BOROUGH NEWS
Fanwood Mourns Passing of Police Officer Carlos Gonzalez, Jr.
Carlos Gonzalez, Jr., a decorated police officer and resident of Scotch Plains, passed away Wednesday, March 5th at JFK Medical Center in Edison after an extended battle with Lymphoma. He was 35 years old. Officer Gonzalez was born and raised in Newark and graduated from East Side High ...
Borough Council Holds Monthly Agenda Meeting
(Fanwood, NJ) – The Borough Council passed several resolutions at its monthly work session meeting on Monday, March 3rd. The council also agreed to move the March regular monthly council meeting to Tuesday, March 18th at 7 p.m. The following resolutions were passed: A resolution to enter into ...
Celebrating Black History Month: Thomas Chatterton Williams
During Black History Month we are recognizing those individuals and organizations with Fanwood roots or in the Fanwood-Scotch Plains community who are or have made a difference. This week we are recognizing Thomas Chatterton Williams, an author and staff writer at The Atlantic. Raised in Fanwood, he is ...
Black History Month: Savory Selections Catering
During Black History Month we are recognizing those individuals and organizations with Fanwood roots or in the Fanwood-Scotch Plains community who are or have made a difference. This week we are recognizing Savory Selections Catering, which was established in 2009. Savory’s owners, Felton Jones and Jill Jackson Jones, ...
PUBLIC NOTICES
March 17 Carriage House Reading Cancelled
In view of the coronavirus situation (the many related phone calls we’ve received, the NJ State of Emergency, school closings, and CDC recommendations to limit large audience gatherings) we have decided to cancel the March 17 Carriage House Poetry reading. With an abundance of concern for everyone’s well-being, ...
Barbershop Chorus Coming to Fanwood Museum
On Sunday, April 5 at 2 p.m. the Fanwood Historic Preservation Commission will present The Jerseyaires, a barbershop chorus from Rahway, NJ. The show will be held at the Fanwood Museum, which is housed on the first floor of the historic railroad station on North Avenue. The Jerseyaires ...
Hometown Hero Banner Program
St. Bartholomew the Apostle Church, in partnership with the Township of Scotch Plains, the Borough of Fanwood, American Legion Post 209 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10122, is continuing the Banner Program and is seeking to honor our local Veterans and those currently serving in the United ...
Easter Egg Hunt is April 4th
On Saturday, April 4, Forest Road Park will host Fanwood’s annual Easter Egg Hunt, which will begin eggs-actly at 10 a.m. The rain date is April 11, same time and place. All children 10 and under are invited to meet the Easter Bunny and join the fun! Over ...