BOROUGH NEWS
Fanwood welcomes Hanukkah with Menorah Lighting
Fanwood neighbors and Council members turned out tonight for a ceremonial lighting of a giant Menorah to celebrate Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival of Lights. Rabbi Avrohom Blesofsky of The Chabad of Union County officiated, injecting great energy into the small gathering at the North Avenue side of the ...
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 ...
PUBLIC NOTICES
NJ Transit Continues to Advance Positive Train Control Program
Temporary Suspension of Atlantic City Rail Line Required For Installation Beginning Sept. 4th; One-Seat Rides To New York On Raritan Valley Line to Be Temporarily Discontinued NJ TRANSIT continues the installation of Positive Train Control (PTC) equipment on its rail fleet throughout the state. ...
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 ...