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Hometown Hero Banner Program
St. Bartholomew the Apostle Church, in partnership with the Township of Scotch Plains, the Borough of Fanwood, American Legion Post 209 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10122, is continuing the Banner Program and is seeking to honor our local ...
Easter Egg Hunt is April 4th
On Saturday, April 4, Forest Road Park will host Fanwood’s annual Easter Egg Hunt, which will begin eggs-actly at 10 a.m. The rain date is April 11, same time and place. All children 10 and under are invited to meet ...
Barbershop Chorus Coming to Fanwood Museum
On Sunday, April 5 at 2 p.m. the Fanwood Historic Preservation Commission will present The Jerseyaires, a barbershop chorus from Rahway, NJ. The show will be held at the Fanwood Museum, which is housed on the first floor of the ...
“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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Fanwood Poetry Reading at Carriage House on July 18 will feature readings by Laura Boss & Jim Gwyn
The Carriage House Poetry Series invites the public to attend a free evening of poetry readings on Tuesday, July 18th beginning at 8:00 p.m. in the Patricia Kuran Arts Center on Watson Road, off North Martine Avenue, adjacent to Fanwood Borough Hall (GPS use 75 N. Martine Avenue). The evening’s readings will ...
Scotch Plains Fireworks Light It Up
For the second year in a row, Scotch Plains Township staged an unforgettable fireworks show on July 2nd, 2017, delayed by a day because of the threat of rain. Another well-planned event brought hundreds of residents from far and wide to watch the spectacle. Thanks to local photographer ...
Party in the Park launches summertime in Fanwood
Hundreds of Fanwood residents gathered at La Grande Park for the annual Party in the Park on Tuesday, June 27. This year’s event boasted a wide array of activities including bouncy houses, slides, laser-tag, a challenge course, and a special Secret Life of Pets themed scavenger hunt. ...
Fanwood Library Director Presented at National Conference
Fanwood Memorial Library director Dan Weiss participated in a workshop presentation in Chicago over the weekend at the American Library Association’s 2017 Annual Conference. Over 75 librarians from around the US and Canada gathered to hear Dan speak about his award-winning project, Libraries and Autism: We’re Connected (www.librariesandautism.org). ...