(Fanwood, NJ) – A large turnout of Fanwood families came out for the Borough’s annual National Night Out celebration Tuesday night at LaGrande Park. National Night Out is an annual community building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie – to make our neighborhood a safer and more caring place to live. It provides a great opportunity to bring police and neighbors together under positive circumstances.

Adrianne Relford at the Fanwood Police table at Tuesday’s National Night Out celebration at LaGrande Park.

The event, which was canceled last year due to rain, featured DJ Mr. Socks playing music throughout the evening, tours of the Fanwood Rescue Squad ambulances, Fire Department Engine 7 and police cars and a Union County K-9, as well as inflatable rides and a bounce house, a whipped cream eating contest and a Dunk a Cop tank. Raffle tickets were also sold with prizes awarded by New Jersey professional sports teams. Another favorite feature was an appearance by DinosaursArise.

DJ Mr. Socks kept the music playing throughout the Fanwood’s National Night Out celebration.

Pizza and hot dogs were served to hungry kids and adults alike. The Recreation Department’s Summer Movies in the Park followed with the showing of Inside Out 2 at dusk.

A Fanwood firefighter grills hotdogs for the hungry families who attended Tuesday’s National Night Out.
This child meets a dinosaur from DinosaursArise.
This little guy gets a front seat view in the Fanwood Fire Department’s Engine No. 7.
Donnavan Garrett, Jimmy Yannazzno, and John Piccola of the Fanwood Public Works Department. Piccola is also borough’s long time fire chief.
Councilwoman Erin McElroy, Councilwoman Pat Walsh, Lt. Dan Kranz of the Fanwood Police Department, and Councilman Jeff Banks. Still Camera
Mayor Colleen Mahr poses with the Bhattacharjee family.
Fire Department tours of Engine No. 7.
Councilman Jeff Banks, Mayor Colleen Mahr, Councilwoman Pat Walsh, Councilwoman Gina Berry, Councilwoman Erin Elroy Barker, and Lt. Dan Kranz, Officer In Charge of the Fanwood Police Department.
This child gets a new look from Lori McSorley of Lori’s Facepainting.igital Still Camera
Councilwomen Erin McElroy Barker, Pat Walsh, Gina Banks and Mayor Colleen Pizza at the pizza table.
Councilwoman Gina Banks and a representative of R.E.A.L. Parents X SPF.
These toddlers enjoy the playing in the sand box.
These young ladies man the Prevention Links table.
Sgt. Daniel Piccola dares kids to dunk him in the Dunk a Cop tank.
The Toxic Meltdown inflatable ride was popular with kids.
This kid tries out the Fanwood Rescue Squad stretcher.
Kids compete in the Whipped Cream eating contest.