4/6 - Planning Board - cancelled: all agenda items rescheduled to May 4th meeting

4/11- Recycling Center - open from 9 AM to noon **You must unload your own recyclables - no assistance will be provided**

PAPER SHREDDING HAS BEEN POSTPONED TO A DATE IN MAY OR JUNE - awaiting confirmation from vendor

-Other than the Township Committee meetings all club and community organization meetings at the Municipal Building are canceled.

REMINDER: April 1st was Census Day - if you haven't yet responded go to https://my2020census.gov/ to complete your questionnaire.

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Township officials continue to monitor developments with the Coronavirus (COVID-19) as of April 1, 2020 there are 13 confirmed cases in the Township. We are working closely with our partners at the Morris County Health Management and Office of Emergency Management.

The Morris County Office of Health Management provides daily updates of the confirmed cases in Boonton Township. You can access this information at: https://health.morriscountynj.gov/coronavirus/#cases State directives now prohibit the dissemination of certain information concerning confirmed cases so information received by the Township is limited.

-Follow CDC’s guidance on personal hygiene prior to and during use of parks or trails.

-Observe CDC’s minimum recommended social distancing of 6 feet from other individuals at all times. If this is not possible, users should find an alternate location or depart that space.

-Understand that public restrooms are not available but have portable restrooms (please bring personal sanitary supplies for yourself).

For more information about school closures and related school information please visit http://rvsnj.org and http://mlschools.org

For health related information visit the Morris County Health Management website at: https://health.morriscountynj.gov/

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The Boonton Township Police Department is pleased to announce the introduction of our new emergency notification system.

Please sign up for "Alert Boonton Township" to receive important updates and notifications about our community

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Easter Bunny visit postponed to April 11th

Due to circumstances beyond our control the Easter Bunny visit for tomorrow, April 4th has been postponed.

Easter Bunny Visit

The Easter Bunny will be arriving in Boonton Township on Saturday, April 11th

Come down to RVA Fields between 11:00 - 12:00 to see the Bunny.

Drive by and wave! No treats will be given out.

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COMMUNITY FOOD DRIVE

The adult leaders of Boonton Township's Cub Scout Pack 69 and Boy Scout Troop 69, in conjunction with the Rockaway Valley United Methodist Church, are collecting food for the benefit of the Interfaith Food Pantry.

The Pantry has indicated an increase in the influx of families needing emergency food.

We will be starting with food collections on consecutive Saturdays - April 4 & 11. We will deliver the food in time for Easter.

If after these first dates the need still exists, we will look to extend the collection.

Details of what is needed along with a sign up page can be found at:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0d49abad23ab9-food

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Gather all those old files and paperwork in need of shredding and "come on down"!

You can either watch as your docs are shredded for security reasons, or leave them to be done. No limit!

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Event sponsors needed for our annual Easter Egg Hunt; Summer Camp field trips and inflatables; Halloween Trunk or Treat, Senior Citizens program and our annual Township Picnic

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Once again the summer recreation camp is being offered for children entering kindergarten thru 5^th grade. It will run from June 29th –August 7th. Each week is centered around a theme.

Special events include Fire Truck Wet Downs, Inflatables, Computers, Tennis, Bike Rodeos and Field Trips.

You will have the opportunity to participate on a weekly basis for $100 per week.

The Preschool Camp is offered to 3 and 4 year olds. It will be held at RVS the same weeks and hours as our recreation camp.

Offered to Students entering 4^th-8^th 9:00 am-12:00 pm at RVS. Cost is $100 per week. Choice from 6 weeks- June 29th – August 7th.

Different sports will be played each day with an hour of agility training by a certified instructor.

This creative theater camp gives children in grade 1st-5th the opportunity to sing, dance, act, create scenery and design costume accessories for original plays.

A new performance will be performed each week on Fridays. Three weeks will be offered: Weeks of July 6th- 10th, July 20th-24th, and July 27th-31st. Cost is $115 for each week.

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The Rockaway Valley Garden Club generally meets the 2nd Tuesday of the month. Meetings begin at 10:00 AM and are held at the Boonton Township Municipal Building, 155 Powerville Rd.

Guests are always welcome and we encourage you to join us to see what we are about.

**All meetings at the Municipal Building have been cancelled until further notice - please check with the organization for alternate meeting site**

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The Book Club meets the second Tuesday of the month at 7 PM in the Municipal Building.

**All meetings at the Municipal Building have been cancelled until further notice - please check with the organization for alternate meeting site**

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