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The Long Valley Mill

The building looms over the bustling Route 24, once called Chester Pike, just east of Long Valley center. At once, upon seeing it, you know that the mill holds a thousand stories and probably a thousand more secrets in its ancient timbers.

Shade Tree Committee and Volunteers Plant Trees

  The Washington Township Shade Tree Committee held their spring tree planting on Saturday,  April 15, 2023.  Member of the Shade Tree Committee and other volunteers planted 34 swamp white oak trees along Windswept Way.  Pictured from left to right a...

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Paper Shredding, Electronics & Rigid Plastic Recycling, Brush Drop Off May 6th 8 am - 11 am at the DPW 54 Rock Road, Long Valley

  This event is open to Washington Township, Morris County, residents only. Proof of residency will be required. SHREDDING Total allowed is 6 boxes per household. Three banker size boxes are free of charge. Three additional banker size boxes permitte...

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Well Water Test Kit Pickup April 22

  The Washington Township Environmental Commission and Raritan Headwaters Association will hold a Well Water Testing Pick April 22nd at the Rock Spring park pavilion from  9am to 12pm. *Water samples must be returned to Rock Spring Park on April 24th...

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Screening saves lives!

  Screening (testing for colorectal cancer) is the No. 1 way you can prevent colon cancer and rectal cancer. With screening, colorectal cancer is one of the most preventable cancers. Colon cancer and rectal cancer are also highly treatable if caught ...

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Cover All Kids Community Outreach

  Navigating Hope Facilitates “Cover All Kids” Community Outreach   Morris County’s unique Navigating Hope mobile outreach program will be joined by an outreach specialist from the New Jersey State Department of Human Services to advance a state init...

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Take Steps to Protect Foot Health

    Most of us go through each day without ever thinking about our feet. It’s only when something goes wrong that we tend to realize just how important our feet really are. Your feet are surprisingly complex. Each foot has 26 bones, 33 joints, and a ...

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Story Map Launches to Celebrate 40 Years of Farmland Preservation

  Morris County Launches Interactive Story Map to Celebrate 40 Years of Farmland Preservation Program: Learn More About Each Farm in an Informative Online Audio and Visual Format  Morris County is celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the Morris County...

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Washington Township School District Announces March 14th Referendum Vote

 The Washington Township Schools have announced a referendum vote to fund capital improvement projects and new STEM education spaces in all schools.  The schools are hosting two more community forums on March 1st at Old Farmers Road School ...

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Improving Your Health by Improving Your Sleep

  Improve Your Sleep Adults need 7 or more hours of good-quality sleep on a regular schedule each night. Getting enough sleep isn’t only about total hours of sleep. It’s also important to get good-quality sleep on a regular schedule so you feel reste...

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Guard Your Backyard

  Clean soil or “clean fill” is often brought onto residential sites or vacant lots by trucking companies throughout New Jersey. Clean soil is fine, but sometimes clean fill, which is sold or offered free of charge, may contain contaminants (e.g. dem...

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NO COST COVID-19 VACCINE/BOOSTER CLINIC OPPORTUNITIES

  The Morris County Department of Law & Public Safety Division of Public Health is offering (3) No Cost COVID19 Vaccination and Booster Clinics.  The Clinics will be held on:   Thursday, March 23, 2023 9am-11am Notre Dame of Mount Carmel Church, 75 R...

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2023 Shade Tree Planting Volunteers Needed

 Each year, the Washington Township Shade Tree Committee does a Shade Tree Planting, to plant new trees or replace damaged or dying trees.  This year the planting will be on Windswept Way on April 15, with a rain date of April 22.     If you would li...

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Recent Reported Levels of Sadness Amongst Teen Girls

    According to data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), nearly 3 in 5 teenage girls reported feeling persistent sadness in 2021 (double the rate of boys) and 1 in 3 girls had seriously considered attempting suicide. In...

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Municipal Offices Closed Monday, February 20 for Presidents Day

  Washington Township Municipal Offices will be closed on Monday, February 20, 2023 in observance of Presidents Day.  Offices will be open the remainder of the week, Tuesday, February 21  through Friday, February 24, from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm.

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Musconetcong River Clean Up April 15

 The Musconetcong Watershed Association will be holding its Musconetcong River Clean Up on April 15 starting at 9 AM. This annual clean-up is their biggest event of the year, with hundreds of volunteers cleaning up 20 sites along the Musconetcong Riv...

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Two Ordinances Adopted at February Township Committee Meeting

The following ordinances were adopted at the February 15,  2023 meeting of the Township Committee. RO-01-23 CALENDAR YEAR 2023 ORDINANCE TO EXCEED THE MUNICIPAL BUDGET APPROPRIATION LIMITS AND TO ESTABLISH A CAP BANK (N.J.S.A. 40A:4-45.14) – INTRODUC...

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Social Media Use Effects on Teens

  Social Media Use Effects on Teens Over the last decade, social media has remapped the central experience of adolescence, a period of rapid brain development. Research has emerged recently showing sensitivity to social media varies from person to pe...

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FREE COVID-19 VACCINE BOOSTER CLINIC

COVID-19 VACCINE  BOOSTER CLINIC  Saturday March 4, 2023 8am-12pm 101 Madison Ave., Suite 202 Morristown, NJ  MAKE AN APPOINTMENT OR WALK IN!  How to Make an Appointment:     Visit mychart.atlantichealth.org Once logged in, select top left corner,   ...

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Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall at Palmer Park this Fall

Washington Township will host the The Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall is coming to Long Valley, New Jersey from September 28, 2023, through October 1, 2023. The Opening Ceremony September 29, 2023, at 10:00 AM in Palmer Park Donations to the vent can...

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Utility Assistance from Family Promise

   Although located in Sussex County, Family Promise serves residents in Morris, Warren, and Hunterdon Counties as well.  https://familypromisesussex.org/  

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