February 3, 2017

1. East Windsor Mayor Janice S. Mironov Issued Proclamation Recognizing January as Human Trafficking Awareness Month, to Patricia Hart, Executive Director of Womanspace, the lead non-profit organization in Mercer County providing crisis intervention and support for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault, which offers support and services for survivors of human trafficking.  The Mayoral Proclamation expressed the need "to raise awareness about the signs and consequences of human trafficking, to promote reporting mechanisms and opposition to human trafficking in all of its forms, and to encourage support for the survivors of human trafficking throughout the State of New Jersey and across the world."  It further noted that, "human trafficking is a borderless crime against individuals that violates the most basic human rights and deprives victims of every shred of personal freedom, and that the United Nations' International Labour Organization has estimated that at least 12.3 million adults and children worldwide are currently in forced labor, bonded labor, or forced prostitution of whom approximately 80% are women and girls and 50% younger than age 18."
   
   
   Mayor Janice S. Mironov  issued Mayoral Proclamation recognizing January as Human Trafficking Awareness Month to Womanspace representatives.  Pictured (from left to right) are:   Mayor Janice S. Mironov;  Patricia Hart, Executive Director of Womanspace, and Heidi Mueller, Womanspace DVVRT Coordinator.
   
2. East Windsor Municipal Alliance for the Prevention of Substance Abuse received Outstanding Achievement Award from Mercer County.  The East Windsor Municipal Alliance for the Prevention of Substance Abuse (EWMAPSA) was recognized with an Outstanding Achievement Award from Mercer County for this past year’s efforts and outreach by EWMAPSA in the support of programs and activities providing prevention education especially for young people regarding use of alcohol and drugs.  The mission of the East Windsor Municipal Alliance for the Prevention of Substance Abuse is to serve as the official Township coordinating body for planning awareness and prevention education for drug, alcohol and tobacco abuse.  The award was accepted by EWMAPSA members -- Council Member/Municipal Alliance Coordinator Peter Yeager, Council Member John Zoller, Al Grupper and Mayor Janice Mironov. 
   
   
   The East Windsor Municipal Alliance for the Prevention of Substance Abuse receives Outstanding Achievement Award from Mercer County.  Pictured (from left to right) are:   EWMAPSA Members Al Grupper;  Council Member John Zoller;  Mayor Janice S. Mironov;  Council Member/Municipal Alliance Coordinator Peter Yeager, and Mercer County Municipal Alliance Coordinator Edward “Chip” Meara.
3. East Windsor Township Awarded Recycling Tonnage Grant of $24,741 from New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, again demonstrating being "green" yields "green."  The grant funds, awarded based on recycling collected reports filed by the municipality, are authorized through the Recycling Enhancement Act, funded by a $3 per ton surcharge on trash disposed at solid waste facilities.
4. East Windsor Clean Communities Committee Celebrated 2016 Adopt-A-Spot Wrap-Up Held to Recognize and Thank Participants.  Under this program, participating groups "adopt" a public property and keep it clean during the year.  A placard is erected on the site indicating that it has been "adopted by" with the name of the group.  The groups are expected to perform clean-up 3 times a month from April 1 through November 1.  Adopt-A-Spot is a great program in not only ensuring public areas of our community are well-maintained, but also has been a wonderful educational tool for teaching young people social responsibility and community pride.  To participate, interested groups should send a letter to East Windsor Clean Communities Committee, ATTN: Mayor Janice S. Mironov, 16 Lanning Boulevard, East Windsor, NJ 08520.  Congratulations to the 2016 Adopt-A-Spot participants:   Beth El Synagogue;  Boy Scout Troop 59;  Boy Scout Troop 5700;  Brownie Troop 72702;  Cub Scout Pack 53;  Daisy Troop 72350;  Girl Scout Troop 70105;  Girl Scout Troops 70342, 71905 and 70228;  East Windsor Police Athletic League, and the Casciano Family!
   
   
   Girl Scout Troops 70342, 71905 and 70228.   Pictured (from left to right) are:   (back row) Nastasia Gayle;  Liz Wainwright;  Mayor Janice S. Mironov;  John Donnelly, Clean Community Committee Chairperson;  Megan Bertrand;  Vera Crabtree;  (middle row) Mallory Bertrand;  Camilla Saboga;  Angelina Benitez;  Valentina Silva;  Emma Baskin;  Kayla Horana;  Adriana Cepeda (front row) Alyssa Horana;  Eliana Winters;  Lily Ipe, and Aania Abdullah.
   
   
   Girl Scout Troop 70105.  Pictured (from left to right) are:   (back row) Olivia Harkins;  Chloe Harkins;  Brooke Vagrin;  Susan Vagrin;  Lizzie DiGioia;  Jen DiGioia, Troop Leader;  Lily Puskar;  Kayley Totka;  John Donnelly, Clean Community Committee Chairperson;  Jessica Meidhof;  (front row) Isabella Benitez;  Danielle Cruz;  Mayor Janice S. Mironov;  Jenna Mao, and Emily Hamnett.
   
   
   Boy Scout Troop 59.  Pictured (from left to right) are:   (back row) Ron Niebo, Assistant Scoutmaster;  Stephen Sharpe, Scoutmaster;  John Donnelly, Clean Community Committee Chairperson;  (middle row) Tyler Mutchnick;   Zachary Hupfl;  Trevor Niebo;  Prathush Neelagiri;  Adithya Kalyan;  John O'Brien;  Aidan Sharpe;  (front row) Mayor Janice S. Mironov;  Brett Spearnock;  Joseph Sholy;  Daniel Giblin;  Joshua Ipe, and Rohan Shah.
    
5. Mercer County Holds Electronics Recycling and Paper Shredding Day on Saturday, February 18 from 9 am to 2 pm, rain or shine, at Lot 4, South Broad Street, Trenton (across from county administration building at 640 South Broad Street).  For further information, visit www.mcianj.com or call (609) 278-8086.
6. Oath of Office Administered to New Police Officer Joseph Zucchero, who fills a police vacancy.  Police Officer Joseph Zucchero, who has been assigned to the Uniform Services Division, graduated from the Mercer County Police Academy in April 2016, and obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminal Justice from Stockton University.  He was previously a police officer in Mansfield Township.
   
   
   New Police Officer Joseph Zucchero joins East Windsor Township.  Pictured (from left to right) are:   Mayor Janice S. Mironov;  Police Officer Joseph Zucchero, and Chief of Police James A. Geary.
7. Suburban Transit Commences Weekday Bus Service between Twin Rivers in East Windsor and Jersey City on Monday, February 6.  The bus will depart from Abbington Drive at 6:50 a.m. and arrive in Jersey City at 8:10 a.m.  The returning bus will depart Jersey City at 5:30 p.m. and return to East Windsor at 6:55 p.m.  One way fares are $15 or $120 for a 10-trip package.  Seniors receive a discounted fare of $7.50.  For additional information, call (732) 249-1100, ext. 219, or visit www.suburbantransit.com.