BOROUGH NEWS
Crosswalk law: STOP for pedestrians!
Those signs in the middle of crosswalks that say STOP FOR PEDESTRIANS IN CROSSWALK really mean it, as 89 drivers found out June 28th on Midway Avenue in Fanwood. Fanwood Police have launched an education program to remind drivers that they have to stop when pedestrians are trying ...
Party in the Park draws big crowd
Fanwood’s Party in the Park brought kids of all ages to LaGrande Park tonight with a variety of contests, fun activities, food and the first of the free summer movies. The Fanwood Recreation Commission and Director Bob Budianski worked tirelessly to bring the fun to hundreds of folks ...
June 2022 Council meeting
Fanwood Council honors student champions, moves dogs-in-parks ordinance amendment to next step The Fanwood Borough Council and Mayor Colleen Mahr honored high school athletes’ achievements, passed the new budget and voted to adopt on first reading an amendment to the ordinance prohibiting dogs in Borough parks at the ...
Curbside Recycling Now on Wednesdays
Fanwood has a new curbside recycling vendor and pick-up days are switching to Wednesdays. Our new vendor, Grand Sanitation Service, will conduct collections on alternating Wednesdays for the northside and southside of town. Here's the schedule so far: June 22nd: Southern quadrants June 29th: Northern quadrants July 6th: ...
PUBLIC NOTICES
November Fanwood Council Meeting Highlights
Read below for some highlights of the Fanwood Borough Council meeting held on Monday, November 19th. VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH is Oshanda Erb of Fanwood, Air Force reservist who was Fanwood’s representative on the committee that created the Veterans Banners across Scotch Plains and Fanwood. Oshanda joined the ...
Volunteers Push Library Friends Book Sale Over $12,000
The Friends of the Fanwood Memorial Library 32nd Fall Book Sale generated $12,780, a record breaker. Much of the credit goes to the 78 volunteers who worked more than 600 hours sorting, selling, and cleaning up. According to Volunteer Coordinator Sally Hogan, "It was an amazing turn out ...
New Sewer Utility bills received by Fanwoodians
Fanwood residents just received their first Sewer Utility Bill. Why? Fanwood Town Council established a Sewer Utility on April 2018 to begin the critical planning process to address required ongoing and long-term maintenance of the Borough’s infrastructure system, as well as plan upgrades to the Borough’s aging sewer ...
Fanwood Celebrates 20 Years of Poetry
Fanwood's unique Poetry Series celebrated its 20th anniversary on Tuesday evening, November 8, 2018, with live music, special guests and of course, poetry at the Carriage House. The event was hosted by Adele Kenney, Fanwood's Poet Laureate and founder of the Poetry Series, along with her poetry partner ...