Community Webinar: Just Talk About It! Monday, November 16, 7:00 pm
The Mendhams Stigma-Free Task Force is hosting a Community Webinar on Monday, November 16, from 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM, with speakers from Minding Your Mind.
The program is called "Just Talk About It" and will feature a clinician and a young adult speaker, who will talk candidly about his mental health struggles and how he turned his life around.
The goal is to educate participants to look beyond stigma and notice warning signs of stress, anxiety, depression and crisis and learn how to support loved ones in need.
This event also marks the United Nation's international "Day of Tolerance" and to continue breaking down the stigma around mental health issues.
You can join that evening by clicking on this link: https://event.webinarjam.com/go/live/186/51rlof5rc7s8sv
Or, RSVP to mendhamstigmafree(a)gmail.com<mailto:mendhamstigmafree@gmail.com> for the link and a reminder to join that evening.
Follow the Mendhams Stigma-Free Task Force on Facebook & Instagram @mendhamstigmafree
Learn more about Minding Your Mind at: www.mindingyourmind.org<http://www.mindingyourmind.org/>
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Attached please find the Township Committee Regular Meeting agenda for Monday, November 9, 2020.
The meeting will be held in-person at Town Hall, 2 West Main Street, Brookside and via the virtual platform Zoom. The Zoom access information can be found on the last page of the agenda.
Thank you,
Maria Coppinger
Township Clerk
Mendham Township
973-543-4555 Ext. 211
Free Rabies Vaccination Clinic, Friday, November 6, 6:00 - 8:00 PM
In collaboration with Chester Township, we will be offering a free rabies vaccination clinic on Friday, November 6 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, 2021. 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).
COVID-19 safety measures apply: wear a face covering, social distance and if you're not feeling well, please stay home.
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The Social Security Administration office in Parsippany remains committed to providing uninterrupted benefits and vital services the public relies on, especially during the current coronavirus pandemic. Although the offices are not providing service for walk-in visitors, they may be able to schedule an appointment for limited, critical issues if someone cannot be helped by phone and if they cannot get the information they need or conduct their business online.
Community members can call or take advantage of the secure and convenient online services<https://www.ssa.gov/onlineservices/> to:
* Apply for Retirement<https://www.ssa.gov/benefits/retirement/>, Disability<https://www.ssa.gov/benefits/disability/>, and Medicare<https://www.ssa.gov/benefits/medicare/> benefits,
* Check the status of an application or appeal,
* Request a replacement Social Security card (in most areas),
* Print a benefit verification letter, and
* Much more.
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Although tomorrow is Election Day, many of you have already voted. If you choose to vote in person on election day, be aware that unless you have a disability, you must vote by paper provisional ballot. Only persons with disabilities will be allowed to vote using an ADA-accessible voting machine.
By now, though, you should have received a ballot in the mail with a return postage-paid envelope. If you have not voted yet, you still have time, and options!
* You can choose to mail in your Vote-By-Mail ballot. If you do mail your ballot, it must be sent in via USPS, postmarked by tomorrow - Tuesday, November 3rd, and received by the Morris County Clerk no later than 8:00pm on Tuesday, November 10th.
* You can drop your Vote-By-Mail ballot at one of the secure drop boxes <https://elections.morriscountynj.gov/ways-to-vote/#boxes> throughout Morris County. The closest drop box for Mendham Township residents is at the Mendham Borough Police Station, 3 Cold Hill Road South. This drop box is outside and under surveillance 24/7. The drop box resembles a USPS Blue Mailbox, but is Red, White & Blue and displays "Morris County - Official Ballot Drop Box". The drop boxes will be closed at 8:00pm tomorrow - Tuesday, November 3rd.
* You may also return your Vote-By-Mail ballot to Mendham Township's polling place at the Brookside Emergency Services Building tomorrow between the hours of 6:00am and 8:00pm.
* The Morris County Clerk's Office will be open from 6:00am - 8:00pm for in-person voting to accommodate voters that may have experienced a problem with their ballot and require a duplicate. All voters on line by 8:00pm will be accommodated.
* No matter which method you use to drop off your Vote-By-Mail ballot, it must be in the sealed envelope provided and the signed voter certification must be attached.
After you drop off your ballot, you can track its status by signing up for a My Voter Record account, here: https://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/vote-track-my-ballot.shtml.
For more information, please visit the Morris County Elections Center<https://elections.morriscountynj.gov/>. As always, if you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact us at the Township as well at (973) 543-4555 ext. 211.
Sarah Neibart
Mayor, Mendham Township
Halloween is Tomorrow and There's a Party in Mendham Township!
Mendham Township Recreation is hosting a Halloween Party, this Saturday, October 31! From 1:00 – 3:00 pm, join us at Brookside Field and be sure to come dressed up for the occasion. A costume contest is open to everyone in attendance and there are certainly some great prizes to be awarded!
We’ll have games, music and lots of fun for the entire family! We look forward to seeing you dressed up and ready for the Halloween festivities!
A $5 suggested participation donation is much appreciated.
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Free Rabies Vaccination Clinic, Friday, November 6, 6:00 - 8:00 PM
In collaboration with Chester Township, we will be offering a free rabies vaccination clinic on Friday, November 6 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, 2021. 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).
COVID-19 safety measures apply: wear a face covering, social distance and if you're not feeling well, please stay home.
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Mendham Township Environmental Commission is sponsoring a Drive-Through Water Testing Kit event on Saturday, November 14, 9:00 am - Noon
To make well testing more convenient for residents, RHA is partnering with the Mendham Township Environmental Commission to hold a Well Water Testing event at the Mendham Township Municipal Building. Drive-through purchases of testing kits will allow for proper social-distancing. Look for the big blue RHA van parked in the lot and drive up to request a kit! Residents will then return their water samples to the Municipal Building on Monday, November 16th between 7AM and 9:30AM.
For more information about the upcoming event and a full menu of testing options, visit the Raritan Headwaters website at www.testmywell.org or contact the Raritan Headwaters Well Testing office at 908-234-1852 ext. 401 or welltesting(a)raritanheadwaters.org. To learn more about Raritan Headwaters and its programs, please visit www.raritanheadwaters.org<http://www.raritanheadwaters.org>.
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Attached please find an updated Township Committee agenda for tonight's (October 27th) Township Committee Meeting.
Kindly note the following resolution has been updated:
* 2020-200 - Resolution of the Township Committee of the Township of Mendham Establishing the Construction Project Exterior Design Advisory Committee - previous agenda reflected this resolution as a pending item.
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Township Committee Meeting - Tuesday, October 27, 2020 starting at 5:30PM Executive Session / 7:30PM Regular Meeting
The Township Committee will convene at 5:30 PM and will immediately adjourn into Executive (closed) Session. The purpose of the Executive Session is to discuss a matter of personnel; specifically the Township Administrator Position.
At 7:30 PM, the Committee will reconvene into Regular Session to discuss and/or act upon the items described in the attached agenda.
The public is welcome to join in-person at 2 West Main Street, Brookside or virtually via Zoom. Kindly note the access information on the last page of the attached agenda.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Thank you,
Maria Coppinger
Township Clerk
Mendham Township
PO Box 520
2 West Main Street
Brookside, NJ 07926
973-543-4555 Ext. 211
973-543-6630 FAX
There's a Halloween Party in Mendham Township!
Mendham Township Recreation is hosting a Halloween Party, this Saturday, October 31! From 1:00 - 3:00 pm, join us at Brookside Field and be sure to come dressed up for the occasion. A costume contest is open to everyone in attendance and there are certainly some great prizes to be awarded!
We'll have games, music and lots of fun for the entire family! We look forward to seeing you dressed up and ready for the Halloween festivities!
A $5 suggested participation donation is much appreciated.
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