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Planning Board Meeting Cancelled 5/17/23
LEGAL NOTICE MEETING CANCELLATION The Planning Board of the Borough of Fanwood has canceled the May 17, 2023, virtual agenda meeting previously scheduled for 7:00 PM. The next regularly scheduled Planning Board business meeting will be on May 24, 2023 ...
Mayor and Council recognize volunteers, public service
Mayor Colleen Mahr and the Fanwood Borough Council recognized a number of volunteers and residents who serve the town during the regular May council meeting. But Mayor Mahr began the meeting with a remembrance of Joe Nagy, an iconic figure ...
Mental Health Awareness: Fanwood is a Stigma-Free Zone
Each year millions of Americans face the reality of living with a mental illness. During May, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) joins the national movement to raise awareness around the theme Together for Mental Health. In May of ...
“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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June 2022 Council meeting
Fanwood Council honors student champions, moves dogs-in-parks ordinance amendment to next step The Fanwood Borough Council and Mayor Colleen Mahr honored high school athletes’ achievements, passed the new budget and voted to adopt on first reading an amendment to the ordinance prohibiting dogs in Borough parks at the ...
Spotted Lantern Fly Homeowners Guide
The spotted lantern fly, a leafhopper, has emerged and is currently in the nymph stage (June-September) in central Jersey. Although the insect is not harmful to humans, it does damage to trees and some food crops, and is a general nuisance. Known host plants include Tree-of-Heaven (Alianthus ...
Curbside Recycling Now on Wednesdays
Fanwood has a new curbside recycling vendor and pick-up days are switching to Wednesdays. Our new vendor, Grand Sanitation Service, will conduct collections on alternating Wednesdays for the northside and southside of town. Here's the schedule so far: June 22nd: Southern quadrants June 29th: Northern quadrants July 6th: ...
Juneteenth Celebration 2022
This year’s Juneteenth community celebration promises to be bigger and better than ever with events and activities for all ages, but especially children and families. Held on Saturday, June 18, 2022, 1-8 PM at the Shady Rest Golf and Country Club on Jerusalem Road and Plainfield Avenue, Scotch ...