Happy New Year From Pennsauken!

Township Offices Closed in Observance of New Year's Day

Happy New Year!

The Pennsauken Free Public Library is closing at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 31 for New Year's Eve and will be closed on both Sunday, Jan. 1 and Monday, Jan. 2 in observance of New Year's Day.

Pennsauken Township’s administrative offices will be closed on Monday, Jan. 2 in observance of New Year’s Day.

Both will reopen on Tuesday, Jan. 3 for normal business operations.

New Year's Day Holiday Trash Schedule
As New Year's Day is on a Sunday, there are no "trash holidays" this month. Trash and recycling collection remains on a regular schedule.

A Reminder About Fireworks On New Year’s Eve
While it’s customary to celebrate the New Year by making some noise, it’s best to leave the fireworks to the professionals.

N.J.S.A. 21:3-1 et seq. EXPLOSIVES AND FIREWORKS

21:3-1. Sale, use, etc., declared against public health, safety and welfare
"The sale, exposure for sale, use, distribution or possession of fireworks or pyrotechnics in the state of New Jersey, except as hereinafter provided, is hereby declared by the legislature to be against the public health, safety and welfare of the people of the state of New Jersey."

21:3-2. Sale, possession or use prohibited
"It shall be unlawful for any person to offer for sale, expose for sale, sell, possess or use, or explode any blank cartridge, toy pistol, toy cannon, toy cane or toy gun in which explosives are used; the type of balloon which requires fire underneath to propel the same; firecrackers; torpedoes; skyrockets, Roman candles, bombs, sparklers or other fireworks of like construction, or any fireworks containing any explosive or inflammable compound or any tablets or other device commonly used and sold as fireworks containing nitrates, chlorates, oxalates, sulphides of lead, barium, antimony, arsenic, mercury, nitroglycerine, phosphorus or any compound containing any of the same or other explosives, or any substance or combination of substances, or article prepared for the purpose of producing a visible or an audible effect by combustion, explosion, deflagration or detonation..."

On behalf of the entire Pennsauken Township administration and staff, we wish you and your loved ones a happy and healthy start to 2017!