BOROUGH NEWS
Another A+ Rating for Fanwood
Real estate website Niche.com has rated Fanwood an overall grade of A+ in its 2023 evaluation of Best Places to Live. Fanwood finished #2 in Union County and #3 in Best Suburbs to Buy a House. Overall, Fanwood rated above many other towns including Hoboken, Short Hills, Chatham and Summit. Here's ...
Women’s Night at Fanwood Council
The Fanwood Borough Council and Mayor Colleen Mahr paid tribute to local women doing good in the community during the March Council meeting on Monday, March 20, 2023, celebrating Women’s History Month. The meeting was launched with Girl Scouts from local troops leading the Pledge of Allegiance, then ...
2023 Fanwood Events
Discover the family-friendly activities happening in Fanwood all year 'round!
Fanwood Sends 100th Birthday Wishes to Joe Nagy
Joe Nagy, who served Fanwood for many years as its unofficial historian and reliable all-around volunteer, turned 100 recently with a large family gathering and fond wishes from his friends here. Joe and Claire Nagy in their Fanwood home in 2021 Joe and his wife Claire ...
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 ...