Governor Murphy announced, via Executive Order 177, that the November 3rd election will be a vote by mail election.  The Morris County Clerk will mail ballots to all active registered voters.  Ballots will be mailed to voters by October 5, 2020 and must be returned by November 3, 2020.  Voters can mail back...

PUBLIC NOTICE TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON NOTICE OF SOLICITATION OF BIDS FOR ROOF REPLACEMENT – UNION SCHOOLHOUSE   Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received by the Township Administrator of the Township of Washington, County of Morris, State of New Jersey, in the meeting room of the Municipal Building,...

TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON   NOTICE TO BIDDERS               Notice is hereby given that, Washington Township (Morris County) will receive sealed bids for a written agreement granting permission to hunt deer for conservation and management purposes during the 2020-2021 hunting season on public property owned by the Township as follows:            ...

Residents can drop their storm brush off at the DPW on August 19 from 8 am to 3 p.m. and August 22 from 8 a.m. to noon. The drop-off is open to residents only. No permit will be required for the brush drop off on these two dates.  Please follow the...

Stephensburg Road bridge repairs begin today.  The project is expected to take  8 to 10 weeks.  Detours are in  place.    

All roads have been reopened. Drakestown Road will remain one-lane in the area around Gary and N Four Bridges while JCP&L crews work on lines.  

Storm update - 8/8/20 - 2 PM As of 1:00PM today we remain with 660 outages in town, an improvement of 2535 homes restored in the last 24 hours. JCP&L continues to work to restore power to individual homes and will continue working until we are all restored. Today JCP&L will...

Storm update - 8/7/2020 - 8 PM At today’s Mayor’s call with JCP&L, I was updated on the restoration in Washington Township. JCP&L repaired another 1987 homes today. Leaving 2156 outages remaining in town, or 30% of our homes as of 7 PM. JCP&L is still working to restore 90% of...

MEDIA ADVISORY Tropical Storm Isaias Update   August 7, 2020 – 12:00 p.m.   Akron, Ohio – FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) utilities continue restoration efforts for customers of Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) who lost power as a result of Tropical Storm Isaias. Service has been restored to approximately 566,000...

Storm Update – 8/6/2020 – 8:00 PM I know that people are frustrated. We have been through more in the last 5 months then could ever be dreamt up in an apocalyptic Stephen King novel. I want to ask everyone to remember though, while the Storm caused extensive damage in this...

  Generator Safety Tips Never run a generator in an enclosed space or indoors. Most generator-related injuries and deaths involve CO poisoning from generators used indoors or in partially enclosed spaces. That includes the basement or garage, spaces that can capture deadly levels of carbon monoxide. Always place the generator at least...

Storm Update - 8/5/20 - 3:30 PM Mayor Murello   completed a call with JCP&L who provided an update on the damage assessment and restoration process from the storm. In the last 24 hours, approximately 565,000 remain without service from the original 788,000 customers in northern and central New Jersey. In Town,...

FirstEnergy Corp.         For Release: August 5, 2020   76 S. Main St.                                          Akron, Ohio 44303                        ...

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Governor Murphy signed Executive Order 173 on August 3, 2020 decreasing indoor gathering limits. The EO reads, in part: [T]he number of individuals at indoor gatherings that are not religious services or celebrations, political activities, wedding ceremonies, funerals, or memorial services shall be limited to 25% of the capacity of the room...

The Governor has issued a State of Emergency for all NJ counties in advance of the impending arrival of Hurricane Isaias.    The current forecast has the center of the storm passing over our area this afternoon with the heaviest downpours expected by early afternoon and up to 6+” of rainfall....

Governor Phil Murphy signed Executive Order No. 171 on August 1, extending the Public Health Emergency first declared on March 9. Under the Emergency Health Powers Act, a declared public health emergency expires after 30 days unless renewed. The emergency was last extended on May 6 by EO-151. Executive Order No. 171 extends all Executive...

International Overdose Awareness Day is a global campaign that works towards preventing overdose, reducing the stigma associated with it, and providing support to families and loved ones of overdose victims. The  awareness day is observed every year on August 31.   The Township Committee passed Resolution R-110-20 in support of International...

Please be advised that Chesapeake Bay Helicopters (CBH)  will be the helicopter company assisting in the inspections on all JCP&L Transmission Lines, beginning August 3rd , 2020 through August  17th, 2020 weather permitting.   The pilot will be in communication with any local airports, when in their airspace. The helicopter will...

SafeWise has just released its annual 100 Safest Cities in the U.S. report.   Washington Township, Morris County ranked #24 this year!   Read the full report here to see which other cities made the list: https://www.safewise.com/safest-cities-america/