BOROUGH NEWS
Santa Parade is back Dec. 18th!
Fanwood’s beloved Santa Parade, reduced to a drive-by last year due to the COVID pandemic, is back in all its glory! Santa will ride around town delivering presents to our good boys and girls, escorted by the Fanwood Fire Department, Rescue Squad, and police officers of PBA Local ...
Fanwood accepts Union County grants totaling $86,375
Union County Commissioner Kim Palmieri-Mouded today presented the Fanwood Council with checks for three County grants for public project enhancements totaling $86,375. The three grants awarded by Union County are: $30,000 Kids Recreational Trust Fund grant for the installation of a Gazebo and upgrades to the playground at ...
Fanwood police reach out to community with pumpkins, donuts and charm
The rain held off long enough for today’s Pumpkins and Police event at Forest Road Park, hosted by the Fanwood Police Department and the Joint Committee for Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation (TRHT). Police officers helped the kids decorate pumpkins and treated them to donuts and cookies while ...
Big turnout for Fanwood’s Halloween Parade
After being absent last year due to the pandemic, Fanwood’s Halloween Parade and costume contest returned in all its glory this evening, filling the streets of downtown and LaGrande Park with local ghosts, goblins, princesses, and superheroes. The Fanwood Recreation Commission organized the event, which included free giveaways ...
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 ...