BOROUGH NEWS
FANWOOD HOUSE FIRE TUESDAY NIGHT, 4/6/2021
The Fanwood Fire Department responded within minutes to a house fire at 244 N. Martine Avenue at Portland Avenue just before midnight Tuesday, April 6. With the assistance of the Scotch Plains and Westfield Fire Departments, a major fire was knocked down within 45 minutes and the fire ...
Fanwood mourns the loss of valued DPW employee and friend Ken Blom
On behalf of the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Fanwood, our deepest sympathies go to the family of Ken Blom, a valued and beloved member of the Borough's public works team who passed away suddenly over the weekend. Ken was a fixture at many Fanwood events ...
Veteran Fanwood officer retires after 25 years of service
Marc Gottlick, who served the Borough of Fanwood as an EMT, firefighter and police officer, retired today after 25 years with the police department. Raised in Fanwood and now a resident of Greenbrook, Gottlick was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant and helped run the Fanwood Police ...
Fanwood Contactless Easter drive-by!
The Fanwood Recreation Commission came up with a unique way to have an Easter celebration as a drive-by event on Saturday, March 27, 2021, at the historic Fanwood train station. Easter bunny greets cars Families could drive up, enjoy a greeting by the Easter bunny, then ...
PUBLIC NOTICES
Fanwood Clean Communities Day
For the 29th consecutive year, volunteers came to the Fanwood train station on Saturday, April 21st, to organize into groups to clean up parts of our town for our annual Community Clean Up. The event, organized by the Dept. of Public Works and the Clean Community Committee, attracted ...
Fanwood Community TV Survey
Fanwood Community Television was established in the 1980’s by volunteers that included Joe Nagy and George Weiss. The channel, first broadcast on Comcast channel 35, is part of the commitment by cable companies to provide public access stations to local municipalities. When Verizon launched its Fios network, it ...
April Council Meeting
The Fanwood Borough Council recognized the following people tonight at its regular monthly meeting, April 16, 2018: 1. Volunteer of the Month—Himanee Hendre, 16, student at the Scotch Plains Magnet School, who has given her time for several years to the Fanwood Recreation Commission with event planning ...
Rockin’ For Autism 2018 Highlights
The 3rd annual Rockin' for Autism Music Festival fundraiser was held on Saturday, April 14th on a beautiful Spring day! Fanwood's LaGrande Park hosted crowds of attendees, volunteers, elected officials and more. The festival, which coincided with the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Baseball League (SPFBL) Opening Day, featured music, ...