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10/31 - Happy Halloween!

11/01 - Daylight Savings Time Ends

11/03 - Election Day

11/04 - Township Committee Work Meeting - 7 PM

11/06 - Coat & Food Drive to benefit the Interfaith Food Pantry - 7 AM to 6 PM Drop-off at the Municipal Building

11/07 - Recycling Center - open from 9 AM to noon **You must unload your own recyclables - no assistance will be provided**

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Boonton Township Trivia

Each week we will include a fun fact or historic tidbit about our great hometown

The township has a total area of 8.50 square miles, including 8.12 square miles of land and 0.38 square miles of water.

Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located within the township include Powerville, Rockaway Valley, Deer Lake, Dixon's Pond, Split Rock and Sheep Hill.

Our neighboring municipalities are: Boonton, Denville Township, Kinnelon, Montville Township, Mountain Lakes and Rockaway Township.

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2020 ELECTION UPDATE

Governor Murphy's Executive Order prohibits in-person machine voting for most voters on General Election Day.
A limited number of polling places are available to voters on Election Day where only provisional paper ballots will be available to cast your vote.

Voters also have the option of delivering your own completed Vote-by-Mail ballot to your polling place on General Election Day.

The location of the Boonton Township polling place is at the Municipal Building located at 155 Powerville Road.

Polls are open from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

If a voter has a disability and needs an accessible ballot, he/she may call the County Clerk’s Office

or may go to his/her assigned polling place which will provide access to an in-person accessible voting device on Election Day.

General Election sample ballots can be found at https://morriscountyclerk.org/index.php/elections/sample-ballots/.

A sample ballot will be posted at each polling place. Sample ballots will not be mailed out.

Voters are encouraged to vote and return their ballot to the Morris County Board of Elections in the postage paid envelope as soon as possible. Ballots
returned by mail must be postmarked no later than 8:00 p.m. on November 3, 2020.

Ballots may also be placed in one of the secure Election Ballot Drop Boxes located throughout the County. The locations of Morris County’s Election Ballot Drop Boxes can be found below and at https://elections.morriscountynj.gov/ways-to-vote/.

The deadline for placing your ballot in one of the secure Election Ballot Drop Boxes or for delivering
your ballot in-person to the Morris County Board of Elections is 8:00 p.m. on November 3, 2020.

In addition, ballots may be returned in person to the Morris County Board of Elections Office at 10 Court St., 2nd Floor, Morristown, NJ 07960.

If you have questions, call the County Clerk’s Office at 973-285-6066 or the County Board of Elections at 973-285-6715.

Closest Drop Box Locations to Boonton Township:

Denville Municipal Building
1 St. Mary’s Place, Denville, NJ 07834
Outside Main Entrance

Kinnelon Borough Town Hall
130 Kinnelon Road, Kinnelon, NJ 07405
Parking Lot – Back Entrance

Montville Municipal Building
195 Changebridge Road,
Montville, NJ 07045
In Front of Building

Parsippany Municipal Building
1001 Parsippany Boulevard,
Parsippany, NJ 07054
Outside Main Entrance – Facing Route 287

Morris County Admin. & Records Bldg.
10 Court Street, Morristown, NJ 07960
Outside Front Entrance

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RABIES VACCINATION CLINIC

FOR DOGS AND CATS

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2020

12:00 PM TO 2:00 PM

RVA FIELDS PAVILION

SOCIAL DISTANCING PROTOCOLS WILL BE OBSERVED

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Weekly Coronavirus Update

The cumulative number of cases as of the start of community transmission in Morris County of COVID-19 in early March 2020 now stands at 130 cases as of October 28, 2020.

For health related information visit the Morris County Health Management website at: https://health.morriscountynj.gov/coronavirus/#cases for up-to-date data and information.

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FREE virtual Seniors in Motions class for seniors and caregivers which will take place on November 5^th from 2:00pm-3:00pm.

Participants will receive a gift card for attending.

You can register by following this link à https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink.aspx?name=E21024&id=19

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RECREATION BOOT CAMP

Thursday evenings and Friday mornings at RVA Fields Pavilion

due to the changing weather please sign-up if you will attend

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ADULT SOFTBALL

Sunday mornings at RVA Fields

10 AM to Noon

All Welcome

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BOOK CLUB MEETINGS

Attention anyone interested in joining the Boonton Township Book Club. We meet the second Tuesday of the month in the Municipal Building at 7pm.

Book selections for the upcoming meetings:

November 10th - American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins

December 8th - Last Christmas in Paris: A Novel of WWI

Also December 8th - The Alice Network by Kate Quinn (OPTIONAL)

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BOONTON TOWNSHIP MUNICIPAL ALLIANCE COMMITTEE

PRESENTS A FREE WEBINAR FOR PARENTS AND STUDENTS

IN COOPERATION WITH ROCKAWAY VALLEY SCHOOL AND MT LAKES HIGH SCHOOL

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Township Park Rules & Regs

RVA Fields: Residents must observe social distancing guidelines and gathering restrictions. 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 continue patrols and will issue summonses to anyone allowing their dog to off-leash or failing to pick-up after their dog. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH DOG REGULATIONS MAY RESULT IN DOG PRIVILEGE BEING SUSPENDED.
Leonard Park: Residents must observe social distancing guidelines and gathering restrictions. Tennis lessons are prohibited at the tennis courts. Dogs are strictly prohibited.
Griffith Park is temporarily closed for upgrades and maintenance.

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).

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BOONTON TOWNSHIP BOOK SWAP

With libraries closed don't forget about the Township Book Swap. Stop by the Municipal Building during business hours (8 AM - 4 PM) to select any book(s) of your choice.

We are currently at capacity so we are not accepting any new books.

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" ALERT BOONTON TOWNSHIP "

STAY CONNECTED WITH…

BOONTON TOWNSHIP’S EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM

TOWNSHIP RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO REGISTER

This notification system allows residents to receive e-mail, text message, and/or other alerts regarding emergency notifications and other important messages regarding our community. With this program, you can choose to receive alerts by whatever method of communication you prefer.

Visit www.btpolice.org and click on the “emergency notifications” tab on the right side of the page. Follow the instructions to be redirected to the "Alert Boonton Township" registration page. Once redirected, ensure you are on the page for Boonton Township New Jersey and follow the step by step instructions on the web page to create an account and receive emergency alerts for Boonton Township.

"Alert Boonton Township" also automatically signs you up for Smart911 which provides you and your family with a potentially life-saving resource. Smart911 is a free emergency 911 component which helps our emergency dispatchers better assist you during an emergency. This service also allows residents to create a safety profile which can include any information they would like to share with first responders during an emergency.

FOLLOW THE BOONTON TOWNSHIP POLICE DEPARTMENT ON FACEBOOK!

Type in @BOONTONTWPPD IN YOUR FACEBOOK SEARCH BAR OR IN MESSENGER TO FIND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT PAGE

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Township of Boonton
155 Powerville Road
Boonton Township, NJ 07005
973-402-4002

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