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Youth Day Gives Scouts Opportunities to Complete Badges While Learning About Nature
(Fanwood, NJ) – The Environmental Commission held their first Fanwood Nature Center Youth Day on Saturday as part of the Center’s 50th anniversary celebration. Bright sunny skies greeted the families that showed up for the four-hour event. Families sign up ...
Fanwood Holds Dedication Ceremony for AED Donation by The Aliver Foundation
Borough Holds Dedication Ceremony for AED Donation by The Aliver Foundation The borough held a dedication ceremony Wednesday for the donation of an automated external defibrillator for La Grande Park. The AED was donated to the Fanwood by The Aliver ...
Environmental Commission Marks 50th Anniversary of Nature Center with Ribbon-Cutting
The Fanwood Nature Center celebrated its 50th anniversary year with a ribbon-cutting Monday night attended by Environmental Center board members and Nature Center volunteers and borough officials. The Nature Center is an eight-acre gem tucked away on Terrill Road between ...
“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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Robert Schott Created Bench at Nature Center in 1974
Fifty years ago, 16-year-old Robert Schott was looking to complete his Eagle Scout project and was told that work was needed at a nature center being constructed in Fanwood. Robert Schott sits on bench he made for the Nature Center in 1974. Nature Center bench. Pouring footings with ...
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 the street by 7am on July 8th for ...
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 of the children who attended with their parents. ...
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 Peters, Delois Dawson, and Sheila Greenwood. Peters said ...