By Peg Traino
Peg Traino, Tel: 298-7476, [email protected]
The Mansfield Township Board of Education work session meeting scheduled for Monday, Feb. 9, has been changed to Tuesday, Feb. 17. The regular session meeting will be Monday, Feb. 23.
On Sunday, Feb. 15, at 3 p.m. in the Bordentown Middle School Auditorium on Dunn’s Mill Road, Community Concerts of Bordentown will present the third concert of the 2008-2009 series. This concert will feature The Eastern Wind Symphony. The Symphony was conceived in 1996 and has performed at the NJ Performing Arts Center, Trenton War Memorial and for the Bordentown 325th Anniversary Celebration. Their performance is dedicated to the very best wind and percussion literature. Tickets are available for $15 at the door for adults and $5 for students. Memberships are still available for the final three concerts at $30.
The next recycle collection day in Mansfield Township is scheduled for Monday, Feb. 16.
The Mansfield Township Recreation Committee will hold a meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 17, at 8 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Mansfield Township Municipal building located on Main Street in Columbus. All interested residents are invited to attend.
The Columbus Home and School Association will hold a meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 18. The meeting will be held in the Media Center at the Mansfield Township Elementary School which is located on Mansfield Road East. All interested members of the community are invited to attend.
Township drive for New Jersey National Guard 50th Brigade Troops deployed in Iraq:
James Smith is a member of Columbus Baptist Church Boy Scout Troop 45 and is currently in the process of completing the Eagle Scout Service Project. The project consists of drives that he is conducting for items to be sent to soldiers in the New Jersey National Guard 50th Brigade who are currently deployed in Iraq. The project is being completed under the supervision of ARMS (American Recreational Military Service).
As a part of the project, he will be conducting a township drive during the first two weeks of March. He is working with members of his troop as well as members of Columbus Cub Scout Pack 72 to distribute donation bags to township homes on Saturday, March 7. The Scouts will then be returning to collect the donation bags on Saturday, March 14.
Accompanying each bag will be a letter of explanation and a list of suggested items for donation. A sample list of suggested items is as follows: Individual microwaveable soups, stews, packs of crackers, cookies, granola bars, powdered drink mixes, cereals, gum, hard candy, mints, popcorn, tea bags, coffee packets, or popcorn; lip balm; small containers of foot powder; green or white crew socks; batteries; medical items (ex: Band Aids, Neosporin, etc.); packs of wipes (ex: Wet Ones); eye drops; small containers of mouth wash; or individual packs of tissues.
If you do not receive a bag at your home, will be away during the first two weeks of March, or would like to get more information or find out other ways that you might be able to assist me with this most deserving cause, please contact James, at 298-8061. Thank you very much.
Would you like to learn how to knit or even build a doll house? The NBC Evening School offers over 35 different classes. Registration for classes will be accepted through Thursday, Feb. 19. In person registration will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 17 and Thursday Feb. 19 from 6-8 p.m. in the Northern Burlington Regional High School West Main Office. You can also complete the registration form and mail it with a check payable to NBC Evening School to: 160 Mansfield Road, East Columbus, NJ 08022. For more information call Mrs. McMullen at 609-298-3900 ext. 2240.
School board candidate information:
The deadline for filing nomination petitions to run for positions on the Mansfield Township Board of Education is 4 p.m., Monday, March 2. The following terms will be open on the Mansfield Township Board of Education at the April 21, Annual School Election: three seats, three-year term each.
The legal requirements to become a member of the Board of Education are as follows:
You must be a registered voter in the district, a U.S. citizen, at least 18 years old, must be able to read and write, a Mansfield Township Resident for at least 1 year prior to the election, cannot be directly or indirectly interested in any contract or claim against the board of education, must fulfill the requirements of the NJ Ethics Act.
Prospective school board candidates can obtain a School Board Candidate Kit which contains a nominating petition from the Business Office located at the Mansfield Township Elementary School.
Questions regarding school board candidacy can be addressed by calling the Business Office/Board Secretary at 609-298-2037 ext. 2500.
If you have a child between the ages of 3 and 21 who resides in Mansfield Township and has a disability or is exhibiting a developmental delay with language, motor, cognitive, adaptive, emotional, social or behavioral skills call the Child Study Team at 609-298-2037, ext. 2110, or contact them via Child Study Team, Mansfield Township School District, 200 Mansfield Road East, Columbus, NJ 08022.

