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Winter Weather Advisory

A winter weather advisory is in effect from 10 PM tonight until 1 PM on Sunday. Snow is expected with total accumulations between 1 and 4 inches. Roads, and especially bridges and overpasses, will likely become slick and hazardous. Please ...

December 13th, 2025|

Hundreds Attend Holiday Celebration & Tree Lighting

(Fanwood, NJ) – Hundreds attended a fun and cold afternoon of holiday music, pictures with Santa and a petting zoo at the Borough’s annual Holiday Celebration and Tree Lighting at the Northside Train Station on Sunday night. Families had to ...

December 8th, 2025|

Fanwood Man Charged with Murder for Fatal Fire

For Immediate Release December 10, 2025 Contact: Lauren Farinas, Union County Prosecutor’s Office Lauren.farinas@ucpo.org On December 10, 2025, a Fanwood man was arrested and charged with setting a fatal house fire that took place on July 25, 2025 in Fanwood, ...

December 10th, 2025|
Fanwood Wins 2019 Best Small Town in NJ Showdown
Fanwood on list of NJ's 15 Hottest real estate markets
Fanwood: A NJ Model of TOD 18 Years in the Making
Fanwood Wins for Downtown Redevelopment!

“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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Mayor Mahr Swears in Newest Fanwood Police Officer

(Fanwood, NJ) – Mayor Colleen Mahr administered the oath of office to Fanwood’s newest Police Officer, Eric Cartagena, at Monday’s agenda meeting. Lt. Dan Kranz, Officer in Charge of the Fanwood Police Dept., said a police officer in 2025 needs to be an “enforcer, you have to be ...

November 5th, 2025|

Fanwood Police Respond to Medical Call at ICE Action

(Fanwood, NJ) –Fanwood Police were dispatched to a medical call this morning at the intersection of LaGrande Avenue and Brohm Place. Upon arrival, police officers found U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents were on the scene and that a person present at the ICE action had suffered ...

November 4th, 2025|