Sustainable Ewing Green Team

Ewing Township and the Ewing Green Team Want Your Business to Get Funding!

October 5, 2018October 5, 2018Leave a comment

Come to the Ewing Green Team’s October 23rd Seminar and learn how to save up to 70% using the BPU’s Direct Install Program for selected energy efficiency upgrades.

Replace your old furnaces, boilers, air conditioners and lighting systems with energy-efficient technology and the NJ Direct Install program will pay up to 70% up front of the total cost.

Direct Install is an offering of the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities and the Clean Energy Program designed for small commercial, institutional and municipal buildings. It identifies proven measures for reducing utility costs and replaces inefficient equipment with energy efficient alternatives. Direct Install will cover up to 70% of project costs when installed by the exclusive participating contractor for your county.

The program provides a free energy audit detailing annual energy savings and return on investment. It pays for up to 70% of total cost to replace lighting and HVAC Units; LEDs, including exterior and pole lighting (HVAC units are High-Efficiency). The exclusive participating contractor, Tri-State Light and Energy, takes care of everything from permits and installation to cleanup. Minimal paperwork is involved.

Ewing Township and its Green Team support this program and will present a Direct Install workshop at the Ewing Senior and Community Center 999 Lower Ferry Road on October 23 at 7pm. You will hear from members of the Ewing Green Team, a representative of the Direct Install contractor, as well as some Ewing business owners who have already completed the program.

To Learn more

Contact Tri-State Light and Energy today to Schedule Your FREE Energy Audit – 610.789.1900 or contact Sandra Torres directly at 609.306.4980/sandra@TSLE.com.

Some Ewing businesses that have received funding:

The Robbins Pharmacy – $49k
Heath Lumber Company – $50k
Mama Flores, Inc. – $25k
Mon Cheri, Inc. – $104k
Money Management Associates – $7k

MCIA Hazardous Waste Disposal and Electronics Recycling Event This Saturday, Sept 29th

September 25, 2018Leave a comment

The final Hazardous Waste Disposal and Electronics Recycling Event sponsored by the Mercer County Improvement Authority (MCIA) for 2018 is scheduled for this Saturday, September 29^th from 8 am – 2 pm. It will be held at John T. Dempster Fire School, Lawrence Station Rd in Lawrence Twp.

Accepted for recycling are the following:

Materials Not Accepted:

Accepted Electronics

This event is for Mercer County Residents Only. Only Residential Waste will be accepted, i.e. no Commercial Business waste. Proof of Residency will be required (Driver’s License). For more information call 609-278-8086 or visit http://WWW.MCIANJ.ORG.

Build a Scarecrow this Fall and Win Ca$h!

September 8, 2018September 11, 2018Leave a comment

Mayor Bert Steinmann and the Ewing Green Team invite you to demonstrate your recycling smarts and creative skills this Fall to win ca$h! Make a one-of-a-kind scarecrow and enter the Ewing Green Team’s fifth Annual Scarecrow Contest this October.

Event Details

The contest is open to all Ewing individuals, school groups, families, youth groups, service clubs and business groups. Winners will be judged on originality, artistry and the creative use of recycled materials. All scarecrows must be constructed of at least 80% recycled, reclaimed, and/or reused materials. Materials like glue, nails, string, or other means of attaching items will count toward the allowable 20% new materials.

Scarecrows must be named to help describe/identify the creative theme and must also be 4-5 feet tall (without stake) and 2-4 feet wide. The Township will provide frames for the first 15 registrants who request one and are available at the Ewing Senior and Community Center (ESCC), 999 Lower Ferry Road. Contest registrants should stop in at the main office to request a frame and the ESCC staff will help you load it into your vehicle.

There will be Prizes!

Cash prizes will be awarded. There will be 3 $50 prizes for the following categories: Family | Youth Groups (Schools, Scouts…) | Adults (only) and a $25 prize for the People’s Choice. Judging will be done by members of Ewing Town Council, as well as Arts Commission members and local educators.

Pre-Registration Required

Pre-registration is required. For registration details check our contest page. You may also register using your Community Pass account). You may also print out the registration form, fill it out and mail it to the Green Team.

Ewing Green Team
2 Jake Garzio Drive
Ewing, NJ 08628

The deadline for registration is the end of day, Thursday, October 25, 2018.

Scarecrow Drop Off and Pick Up

Scarecrows must be delivered to the ESCC by Friday, October 26th at 4:00 pm. We request that Scarecrows made for the contest remain on display until after Halloween, Thursday, November 1st for the community to enjoy. Any Scarecrows remaining after November 2nd will be dismantled and the materials recycled. Call Green Team member Lisa Feldman with any questions: 609-620-0722.

Scarecrow Winners

Judging will be on Saturday, October 27th at 2:00 pm (rain date: Sunday, October 28th) at the ESCC at Ewing’s annual Trunk or Treat celebration. Contest winners will be announced at 4:00 pm following Trunk or Treat. So, please join us for pumpkin painting, a community craft and refreshments as we gather together to see who can make recycling into art whiling have fun and celebrating the fall season.

Event Summary

Scarecrow Event: Saturday, October 27th (rain date: Sunday, Oct 28th)
Location: ESCC, 999 Lower Ferry Rd.
Time: 2 pm (pumpkin painting and crafts) 4 pm (Scarecrow Contest Winners announced)
Pre-registration Required by Thursday, October 25

For registration and details check out our contest page at www.ewinggreenteam.org/scarecrow-contest/ or if you have any questions, please call Lisa at 609-620-0722.

Ewing Green Team Publishes New Ewing Township Welcome Booklet

August 6, 2018August 16, 20182 Comments

Discover more about what Ewing has to offer. A Ewing Township Welcome Guide was published by the Neighborhood Committee of the Sustainable Ewing Green Team in August 2018.

Introduction

by Caroline Ayres Steward

When my parents moved into Ferry Road Manor in the fall of 1952 they received a “Know Your Township Booklet” that had been prepared by the League of Women Voters in 1951. This booklet was developed to inform the new residents of services and opportunities their new community had to offer. Ewing was in a state of growth. In that year a $1,000.000 High School was being built, the Ewing Lawrence Sewage Authority (ELSA) was being created, the General Motors plant was in operation and the Navy Department was spending $22,000,000 on building a jet engine testing laboratory on Parkway Ave. The booklet proudly displays the population change from 1910 (3,475) to 1950 census of 16,840, and describes a total township budget of $1,052,397 (which included the schools). Churches, civic associations, local businesses, as well as police and fire services are all listed. Russell P. Dey, (described as a long term resident of Ewing) wrote the section on the Early History of Ewing in this booklet. He completes his section with “Always known for their pride and zeal for “EWING,” its residents believe in their future and are willing to work and plan that their dreams may come true. Ewing starts the last half of its third century with high hope for the future.”

It is now 2018 and I think Russell P. Dey would be very proud to see how far Ewing has come. Many of the dreams and plans he might have imagined have been realized. Ewing remains a community made up of neighborhoods working together for a common good. The people of Ewing still dream about a better life and continue to plan and work towards the future. This Welcome Booklet only begins to describe the progress made. As you look through this booklet you will be amazed at how successful we as a community have been. Who knows what another 67 years will bring?

It has been my pleasure to help create this new edition of Welcome to Ewing Booklet. It is available in a downloadable format found on both the Ewing Township (CLICK HERE) website and our own Green Team website (CLICK HERE).

As you look thru the information I am sure you will be reminded of what they said in 1951- Ewing is a great place to live.

Enjoy

About this project

In 2015 the Ewing Green Team conducted a Community Visioning and finalized a Strategic Plan, laying out a clear vision and mission for the coming years. As a result of the participation of engaged and interested Ewing residents, the Green Team’s plan reflects the concerns of a broad swath of Ewing and was tailored to address the priorities of all of Ewing.

Welcoming new residents and helping current residents realize the richness of resources available in our community was identified as a way to build community engagement among all residents and the Team was charged by participants with helping to build those community connections. The Ewing Township Welcome Booklet is the product of that charge and we are delighted to offer this guide that highlights the reasons why we all choose to live in Ewing.

Thanks to Neighborhood Committee Chair Caroline Steward and all of the members of her team and the community who worked with her on this substantial project.

Project team members include:

Kevin Baxter
Lisa Feldman
Heidi Furman
Don Garay
Theresa Hullings
Kathleen Jordan
Chuck Latini
Joanne Mullowney
Jeff Prieschel
Caroline Steward
Sarah Steward
Photographs were donated by various organizations, Mark Wetherbee and other Green Team members.

4th Annual Community Fall Spin Bike Tour as Part of Ewing Community Fest

July 30, 2018August 6, 2018Leave a comment

The Ewing Green Team and the Ewing Recreation Department are pleased to announce the 4th Annual Ewing Fall Spin bike tour, to be held as a part of the 2018 Community Fest event, on Saturday, September 29, 2018, from 8:15 am to 11:00 am. The event will start and end at Campus Town at The College of New Jersey. All proceeds from this year’s event will be donated to The Arc Mercer in support of their Food Training Center.

Individuals or teams, ages 18 years and older are encouraged to register early as there is a maximum number of 50 riders allowed. “We would love participants to sign up as individuals or come as a team of friends, family members or co-workers,” says EGT Member and Bike Ride Coordinator, Garry Keel. The Fall Spin registration fee is $20 prior to September 22nd and $25 thereafter. All persons registering by September 22nd will receive a T-shirt. Day-of-event registration will begin at 7:45 am.

The bike ride will be a 12-mile, leisurely tour of Ewing Township, with rest stops in historic locations, including St. Luke’s Episcopal Church and Higgs Park. We will also stop at The Arc Mercer. Don’t forget when you have completed your ride, to head over to Ewing’s Community Fest where you can meet your neighbors and enjoy one of the township’s biggest community celebrations.

For more information on the Community Bike Ride, please visit our Fall Spin webpage , email ewinggreenteam@gmail.com or call Garry M. Keel at 609-771-9611.