Township Times

weekly edition

News for the next week...

11/10- Veterans Day (observed) - Municipal Offices Closed

11/11 - Veterans Day

11/13 - Township Committee Meeting - 7 PM

11/14 - Rockaway Valley Garden Club - 10 AM

11/14 - Bone Density Screening Clinic - 5 PM to 7 PM

11/14 - Book Club - 7:00 PM

11/15 - Board of Education - 7:30 PM

11/18 - Recycling Depot - 9 AM to 12 Noon

11/18- Rabies Clinic - 2 PM to 4 PM

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

Boonton Township Honors its Veterans

Honor Roll on the front lawn of the Powerville School

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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Thank you to all our Veterans

Honoring all who served

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Clinics are open to Boonton Township residents

under a shared-services agreement with Montville Township

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Township Committee approved schematic design plan for the

Renovation and Alterations to the Municipal Building & Police Headquarters

For more information about this project go to:

Municipal Building and Police Headquarters Renovation and Alteration

Once the final design and cost estimate is completed there will be a public presentation

we estimate that will be in early December

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Recycling News

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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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Upcoming Rabies Clinics

Rabies vaccines are free and open to all New Jersey residents! There's no paperwork to bring to rabies clinics - all you need to bring is your pet.

For your reference, below is the link for the clinics in Morris County scheduled from September 2023 to March 2024:

https://www.morriscountynj.gov/Residents/Public-Safety/Rabies-Clinics

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http://www.btrvs.org

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Book Club

We will be meeting November 14 at 7pm in the Town Hall Library to discuss:

For December, we will be meeting December 12 at 7pm – place to be determined as we would like to have a holiday celebration. We will be discussing:

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Sunday Morning Adult Softball

10 AM to 12 Noon

RVA Fields

All Welcome

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Rockaway Valley Garden Club

The monthly RVGC Program will be held on November 14, 2023 from 11:00 am to 12 noon at the Boonton Township Municipal Building, 155 Powerville Rd, Boonton Township, NJ 07005

The presentation will be about "Fall Fantasy". Elvis Mansilla, a partner in Lola's Floral Boutique in Montville will guide us through his designs and love of flowers.

He has decades of experience within the professional floral and landscape industry. Elvis will be creating fresh flower arrangements for the Fall. Designs will be raffled off at the end of the presentation.

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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Local Farmers' Markets

Denville

Sundays thru November 19th

8:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Bloomfield Avenue Parking Lot

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Boonton

Saturdays thru November

9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Plane Street Parking Lot

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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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The Boonton Township Police Department has recently received an increase in complaints about motorists passing school buses. Driving of this nature is dangerous and will not be tolerated.

A violation of NJ 39:4-128.1 results in a $100 fine, and up to 15 days in jail or 15 days community service for a first offense.

Subsequent offenses result in a $250 fine or more and up to 15 days in jail. Five points are added to a driver’s record for each offense.

Please see the following link for more information: https://www.nj.gov/.../transportation/training/BusSafety.pdf

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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