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Is there a noise ordinance?

In every edition of the Ewing Observer,
Mayor Bert Steinmann answers readers’ glen roc
questions, but since the dog days of sum-
mer are upon us, Observer has given resi-
dents an extra month to send in questions ASK THE
for the mayor. In their place, the mayor
answered a few questions posed by the staff MAYOR
of the Observer. dance
Does Ewing have any kind of noise
ordinance in effect? Say someone’s
neighbor is having a late night party
and is blasting music loudly. What ber is Chapter 267 Ordinance number shoppe
recourse do they have?
We do have a noise ordinance that was
passed in June of 2011. The areas cov-
ered by this can be found in ordinance 98-13.
number 240-1, which can be viewed We last reviewed this ordinance in
online at ecode360.com/9390418. The June 2012. The ordinance covers the
ordinance, which provides for a penalty application, the license required, what
of up to $3,000 for viola- happens if denied, appeal
tions and covers noise rights, fees, exemptions,
from wrecking balls, veterans and volunteer
machinery, mowers, blow- fi refi ghters, nonprofi t
ers, music amplifi ers, organization request and
dogs and other sources. political organization “The Only Serious Choice”
The ordinance set limits requests.
on the increase in total All solicitation requests Serving Lawrence, Hopewell & Ewing
sound levels in a residen- should start in the munici- For the Past 40 Years
tial property, particularly pal clerk’s offi ce at town
between 10 p.m. and 7 hall.
a.m. on weeknights and If you have someone Classes Start
from 11 p.m. to 9 a.m. on at your door and they
weekend nights. are not in compliance,
you should call the police
From time to time, Steinmann and ask them to inves- September 11 th
people go door to door tigate. You can also call
through town either the clerk’s offi ce or the
selling products or seeking dona- administration to report the solicitation
tions for charity. Does Ewing have and we will send out the police to check Registration Dates:
regulations regarding solicitors? as well.
What should people do if some- Monday, August 14
one comes to their door and is not If you have a question for the mayor for
in compliance with the township’s next month’s edition, submit it by email- Tuesday, August 15
regulations? ing bsanservino@mercerspace.com or by
We do have regulations regarding solic- going to mercerspace.com and searching Wednesday, August 30
itors. The township adopted an ordinance for “Ask the Mayor.” You must be a Ewing
in November of 1998. The ordinance num- resident. Thursday, August 31
from 3 to 7 p.m.
MCCC scholarships awarded

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The Mercer County Board of Chosen Hanaway (Steinert); Monica Villegas
Freeholders honored the recipients of (Trenton Central Chambers); Ruth Modern/Contemporary
the 2017 Freeholder’s Scholarship to Flores (Trenton Central West); Joshua Lyrical • Pointe • Acrobatics • Zumba
attend Mercer County Community Col- Skula (West Windsor-Plainsboro North)
lege at its July 13 meeting. and Keith Lewis (West Windsor-Plains- Pre-School/Creative Movement
The goal of the Freeholders’ scholar- boro South).
ship is to encourage Mercer County stu- The scholarship winners were chosen Ages 3 years - Adult
dents to attend Mercer County Commu- by their respective high school guid-
nity College. The scholarship program ance counselors. Scholarship recipients
provides fi nancial assistance to high will receive $1,000 for their fi rst year Award Winning Mini, Junior & Senior Competition Teams
school seniors who possess a minimum at MCCC and a second $1,000 will be
GPA of 2.8 and have plans to attend awarded to those students who success-
MCCC in the fall. fully complete their fi rst year. Fully Accredited Staff
This year, the board awarded 16 “Mercer County Community College
scholarships to Nicholas Nagy (Ewing); has earned a reputation of being known
Angelica Figeroa (Hamilton West); Mel- as one of the best two-year intuitions in
anie Quezada and Justin Pierre (Hight- the country. Mercer offers its students (609) 883-8083
stown); Fiona Crawford, Samantha high quality education, the convenience
Snyder and Sofi a Stephanoff (Hopewell of 3 campuses, and unlimited transfer
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tingham); Gerardo Lopez (Princeton); this year’s winners and wish them the
Calli Hicks (Robbinsville); Matthew best in all of their future endeavors.”
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