Courtesy  twitter.com/NewJerseyDEP

Amidst all the Coronavirus news,
many overlooked announcing that Earth Day
last week also marked the NJDEP anniversary!

Founded on the first Earth Day in 1970, the New Jersey DEP protects the Garden State’s air, lands, water, and natural and historic resources.

But they, and the National Park Service, cannot do this without each of us assisting. 
or within the 

Visit NJDEP's Earth Day & Birthday page 
 filled with virtual activities, environmental lessons and tours of beloved state parks & historic sites: Things to View and Do at Home!

A social distancing flyer issued by the New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife 


Montague Township has now has
 20 confirmed COVID-19 cases.

No one should be going out anywhere that the minimum of being 6 feet apart cannot be maintained without some sort of face shield covering their nose and mouth -  if over the age of 2. 

A scarf or bandana will do!

Just because you may not feel ill, 
does not mean you are not a carrier!

This includes entering a Post Office!


CORONAVIRUS info & assorted links


Sussex County COVID 19 posts all the daily NJ updates
 and local county information.

All NJ stores are now required to have customers to have on a face covering and limit the # allowed in. 
One should do this at any location where maintaining a 6 foot distance apart many be difficult, such as at our Post Office. 
Do everything to help us see a downturn in the # of cases locally!

Sussex County 4/14 has an updated Food Pantry listing for April.

Montague Township Elementary teachers offer evening taped storybook readings school nights at 6PM.

Sussex County Fairgrounds has posted that they currently are not certain if the NJ State Fair will be able to occur this year.
Their Facebook site includes these links:
4/14 - children : games for different grade levels 
 4/9  -  No sewing machine?  A way to make a face mask using a bandana.
 4/4  -  videos and coloring pages for kids from John Deere.

 NPS Northeast Museum Services Center has a few story hours taped - see VIDEOS.
Virtual Tour: Wallace House Historic Site
The largest home built in New Jersey during the Revolutionary War.


Self-Quarantined and Bored?
During the present COVID-19 pandemic 
it is critical people listen to medical experts 
and abide by the recommended "social distancing" rules.
 If self-quarantining has you bored : 
Garden State Legacy archives hold nearly 250 articles on New Jersey history - or, take a virtual museum tour of Treasured Artifacts of the Garden State!
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Telling Her Stories: Fascinating Women History Forgot
Holding a free virtual workshop on woman suffrage with the National Women’s History Project on Thursday April 16 at 7 p.m. EDT / 4 p.m. PDT.
AND ALSO  offers 
home-view versions of:
Pickets & Persistence: War Service & Woman Suffrage,
Remembering the Ladies: From Patriots in Petticoats to Presidential Candidates and Reclaiming Our Voice, 
New Jersey’s Role in the Fight for Woman Suffrage.  
In commemoration of the centennial of woman suffrage and in light of the COVID-19 stay-at-home order keeping many families cooped up and is affecting many family’s finances,  book Remembering the Ladies is being made available as a free e-book from which you can print and color pages. 

Looking for ideas for reading, math, science, history, art, theater, music, magic and fun for kids in your life during this time of COVID-19?  Check out her family learning guide. 


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