Township Times
New Year's week edition
News for the next week...
12/31 - Recycling Depot - 9 AM to 12 Noon - depot closes when dumpsters are full
01/01 - Happy New Year
01/02 - Municipal Offices Closed
01/04 -Township Reorganization Meeting - 6 PM
01/04 - Township Committee Work Meeting - 7 PM
01/05 - Curbside Recycling
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Each week we will include a fun fact or historic tidbit about our great hometown
Township Reorganization
100 years ago
January 1, 1923
The Township Committee organized at 10 AM on Monday, January 1, 1923 and selected FJ Morgan to serve as the Chairman (Mayor)
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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from the Township Committee
and staff
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Municipal Building will be closed for the New Year's Holiday
Monday, January 2
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Township Reorganization Meeting
Wednesday, January 4, 2023
6:00 PM
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Holiday Recycling Schedule
Recycling Depot
Saturday, December 31
Saturday, January 14
Curbside Recycling
Thursday, January 5
Thursday, January 19
Recycling Depot accepts Christmas trees on January 14 and 28
or Troop 69 will collect trees curbside, for a donation, on January 1 and 8 - see info below
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2023 Recycling Schedule
save for future reference
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REMINDER
water and sewer bills are due by
December 30, 2022
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Attention Dog Owners using RVA Fields
The Township has received numerous reports recently regarding dogs running off-leash and owners not picking-up after their dogs.
DOGS MUST BE LEASHED AT ALL TIMES AND PERMITTED ONLY ON THE GRAVEL PATH AND PARKING LOT
YOU MUST PICK-UP AFTER YOUR DOG
RVA Fields is a people park not a dog park
continued reports of these violations will result in the Township prohibiting dogs at RVA Fields
if you see a violation, say something to the offender if you don't want the privilege lost
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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.
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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The BT Green Team is committed to helping our community to recertify with Sustainable Jersey.
A Bronze certification ensures that we are taking care of our public resources as well as educating each other on how to make our community healthier, safer, and long-lasting for the future.
Certification also helps us secure grants to improve our community & environmental security.
Learn more about Sustainable Jersey: https://www.sustainablejersey.com/
If you would like to help, please join us in person on or this link First Fridays at 3PM:
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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
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Book Club
Our next meeting will be January 10, 2023 at 7pm in the Town Hall Library to discuss HORSE by Geraldine Brooks.
Horse
4.36 · Rating details · 30,634 ratings · 3,486 reviews
A discarded painting in a junk pile, a skeleton in an attic, and the greatest racehorse in American history: from these strands, a Pulitzer Prize winner braids a sweeping story of spirit, obsession, and injustice across American history
Kentucky, 1850. An enslaved groom named Jarret and a bay foal forge a bond of understanding that will carry the horse to record-setting victories across the South. When the nation erupts in civil war, an itinerant young artist who has made his name on paintings of the racehorse takes up arms for the Union. On a perilous night, he reunites with the stallion and his groom, very far from the glamor of any racetrack.
New York City, 1954. Martha Jackson, a gallery owner celebrated for taking risks on edgy contemporary painters, becomes obsessed with a nineteenth-century equestrian oil painting of mysterious provenance.
Washington, DC, 2019. Jess, a Smithsonian scientist from Australia, and Theo, a Nigerian-American art historian, find themselves unexpectedly connected through their shared interest in the horse--one studying the stallion's bones for clues to his power and endurance, the other uncovering the lost history of the unsung Black horsemen who were critical to his racing success.
Based on the remarkable true story of the record-breaking thoroughbred Lexington, Horse is a novel of art and science, love and obsession, and our unfinished reckoning with racism.
I ended up picking February…something that will be outside our (I know mine) comfort zones because the reviews are amazing!!
So for February we will meet in the Town Hall Library February 14 at 7pm to discuss (we might change that date as it is Valentine’s Day, we can discuss in January):
Remarkably Bright Creatures
4.47 · Rating details · 70,151 ratings · 11,028 reviews
For fans of A Man Called Ove, a charming, witty and compulsively readable exploration of friendship, reckoning, and hope, tracing a widow's unlikely connection with a giant Pacific octopus.
After Tova Sullivan's husband died, she began working the night shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium, mopping floors and tidying up. Keeping busy has always helped her cope, which she's been doing since her eighteen-year-old son, Erik, mysteriously vanished on a boat in Puget Sound over thirty years ago.
Tova becomes acquainted with curmudgeonly Marcellus, a giant Pacific octopus living at the aquarium. Marcellus knows more than anyone can imagine but wouldn't dream of lifting one of his eight arms for his human captors--until he forms a remarkable friendship with Tova.
Ever the detective, Marcellus deduces what happened the night Tova's son disappeared. And now Marcellus must use every trick his old invertebrate body can muster to unearth the truth for her before it's too late.
Shelby Van Pelt's debut novel is a gentle reminder that sometimes taking a hard look at the past can help uncover a future that once felt impossible.
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Prescription Drug Drop Box Program
check the County web-site for drop off locations
https://www.morriscountynj.gov/Departments/Sheriff/Community-Programs/Prescription-Drug-Drop-Box-Program
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from the Boonton Township Fire Department
Holiday fire safety tips
The winter holidays are a time for families and friends to get together.
It’s always fun to decorate for the winter holidays and to cook special meals, but holiday decorations and cooking can increase your risk for a home fire.
As you deck the halls this season or fix a festive meal, please be smart about fire safety.
Be careful with your holiday decorations. Make sure they don’t block windows and doors. Additionally, following these few steps can help make your holidays fire-safe.
Cooking is the main cause of home fires and injuries no matter the season. From frying your to making pies, be sure to follow these rules to prevent cooking fires.
We hope that you all enjoy the holiday season and think fire safety.
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BOONTON TOWNSHIP BOOK SWAP
we have plenty of books for your reading pleasure
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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We'd love to include your community organization in our weekly newsletter
If your community organization has information you'd like to share in our weekly newsletter please let us know.
email submissions to: dcabana@boontontownship.com
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A Message From the Boonton Township Police Department
Happy Holidays and a Safe & Healthy New Year from BTPD
The Boonton Township Police Department would like to wish all of our residents a happy and safe holiday season. The month of December typically marks one of the most festive times of the year. We'd like to take this opportunity to remind all our residents to exercise extra caution on the roadways, and please do not drink and drive. Some of the latest data shows that In December of 2020, traffic crashes involving an impaired driver killed 937 people. Making a plan for a safe, sober ride home is critical to saving lives this holiday season. This new data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration also revealed the following alarming statistics:
Driving impaired by any substance – alcohol or other drugs, whether legal or illegal – is against the law in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. To prevent unnecessary tragedies, the Boonton Township Police Department urges everyone to plan ahead, especially when celebrating the holidays, and to never drive drunk or high. Instead, designate a sober driver, use public transportation, or call a ride-hailing service or a taxi to make sure you get home safely. As always, our officers will be working around the clock this holiday season, ensuring that the residents of Boonton Township remain safe. If you see an impaired driver on the road, call 911.
We hope that 2023 is a safe, happy, and healthy year for all of our residents here in the Township.
We hope that you all continue to enjoy the holiday season, and we are looking forward to what the new year has in store.
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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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