By: centraljersey.com
All Mansfield Township residents are invited to celebrate the 150th anniversary and dedication for the Franklin Fire Company No. 1. The event will be held on Saturday, Sept. 11, from 11a.m.-3 p.m. with a ceremony scheduled for 1p.m. The celebration will take place at 3135 Route 206 South in Columbus. ***
The Columbus Home and School Association will hold its first monthly meeting for this school year on Wednesday, Sept. 15, at 8 p.m. 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. ***
Would you like to learn to knit, ballroom dance, or make flower arrangements? These are only a few of the great classes you can enjoy this fall!
The NBC Evening School will hold in person registration for fall classes on Tuesday, Sept. 14 and Thursday, Sept. 16, from 6-8 p.m. in the High School West Main Office. The high school is located at 160 Mansfield Road East in Columbus. For more information regarding classes or registration, call 298-3900 ext. 2240. ***
The next scheduled recycle pick up for Mansfield Township is Monday, Sept. 13. ***
The next Mansfield Township Board of Education agenda meeting will be held on Monday, Sept. 13. The regular Board of Education meeting will be held on Sept. 20. Both meetings will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Mansfield Township Elementary School which is located on Mansfield Road East. The meeting will take place in the Media Center. ***
Come out and support Recreation in Mansfield!
The Mansfield Field of Dreams 5K will be held on Saturday, Sept. 18. The event will take place at the Mansfield Township Elementary School which is located at 200 Mansfield Road East in Columbus. A 1 mile kids’ race for children 12 and under will be held at 8:30 a.m. The 5k Run/walk will begin at 9 a.m. An awards ceremony will be held at 10:15 a.m. Medals to the top three male & female finishers in the following age groups for the 5K: 21 and under, 22-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50+ Pre- Registration for the race will be open until Thursday Sept. 16. All pre-registrants will receive a Long Sleeve Event T-shirt and post-registrants will receive shirts while supplies last. In person Race Day registration will begin at 7:30 a.m. on race day.
5K & Walk – $20 (USATF Member – $18) – Kids’ Race (12 and under) – $10. Make checks payable to: MBSA and mail to Robin Blue, C/O Mansfield of Dreams 5K, 14 Wildflower Court, Columbus NJ 08022 – FOR FURTHER INFO email: [email protected]
All proceeds will benefit Mansfield’s Recreation Program and will be used directly toward the construction of an Indoor Training Facility. ***
Burlington County Chapter of Hadassah will meet on Tuesday, Sept. 21, at Temple Har Zion, High & Ridgway streets, Mount Holly. Following a brief business meeting at 1 o’clock, guest speaker, Mike Attanasio, a counselor for the Virtua Health System and CASTLE Partial Care Program, will present a program on mental health. His topics will include causes, signs and symptoms of stress, and tips to relieve it as related to seniors. Guests are invited to attend; for information, please call (609) 291-1190. ***
The Mansfield Township Recreation Committee will hold a meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 21 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 next Mansfield Township Committee meeting will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 22, at 7:30 p.m. The meeting will be held in the Mansfield Township Municipal building located on East Main Street. For more information please call 609-298-0542 ***
The Mansfield Veterans Committee is selling pavers which will line the walk way leading to the Veteran’s Gazebo in the Community Park. This WALK OF HONOR already contains several pavers honoring both living and deceased Veterans. If you would like to preserve your name or that of a loved one, please complete the form that can be found on the Township web site and mail it in. The township website is www.mansfieldburlington.com. Copies of the form are also available at the township municipal building. Pavers cost $35 for a 4X8 or $50 for an 8X8 paver. ***
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 Rd. East, Columbus, NJ 08022.

