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An old fashioned outdoor street festival with family oriented events for all ages comes to Downtown New Egypt on Saturday, May 17, from 11 am to 4 pm. The Oakford Lake pedestrian bridge links all the festival activities taking place on Lakeview Drive at the Oakford Lake Park to the Front Street site which is parallel to Main Street, New Egypt. Both Front Street and the portion of Lakeview Drive along Oakford Lake Park will be closed to thru traffic for the public’s safety.

From pony rides, games, free bouncing inflatables and much more for the kids, to enjoyable live band music entertainment, crafts and shopping for adults are just a few of the festival highlights that provide fun, food and refreshments all day on each side of the lake. The public is also being encouraged to bring care package items to this year’s festival to support our troops in Iraq for collection at The MOMS Club table. Some of the items that may be donated are, CD’s, nuts, crachers, crosswords, frisbees, soccer balls and phone cards. For more information on items needed to support our soldiers protecting our freedom, please contact Shawna Crain of the MOMS Club at 609-758-7346.

Following the daytime street festival, will be the 7:00 pm. debut of “Movie Under The Stars” at the Township’s Recreation Park, across from Front Street and Oakford Lake Park. The highly acclaimed Warner Bros. Motion picture feature is Will Smith “I AM LEGEND” and the admission fee is only $2. This years’ annual New Egypt Day and Movie Under The Stars events are being hosted by Plumsted Township’s Neighborhood Preservation Program and the Main Street New Egypt Program with additional support for the Movie Under the Stars presentation from the Plumsted Business Merchants Association which benefit the New Egypt High School Interact Club.  The Main Street New Egypt Program was just recently recognized with Accreditation at the 2008 National Main Street Convention in Philadelphia.

The Mayor and Township Committee congratulate and thank our Main Street Organization members for their achievements and National recognition. For more information, feel free to call Main Street Special Events Coordinator, Liz Barnes, at 609-758-2144 or email MainStreetNewEgypt.Liz@comcast.net

Residents will notice on-going improvements to Oakford Lake Park as construction is in progress after the Township Committee awarded an $89,000 contract to the lowest bidder, Larkin Builders, Inc. of Avon-By-The-Sea, N.J., to upgrade and renovate portions of the Oakford Lake Dam and Park.

The next event to take place in Downtown New Egypt will be the annual Memorial Day Parade beginning at 1 pm on Monday, May 26. The parade (with two bands) will be led by this year’s Grand Marshall, Herb Marinari and begin with a line up on Bright Road and go down North Main Street, Main Street, Jacobstown Road and ending on Meadowbrook Lane at the American Legion for a ceremony. 

Residents are reminded that the recycling, bulky waste, leaf and branch sites will be closed on Saturday, May 24, in observance of the Memorial Day holiday weekend.

            The next regularly scheduled public meetings with the new administration of Township Committee members Dave Leutwyler, Steve Reed, Eric Sorchik, Deputy Mayor Mike McCue and Mayor Ron Dancer is Wednesday, June 4 at 8:00 P.M.  Public comments and participation are encouraged at all Township Committee meetings. . Browse the Township website: www.plumsted.org and www.mainstreetne.org for more information and current events.

            As a result of the new Township Committee meeting schedule, the dates for the monthly one-on-one personal meeting sessions with Mayor Ron Dancer at the Library every month have also been revised. In 2007, meet personally with the Mayor at the Library on the second (2nd) Wednesday of each month (May 16^th) from 7 to 9 p.m. to discuss local concerns or State issues. Residents may call the Library (758-7888) in advance to schedule a specific time for your convenience. The Mayor encourages residents to contact him anytime at 758-2241x102 Township / 758-3497 Home / r.s.dancer@att.net

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For Federal issues, contact our Congressman Chris Smith at 609-585-7878 and for County matters, contact Freeholder Director, Joe Vicari at 1-800-722-0291. Browse the Township website: www.plumsted.org and www.mainstreetne.org or www.downtownnewegyptnpp.org for more information and current events.

Ron Dancer, Mayor

609-758-2241 Township - Ext 102

609-758-3497 Home

Email: r.s.dancer@att.net

www.plumsted.org