BOROUGH NEWS
FanJam is BACK!
On Saturday, September 11th from 11 – 7, The community will come together in Fanwood’s LaGrande Park for the first major local event since New Jersey lifted Covid restrictions. The date is also special because it marks the 20th anniversary of the September 11th attacks. In addition to ...
New basketball & pickleball courts highlight Forest Road Park improvements
Mayor Colleen Mahr cut the ribbon to officially reveal the new and improved Forest Road Park, the first phase of a renewal project which includes a new regulation basketball court and two pickleball courts. The Mayor was joined by members of the Fanwood Recreation Commission, Borough Council, County ...
Fanwood Rescue Squad gets happy update of baby born in ambulance 23 years ago
(Fanwood, NJ)--Among the treasured moments for Fanwood Rescue Squad members is the privilege of assisting with the birth of a baby. In 1998 there were two ambulance births within two months. Born in July was Haley Knudsen, whose family moved away some years later. Then in September, Lisa ...
Fanwood dedicates tree and granite plaque to memorialize beloved employee
(Fanwood, NJ)-- Fanwood's Mayor, administrators, Council members, Department of Public Works employees, first responders and friends and family of late DPW employee Ken Blom were on hand for today's dedication of a tree in Ken's name on the front lawn of Borough Hall. The tree and an accompanying ...
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 ...