Spotswood Borough Announcements

Spotswood Borough Announcements

National Do Not Call List

If you haven't registered your land and cell phone numbers yet, or did so four years ago, please visit the government's official website:

https://www.donotcall.gov/Register/Reg.aspx

Enter your telephone numbers. You will receive an email with a link to confirm your number. You may click on this link - it is LEGITIMATE. It will take you back to the website where you can print out your information.

There is also a complaint form on the website for telemarketers who have abused your number.

Swine Flu Update

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius

and U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano

issued the following statements today in response to the World Health

Organization's (WHO) decision to raise the pandemic threat level on the

novel H1N1 virus.

"Today's decision by the WHO was expected and doesn't change what we

have been doing here in the United States to prepare for and respond to

this public health challenge. Once we saw how fast this virus was

spreading, we activated our pandemic plans and started doing all the

things we needed to do to keep the public as safe and secure as

possible," said Secretary Sebelius. "What this declaration does do is

remind the world that flu viruses like H1N1 need to be taken seriously.

Although we have not seen large numbers of severe cases in this country

so far, things could possibly be very different in the fall, especially

if things change in the Southern Hemisphere, and we need to start

preparing now in order to be ready for a possible H1N1 immunization

campaign starting in late September."

"We responded to the H1N1 outbreak from the outset with the presumption

that a pandemic was likely, so this decision comes as no surprise. We

acted aggressively to stay ahead of the virus as it spread across the

country. Now our challenge is to prepare for a possible return in the

fall," said Secretary Napolitano. "The Obama Administration has been

working together across the government and will continue to do so over

the weeks and months ahead to keep the American people safe. We are

reaching out to our partners in state and local government, in school

districts and the private sector to urge them to modify and update their

pandemic plans. We are working with our scientists to test and prepare a

possible vaccine. And we are working with governments around the world

to share what we know and learn from what is happening in their

countries."

New Jersey Office of Homeland Security & Preparedness

(609) 584-4000

Children's Health Insurance Information:

Parents of more than 450,000 uninsured children statewide will be getting an application in the mail this summer for low-cost insurance from NJ FamilyCare. The state is mailing the one page application to all parents who checked a box on their state tax returns indicating they have a child without insurance.

THIS IS NOT JUNK MAIL.

The application will come in a yellow envelope marked:

NJ FAMILYCARE EXPRESS LANE APPLICATION FOR HEALTH INSURANCE.

For more information:

Family Care

MIDDLESEX WATER DEPARTMENT ADVISES SPOTSWOOD CUSTOMERS TO BOIL WATER PRIOR TO DRINKING.

RESIDENTS ARE ADVISED TO BOIL WATER FOR DRINKING FOR A PERIOD OF 1 MINUTE PRIOR TO DRINKING OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS.

THE COMPANY'S TREATMENT PLANT EXPERIENCED MINOR FLOODING AS A RESULT OF HEAVY RAINS FROM LAST NIGHT'S STORM WHICH MAY HAVE IMPACTED THE TREATMENT PROCESS. WHILE THE COMPANY AWAITS THE RESULTS OF TESTS TAKEN ON ITS WATER SUPPLY, IT IS RECOMMENDING CUSTOMERS BOIL ALL WATER USED FOR DRINKING, COOKING OR BRUSHING TEETH.

PERIODIC UPDATES MAY BE OBTAINED ON THE COMPANY'S WEBSITE AT:

WWW.MIDDLESEXWATER.COM

OR BY CALLING 732-634-1500