Medford Lakes Holiday House Tour

HOLIDAY HOUSE TOUR TICKETSRESERVE NOW! Reserve your tickets for the 2009 Holiday House Tour sponsored by the Jr. Women's Auxiliary. This year's tour features eight beautiful homes. Homeowners are in full decorating mode and their efforts are sure to impress and inspire you! The event will take place on Sunday December 6th from 1 – 4 p.m.
Reserve your tickets now at the Colony Office. Call 654-7747. The tickets must be pre-paid. Make your check or Money order to MLJWA (Medford Lakes Junior Women Aux.)
Buy your tickets before Dec. 4 and the cost is 2 for $25. If there are tickets still available after that, they will be $15 each.
You pick up your tickets at Vaughan Hall on Sunday, December 6 after 12:45 p.m.
The proceeds from this fund-raising event will be donated to The Providence House, a local charity that provides a variety of much needed services to victims of domestic violence and their children. Any questions, please call 609.351.2125.

Over 9,000 Pounds of Prescription and OTC Medicine Collected

(Newark, NJ) - Operation Medicine Cabinet New Jersey was deemed a success when over 9,000 pounds of prescription and over-the-counter medicine (OTC) was collected. On November 19, 2009, over 440 local police departments and sheriff departments in all of New Jersey's 21 counties hosted collection sites, making New Jersey the first state in the nation to coordinate a statewide effort to rid homes of unwanted and unneeded drugs of all types.

Many local and statewide prevention and enforcement organizations partnered with Operation Medicine Cabinet lead agencies: the DEA New Jersey Division, the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General (OAG), and the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey (PDFNJ).

As New Jersey’s only poison center, the New Jersey Poison Information and Education System (NJPIES) has a long history of educating the public about the dangers of drugs in the home. NJPIES contributed to Operation Medicine Cabinet New Jersey by supplying educational material to collection sites throughout the state. Prescription and OTC drug abuse is just one of the dangers the center tracks and hopes to prevent through its public education efforts.

According to Dr. Steven Marcus, Executive and Medical Director of NJPIES, “….the more obvious risks associated with sedatives and stimulants in the home are being overlooked. As with most public health issues, the key is prevention and an easy way to prevent prescription drug abuse as well as mishaps with OTC medication is a simple medicine cabinet lock”.

Future plans are underway for expanding Operation Medicine Cabinet to other states throughout the country. New Jersey residents seeking immediate information on medicine disposal, drug information questions, and information about treating poison emergencies, should call the toll-free hotline, 1-800-222-1222, anytime. The hearing impaired may call 973-926-8008.

NJPIES provides free consultation through telephone hotline services and the web. Medical professionals such as physicians, registered nurses, and pharmacists offer confidential advice regarding poison emergencies and provide information on poison prevention, drugs, food poisoning, animal bites and more. The specialists are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. For more information, visit www.njpies.org or call 973-972-9280.

New Jersey Transit Online

NJ TRANSIT is taking proactive steps to curtail costs while striving to provide high quality service to our train, bus, and light rail customers.

Going forward, NJ TRANSIT will provide access to current bus, train and light rail schedule information on their website www.njtransit.com.

The website provides the best way to get up-to-date commuter information including complete timetables and a printer-friendly trip planning feature.

The local library can be an excellent resource for those without Internet access at home or work.

Borough Council Meeting - November 11, 2009

LOCATION- in Oaks Hall at Municipal Cabin, 1 Cabin Circle, Medford Lakes, NJ 08055
DATE & TIME- November 11, 2009 @ 7:30pm

I. Call to Order by Mayor Paul G. Weiss, Esq.
II. Pledge of allegiance
III. Moment of Silence
IV. Meeting Conformance Statement (Read by Clerk):
Pursuant to the requirements of the Open Public Meetings Act, adequate notice of this meeting has been provided by advertisement in the Burlington County Times, Courier Post, the Central Record and posting on the Official Bulletin Board of the Borough of Medford Lakes. Those wishing to be notified for changes to scheduled meetings were notified via email or regular mail.

V. Roll Call (by Clerk)
Mayor Paul G. Weiss, Esq.
Councilman Timothy S. Casey
Councilman Gregory C. Lackey

VI. Public Comment:
Members of the public may address the Borough Council on items not printed on this agenda. Please observe the time limit of three minutes.

VII. Minutes:
Regular Council Meeting – October 14, 2009

VIII. Reports:
Managers
Deputy Manager/Clerk
Solicitors

IX. Ordinances:

ORDINANCE NUMBER 570 (Second Reading – Public Hearing – Adoption)
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 434, THE TRAFFIC ORDINANCE OF THE BOROUGH OF MEDFORD LAKES ESTABLISHING A STOP SIGN AT THE INTERSECTION OF BEACH DRIVE AND CHICAGAMI TRAIL

X. Resolutions:

RESOLUTION NUMBER 162-09
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE FIRST-HALF REFUND OF A PLUMBING AND STREET OPENING PERMIT FOR 46 NATCHEZ TRAIL ALSO KNOWN AS BLOCK #30066, LOT #2758, IN THE AMOUNT OF $750.00

RESOLUTION NUMBER 163-09
A RESOLUTION TO ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS OF THE GENERAL ELECTION REGARDING THE MUNICIPAL QUESTION

RESOLUTION NUMBER 164-09
AWARDING A BID FOR A TRASH TRUCK

RESOLUTION NUMBER 165-09
A RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE VETERANS DAY

RESOLUTION NUMBER 166-09
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CERTAIN BUDGET TRANSFERS FOR THE 2009 BUDGET

XI. Old Business:

XII. New Business:

XIII. Public Comment:
Members of the public may address the Borough Council. Please observe the time limit of three minutes.

XIV. Vote on Ordinances:

XV. Vote on Resolutions:

XVI. Correspondence:

XVII. Bill List:

XVIII. Executive Session:
WJ Gross, Inc – Litigation
MLPOA – Contract Negotiations

XIX. Adjournment:

Operation Medicine Cabinet

The Medford Lakes Police Department, will be hosting an Operation Medicine Cabinet New Jersey local collection site as part of the first statewide medicine disposal day in the nation. The event will take place at the Medford Lakes Police Department, 1 Cabin Circle, Medford Lakes, between the hours of 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 14. This initiative, open to all residents, was organized to encourage local community residents properly dispose of their unused, unwanted and expired medicine. The Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division (DEA), the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General and the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey (PDFNJ), is spearheading this statewide effort, with over 250 participating New Jersey police departments. Medford Lakes residents looking for information on the abuse of prescription and over-the-counter drugs and local collection location information should visit www.operationmedicinecabinetnj.com. Medford Lakes Police Chief Frank Martine stated, “Prescription drug abuse is very prevalent today especially among our youth. It’s very easy to enter into the medicine cabinet and find prescriptions that are no longer being used by the person they were intended. It’s a dangerous situation that seems to be getting worse. The Medford Lakes Police Department is very excited to be part of this initiative not only to give people a safe way to dispose of their unwanted prescription medications but to deliver the public attention to the problem.”