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Special Brush Pickup
Due to the recent storm, The Department of Public Works will perform a special onetime curbside branch and storm debris pickup in all quadrants of the Borough beginning Monday July 8th. Residents are asked to place their debris curbside in ...
Families Turn Out for Party in The Park
Bright sunny skies greeted Fanwood families who turned out in droves for Tuesday’s kick off of summer in Fanwood with the annual Party in the Park at LaGrande Park. Old and new events were featured this year to the delight ...
Council Oks Proclamations, Ordinances for Equipment Purchases and Nature Center Rules
The Borough Council approved resolutions and proclamations and introduced several ordinances at Monday night’s monthly regular meeting. A Proclamation was presented by Councilman Anthony Carter recognizing Juneteenth on June 19th to members of the Social Justice Matters Juneteenth committee: Joan ...
“Almost two decades of hard work is now paying off for our citizens as we see property values rising and young families taking root in our thriving town.”
— Mayor Colleen Mahr
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Pride Flag raised at Borough Hall at urging of local student
Mayor Colleen Mahr and members of the Borough Council participated in raising a Pride Flag at Borough Hall on Monday, June 19th, in observance of Pride Month recognizing LGBTQ members of the community. The event was suggested by Caden Swiatek, a Fanwood resident and rising senior at the ...
Juneteenth Celebration 2023
The third annual Juneteenth event attracted families from across the Fanwood-Scotch Plains area to celebrate diversity, local Black History and the end of slavery in the shadow of the first Black country club, the Shady Rest on Jerusalem Road in Scotch Plains. MC Marklyn "MisterDirect" Johnson ...
No-Knock List
We've revised our No-Knock list so you can now fill it out online or download a hard copy and send it in. A Borough ordinance allows residents to put their names and addresses on a No-Knock list indicating they do not want solicitors to knock on their door ...
New Library Construction Achieves Milestone
The construction of the new Fanwood Memorial Library is moving along at good clip thanks to hard work by the construction trades and favorable weather. Mayor Colleen Mahr, Library Director Dan Weiss and other officials paid the site a visit on Wednesday, June 7th, signed a steel girder ...