May 22-28, 2023 has been designated as Healthy and Safe Swimming Week to highlight the roles that swimmers, parents, aquatics and beach staff, residential pool owners, and public health officials play in preventing disease outbreaks, drowning, and po...
Hearing plays an essential role in communication, speech and language development, and learning. Even a small amount of hearing loss can have profound, negative effects on speech, language comprehension, communication, classroom learning, and socia...
Washington Township, Morris County, is hiring for the following 2 positions: JR. DPW MECHANIC – Full Time, $32/hr., benefits. Must have High School diploma or GED and combined 3 years auto tech training at vocational or community college and experi...
Is your food establishment up to date on food safety regulations? Learn from your local health department on ways to keep your employees and customers safe. Hear about updates to food safety, new regulations on plastic, paper and foam bans, along...
Observed in April each year, National Donate Life Month helps raise awareness about donation, encourage Americans to register as organ, eye and tissue donors and to honor those that have saved lives through the gift of donation. Frequently Asked Qu...
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...
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...
Brought to you by: Raritan Headwaters 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Rock Spring Park, Senior Center Pavilion (near Library), 37 East Springtown Road, Long Valley Thank you for testing your well this year! Please click the link below to pre-register f...
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...
Naloxone, sold under the brand name Narcan, is a medication used to reverse or reduce the effects of opioids which blocks the opioid’s effect on the brain. Narcan can be a lifesaver for someone taking opioids, oxycodone, heroin or fentanyl. Thank...
Tick exposure can occur year-round, but ticks are most active during warmer months (April-September). Before you go outdoors Ticks live in grassy, brushy, wooded areas and even on animals. Walking your dog, camping, gardening, or hunting could brin...
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...
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 ...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...