BOROUGH NEWS
June 2022 Council meeting
Fanwood Council honors student champions, moves dogs-in-parks ordinance amendment to next step The Fanwood Borough Council and Mayor Colleen Mahr honored high school athletes’ achievements, passed the new budget and voted to adopt on first reading an amendment to the ordinance prohibiting dogs in Borough parks at the ...
Curbside Recycling Now on Wednesdays
Fanwood has a new curbside recycling vendor and pick-up days are switching to Wednesdays. Our new vendor, Grand Sanitation Service, will conduct collections on alternating Wednesdays for the northside and southside of town. Here's the schedule so far: June 22nd: Southern quadrants June 29th: Northern quadrants July 6th: ...
Juneteenth 2022 celebrated with heart and soul
Juneteenth 2022, sponsored by the Township of Scotch Plains, the Borough of Fanwood and Social Justice Matters kicked off on Saturday, June 18th with a brisk wind and a lot of excitement. Opening ceremonies featured a reading of the meaning of Juneteenth by the president and vice president ...
Juneteenth Celebration 2022
This year’s Juneteenth community celebration promises to be bigger and better than ever with events and activities for all ages, but especially children and families. Held on Saturday, June 18, 2022, 1-8 PM at the Shady Rest Golf and Country Club on Jerusalem Road and Plainfield Avenue, Scotch ...
PUBLIC NOTICES
Smash Kids Cancer Music and Food Fest coming to LaGrande Park
Fanwoodians, mark your Calendars! The Smash Kids Cancer Music & Food Fest will be happening on May 18 from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. at LaGrande Park. The event will offer food and performances for a great cause. Admission is free and the event will be held rain or shine. ...
New Voting Machines in Fanwood this Year!
The Union County Board of Elections will be debuting new voting machines in Fanwood for the June 4, 2019 Primary Election. The Board will be available to train voters on the new machines at a series of demonstrations throughout Union County. Dates and locations for the demonstrations ...
Fanwood Mourns Passing of Former Councilman Bill Populus
Bill Populus, who lived in Fanwood for almost 50 years while raising his family and becoming an icon of good government and civic pride, died last week following a long illness. He was 83. He died at JFK Medical Center in Edison early on Friday, April 26th. Mr. ...
4th Annual Rockin for Autism- Video update!
On Sunday, April 28, LaGrande Park hosted Rockin’ for Autism. Organized for a fourth year in a row by a local family, the daylong fundraising event featured an outdoor rock concert hosted by the Borough and co-sponsored by several local businesses donating goods, volunteers, money, and ...