BOROUGH NEWS
Memorial Day Weekend Events
The SPF Memorial Day Committee honors Memorial Day this year with an event reflecting the contributions made by our military men and women with a special nod to our World War II veterans. For the second year in a row, we will not have a parade after it ...
Fanwood Council recognizes police officers for extraordinary service
(Fanwood, NJ)—Mayor Colleen Mahr, the Borough Council Public Safety Committee, and Capt. José Vendas, Officer in Charge of the Fanwood Police Department, presented awards for extraordinary service today to more than a dozen officers. The Mayor and Borough Council recognized them during the regular Council meeting, held via ...
Sustainable Jersey Bronze Certification
Fanwood is proud to announce we have met the rigorous requirements to achieve Sustainable Jersey Bronze Certification. This makes Fanwood one of just 55 New Jersey towns that have attained this certification in 2020. Certified towns are considered an outstanding group of municipalities that are making important contributions ...
Fanwood celebrates Arbor Day with first outdoor public event in over a year
(Fanwood, NJ) —The Fanwood Shade Tree Commission hosted its annual Arbor Day observance, canceled last year due to COVID, in a scaled-down, pandemically correct event at Carriage House Park on Watson Road. Free seedlings being planted For the 28th consecutive year, Fanwood was awarded Tree City ...
PUBLIC NOTICES
National Night Out 2018 Highlights!
Fanwood’s public safety responders opened their vehicles and their hearts to the community on Tuesday evening, August 7th, for the National Night Out in LaGrande Park. Sponsored by the Fanwood Police Department, Fire Department, Rescue Squad and PBA Local 123, the town’s first responders gathered their cool police ...
Remembering Bruce Walsh, former Councilman
Bruce Walsh, a Fanwood attorney and three-time Borough Councilman, died Saturday, July 28, 2018, after a long illness. He was 73. Mr. Walsh served a total of 12 years as a Councilman. He was first elected in 1988 and served through 1991. After a year off, he was ...
The Chelsea at Fanwood Wins Top National Award for Assisted Living Week Program
The National Center for Assisted Living (NCAL) today announced The Chelsea at Fanwood, 295 South Avenue, was selected for the National Assisted Living Week Program of the Year for its fabulous Assisted Living Week program in September 2017. The Fanwood community embodied the theme “Family is Forever” by ...
July Council Meeting Highlights
At the Monday, July 16th Regular Meeting of Mayor and Council, Joanna Budries of the Fanwood Recreation Commission was named Volunteer of the Month. Joanna has been a volunteer commissioner since 2012 and involved in the planning of all of the Recreation Department’s signature events including the Easter ...