Garbage Collection Advisory for Tuesday, September 21, 2021
Due to delays at the transfer station, Residents on the East side of Mendham Township may not have their trash collected today. Any homes where garbage is not collected today will be serviced tomorrow. Our apologies for any inconveniences.
FLU SHOT VACCINATION CLINIC: Thursday, October 14, 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
The Mendham Township Health Department will be holding a flu vaccination clinic:
When: October 14, 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Where: EMS Bay, 2 West Main Street, Brookside
Cost: Residents 65 and older will not be charged and are asked to bring their Medicare Part B card. Residents 18-64 years will be charged $45 (cash or check made out to Township of Mendham)
**Appointments are required** Please call 973-285-6063 to book your appointment.
Questions: Please call 973-543-4555 x218
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On Wednesday, September 22nd from 9:00am - 5:00pm, FEMA will deploy a team to Mendham Township to meet with individual residents who have submitted a request for individual assistance and who would like to apply for assistance due to damages caused by Tropical Storm Ida.
FEMA representatives will be stationed in the Township Meeting Room at Mendham Township's Municipal Building (2 W Main St, Brookside) and be able to answer questions, assist with registration, and conduct inquiries on the status of existing applications.
For more information, contact Mendham Township's Office of Emergency Management at: mendhamtwpoem(a)gmail.com.
Free Rabies Vaccination Clinic, Friday, November 5, 6:00 - 8:00 PM
In collaboration with Chester Township, we will be offering a free rabies vaccination clinic on Friday, November 5 from 6:00 - 8:00 pm. Please bring your leashed dog and/or cat in a carrier to Chester Township, DPW, 65 Furnace Road. Mendham Township Residents: All dogs and cats must be registered by January 31, 2022. In order to license your dog or cat, the rabies vaccination must be valid for 10 months out of the licensing year (through October 31).
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Over the last couple of weeks, Mendham Township officials have been working with the State and County Offices of Emergency Management (OEM), the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and the NJ Department of Environmental Protection to assess the damage caused by Tropical Storm Ida. Last Friday, Morris County officially met the threshold for a FEMA major disaster declaration<https://www.fema.gov/disaster/4614>.
Over 400 FEMA employees are currently here in our state along with 16 disaster survivor assistance teams, who are helping to register residents and process applications. As of earlier this week, the assistance teams visited over 1,800 families across NJ.
To better serve each county, FEMA will be standing-up disaster recovery centers (DRCs) across the state to connect residents to storm related resources. FEMA plans to operate Morris County’s DRC at the Morris Plains Community Center at 51 Jim Fear Drive, Morris Plains, from September 20th through September 23rd. The DRCs that have already been set-up have had several hundred residents come through for assistance. They've registered over 37,000 residents already - 27,000 homeowners and about 10,000 renters.
On Wednesday, September 22nd from 9:00am - 5:00pm, FEMA will deploy a team to Mendham Township to meet with individual residents who have submitted a request for individual assistance and who would like to apply for assistance. FEMA representatives will be able to answer questions, assist with registration, and conduct inquiries on the status of existing applications. If you would like to meet with FEMA, please email the Mendham Township OEM for more information at mendhamtwpoem(a)gmail.com.
To start your FEMA claim, go to disasterassistance.gov<https://www.disasterassistance.gov/>. Additional resources can be found on the FEMA Fact Sheet<https://www.fema.gov/pdf/media/factsheets/dad_disaster_declaration.pdf> and nj.gov/ida<https://nj.gov/ida/>.
Have a great Sunday, and take care.
Sarah Neibart
Mayor, Mendham Township
Join the Battle, Beat the Bug! Stomp it Out!
For more information and resources about the Spotted Lantern Fly, visit the New Jersey State Department of Agriculture<https://www.nj.gov/agriculture/divisions/pi/prog/pests-diseases/spotted-lan…>.
If you see a Spotted Lantern Fly, if possible, crush it and then report it to badbug.nj.gov.
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Mendham Township is partnering with Assemblywoman Aura Dunn and the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission to bring a mobile unit into Mendham Township on October 4th from 10:00am - 2:00pm.
Appointments are limited. Schedule your appointment below at:
Mobile MVC Units<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfLIVwZGyZJpGSdJXaCMaI1DQnBr5JwRfF…>
FALL BRUSH PICK UP WILL BEGIN ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2021
The Township Public Works Department conducts a semi-annual brush collection program to help residents remove from their property the sticks, branches and brush that nature has caused to fall during the year. The program is designed primarily for homeowners who have little to no acreage on which to discard the materials, but is open to all Township residents. The Public Works crews will not collect excessive loads cleared from the property by private contractors.
If you have brush to be collected by the public works department please follow these simple guidelines:
1. Place material at the side of the road by 7:00 a.m., with ends facing the roadway.
2. Do not tie bundles
* If you want to tie the bundles, use string only, no wire.
* Bundles must be less than twelve inches in diameter and six feet in length
1. Do not put steel rods or any metal objects in with the wood.
2. Individual Branches/Logs cannot be more than 6" in diameter and between 18" and 6' in length.
3. Please:
* no tree stumps
* no firewood
* no logs over six feet long
Township Committee Meeting - Monday, September 13, 2021 at 7:30pm
Attached, please find the Township Committee agenda for Monday, September 13, 2021. The bills list will be uploaded to the township's website by Monday afternoon.
Thank you,
Maria Coppinger
Township Clerk
Mendham Township
973-543-4555 Ext. 211
Today, we mark the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
We honor and remember the people who perished in the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and Shanksville—including the heroic first responders who made the ultimate sacrifice running toward danger to help others.
The coordinated terrorist attacks on our country killed nearly 3,000 people, almost 750 of them New Jersey residents. Two decades later, more first responders and survivors have died from 9/11-related illnesses than on the day itself. We honor their lives and their memory on this occasion, and mourn all we lost on that terrible day.
Mendham Township is commemorating this anniversary in a number of ways.
Last Sunday, Township officials, Ralston Engine Company, and Brookside Engine Company began their 20th anniversary tribute by joining Frank Siller, from the Tunnels to Towers Foundation<https://t2t.org/>, as he walked through the Mendhams to Morris Township on his 500 mile journey from the Pentagon, to Shanksville, to Ground Zero. Later in the afternoon, members of the Brookside Engine Company paid tribute to the 343 New York City Fire Department firefighters who selflessly gave their lives on September 11, 2001<https://www.newjerseyhills.com/observer-tribune/news/video-in-mendham-towns…> by climbing the equivalent of the 100 stories of the World Trade Center.
This morning, the Township will sound sirens around town at four times to pay tribute to that horrific day - 8:46am when the North Tower was struck, 9:03am when the South Tower was struck, 9:37am when the Pentagon was struck, and 10:03am when Flight 93 crashed in Pennsylvania. During the Brookside Engine Company’s Annual Clambake<https://www.bec1.org/new-page-1>, later this afternoon, Mendham Township’s first responders will lead a remembrance ceremony starting at 3:30pm which will go until 4:00pm. The tribute will be accompanied by a static memorial that will be stationed at the Brookside Community Club Field throughout the duration of the event.
As we continue to reflect on that harrowing day, let us also remember the strength, solidarity, and hope we have gained over the last 20 years.
Sarah Neibart
Mayor, Mendham Township