• Tell Us! We are long overdue with "sympathies" and "get wells" in our Newsletter. We apologize for this. If a friend or neighbor in town is ill, or if a family has lost a member, please let Dorene at the Post Office know. She will tell us so that the proper card may be sent to them from the Civic Association.

• May 4, 2013: Rancocas Ham Supper More info in the Events section.

• Westampton Township Historical Society Meeting at 7:00 p.m. at the Rancocas Community Center. All are welcome to attend. WTHS meets on the third Wednesday of the Month (February, April, June, August, October, December). Future meetings: 2012: 10/17; 12/19; 2013: 2/20; 4/17; 6/19; 8/21; 10/16; 12/18.

• Rancocas Civic Association Meeting at 7:30 p.m. at the Rancocas Community Center: You do not need to be a member. We would like to meet you! Meets on the third Wednesday of the Month (January, March, May, July, September, November). Future meetings: 2012: 11/21; 2013: 1/16; 3/20; 5/15; 7/17; 9/18; 11/20.

• Westampton Township Committee Meeting at 8:00 p.m. Meetings are held in the Westampton Township Municipal Building, 710 Rancocas Rd. Committee meets on the Second and Fourth Tuesdays (one meeting in July and August).

• Westampton Township Environmental Committee meeting 7:30 p.m. Meetings are held in the Westampton Township Municipal Building, 710 Rancocas Rd. Meetings are held the third Monday every month.

• Westampton Township Historical Commission meeting 7:00 p.m. Meetings are held in the Westampton Township Municipal Building, 710 Rancocas Rd. Meetings held the fourth Wednesday of each month, providing applications have reached the Secretary 10 days prior to the meeting.

• Westampton Land Development Board Meeting at 7:30 p.m. Meetings are held in the Westampton Township Municipal Building, 710 Rancocas Rd. Meets the first Wednesday of each month, providing applications have reached the Secretary fifteen (15) working days prior to meeting date. The meeting will be canceled fourteen (14) working days prior to meeting date if no applications have been received.

• Concerned Citizens of Westampton Meeting at 7:30 p.m. Learn how to get involved in you own community. Meetings are going to be scheduled once per month on the first Thursday of each month, usually at the Westampton Recreation Building on Springside Road.

• Check the www.westampton.com site for dates and times of meetings for the following: Historic Commission; Recreation Committee; Westampton School Board.

• Many programs and events are sponsored through the Rancocas Civi Association (RCA). If you have an idea for an event or a club, get a "request for sponsorship" form from the RCA. (Janet has the forms - 267-4996)

• If you would like to become a member of the ABCO Credit Union, just become a member of either the Rancocas Civi Association (yearly dues $2 per person) or the Westampton Township Historical Society (yearly dues: $10 per person, $20 per family). ABCO will pay for your first year's dues. Stop down at the branch on Main St. and ask for Gina.

• The Playground Project is ready to kick off for the Little School and Meetinghouse yard. Many families enjoy the peace and quiet and safe area for our children. We are asking you not to take advantage by leaving the toys out or breaking the equipment. Unfortunately, the tables are being dragged and hidden behind the Meetinghouse. The area is being used for drinking. Several bottles and trash have been left behind. Also, the wooded area behind the Schoolhouse and up to the basketball court belongs to a private individual and resident of the Village. Please do not use it as a dumping ground.

• A Request: Please do not park cars in front of the Community Center or in the Friends parking area on the weekends. The Community Center is being rented out more and more as Spring and Summer nears and the weather is getting nicer. We thank the Friends Meeting for allowing us the use of their parking area for the renters. We would also like to thank ABCO Credit Union for the use of their parking on the weekends.

• A Note from Teacher Nora: Please remember that all of our children are invited to play on the grounds of the Friends' School. Please remember to use the equipment properly. Keep the area as clean as you see it. From September until June, there is an afternoon school program until 5:00 p.m. For insurance purposes, no one can be on school grounds except the students and teacher.

• Dogs: Please clean up after your pets. There is an ordinance in our township about this. Also, do not allow your dogs to run on other's property. Thank you!

• House Numbers: There was a medical emergency in the village recently and the emergency squad was delayed for 15 minutes looking for the house because there were no house numbers visible at night. Please consider purchasing a lighted number box or having a small light over your house number if possible.

• Chipping: is always the first of every month. We ask everyone to put branches on your own property, or make other arrangements.

• Trash: We still have only one day a week for trash collection, and it will stay that way for awhile longer. We are trying to find out why our trash is sometimes picked up on Tuesday instead of Monday. Can't seem to get an answer. We have an ordinance that trash cannot be placed at the curb prior to the evening before the morning pick-up. This helps keep our neighborhood looking nice and not "trashy"!

• Friends Meeting Ball Field: The ball field on Main and Green Streets belongs to the Friends Meeting, and is an area for children and families to play sports. It has come to the Friends' attention that car parking and U-turns are making a mud pit on the corner. In the near future there will be a No Parking sign posted. There will be no parking anywhere on the field.

• Stokes Road: Our Westampton Police Department is well aware of the illegal left-hand turns onto Main Street from Stokes Road, but have not been able to "catch" the cars when they have been watching. The drivers also make right-hand turns, but go right into a U-turn at the base of the ball field, to go back onto Main Street. Are there any constructive ideas to resolve this problem?

• Please donate your DVDs and CDs. It will provide safe entertainment for our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. You can put them in a box at the Rancocas Post Office on Main Street. For information, call Cmdr. Ed Baldinger at (609) 386-1138. Thank you!

• Post 79 supports the community children and youth. We sponsor an indoor soccer team with the Westampton Recreation Dept. and present awards to outstanding ROTC cadets at Rancocas Valley High School.

• The Post visits veteran hospitals and meets with troops being deployed and returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.

• AMVETS accepts all veterans, active and inactive with an honorable discharge Army, Air Force, Marines, Navy, National Guard, Coast Guard and Merchant Marine.

• Men and Women - Sign up - Join AMVETS

• Contact us at: E-mail: amvetspost79@hotmail.com or call Ed Baldinger (609) 386-1138 or Ed Bednarek (609) 267-4840.

• The Friends Library (in the Meetinghouse) is open every Wednesday from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Everyone is welcome to visit. This is a very special building to see. Books for every age and interest may be borrowed.

• Religious Education every Sunday at 10:00 a.m. Classes for adults and children. Meeting for worship at 11:00 a.m.

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