Watch these videos from the New Jersey Watersavers program at Rutgers University to get your New Year off to a good start. Save $$$ at the same time as you save water.
Final Shred Day of 2013 This Saturday, November 30th.
Dispose of your sensitive documents safely and securely at Ewing’s final Shred Day of the year, Saturday, November 30th from 9 – 1 at the municipal building. Document shredding will be done on site. This service is for Ewing residents only and proof of residency is required.
In addition, in a special visit, Goodwill Industries will also be present to collect unwanted household items, small electronics, shoes, clothing medical equipment and more. So cleanup your household and make a donation to a good cause at the same time.
Date: Saturday, November 30th
Time: 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Location: Municipal Building
Ewing Receives Bronze Level Sustainable Jersey Certification
Ewing received Bronze Level Sustainable Jersey certification at the NJ League of Municipalities Conference in Atlantic City on Tuesday, November 19th. Representing the town are Mayor Bert Steinmann, and Council Members Jennifer Keyes-Maloney and Kevin Baxter as well as Green Team Members Peter J. Boughton (2013 Chair), John Hoegl, Mark Wetherbee, and Joanne Mullowney (Communications/IT Officer).
Ewing Receives Bronze Level Sustainable Jersey Certification!
The Ewing Green Team is delighted to announce that EWING TWP has just been awarded bronze level Sustainable Jersey certification for 2013! The team, working in cooperation with the Ewing Environmental Commission, has worked for much of this year to document the many actions that the township has taken to make Ewing a more sustainable community. These actions range from running a Green Fair, to performing energy audits on municipal buildings, to enhancing our community gardens, recycling and waste reduction efforts and much more.
Sustainable Jersey is a non profit organization that offers a certification program as a way to helping communities go green, save money and take steps to sustain their quality of life over the long term. Their certification is a prestigious designation for the 127 municipal governments as of this writing that are already certified in New Jersey. The process is rigorous and all actions taken by municipalities to score points toward certification must be accompanied by documentary evidence and is reviewed. [Click here to see Ewing’s Certification Report.]
As Ewing residents we are delighted to live a in town that values our natural resources and wants to do its part for the environment. This is a time of great change and excitement in town. Not only have we now become a SJ certified municipality, we are also at the beginning of a long-awaited redevelopment project at the former GM site which will create a new town center with housing, retail, community space and transportation. We invite other Ewing residents to join us and become part of a continued green transformation in our town.
Thanks, Sustainable Jersey!
Many thanks to Sustainable Jersey for their recently announced approval of a $2,000 capacity-building grant to support our outreach and sustainability efforts. This award is part of $380,000 in grants that have just been awarded through the Sustainable Jersey Small Grants program which is funded in part by Walmart. The grants will be given to recipients at the Annual Sustainable Jersey Awards Luncheon on November 19, 2013 at the New Jersey State League of Municipalities conference in Atlantic City.
This is an important and exciting time for Ewing Township and its Green Team. The Township is in the process of redeveloping the former GM site on Parkway Avenue which will lead to the creation of a town center where none currently exists. It is a source of excitement and hope, for a vastly improved landscape, a place for living and working, community interaction and economic development. The project is an intersection of housing, retail, community space and transportation, which in itself is a plus for sustainability of the township in the coming decades.
At the same time, we feel that we are just beginning to hit our stride as a champion for Ewing’s sustainability. In the next 12-18 months, the Ewing Green Team intends to increase outreach to the community, hone the skills, credentials and commitment of our members, and most importantly, create a Community Sustainability Plan with internal and external stakeholders, including Township officials, community groups, and members of the public.
The coming months will see extensive board training, stakeholder analysis and strategic planning. Our blueprint for the future will also include expanded educational and outreach efforts via our website and social and print media. We also plan to explore ways to create small group discussion around film, books or speakers. The grant will provide the technology and equipment (projector, easel, flipcharts and much more) to help these events function optimally. Thank you, Sustainable Jersey, for your support for our vision for a more sustainable Ewing Township.
Sustainable Ewing Green Team 