April 26, 2019

1. REMINDER: East Windsor Township Will Hold Recycling Day on Saturday, April 27 from 10 A.M. to 2 P.M., Rain or Shine, at the East Windsor Senior Center (40 Lanning Boulevard). This Township event is sponsored by Mayor Janice S. Mironov and Members of Council, in conjunction with the East Windsor Clean Communities Committee. Free document shredding will be available to East Windsor residents. There is a limit of ten boxes per household, and no commercial drop-offs are permitted. Residents also will be able to drop off cell phones, fluorescent bulbs and toner cartridges, as well as used electronics, computers, computer equipment and televisions. The East Windsor/Hightstown Lions Club will be collecting used eye glasses. RISE will have trucks on-site to collect clothing, shoes, blankets, housewares (plates, mugs, and related items) and working household appliances and electronics.
2. REMINDER: East Windsor Will Participate in Operation Medicine Cabinet on Saturday, April 27 from 10 A.M. to 2 P.M., offering residents the opportunity to dispose of unused, unwanted and expired prescription medications in an environmentally responsible manner and reducing possible access by unauthorized persons and young people to these drugs. The Township has a drop box in the lobby of the police/court building at 80 One Mile Road for the collection of these various medications. This special one-day collaborative event with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is intended to focus community attention on the importance and opportunity for secure and responsible disposal of medications. Collected medications will be turned over to the DEA on the next business day for final disposal. The Township maintains a year-round 24/7 accessible permanent medicine drop box in the lobby of the police/court building.
   
   
   
3. Township Environmental Commission Promotes Arbor Day with Free Distribution of Tree Seedlings on Saturday, May 4 (rain date Saturday, May 11), beginning at 10 A.M. to 12 noon or until supplies run out. Northern Red Oak tubelings will be available on a first-come first-serve basis at the East Windsor Police Athletic League fields on Airport Road. The Northern Red Oak is the New Jersey State Tree. Information about this variety can be found at www.arborday.org.
4. East Windsor Promotes Township Memorial Tree Program During Arbor Day. The Memorial Tree Program offers residents a unique opportunity to provide a living memorial to a deceased relative or friend or in remembrance or commemoration of a special person, group or event, by the planting of a tree in the Township Memorial Tree Grove located on the grounds of the East Windsor municipal building. The tree, including tree planting and accompanying granite marker with the name of the deceased person or event to be remembered, can be ordered through the Public Works Department. Brochures describing the program and costs with an order form are available on-line CLICK HERE, at the Township Municipal Building or by calling (609) 443-4000, ext. 215.
5. Township Awards Contracts for Roadway Improvements to (1) Old Cranbury Road, Rocky Brook Road, and Holland Lane, and (2) Oak Creek Road, and Heathwood Drive to low bidder Top Line Construction of Somerville, New Jersey. The roadway improvements, funded by $801,000 New Jersey Department of Transportation grants, will include milling and resurfacing, as well as concrete repairs to curbs and handicapped ramps. Concrete work is anticipated to begin in early May.
6. Mayor Janice S. Mironov Recognizes East Windsor Senior Center Volunteers, Presenting Certificates of Appreciation for Their Valuable Contributions to the Operations of the Center. The Senior Center volunteers assist with overseeing center office needs, coordinating and operating senior programs and events, and participating in various community programs organized by the Senior Center.
   
   
   Mayor Janice S. Mironov issued and presented to East Windsor Township Commission on Aging members Proclamation recognizing National Volunteer Week. Pictured (from left to right) are: Dilys Henninger; Gloria Golbert; Sydelle Norris, Commission Chairperson; Mayor Janice S. Mironov; Council Member Alan Rosenberg; Ondina Jeffers, and Ina Heiman.
   
   
   Mayor Janice S. Mironov issued a Proclamation recognizing National Volunteer Week and presented Certificates of Appreciation to East Windsor Senior Center volunteers.
7. Mercer County Park Commission Is Holding a Public Meeting on the Development of a New Recreation Park at Dam Site 21, on Thursday, May 9 from 6:30 P.M. to 8:30 P.M. at The Conference Center at Mercer County Community College (1200 Old Trenton Road Road, West Windsor). Dam Site 21 is a 370-acre property along Miry Run which flows into the Delaware River, and is located on Old Trenton Road across from Mercer County Community College. The site includes a lake, undeveloped uplands, wetlands, woodlands, and open fields. Additional information is available online at (CLICK HERE) or by contacting Sarah Leeper at sleeper@simonecollins.com or (610) 239-7601.
8. Mayor Janice S. Mironov Proclaimed May 1, 2019 Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Holocaust, known Internationally as Yom HaShoah. Locally, a Yom HaShoah remembrance will be held on Wednesday, May 1 at 7:15 pm at Beth El Synagogue (50 Maple Stream Road). The Mayoral Proclamation recognizes Yom HaShoah, "in memory of the victims, survivors and their liberators, and in furtherance of the hopes that we, as a Township and as individual citizens, will strive to overcome prejudice, hatred and indifference through education, tolerance, vigilance and remembrance."
9. East Windsor Recreation Department Summer Camp Registration Is Open for Township Residents. Recreation day camps will be offered for students entering grades Kindergarten through 6. The Explorer camp is designed for campers entering grades Kindergarten and 1, the Adventure camp is designed for campers entering grades 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, and the 2019 Travel camps are offered for campers entering grades 5 through 9. Camp Care for before and after care of campers is also available for an additional fee. Online registration and payment is available at (CLICK HERE). Program information is available at the Township municipal building, local libraries and online at (CLICK HERE). For additional information call (609) 443-4000, ext. 225.
10. East Windsor Encourages Community Groups to Participate in 2019 Township Adopt-A-Spot Program. Under this program, participating groups "adopt" a public property and keep it clean during the year. A placard is erected on the site indicating that it has been "adopted by" with the name of the group. The groups are expected to perform clean-up three times per month from April 1 through November 30. Adopt-A-Spot is a great program in not only ensuring public areas of our community are well-maintained, but also has been a wonderful educational tool for teaching young people social responsibility and community pride. To participate, interested groups should send a letter to East Windsor Clean Communities Committee, ATTN: Mayor Janice S. Mironov, 16 Lanning Boulevard, East Windsor, NJ 08520.