BOROUGH NEWS
SPF School Bond Referendum Election January 28th
Please mark your calendars! Scotch Plains-Fanwood Public Schools will be holding a vote on Jan. 28, with in-person voting available from 2-8 p.m. A reminder for the upcoming School Bond Referendum voting dates: January 21st, vote by mail application due by mail January 27th, vote by mail application may ...
Dog and Cat Licenses Due
As a reminder to all Fanwood residents, dog and cat license registrations and renewals are due by January 31. You can apply for a license starting January 2nd in person at the Municipal Clerk’s office at Fanwood Borough Hall, 75 North Martine Avenue, Monday through Friday, from 8:00 ...
Louis Bay Future Municipal Leaders Scholarship Competition
We are excited to announce a unique opportunity for students to apply for one of three $1,000 scholarships through the Louis Bay 2nd Future Municipal Leaders Scholarship Competition. This statewide competition invites students to explore the theme “What I Like About My Hometown” while recognizing the vital role ...
Fanwood Holds Annual Reorganization Meeting; Councilwomen McElroy Barker and Walsh Begin New Terms
(Fanwood, NJ) -- The Borough Council held its annual reorganization meeting Monday night, January 6th, at Borough Hall. Councilwoman Erin McElroy Barker was sworn in to her fourth term by Mayor Colleen Mahr while Councilwoman Patricia Walsh took the oath from the Mayor to begin her third term. ...
PUBLIC NOTICES
A Notice To Bidders – 2024 Forest Road Park Building
A N O T I C E I S H E R E B Y G I V E N that sealed Bid Packets will be received by the Borough Deputy Clerk for the Borough of Fanwood, County of Union, State of New Jersey on Wednesday, February 7, ...
Dog and Cat Licenses Due
As a reminder to all Fanwood residents, dog and cat license registrations and renewals are due by January 31. All dogs and cats in the Borough of Fanwood are required to be licensed each year. Licenses may be obtained in person at the office of the Municipal Clerk ...
Swearing in Ceremony
New Jersey Lieutenant Governor Tahesha L. Way poses for a group picture with Mayor Colleen Mahr and the Borough Council prior to Wednesday’s reorganization meeting. Pictured from left to right: Councilwoman Gina Berry, Councilwoman Patricia Walsh, Lt. Gov. Way, Mayor Mahr, Councilwoman Katherine Mitchell, Councilman Jeff Banks, ...
Mayor’s statement on migrants transported to Fanwood train station
Statement by Mayor Colleen Mahr January 1, 2024 It has come to my attention that over the New Year’s weekend, Fanwood was one of several New Jersey municipalities where buses presumably carrying migrants from Texas arrived so they could be loaded onto trains to New York. The New ...