BOROUGH NEWS
Library Opens at the Historic Train Station
THE FANWOOD LIBRARY IS MOVING, FOR A WHILE After years of planning and hard work, Mayor Colleen Mahr, the Fanwood Borough Council and the Board of Trustees of the Fanwood Memorial Public Library announce the construction of the new Fanwood Memorial Public Library. The new library will ...
Shovlin Mattress Factory: The Greenest Business in Town
The Shovlin Mattress Factory on South Avenue has been around for 50 years, though Ron Shovlin's name has been on it for the past 13. His company has become perhaps the most eco-friendly business in Fanwood, if not Union County, thanks to a significant commitment to recycling, solar ...
A 50-Year Family Success Story: Scotchwood Florist
(Fanwood, NJ)--One of Fanwood’s long-standing businesses, Scotchwood Florist, celebrates it’s 50th anniversary with a customer appreciation day this Saturday, October 22, 2022. The South Avenue shop, owned and operated by Lori and Dale Flowers, began business in 1972 after Lori’s family, the DeMilts, purchased the former Crowder’s Home ...
Council supports Breast Cancer Awareness, considers Carano Square financing
(Fanwood, NJ)—Mayor Colleen Mahr and the entire Council wore pink in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month during the Fanwood Borough Council regular monthly meeting on Monday, October 17th, 2022. Tami Bowling and Mayor Mahr The Mayor read a proclamation supporting Metavivors of New Jersey, a non-profit supporting survivors of metastatic breast ...
PUBLIC NOTICES
Fanwood Black History Month Special Feature – Meet Candace Waller
Candace Waller is a native of Fanwood and the founder of Why We Dance - an organization dedicated to fostering community unity through the art of dance. In addition to teaching dance to young people and adults alike throughout the region, she is also an avid writer and ...
Community Leaders Recognized at Borough Council Meeting 2/19/2019
The Fanwood Borough Council acknowledged a number of our citizens at its regular monthly meeting on February 19, 2019: VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH: Judge Leland McGee, head of Social Justice Matters, a Fanwood/Scotch Plains community group that has facilitated dialogue during and after ...
Reminder: February Property Taxes due 2/11/2019
The Borough of Fanwood would like to remind all residents that the last day to pay February property taxes without penalty will be Monday, February 11, 2019. If you need more information about this, please contact Colleen M. Huehn at chuehn@fanwoodnj.org or call 908-322-8236 ext. 126.
Black History Month Highlight – Shady Rest Golf & Country Club
Did you know that the first ever African-American country club was founded right here in nearby Scotch Plains? The Shady Rest Golf and Country Club was purchased by a group of Black investors known as the Progressive Realty Company, Inc. in 1921. Their vision was to transform the ...