Township Times

Weekly Edition

News for the next week...

07/21 - 07/24 - Morris County 4H Fair - Chubb Park, Chester

07/23 - Township Picnic and Fireworks - RVA Fields. Food trucks open at 2 PM, Fireworks at 9 PM

07/30- Recycling Center - 9 AM to Noon - center closes when dumpsters are full

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

Aerial view of Aircraft Radio Corporation

circa 1950

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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2022 Summer Camp

week 3

Thanks to Tprs. Sullivan, Plecko and Branco and the NJSP Aviation Unit

for stopping by to visit our campers this morning!

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THIS SATURDAY

come out for an unforgettable fireworks display that you'll remember for years

by Garden State Fireworks

Boonton Township's 155 Anniversary

Fireworks

presented by TerrAscend

Saturday, July 23rd (rain date Sunday, July 24th)

RVA Fields

Food Trucks open at 2 PM

Fireworks at 9 PM

There will be 7 food trucks, beer garden -sponsored by PBA Local 392, DJ, bounce houses, face painting and plenty for the kids to do.

Bring your pop-up tent and lawn chairs and enjoy an afternoon with your family ending with a fireworks extravaganza at dark.

There is no admission fee and the event is open to all.

parking at 429 Rockaway Valley Road and

behind the Rockaway Valley Fire Station

RVA Fields parking will be limited

NO DOGS AT RVA FIELDS

Saturday, July 23rd beginning at 7 AM

Dogs may return to the Flight Path on Sunday morning

FLIGHT PATH CLOSES AT 7 AM FOR FIREWORKS PREPARATION

DO NOT CROSS BARRIERS INTO SAFETY ZONE

entry into the restricted area will be strictly enforced

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Book Club

Monthly meetings on the second Tuesday of every month at 7pm in Town Hall

Next meeting is August 9th

For August 9 at 7pm we will meet in Town Hall is discuss:

Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China

by Jung Chang

4.26 · Rating details · 104,368 ratings · 6,546 reviews
The story of three generations in twentieth-century China that blends the intimacy of memoir and the panoramic sweep of eyewitness history—a bestselling classic in thirty languages with more than ten million copies sold around the world, now with a new introduction from the author.

An engrossing record of Mao’s impact on China, an unusual window on the female experience in the modern world, and an inspiring tale of courage and love, Jung Chang describes the extraordinary lives and experiences of her family members: her grandmother, a warlord’s concubine; her mother’s struggles as a young idealistic Communist; and her parents’ experience as members of the Communist elite and their ordeal during the Cultural Revolution. Chang was a Red Guard briefly at the age of fourteen, then worked as a peasant, a “barefoot doctor,” a steelworker, and an electrician. As the story of each generation unfolds, Chang captures in gripping, moving—and ultimately uplifting—detail the cycles of violent drama visited on her own family and millions of others caught in the whirlwind of history.

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Chubb Park, Chester

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Save the Date

Tri-Town National Night Out

sponsored by

Boonton Police Department

Boonton Township Police Department

Mountain Lakes Police Department

PBA Locals #212, #392, #310

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Tuesday, August 2nd at 6 PM

RVA Fields

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GREEN TEAM

Green Team meetings will resume in September

enjoy your summer!

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News from our Health Officer

Public Health Nurse Office Hours

Our Public Health Nurse office hours are generally on Thursday 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 1077 as of July 22, 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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Sunday Morning Adult Softball

10:00 AM- Noon at RVA Fields

All welcome

Cancelled on July 23 for fireworks clean-up

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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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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

This and all meetings are open to the public and are free to attend.

Boonton Township Resident Receives Major Garden Club Award

Diane Nelson Holding her National Garden Club Award

Diane Nelson, a Boonton Township resident and a member of the Rockaway Valley Garden Club (RVGC) for over 50 years, was recently selected as this year’s recipient of the Golden Perennial Bloom Award by the Central Atlantic Region of the National Garden Clubs, Inc. The Central Atlantic Region consists of almost 700 garden clubs in 7 states with a total of approximately 23,000 members. The award was presented to the RVGC president, Karen Marcus, at the Garden Club of New Jersey’s annual meeting in June at the Bridgewater Marriott.

The award reflects Diane’s many years of service to the RVGC in various capacities including serving as RVGC president from 1974-1976 and heading a number of the club’s committees. She was also recognized for her activities as an ardent environmentalist and preservationist.

Significantly, for over two decades, Diane served as chair of the RVGC’s Emilie Hammond Wildflower Trail Committee (and has been an active committee member for 50 years), which maintains the 4+ acre wildflower/native plant garden in the Tourne County Park. She has used her native plant expertise to educate both club members and the general public, including giving tours of the “Trail” to various groups. She has also documented many species of plants native to New Jersey in part by utilizing her photography skills and by creating a 17-minute video regarding native plants in the New Jersey highlands which is available on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZ-kCBwmiB8

Part of the mission of the National Garden Clubs, the umbrella organization for the many local garden clubs in the U.S. and its 165,000 members, is to promote environmental responsibility. Diane was recognized for her efforts in this regard as well. She was a member of the “Tourne Coalition,” which was formed in 1974 to oppose a plan to create a reservoir in the Tourne County Park. It would have flooded much of the park, including all of the Wildflower Trail.

Later, Diane opposed a plan to convert the portion of the Tourne that is adjacent to the Rockaway River from meadow to recreational and storage facilities. Her opposition was a significant factor in the plan being rejected. Also, in 2016, when plans were begun by the NJ Department of Environmental Protection to log a portion of the Sparta Mountain Wildlife Management Area, Diane was a vocal opponent.

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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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from the Boonton Township Fire Department

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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

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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