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Greenway 2013 Hike Series Set for Sunday at Morris Canal Preserve

The Morris Canal Greenway Series will continue this Sunday, May 19 with a hike from noon to 4 pm starting at the Morris Canal Preserve, 163 Main Street, Little Falls.

The tour will start at the Little Falls Morris Canal Park along Main Street and end at the Woodland Park Municipal Building. The hike will take three hours (about four miles) with mostly easy walking on sidewalks and trails. Parking is available in the Little Falls Municipal Lot. Bring water and lunch. Facilities are available at the conclusion of the hike in Woodland Park.

In 1824, the Morris Canal & Banking Company was chartered to build a canal that would carry coal mined in Pennsylvania to developing markets along the eastern seaboard. When completed in 1831, the canal extended 102 miles across New Jersey from Phillipsburg on the Delaware River to Jersey City at New York Harbor. Today, plans are underway to develop a passive recreational trail in Passaic County along the former route of the canal. The hike series will visit some existing and some proposed areas for future greenway development. Joe Macasek, a noted canal historian, will guide the hikes.


Second Notice of Public Display and Public Hearing re Five Year Consolidated Plan 2013-2017

Passaic County will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, June 11, 2013 regarding the new Five Year Consolidated Plan and Annual Action Plan for F.Y. 2013 for the Community Planning and Development Program. The hearing will be held at the Passaic County Administration Building at 5:30 p.m. at the following location:

Passaic County Administration Building
401 Grand Street – 2nd Floor Freeholder Meeting Room
Paterson, NJ 07505

Passaic County is very interested in receiving comments from the public on the
attached Consolidated Plan that will be submitted to the US Department of Housing and Urban Development. You can download the full notice with instructions on how to contact the County if you have comments you would like to share.




Health Department Offers Low Cost Cancer Screening

The Clifton Health Department is sponsoring a low cost Women’s Cancer Screening from 8:30 am to 10:30 am Friday, June 21st at Clifton City Hall, 900 Clifton Avenue, 2nd Floor. The screening includes pap test, pelvic exam, physical breast exam, and blood pressure test for a fee of $15.00. Colorectal cancer screening testing kits will be available for $10.00. Referrals for lower cost mammography are available upon request. Mammograms are not done on site. Dawn Ammirata, Advance Practical Nurse, is attending the women’s cancer screening clinic.

Jane Scarfo, RN, Nursing Supervisor, says, “A pap test can save a woman’s life. It can find cancer of the cervix, which is a common cancer in women, before it moves to other parts of the body. If caught early, the chance of curing cervical cancer is very high. Pap tests also find infections and abnormal cervical cells that can turn into cancer cells.” It is important for all women to have pap tests, along with pelvic exams, as part of their routine health care. However, you do not need to be tested every year if you are over age 70 and have had a number of pap tests, and have been told by your doctor that you don’t need to be tested anymore. Everyone else age 21 years and older needs an annual pap test. If you are under 21 years old, and have been sexually active for three years you also need to be tested annually. Make a healthy choice and get tested!

Please call (973) 470-5760 to schedule your appointment.

The screenings are open to residents of Clifton and Little Falls.

The Clifton Health Department is a contractual health agency serving the Township of Little Falls.


Golf Outing Planned

The Passaic Valley Regional High School Education Foundation will hold a Golf Outing fund-raiser on Saturday, June 1 at Preakness Valley Golf Course, 209 Totowa Road, Wayne. Golfing starts at 11:30 am. Dinner will follow at the Russian Hall, Woodhull Avenue in Little Falls at 6 pm.

Donations of $125 per person includes: 18 holes of golf; check in and refreshments; golf cart rentals; hole-in-one contest sponsored by Schumacher Chevrolet); goodie bags; as well as dinner and awards at the Russian Hall. Checks should be made payable to the Passaic Valley Regional High School Education Foundation.

To participate, please contact Paul Gerber at (973) 890-2500, ext. 2510 or email at pvgerber@yahoo.com. For more information visit www.golf.pvhs.net.

The Foundation supports initiatives including academic scholarships, summer theater program, technology, educational mini grants, study abroad scholarships, and sports scholarships.


Changes to the Property Tax Reimbursement Program (Senior Freeze) — blue booklet

Current Year (2012) Property Tax Reimbursement. The 2012 PTR applications were mailed out in late February. The deadline to file applications is June 3, 2013.

The format of the 2012 property tax reimbursement application has changed. Applicants must complete the entire application and sign on the last page. Read all instructions carefully. The method of reporting pension and retirement benefits (including IRA and annuity income) for property tax reimbursement purposes has changed as a result of a recent court decision.

Application booklets for first-time filers (PTR-1) are available to the public in the Tax Collector’s office.

View information about the
2012 Property Tax Reimbursement (Senior Freeze) Program.


Summer Day Camp 2013

July 8th through August 2nd

Download the flyer with full details here

Pre-K to 3rd grade – 9:00 AM to 12:20 PM
4thgrade to 8th grade – 1:00 PM to 4:20 PM
2ndgrade to 8th grade – All day option available
Please call the Recreation Center for details.

Registration starts Monday, April 15, 2013
Class size is limited, so please register early

Cost is $230 per child.
(Checks made payable to Little Falls Recreation)

EARLY BIRD SPECIAL (applies to all month campers only)
Before May 31st, $210 for the first child, $20 off any additional children per family.
After May 31st, $230 per child – (no exceptions)

INCLUDED IN YOUR REGISTRATION FEE:

  • Camp T shirt, Prizes, Awards & Trophies!
  • Arts and Crafts every day!
  • Tournaments, Opening Week Carnival – lunch provided!
  • Petting Zoo, Magic Show, Camp Olympics, Science
  • Exploration, Balloon Twisting!
  • Crazy Hat Day!
  • Surprise Day, Jackals (PM), Juggling class!
  • Farewell Festival – lunch provided!

Supervisors and counselors are all well trained
Air-conditioned game & TV room
Water days, ice pops, & much more
Snacks available – snack & drink, $1.00, (no candy or soda)
Lunch available for all day campers, $4.00 per day


Summer Camp Program Extended

The 2013 Little Falls Department of Recreation Summer Camp program will be expanded for this upcoming year. One additional week of camp will be held at the recreation center, and will be led by New Jersey All People Equal (www.NJAPE.org) a premiere recreation, physical education, fitness and wellness organization that adopts and promotes inclusive approaches so to ensure that all individuals can achieve. This camp for the whole community, and is designed to create meaningful interactions between children with and without special needs.

Many of the existing regular Little Falls Recreation summer counselors along with the staff of NJAPE will lead fun filled activities that will: enhance each child’s understanding and ability to perform basic sports skills; strengthen each child’s personal understanding and ability to perform essential fitness skills; and develop a deeper understanding and appreciation of leadership, cooperation, creative game play, and individual strengths.

The camp will be held from August 5 – 9 at the Little Falls Recreation Center. The cost is $125 per child, $115 for multi-child families; $160 for the all day program; and $140 for multi-child families.

The schedule is 8:15 am to 12:15 pm for grades K -2 and 12:30 to 4:30 pm for grades 3 – 6 or all day. Little Falls Special Needs Summer School Students - 1:30-4:30 pm at a cost of $100 for the week.

Lunch and snack services will continue in the same manner as the LF summer camp.

For more information please contact the Little Falls Township Director of Recreation Mr. John Pace at 973-256-3884 or 5th Week Director - Mr. Matthew Schinelli - lfsummercamp@gmail.com.

Please feel free to visit our site at www.NJAPE.org