(above) Scotch Plains Fanwood Scholarship Foundation president Mary Cappio, along with several members, thanks Fanwood Council after the group was honored on the occasion of it’s 50th anniversary. The foundation awarded more than $2.7 million in scholarships to 2,741 students from Fanwood and Scotch Plains over the years. Cappio also reminded residents that the foundation’s fund drive is coming up the weekend of April 9- 10, when students will go door-to door in the borough and the township seeking donations.
Ellen Morris, left, accepts a framed print of Fanwood’s historic north side train station from Council President Kathy Mitchell after being named as the borough’s volunteer of the month at a borough council meeting in Fanwood, NJ, Monday, March 21, 2016. Morris is the longtime leader of the group that oversees and maintains the many floral planters in the borough’s downtown area. (Photo by Brian Horton)
(above) Fanwood Fire Dept. Chief John Piccola, second from right, was honored by the Scotch Plains Volunteer Firefighters Association with the group’s 2015 outstanding service award at a the March 21, 2016 Fanwood council meeting. With Piccola are Scotch Plains Fire Dept. Capt. Joe Rodrigues, left, Battalion Chief Skip Paal, second from left, and Captain Dennis Hercel, right, who made the presentation. Piccola was honored for his many years of leadership and fostering of cooperation between the Fanwood and Scotch Plains departments.
Photos by Brian Horton
