BOROUGH NEWS
Commuter Parking Permit Sale
“No-contact” commuter parking permit sales will commence on November 16, 2020. Schedule and fees are listed below. Please go to tocite.net/fanwoodnj/portal to complete your sale. Any questions should be directed to Dianne Howarth at dhowarth@fanwoodnj.org. Schedule November 16: Sales Open to Fanwood Resident for new permits and renewals November 30: Sales ...
“Be Seen By Halloween” Upcoming Flu Drives
As the flu season approaches, Union County is offering a series of free flu shot drives in local communities to help ensure that everyone has access to a free seasonal flu vaccine at a convenient location, especially residents who have no health insurance. Protection against seasonal flu is ...
2020 Election Information
Govenor Phil Murphy has announced that the General Election on November 3 will be conducted primarily by paper ballot. Every active, registered voter in Union County will automatically receive a Vote-by-Mail ballot for the November General Election as ordered by the Governor. You do not need to apply ...
Information on Sewer Bills
By now most of you have received your annual Sewer Utility bill. Because this is only the third year that we are issuing separate sewer bills, we want to remind you that the sewer fee is billed on an annual basis. You will not be expected to ...
PUBLIC NOTICES
Fanwood Police Officer Joins NJ Law Enforcement Team in Puerto Rico, Finds Misery and Optimism
(Fanwood, NJ)-- Like many other visitors to post-hurricane Puerto Rico, Fanwood Police Officer Elliott Bernard says the images you see on TV and online simply don’t capture the enormity of the damage, even two months after the storm. Roads with giant fissures, downed utility poles, epic food and ...
Fanwood Awarded Grant for Historic Restoration and Preservation
Some of the most treasured historic sites in Union County will receive a total of $300,000 in matching grants toward restoration work and other upgrades, through the Preserve Union County program. The grant program is funded by the Freeholder Board through the Union County Open Space, Recreation and ...
Fanwood Mayor Colleen Mahr Hosts Regional Economic Development Workshop
Fanwood Mayor Colleen Mahr hosted the New Jersey Redevelopment Authority (NJRA)'s Creative Community Investments workshop attended by business administrators and economic development experts from across the state at the Carriage House on Thursday. The program highlighted Fanwood's award-winning downtown redevelopment endeavors that transformed dilapidated buildings, empty storefronts, neglected properties and unsightly ...
Redevelopment Seminar in Fanwood
The story of redevelopment in the Borough of Fanwood has become a case study in small-town transit-oriented-development. Spurning the traditional approach of having a single developer work with local government to assemble properties through eminent domain, Fanwood worked hand-in-hand with local property owners to create a cohesive and ...