Township Times
weekly edition
News for the next week...
01/06 - Green Team Meeting - 3 PM
01/09 - Township Committee Meeting - 7 PM
01/09 - Board of Health Meeting - 7:30 PM
01/09 - Planning Board Meeting - 8 PM
01/10 - Book Club - 7 PM
01/14 - Recycling Depot - 9 AM to 12 Noon - depot closes when dumpsters are full
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Each week we will include a fun fact or historic tidbit about our great hometown
Powerville School
The Powerville School is the current site of the Municipal Building
The 1870 schoolhouse was in use until it was demolished in 1973
The 1926 and 1954 additions to the school have been used as the Municipal Building and Police Headquarters since 1973
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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Township Committee Reorganization Meeting
The Boonton Township Annual Reorganization meeting was held on Wednesday, January 4, 2023
Re-elected to the Township Committee, William Klingener and Paul Allieri were administered their Oaths of Office by Assemblywoman Aura Dunn.
Other dignitaries present were Sheriff Jim Gannon, County Clerk Ann Grossi and Commissioners Tayfun Selen and Stephen Shaw.
Brian Honan was appointed Mayor and Bill Klingener was appointed Deputy Mayor for 2023.
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Christmas Tree disposal
Recycling Depot accepts Christmas trees on January 14 and 28
or Troop 69 will collect trees curbside, for a donation, last pick-up is January 8 - see info below
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2023 Recycling Schedule
save for future reference
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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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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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