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
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, ...