News for the next week...

4/11 - Happy 153rd anniversary to Boonton Township!! "An Act to divide the Township of Pequannoc" enacted on April 11, 1867 created the Townships of Boonton and Montville.

4/25- Recycling Center - open from 9 AM to noon **You must unload your own recyclables - no assistance will be provided**

-Municipal Building closed to the public until further notice

-Rockaway Valley School and Mt. Lakes High School closed until further notice

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

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Update from the Township Committee:

Township officials continue to monitor developments with the Coronavirus (COVID-19) as of April 16, 2020 there are 43 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.

• The Municipal Building is closed to the public.

• Montville Township has reinstated some building & sub-code inspections. Executive Order 118 classified certain construction projects as non-essential. Check with the Building Department for details. No new permit applications are being accepted at this time.
• Health/septic and smoke/CO certification inspections will be scheduled as needed.
• Following the County Emergency Declaration the playgrounds at RVA Fields, Leonard Park and RVS are closed.
• Leonard Park is now closed until further notice.
• Griffith Park remains open and residents must observe social distancing guidelines and no more than any gathering of 4 persons (unless family). Dogs are strictly prohibited.
• RVA Fields remain open as well as the Flight Path @ RVA Fields and residents must observe social distancing guidelines and no more than any gathering of 4 persons (unless family). Dogs must be leashed (leashes not exceeding 6') and must be under the owner's control at all times; remain on the gravel pathway or parking lot; cannot run off-leash or be on the fields; owners must pick-up after their dogs. Police have increased patrols and will issue summonses to anyone allowing their dog to off-leash or failing to pick-up after their dogs while at the park.

• While using our parks, grounds and trails, residents are asked to:

-Refrain from using parks or trails if you are exhibiting virus symptoms.

-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).

• Most municipal services are available by telephone or e-mail. The following is department contact info:

Police: emergency: 9-1-1

non-emergency: 973-402-4000

Administration: 973-402-4002 dcabana@boontontownship.com

Tax & Utilities: 973-402-4003 neckstein@boontontownship.com

Roads/

Buildings & Grounds: 973-402-4005 rrizzo@boontontownship.com

Zoning Officer: 973-402-0560 mroller@boontontownship.com

Planning/Inspections: 973-402-4007 mcomo@boontontownship.com

Health Officer: 973-631-5485 cperez@co.morris.nj.us

Public Health Nurse: 973-631-5491 cbella@co.morris.nj.us

Sanitarian: 973-402-4008 mcomo@boontontownship.com

Tax Assessor: 973-402-4004 ccarrero@boontontownship.com

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

Registrants can sign up by visiting: http://www.btpolice.org/emergency-notifications.html

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BOONTON TOWNSHIP

SEMI-ANNUAL

PAPER SHREDDING EVENT

SAVE THE DATES!!

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

PLEASE NOTE NEW DATE:

Saturday—May 16th

Saturday—September 26th

Location: Recycling Depot– 155 Powerville Rd

Time: 9:00 am-12:00 noon

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

Boonton Township residents only

Thanks to our sponsor & his team

Tony Frederico

Broker/Sales Associate

Coldwell Banker

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RECREATION NEWS

Sponsors needed for 2020 recreation programs

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

For more information please call or email Township Administrator Doug Cabana

973-402-4012 or dcabana@boontontownship.com

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Summer Recreation Camps 2020

Summer Recreation Camp

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.

Camp runs Monday - Friday, from 9 am-12 pm at Rockaway Valley School.

New campers are welcome at any time.

Preschool Summer Camp

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.

Spots are limited! If interested please register soon. $100 per week.

All Sports 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.

Summer Theater Camp

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.

This camp will be held at Rockaway Valley School from 9 am-12 pm.

Specialty Camps

Each week is $100. Camps held at RVS from 9:00 am-12:00 pm

Lego Camp - June 29th July 2nd

Creative Crafts - July 6th - 10th

Engineer and Design - July 27th - 31st

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Rockaway Valley Garden Club

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.

Check us out at rockawayvalleygardenclub.org or on our Facebook page.

Questions can be sent to info@rockawayvalleygardenclub.org

For information on membership, contact Karen at (973) 588-7599

**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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Book Club

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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