BOROUGH NEWS
Fanwood Police Sergeant Dan Kranz promoted to Lieutenant
Dan Kranz, who was promoted to sergeant only four months ago, was promoted to lieutenant on April 20th, in a ceremony outside Fanwood Borough Hall. Kranz was sworn in by Mayor Colleen Mahr in the presence of a number of his fellow officers, his family and members of ...
Join SJM virtually for ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, RACE, AND CLASS
In recognition of April celebrations of Earth Day and Earth Month, Social Justice Matters will offer a program on Environmental Justice, Race and Class, on Monday, April 12 at 6 pm, as part of our continuing series on systemic racism. COVID-19 has affected Black communities and communities of color ...
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 ...
PUBLIC NOTICES
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 ...
