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Update on COVID-19 – April 14, 2020
A Message from Mayor Mahr We have learned from the Westfield Regional Board of Health Department that Fanwood now has a total of 37 confirmed cases. I am saddened to report one more additional fatality. Our total number of deaths ...
Update on COVID-19 – April 13, 2020
A Message from Mayor Mahr Earlier today the state reported another 3,219 positive COVID-19 cases, bringing the statewide total to 64,584. The current total in Union County is 6,636. Below you will find an up-to-the-minute tracker of test results statewide. I'd ...
Update on COVID-19 – April 10, 2020
A Message from Mayor Mahr Earlier today the state reported another 3,627 positive COVID-19 cases, bringing the statewide total to 54,588. The current total in Union County is 5,575. Below you will find an up-to-the-minute tracker of test results statewide. While ...
“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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North Avenue Restoration – BID RESULTS
MUNICIPAL BID: North Avenue Restoration BID OPENING: Tuesday, October 31, 2017 10 AM Company Name Price American Asphalt & Milling Kearny, NJ $169,357.98 Black Rock Enterprises Old Bridge, NJ $197,733.80 Checchio Paving Scotch Plains, NJ $180,970.92 DLS Contracting Fairfield, NJ $178,924.10 Fischer Contracting Scotch Plains, NJ ...
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 ...