BOROUGH NEWS
Important Notice Regarding 3rd Quarter Tax Bills
Due to the delay in the adoption of the Municipal Budget, the County will be delayed in striking a final tax rate for the Borough for the calendar year 2021. As a result, the printing and mailing of final tax bills for 2021 will be held up. Due ...
Fanwood Names Police Director
The Fanwood Borough Council passed a resolution during its regular monthly meeting on August 16, 2021, to hire Michael Bramhall as Police Director. Director Bramhall is the former chief of the West Caldwell Police Department where he served for 27 years, starting as a patrolman and rising through ...
Fanwood Night Out draws large crowd to mingle with public safety responders
Fanwood’s finest were out in force for fun Tuesday night at the National Night Out celebration in LaGrande Park. The National Night out is a community-building event held across the country that brings police and first responders together with citizens to foster better understanding. K9 officer Gialanella ...
FanJam is BACK!
On Saturday, September 11th from 11 – 7, The community will come together in Fanwood’s LaGrande Park for the first major local event since New Jersey lifted Covid restrictions. The date is also special because it marks the 20th anniversary of the September 11th attacks. In addition to ...
PUBLIC NOTICES
Mayor Mahr Statement on Recent National Tragedies
Today, my heart is heavy and filled with sadness for America. Our fellow Americans killed at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh were victims of religious hatred. Our fellow Americans killed at a supermarket in Kentucky were victims of racial hatred. A mass assassination attempt on leaders ...
2018 Fanwood 5K and Fun Run Highlights!
The 9th annual Fanwood 5K and Family Fun Run saw the chilliest weather anyone could remember. Wind chills around 40 degrees or below made the runners eager to get started. Dressed in superhero costumes, families started the Fun Run, launched by Councilman Tom Kranz and Recreation Commission president ...
Mayor Colleen Mahr and Borough Council Condemn Racist Graffiti found at SPF High School
Mayor Colleen Mahr and the Fanwood Borough Council condemn in the strongest terms the racist and disgusting graffiti someone scrawled on our high school walls over the weekend. Words and images of hate do not define us in any way, shape or form. We are confident law enforcement ...
Fanwood Mayor Mahr Addresses Governor’s Conference
Fanwood Mayor Colleen Mahr was a featured panelist at the recent Governor’s Conference of Housing and Economic Development in Atlantic City, NJ. Mayor Mahr shared Fanwood’s success in attracting investment, new business and more housing options. The conference was organized to showcase how communities can and should work ...