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Pride in Plumsted, the State's
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Town Talk
By Mayor Ron Dancer
October 26, 2009
Homeland
Security Grant Aids Plumsted Police
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Homeland Security
Grant Funds will pay for software and technical support to enable the Plumsted Township Police Department to be linked
into an information database system with all other Ocean
County law enforcement agencies to a
central hub in the County
Prosecutor’s Office. The
sharing of law enforcement agency information was a key recommendation of the
Federal 9/11 Commission.
The information
sharing will improve emergency preparedness, prevention, response and recovery
efforts. The Ocean County Board of Freeholders will pay $50,000 a year for the
maintenance of the County-wide program, after receiving $150,000 from the State
Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness.
Plumsted’s Office
of Emergency Management and the Police Department, in cooperation with the
State Office of Homeland Security, is heightening public awareness with the
following public service announcement:
“Our Most
Effective Weapon Against Terrorism Is You – If You Suspect It – Report It. Call
1-866-4-SAFE-NJ or email: TIPS@NJHOMELANDSECURITY.GOV.
The Federal
Bureau of Justice Assistance has awarded the Plumsted
Township Police Department funding in the 2009 Bulletproof
Vest Program to purchase a new National Institute of Justice Compliant Armored
Vest.
Interviews for Two Police
Officers
At the
recommendation of Plumsted’s Officer In Charge of the Police Department,
Sergeant Matt Petrecca, the Township Committee has authorized interviews for
two additional part-time fully certified Police Officers. Sgt. Petrecca has
proposed utilizing the two officers to reduce overtime expenses for shift
coverages in the event of training, vacation or sick leave absences. If the Officers
are hired, the number of fully certified uniformed officers in Plumsted would
be at its’ highest level of 13.
The only bird
in North America that dons red, white and blue
is the Bluebird and Plumsted Township is uniquely its’ year round home.
Plumsted’s Bluebird Awareness Kickoff, benefiting the Ken Francis
Environmental
Stewards Scholarship Fund, is Friday,
October 30th
at the Laurita
Winery from 6:30 to 9:30
pm. For more information and tickets, contact Bill
Lewis at 609-775-7134.
Fall Fest ‘09
in downtown New Egypt is Sunday,
November 1st
form 11 am to 4 pm. The Ken Francis Memorial Kayak and
Canoe Race / Tour begins
at 8 am. For more information on Fall Fest ’09 contact Lori at
609-758-7461.
A Fall Soup and
Sandwich Social will take place in the
Senior Citizen Community Room of the Municipal Building, 121 Evergreen
Road,
New Egypt, on Friday,
November 6th from 12 noon to 2 pm.
The cost is
$3 and seating is limited. To register, call the Senior Outreach
Services
office at 609-758-2241 ext. 111. The Plumsted Business and Merchants Association’s 2009 Annual Fall Business Expo will be held on Saturday, November 7th from 11 am to 4 pm at the New Egypt Elks Lodge, 105 Lakewood Road, New Egypt.
The annual
fundraiser book sale hosted by the Friends of the
Plumsted Library will be held on Friday,
November 6th, from 2 pm to
7 pm and on Saturday, November 7th, from 8 am to 2 pm.
at the New
Egypt
High School.
In addition
to the used books, CD’s, DVD’s, jigsaw puzzles and much more are
available.
The Plumsted
Township Council for the Arts is presenting the
“Rat Pack” impersonators of Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra, on Saturday,
November 7th,
at the Welcome
Center,
31
Main Street, New
Egypt, at 7 pm.
Tickets (including dessert) are $10 per person or $15 per
couple. All proceeds benefit the Arts Council. For tickets and more
information, contact the Township Clerk’s office at 609-758-7461 or PLUMSTEDARTSCOUNCIL@COMCAST.NET
The next
regularly scheduled public meeting with Township
Committee members Mike McCue, Eric Sorchik, Steve Reed, Deputy Mayor
Dave
Leutwyler and Mayor Ron Dancer is November
4th at 8:00 P.M. The Mayor encourages
residents to contact him
anytime at 758-2241x102 Township / 758-3497 Home / r.s.dancer@att.net
Sign up for Plumsted
Township’s
free “E-Mail
News Alert Service” by emailing INFO@PLUMSTED.NET.
Browse the Township
website: www.plumsted.org
for more information and current events.
Contact the State
Legislative Office
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For Federal issues, contact
our Congressman Chris
Smith at 609-585-7878 and for County matters,
contact
Freeholder
Director Gerry Little 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.
For more
information on our Township, residents are also encouraged to
visit:
Official web site of Ocean County Government:
www.oceancountygov.com.
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