At its Sept. 30 meeting the Borough of Fair Lawn Mayor and Council issued several proclamations and recognized community events and achievements.

Proclamations adopted by the council included September as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month (with a designated National Mammogram Day), September as Suicide Prevention Month and Sept. 15–Oct. 15 as Latin Heritage Month. Recipients and speakers joined the council to accept proclamations: a family affected by pediatric cancer received the childhood-cancer proclamation and Amy Ploch, a local breast-cancer survivor, spoke about early detection and shared her experience to encourage mammograms and peer support.

The council also proclaimed Oct. 1 as 12U Fair Lawn Red Softball Day, honoring the team that won the Bergen County Girls Summer Softball League championship. Coaches and players were invited to the dais for recognition and a group photo.

Councilmembers highlighted upcoming community events tied to the proclamations and local organizations: a third annual Latin Heritage celebration at the recreation center on Oct. 5; library programming on Oct. 9 with bilingual story time and a scavenger hunt; and other Latin Heritage events organized by the Fair Lawn Latin Heritage Committee and Fair Lawn Main Street. Council members also noted the borough’s recent tree-planting event and announced an Oct. 28 community energy meeting to discuss the borough’s community energy plan and community solar program.

Councilmembers praised community volunteers, the Arts Council and Main Street organizers for events such as Art in the Park, and the council thanked emergency responders for their work during a recent water main incident.

The mayor also announced that the borough had just received a $70,000 grant to continue its age-friendly initiative, which benefits older residents.