June 4, 2021

1. REMINDER: East Windsor Child Passenger Car Seat Safety Inspection Program Funded by $6,000 New Jersey Division of Highway Traffic Safety Grant Kicks Off on Friday, June 4 from 3 P.M. to 7 P.M. and runs through September at the Police/Court Building (80 One Mile Road). The 2021 Child Passenger Car Seat Safety initiative is designed to ensure motorists are properly securing their children in child car seats as required by State law. Statistics of multiple organizations find that child car seats are improperly installed 80 percent of the time, but if installed correctly the risk of fatal injury is reduced by 71 percent. The FREE Child Passenger Car Seat safety inspections are offered for Township residents to promote child passenger safety. Participants will have their child seats inspected, which takes about 10 minutes, by a certified technician to ensure proper installation and will receive educational materials about state child restraint laws. No appointment is required. Other inspection dates are Wednesday, June 23, Monday, July 12, Tuesday, August 3, and Thursday, September 23 from 3 P.M. to 7 P.M.
2. REMINDER: Primary Election is Tuesday, June 8. Polls are open from 6 A.M. to 8 P.M. For further information, including polling locations, call (609) 443-4000, ext. 237.
3. REMINDER: Mercer County Hazardous Waste Collection and Electronics Recycling Event Will Be Held on Saturday, June 5, from 8 A.M. to 2 P.M., rain or shine, at the John T. Dempster Fire School, located at 350 Lawrence Station Road in Lawrence Township. No registration is required, just proof of Mercer County residency. Residents can dispose of aerosol cans, used motor oil, propane gas tanks, pesticides, herbicides, car batteries, paint thinner, oil based paints, stains and varnishes, gasoline, anti-freeze, driveway sealer, insect repellents, and fluorescent and compact fluorescent bulbs. Used electronic equipment, including computers, printers, copiers, fax machines, stereos, televisions, and microwaves will be accepted. For further information, visit the MCIA website at www.mcianj.org or call (609) 278-8086.
4. Mayor Janice Mironov Issues Proclamation For June 4 National Gun Violence Awareness Day to Moms Demand Action, Mercer County. The Mayoral Proclamation notes that, "more than 100 Americans are killed by gun violence every day, in addition to another 230 who are shot and wounded. Yearly, an average of 13,000 gun homicides occur in the United States, and New Jersey has the 47th highest rate of gun deaths in the country with 445 every year and a rate of 5 deaths per 100,000 people. Protecting public safety in the communities they serve is the highest responsibility of local elected officials and law enforcement, who are best positioned to understand how to keep their citizens safe". Coalition grassroots organization Moms Demand Action is encouraging citizens to "Wear Orange" on June 4 to remember victims of gun violence, help raise awareness about gun violence, and encourage responsible gun ownership to help keep all of our citizens and children safer.
   
   
   East Windsor Township Mayor joins with members of Moms Against Gun Violence to proclaim June 4 as "National Gun Violence Awareness Day" and encourage others to "Wear Orange" to help raise awareness about gun violence. Pictured (from left to right): Jennifer Kelly; Mary Ternoeg; Namita Ipe; Mayor Janice Mironov; Patricia Clark; Sara Cuprziaski, and Cheri Dzubak.