Raritan Borough Municipal Calendar Feb 2018 - Jan 2019
February 2018 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Fire Department asks that residents keep fire hydrants cleared of snow The Police Dept. encourages all residents to register at www.nixel.com to receive important messages 1 Property taxes due 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 SENIOR CITIZENS 1:00 P.M. LIBRARY BOARD BOARD OF HEALTH 18 19 President s Day Borough Offices Closed No Garbage Pick up 25 26 27 20 21 HISTORIC AND CULTURE 28 PLANNING BOARD 22 23 24 Board of Health Reminder February is American Heart Month
Raritan World War II Profile Anthony Musz, along with many other U.S soldiers, would make friends with the Belgium people after the U.S. liberated their country from the Germans. Here he is with Jacqueline Estievenart. His full story including how his daughters in 2012 met with the Estievenart family can be found at www.raritan-online.com
March 2018 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 BULK TRASH 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 SENIOR CITIZENS 1:00 P.M. LIBRARY BOARD BOARD OF HEALTH 18 19 20 21 HISTORIC AND CULTURE 22 23 24 Easter Egg Hunt 25 26 27 28 PLANNING BOARD 29 30 Good Friday Borough Offices Closed 31
The Annual Easter Egg Hunt is always a hit
April 2018 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 Easter 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 SENIOR CITIZENS 1:00 P.M. 12 BULK TRASH 13 14 BOARD OF HEALTH 15 16 17 18 HISTORIC AND CULTURE 19 LIBRARY BOARD 20 21 22 23 24 25 PLANNING BOARD 26 27 28 29 30
Memorial Day Profile Joseph Lomastro Joseph Lomastro was killed while serving on the aircraft carrier USS Essex. On November 25th, 1944 a kamikaze plane crashed into the deck of the ship. Over 100 men were lost. Joe, on the right, was in charge of the captured prisoners. His full story can be seen at www.raritan-online.com/lomastro.htm
May 2018 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 Property taxes due 2 3 4 5 Raritan s 70th Birthday Celebration 6 7 8 9 SENIOR CITIZENS 1:00 P.M. 10 BULK TRASH 11 12 BOARD OF HEALTH 13 14 15 16 HISTORIC AND CULTURE 17 LIBRARY BOARD 18 19 20 21 22 23 PLANNING BOARD 24 25 26 27 28 Memorial Day Borough Offices Closed 29 30 31
De De Lucia s Brick s Oven Bakery / Pizza / was was founded in in 1917
June 2018 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 SENIOR CITIZENS 1:00 P.M. 14 BULK TRASH 15 16 BOARD OF HEALTH 17 18 19 20 HISTORIC AND CULTURE 21 LIBRARY BOARD 22 23 24 25 26 27 PLANNING BOARD 28 29 30
The Raritan Library was once the home of General John Frelinghuysen
July 2018 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 Borough Offices Closed 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 SENIOR CITIZENS 1:00 P.M. 12 BULK TRASH 13 14 BOARD OF HEALTH 15 16 17 18 HISTORIC AND CULTURE 19 LIBRARY BOARD 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
The new Memorial Park pays tribute to those who gave their life for our country
August 2018 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 Property taxes due 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 SENIOR CITIZENS 1:00 P.M. BOARD OF HEALTH 9 BULK TRASH 10 11 12 13 14 15 HISTORIC AND CULTURE 16 LIBRARY BOARD 17 18 19 20 21 22 PLANNING BOARD 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
The annual Basilone Parade attracts thousands
September 2018 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 Labor Day Borough Offices Closed 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 SENIOR CITIZENS 1:00 P.M. BOARD OF HEALTH 16 17 18 19 HISTORIC AND CULTURE 13 BULK TRASH 20 LIBRARY BOARD 14 15 21 22 23 Basilone Parade 24 25 26 PLANNING BOARD 27 28 29 30
The The annual Halloween Event is is always a hit. a hit.
October 2018 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Columbus Day Borough Offices Closed 9 10 SENIOR CITIZENS 1:00 P.M. BOARD OF HEALTH 11 BULK TRASH 12 13 14 15 16 17 HISTORIC AND CULTURE 18 LIBRARY BOARD 19 20 21 22 23 24 PLANNING BOARD 25 26 27 Halloween Party 28 29 30 31
Veteran s Day Profile John Hudak During World War II John Hudak served in the Pacific. His ship delivered men and supplies throughout the dangerous waters in the Pacific.
November 2018 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 Property taxes due 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 BULK TRASH 9 10 11 Veteran s Day 12 Borough Offices Closed (Public Works Open) 13 14 SENIOR CITIZENS 1:00 P.M. BOARD OF HEALTH 15 LIBRARY BOARD 16 17 18 19 20 21 HISTORIC AND CULTURE 22 Thanksgiving Borough Offices Closed 23 Borough Offices Closed 24 25 26 27 28 PLANNING BOARD 29 30
Santa, along along with with Mrs. Mrs. Claus Claus and and a few a few friends, come come to to Raritan every every December.
December 2018 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 Santa Comes to Raritan 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 16 17 18 SENIOR CITIZENS 1:00 P.M. BOARD OF HEALTH 19 HISTORIC AND CULTURE 13 14 15 20 LIBRARY BOARD 21 22 23 24 25 Christmas Borough Offices Closed 30 31 26 Borough Offices Closed (Public Works Open) 27 28 29
January 2019 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 2019 dates not yet decided 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Board of Health Reminder January is National Blood Donor Month
RARITAN MUNICIPAL DIRECTORY 908-231-1300 ALL EMERGENCIES CALL 911 MAYOR Chuck McMullin cmcmullin@raritan-nj.org COUNCIL MEMBERS COUNCIL President Don Tozzi dtozzi@raritan-nj.org COUNCILMAN Pablo Orozco porozco@raritan-nj.org COUNCILMAN Zack Bray zbray@raritan-nj.org COUNCILMAN Robert McGinley rmcginley@raritan-nj.org COUNCILMAN Paul Giraldi pgiraldi@raritan-nj.org COUNCILMAN Nicolas Carra ncarra@raritan-nj.org BOROUGH ADMINISTRATOR Daniel Jaxel EXT. 15 ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Annie Lella EXT. 10 BOROUGH CLERK Eric Colvin EXT. 13 CHIEF FINANCE OFFICER Karin Kneafsey EXT. 16 TAX ASSESSOR Anthony DiRado EXT. 19 TAX COLLECTOR Rossana Gutierrez EXT. 18 CONSTRUCTION ZONING OFFICER Lou Gara EXT. 25 TECHNICAL ASSISTANT CONSTRUCTION Barbara Rymer EXT 22 PROPERTY MAINTENANCE Michael Mulcahy EXT. 24 ASSISTANT PROPERTY MAINTENANCE/HOUSING Donna Sartori EXT. 24 REGISTRAR OF VITAL STATISTICS Constance Del Rocco EXT. 20 POLICE CHIEF Ray Nolte 908-725-6700 FIRE CHIEF Brian Kredatus 908-707-8540 FIRE PREVENTION OFFICIAL 908-231-9476 HEALTH/SANITARIAN Michael McCarty 908-231-7155 BOROUGH ENGINEER Stan Schrek 908-454-3080 PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT SUPERINTENDENT 908-725-1715 RECYCLING COORDINATOR, Robert Fulminante 908-725-1715 PLANNING BOARD Nancy Probst SECRETARY 908-231-1300 RECREATION Events Linda Schulte Sports Frank LoCascio 908-725-9411 JOHN BASILONE PARADE COMMITTEE 908-429-8868 DOG WARDEN ANIMAL CONTROL SOLUTIONS 908-310-1452 SOMERVILLE RARITAN RESCUE SQUAD 908-526-4545 BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT 908-685-2777 RARITAN PUBLIC LIBRARY 908-725-0413 COURT ADMINISTRATOR Linda Lella EXT. 27 Photos for the calendar by Dawn Wilde and Ron Rispoli