April 25, 2025

1. ALERT: On Monday, April 28, the Mercer County Department of Transportation Plans to Commence Milling and Resurfacing of Etra Road (County Route 571) from Milford Road to the Mercer County Border with Monmouth County. During construction, both lanes of Etra Road will be closed to through traffic from 9 A.M. to 3:30 P.M. Detours will be posted to use Cedarville Road and Windsor-Perrineville Road to avoid the area. Access will be permitted for local residents. Mercer County anticipates completion by Friday, May 9, weather permitting.
2. New Grant-Funded Playground Equipment and Surface Were Installed at Anker Park on Hickory Corner Road across from the Lee Turkey Farm. The costs of the new Playground Equipment and Surface were fully underwritten by a $75,000 state local recreation grant plus a $1.3 Million state grant for park and recreation improvements awarded to Mayor Mironov and Council Members with the assistance and support of the municipality's legislative representatives -- Senator Linda Greenstein, Assemblyman/now Mercer County Executive Dan Benson, Assemblyman Wayne DeAngelo, along with Assemblywoman Tennille McCoy. The new play equipment includes two new ADA compliant age-appropriate playsets, which are large multi-component play systems complete with climbing options, tubes and tunnels, slides, bridges and covered decks. Additional new features include a merry-go-round, swing sets and spring toys, a GT stock car and a Jumper Flyer Rocker. In addition, a new surface was installed under the new play equipment to provide an attractive, durable and safe ground. The $1.3 Million state grant funds also are underwriting other Township-wide park and recreation projects, including Woods Road Community Park new play equipment and surface, Wiltshire Park pedestrian bridge replacement, Wiltshire Park basketball court resurfacing, Westfield Park tennis courts resurfacing, and purchase of an outdoor pavilion for the Senior Center. All of the projects are expected to be completed during the spring and summer 2025.
   
   Mayor Janice S. Mironov and Council Members are joined by County and State officials to celebrate the new Anker Park playground and surface funded by state grants obtained by Mayor and Council with the support and assistance of legislative representatives. Pictured (from left to right) are: newly appointed Council Member Joseph Miczak; Council Member Anthony Katawick; Assemblyman Wayne DeAngelo; Council Member Marc Lippman; Council Member John Zoller; Mayor Janice S. Mironov; Deputy Mayor David Russell; Mercer County Executive (former Assemblyman) Daniel Benson; Senator Linda Greenstein, and Council Member Johnnie Whittington.
   

3. Installation of New Grant-Funded Playground Equipment and Surface at Woods Road Community Park Begins this Week. The new playground project is funded by a $1.3 Million state grant for parks and recreation improvements, applied for and received by Mayor and Council with the support of state legislative representatives. The existing play equipment will be completely removed and replaced with new equipment, including two play areas, one age appropriate for ages 2 to 5 and one age appropriate for ages 5 to 12 with climbing bars and slides, as well as swing sets for all ages, see saw, spring toys in the form of jumbo flyer and dune buggy, and standing accessible sensory wall. A new rubberized surface will be installed under the entire new play equipment area, to provide an attractive, durable and safe ground. The new playground and surface is projected to be fully complete later this spring.
   
   Design concept of the Woods Road Community Park newly purchased playground equipment and surface.

4. Mayor Janice S. Mironov Proclaimed April 24, 2025 Day of Remembrance of the Holocaust, known Internationally as Yom HaShoah. The Mayoral Proclamation states: "Between 1933 and 1945, more than six million of Europe's Jews, as well as others deemed "unworthy of life", were systematically murdered in the Holocaust," continuing "All peoples should remember these atrocities, should rededicate themselves to the principle of equal justice for all people and must remain eternally vigilant against all tyranny, recognizing that hatred and bigotry provide a breeding ground for tyranny to flourish. We recognize as Americans that each individual citizen is personally responsible for eternal vigilance against all tyranny and for speaking out against acts of brutality and oppression." The Proclamation proclaims April 24 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."
5. Mayor Janice S. Mironov and Council Members Proclaimed National Library Week April 6 to April 12 with the Theme "Drawn to the Library" and presented Proclamations to representatives of the two East Windsor libraries, Hickory Corner Branch and Twin Rivers Branch, of the Mercer County Library system. The libraries were recognized as key centers within our community, which provide valuable access to many diverse resources and serve as a center for community group meetings. The Mayoral Proclamation "encouraged all people to support and rediscover the wealth of resources and services available at the East Windsor Township libraries," further stating "Our public libraries safeguard the right of Americans to free access to read, learn and connect to information on all subjects and representing all points of view, serving as a cornerstone of our democracy."
   
   Mayor Janice S. Mironov presents local library representatives with National Library Week Proclamation and Barnes & Noble gift certificates donated by Shiseido. Pictured (from left to right) are: Debbie Scherholz, President, Friends of the Library, Hickory Corner Branch; Sharon Galbraith Ryer, Branch Manager, Hickory Corner Library; Mayor Janice S. Mironov; Terry Goldstein, Vice President, Friends of the Library, Twin Rivers Branch, and Phyllis Anker, East Windsor Township representative to Mercer County Library Commission.
6. REMINDER: Stream Cleanup Co-Sponsored by The Watershed Institute and East Windsor Township Held TOMORROW Saturday, April 26, from 9 A.M. to 11 A.M. at Etra Lake Park. IF ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE WATERSHED SHALL MAKE A DECISION ON CANCELLATION LATE TODAY FRIDAY, Keep watch for event updates. Pre-registration is preferred (CLICK HERE). Volunteers should wear long pants, closed-toed shoes and long sleeves, and bring work gloves. Trash bags will be provided. Adults must accompany minors. For additional information or to register, visit The Watershed Institute website at www.thewatershed.org.
   
7. REMINDER: East Windsor Will Participate in Operation Medicine Cabinet TOMORROW Saturday, April 26, 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.
8. Township Environmental Commission Promotes Arbor Day with Free Distribution of Eastern Redbud Tree Seedlings on Saturday, May 3 (rain date Saturday, May 10), beginning at 10 A.M. and continuing to 12 noon or until supplies run out at the East Windsor Police Athletic League fields (30 Airport Road). Eastern Redbud saplings will be available on a first-come first-serve basis. Information about this variety can be found at www.arborday.org.