Mayor and Council of the Borough of Roselle, Department of Recreation, and Department of Public Works presents Roselle Cares Day, also known as Borough-Wide Community Clean-Up Day, on Saturday, June 1, 2013 from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM. Roselle Cares Day is at the Anthony Amalfe Community Center, Sylvester Land Field & Sports Complex, and Roselle Borough Hall. Other sites will be determined. For more information, please contact Donald Shaw at (908)-634-4502 or Aeisha Hayward at (908)-259-3036.

Mayor and Roselle Borough Council cordially invite you to participate in the Annual Memorial Day Parade on May 27, 2013 at 10:00 AM. This event is rain or shine. Parade route will begin at East 2nd and Harrison Avenue and will end at the Roselle Free Public Library, located on West 4th Avenue. Free food will be served immediately after the ceremony at the American Legion located at 115 Grove St, Roselle, NJ 07203.

Roselle Mayor Jamel C. Holley and members of Borough Council announced today that the Borough has received more than $30,000 in 2013 Clean Communities funding. The state award honors government agencies, businesses, community organizations, schools and individuals who are working to make New Jersey “clean and green.”

“This award is an acknowledgement of our commitment to a greener Roselle Borough,” Holley said. “We’re proud of the work we’ve done up to this point. This funding will help bolster our commitment through many municipal initiatives we have identified.”

Holley said the grant will be used to fund cleanups of stormwater systems that divert trash from streams, volunteer cleanups of public properties and adoption and enforcement of local anti-littering ordinances. Money will also be used for public information and education programs and purchases of litter collection equipment, litter receptacles, recycling bins, anti-litter signs and supplies to remove graffiti.

The Clean Communities Awards are a flagship initiative of the New Jersey Clean Communities Council, a nonprofit corporation funded by the Clean Communities Act and private sector donations. The Council works to implement a statewide program of public information and education on the effects of littering and the irresponsible handling of solid waste.

According to the Council, awards are presented to towns and counties that implemented Clean Communities programs. Roselle is currently undergoing town-wide parks improvement and stormwater mitigation projects, as well as embarking on a multi-year beautification effort for Chestnut Street, a major municipal thoroughfare that serves as a community gateway.

“Our community has taken great strides to make Roselle environmentally conscious and beautiful,” Holley said. “This funding will ensure that we continue down that path.”

Roselle Savings Bank Approaches 125th Anniversary; The Bank is seeking bank memorabilia from the past to help celebrate its upcoming 125th anniversary in 2014.

If you have something of interest, the Bank encourages you to call Janice Ritz at 908-245-1885, or drop off your item(s) at the Main Office, located at 235 Chestnut Street, Roselle.

The annual initiative will include high visibility law enforcement, checkpoint and saturation patrols as well as local and national publicity designed to teach drivers and passengers how seatbelts can save lives. The most effective device for preventing deaths and injuries in motor vehicle crashes remains the seatbelt. When used consistently, seatbelts save lives and reduce serious injuries.

In May 2001, New Jersey enacted a primary seatbelt law for the front seat occupants. As a result of the law and the concerted efforts of law enforcement, seatbelt usage in the state rose steadily until 2012. The 2013 Click It or Ticket enforcement objective is to increase seatbelt usage statewide.

Police officers will conduct special enforcement patrols with the main focus to stop and issue summonses to motorists and to front and rear seat passengers who are not complying with the state seatbelt laws. Officers will also enforce the child restraint law as appropriate. During last year’s campaign, Roselle Police issued over 165 motor vehicle summonses.

Loud and unruly behavior, property destruction, unintentional injuries, fights and violence, dangerous and unwanted sexual behavior and even death due to underage drinking can affect anyone. Drinking and driving is one example: 22 percent of drivers aged 15 to 20 who were involved in fatal vehicle crashes were drinking.

Each year, 5,000 people under age 21 die from homicides, suicides, car crashed and drowning, all related to drinking alcohol. Because these ‘secondary’ effects can impact community members at random, preventing underage alcohol use is everybody’s business.

Although the legal drinking age in the U.S. is 21, one quarter of people aged 12 to 20 currently drink alcohol. In a given year, nearly 10 million people aged 12 to 20 reported drinking alcohol in the past month. Underage drinking is a problem shared by all communities here in Union County.

Come to the The 14th Annual Intergenerational Day at Abraham Clark High School on Friday, June 7, 2013 from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM. This event is sponsored by the Roselle Education Association Pride in Public Education Program.

The goal of this free event is to bring together the senior citizens of Roselle and students of the borough. Reservations are required. For reservations or more information, please call Linda Howlett at (908)-298-2004 by May 31, 2013. Intergenerational Day is limited to senior citizens of Roselle.