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Fanwood Goes RED for Wear Red Day!
Today is Go Red Day in Fanwood and our borough staff were dressed to help spread the word about women’s heart health. Go Red Day is an initiative of the American Heart Association.
Winter Sowing Workshop
The Environmental Commission will host a workshop on starting spring seedlings January 29 at the Forest Road Park Recreation Building. Participants will create a mini backyard greenhouse using a translucent milk carton and plant native seeds in the carton. Materials ...
Celebrating Black History Month
Social Justice Matters (SJM) is a local grassroots non-profit organization. Their members are committed to active inquiry into matters of race in our society, and to working towards an equitable community. SJM serves as a resource for community concerns, and ...
“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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Great Birdhouse Contest Winners Announced
The Fanwood Environmental Commission has announced the winners of its Great Birdhouse Contest. First, second and third place prizes were awarded for the children’s category and one prize was given for the adult category. The Children’s winners are: 1st prize: "Home Tweet Home," made by Emma Yegelwel. 2nd ...
Green Team Collected 420 Pairs of Shoes for Soles4Souls Program
The Fanwood Green Team held a highly successful shoe drive in the spring in collaboration with the Soles4Souls program. Over 420 pairs of shoes were collected at three drop-off locations – Charles Studio, Fanwood Eye Care, and the Goddard School. “I would consider the shoe drive quite successful,” ...
Eli Krantz Completes Native, Invasive Plants Guides for Fanwood’s Environmental Commission
(Fanwood, NJ) -- Anyone interested in native plants and invasive species can now access a wealth of information online courtesy of Eli Krantz of Scotch Plains-Fanwood Boy Scouts Troop 104, and candidate for Eagle Scout. Eli created both Native Plants and Invasive Plants Guides for the Fanwood Environmental ...
Fanwood Council September 16 Regular Meeting Recap
(Fanwood, NJ) – The Mayor and Borough Council met Monday night for their monthly regular meeting. At the start of the meeting, Mayor Colleen Mahr was presented with the Plainfield Area NAACP Community Service Leadership Award by former Plainfield Mayor Sharon Robinson Briggs, the current president of the ...