Township Times
Weekly edition
News for the next week...
6/11 to 6/12 - STEP Lacrosse Tournament - RVA Fields No dogs permitted at RVA Fields
6/13 - Township Committee Meeting - 7 PM
6/13 - Board of Health Meeting - 7:30 PM
6/14 - Rockaway Valley Garden Club - 9:30 AM
06/14 - Book Club - 7 PM
06/15 - Board of Education - 7:30 PM
06-18 - Recycling Center - 9 AM to Noon
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Each week we will include a fun fact or historic tidbit about our great hometown
Boonton Township Ranks #10 in farmland in Morris County
nearly 1000 acres of farmland
If you have any old photos or newspaper articles about Boonton Township that you would like to share please let us know
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STEPS LAX TOURNAMENT
Saturday and Sunday
RVA Fields
NO DOGS PERMITTED AT RVA FIELDS DURING TOURNAMENT
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Sunday Morning Adult Softball
10:00 AM- Noon at RVA Fields
All welcome
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Rockaway Valley Garden Club
The Rockaway Valley Garden Club generally meets the 2nd Tuesday of each Month.
Meetings begin at 10: 00 am and are held at the Boonton Township Municipal Building, 155 Powerville Rd.
Guest are always welcome, and we encourage you to come join us to see what we are all about.
Check us out at our website: www.RockawayValleyGardenClub.org or on our Facebook page.
Any questions can be sent to our email address: info@rockawayvalleygardenclub.org
PROGRAM: Tuesday, June 14th 2022
Coffee: 9:30A.M.
Business Meeting: 10:A.M.
11:00A.M. “Secrets of Orchids” Morris County Master Gardener, Cheri Wilczek, will be our speaker.
Orchids are more available and affordable than ever before, coming in multitude of colors. Learn how to select the best type of Orchids for Rookies. Potting, planting,propagation,general and best care practices, pests, diseases, and other root problems will be reviewed. Even beginners can be successful at tending to and caring for beautiful flowering orchids.
This and all meetings are open to the public and are free to attend.
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BOCCE BALL
THURSDAY EVENINGS 6:00 PM
weather permitting
LEONARD PARK
all are welcome to join us
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from the Boonton Township Fire Department
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GREEN TEAM
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News from our Health Officer
Public Health Nurse Office Hours
Our Public Health Nurse office hours are generally on Friday mornings from 9AM to 10AM. If you would like to confer with our nurse, Cindie Bella, RN, BSN, REHS, MAS,
she can be contacted at
973-631-5491 or cbella@co.morris.nj.us
The Public Health Nurse serves as a vital resource to our community for health-related referrals such as COVID tests and vaccines or weigh loss management.
Blood pressure screenings are done during office hours - no appointment is necessary.
Good idea to call beforehand to verify hours for the week. Stop by during office hours for more information.
Weekly Coronavirus Update
The cumulative number of cases in Boonton Township as of the start of community transmission in Morris County of COVID-19 in early March 2020 now stands at 1003 since June 10, 2022.
For health related information visit the Morris County Public Health website at: https://health.morriscountynj.gov/coronavirus/#cases for up-to-date data and information.
Go to https://www.morriscountynj.gov/Residents/Health/Coronavirus to find vaccination and testing sites in Morris County.
If you have any questions, call the County COVID Hotline at 973-829-8250.
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at County College of Morris
looking for a fun experience for the family close to home?
Friday at 7 pm and Saturday at 2:30 pm.
Recommended for Children ages 5-8; 30 minutes
Have you ever wondered what it is like to be an astronaut? This 14-minute animated trip into space is a spectacular journey to the International Space Station. You will learn how to sleep in space, to cook astronaut food, take a zero-g shower - and use a cosmic toilet!
In the second half of the show, you will learn about what it is like to be an astronomer with an amazing live tour of the nighttime sky, its constellations and stars, plus a lesson on how to find the planets. This 30 minute show is recommended for kids ages 5 to 8.
Friday at 8:15 pm and Saturday at 4 pm.
Recommended for Adults and Children ages 8+; 45 minutes
The beauty of the night sky has inspired awe and wonder for as long as there have been people. Yet only recently have we truly begun to grasp our place in the vast cosmos. Come revel in the splendor of the Universe from the planets in our Solar System, the colorful nebula and star clusters of the Milky Way, out to the glittering myriads of galaxies beyond. Along the way, visitors will learn about the history of astronomy, the invention of the telescope, and the giant observatories that allow us to probe the furthest reaches of space. This 30-minute voyage through space is followed by a 15-minute tour of the night sky and planets.
Saturday at 5:30 pm.
Recommended for Adults and Children ages 10+; 45 minutes
In this fantastic live tour of the night sky, our astronomer will use the planetarium’s Digistar system to project tonight’s sky up on the dome. From constellations and stars to beautiful nebula and star clusters, we will point out what is currently in your night sky. We will show you where to find the moon and planets, as well as feature some of the latest astronomy news from our space telescopes and planetary probes. This show is approximately 45 minutes and is recommended for adults and children ages 10 and up.
Tickets for all shows are $10 per person. Online reservations are strongly encouraged; limited tickets will be available for purchase at the door. Please note all programs start promptly at the times indicated. For your safety, latecomers will not be admitted to the Planetarium theater once the lights are off, so make sure to arrive early and plan for any unexpected delays in travel and parking!
The Longo Planetarium is on the campus of the County College of Morris at 214 Center Grove Road in Randolph, NJ. The Planetarium is located in Cohen Hall room 207. The closest parking is in Lots 6 or 7. Follow the brown and white signs to Cohen Hall located in the center of campus. Note it is about a 5 minute walk from the parking lot to the planetarium.
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Boonton Township Recreation
Summer Recreation Camp 2022
Six Weeks: July 5th - August 12th - $125 Per Week
Week of July 5th - July 8th $100 (No camp July 4th)
Monday to Friday 9:00am-12:00pm Held at RVS
Fun Fridays at RVA Fields
Spots are limited. Please do not wait to sign-up.
Out of town residents may sign up for $150 per week.
Camp will be held in large open areas: gyms, playground, field and Leonard Park.
Campers must bring their own snacks and water bottles.
Social distancing guidelines will be followed.
Small grade level groups will rotate to various stations.
Offered to children entering Kindergarten-Fifth Grade
Preschool Camp- Ages 3 and 4 (Must be potty trained)
Sport Camp- Grades 4th and 6th
Please complete the attached registration form along with the COVID Acknowledgement Form.
All camps are on one registration form this year.
Please submit the forms for each camper and make checks payable to: Boonton Township Recreation. Forms can be mailed to: Boonton Township Recreation, 155 Powerville Road, Boonton Township, NJ 07005.
You will receive additional information upon receipt of your application.
Any questions contact Kristin Groeneveld at: recdirector@boontontownship.com or 973-946-9914
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Book Club
Monthly meetings on the second Tuesday of every month at 7pm in Town Hall.
Our June meeting will be held June 14 at 7pm in Town Hall to discuss Once There Were Wolves.
by
Charlotte McConaghy (Goodreads Author)
4.19 · Rating details · 36,702 ratings · 5,461 reviews
From the author of the beloved national bestseller Migrations, a pulse-pounding new novel set in the wild Scottish Highlands.
Inti Flynn arrives in Scotland with her twin sister, Aggie, to lead a team of biologists tasked with reintroducing fourteen gray wolves into the remote Highlands. She hopes to heal not only the dying landscape, but Aggie, too, unmade by the terrible secrets that drove the sisters out of Alaska.
Inti is not the woman she once was, either, changed by the harm she’s witnessed—inflicted by humans on both the wild and each other. Yet as the wolves surprise everyone by thriving, Inti begins to let her guard down, even opening herself up to the possibility of love. But when a farmer is found dead, Inti knows where the town will lay blame. Unable to accept her wolves could be responsible, Inti makes a reckless decision to protect them. But if the wolves didn’t make the kill, then who did? And what will Inti do when the man she is falling for seems to be the prime suspect?
Propulsive and spell-binding, Charlotte McConaghy's Once There Were Wolves is the unforgettable story of a woman desperate to save the creatures she loves—if she isn’t consumed by a wild that was once her refuge.
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Boot Camp is back at RVA Fields
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In search of old Boonton Township photographs
for display in the Municipal Building
we can certainly arrange to reprint your photograph if you cannot donate it to the Township
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A Message From the Boonton Township Police Department
BTPD REMINDS ALL RESIDENTS TO "BESMART"
The "BeSmart" campaign is designed to help parents and adults normalize conversations about safety, and take responsible actions that can help prevent child injuries.
For more information about this valuable program please visit www.besmartforkids.org
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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.
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