police Department, took the oath. His fiancé, Samantha Pauls, held the ...

PUBLIC NOTICES

Remembering Anthony Parenti

Former Fanwood police chief and two-time borough councilman Anthony Parenti died this week at age 87. Chief Parenti's legacy of public service is legend across Union County and statewide. He has left his mark on legislation and law enforcement initiatives and on our community during his six years ...

Capital One Data Breach Scam Warning

In light of the Capital One data breach there is the potential of a new phone scam for credit card information. Do not fall prey to anyone pretending to be Capital One Bank. The caller will say they are from your credit card company and they will proceed ...

Construction Notice from Union County

Union County has provided a notice of overnight road construction for Fanwood residents. Please be advised that Park Ave from Route 22 to Portland Ave in Scotch Plains will be under construction on or about Friday, August 2, 2019. It is anticipated that the work will take approximately four ...

Note to Residents on 2019 Tax Bills

Final tax bills for 2019 will be delivered to your mailbox in approximately two weeks.  The grace period to pay August 1st taxes has been extended to September 9th. If you wish to pay your taxes prior to receiving your paper bill, the amount due is available on ...