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Santa is Coming to Town!
The Santa Parade returns to Fanwood Saturday, December 14th. Gift collection starts this week! Be sure to drop gifts starting Monday, December 2nd through Friday, December 6 at the Fanwood Fire House from 5pm-9pm each night. For more details ...
Carriage House Poetry Series
The Carriage House Poetry Series will host a reading featuring poets whose work appears in the recently published issue of Exit 13 Magazine. Exit 13, published and edited by Fanwood resident Tom Plante has been home-based in Fanwood since 1988. Thursday, December 12, ...
MLK Day of Service
For over a decade the Scotch Plains/Fanwood community has joined together to remember, learn and give time on MLK Day. The 16th annual Scotch Plains-Fanwood Martin Luther King Day of Service will be held on Monday, January 20. The opening program ...
“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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Matt Cook & The Heard in Fanwood Saturday, November 9
The Fanwood Performance Series wraps up its fall season with an evening of indie-alternative music from the Jersey Shore. Matt Cook & The Heard is a five-piece band based in Asbury Park. Cook writes songs that range from melancholic to exuberant, drawing influence from artists including Brian Wilson ...
Fanwood Veterans Day Service
Monday, November 11 at 12pm
Vets Honored at Fanwood Veterans Day Ceremony
(Fanwood, NJ) – The Borough of Fanwood held its annual Veterans Day ceremony on a sunny yet gusty Monday in front of the Fanwood Memorial Library on Forest Road. A small crowd gathered along with members of the Fanwood Fire Department and Fanwood Police Department. Long-time World War ...
Matthew Mui Builds Bat Houses at Nature Center for Eagle Scout Project
(Fanwood, NJ) -- Matthew Mui, a senior at Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School from Boy Scouts Troop 33, recently build a series of bat boxes at the Fanwood Nature Center as part of his Eagle Scout project. The Fanwood Environmental Commission oversaw and approved the project. A Scout works ...