Fast Facts About Stafford
Index
Utilities
Comcast Cable 609-597-3421
Conectiv 1-800-642-3780
New Jersey Natural Gas 1-732-938-1000
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Fast FactsState_Representatives:
Corzine, Jon S.(New Jersey Govenor) 609-292-6000
Connors, Christopher J. (State Senator) 609-693-6700
Lautenberg, Frank (U.S. Senator) 202-224-4744, 609-757-5353
Rumph, Brian E.(Assemblyman) 609-693-6700
Fast Facts Index, Fast FactsLibrary (Stafford Branch) 609-597-3381
Southern Ocean County Chamber of Commerce 609-494-3381
Fast Facts Index, Fast FactsAmbulance 609-597-7010
FIRE (Stafford Volunteer Fire Company No. 1) 609-597-2138
Municipal Building 609-597-1000
Police Department 609-597-8581
Recycling Collection 609-597-1000 ext.8556
Trash Collection609-597-1000 EXT. 8556
Fast Facts Index, Fast FactsFast Facts about Stafford Township
Founded:1749
Population: The 2003 population estimate is 23,785.
Area:
Land area: 47.57 square miles,
Water area: 8.30 square miles
Origin of Name:
The first tracks of land in the area were purchased in 1735 by settlers from Staffordshire, England. According to local lore, the entire area originally was called Manahawkin, hich is Lenni Lenape for "good corn land."
Boundries:
Barnegat Township to the north and Little Egg Harbor o the south
Fast Facts Index, Fast FactsPolice:
Stafford Police Department
260 East Bay Ave.
Manahawkin, NJ 08050
609-597-8581
Chief Tom Conroy
Fire:
Stafford Volunteer Fire Company No. 1
133 Stafford Ave.
Manahawkin, NJ 08050
609-597-2138
Warren Grove Volunteer Fire Company
Route 539
Barnegat, NJ 08005
609-698-4454
Ambulance:
Stafford Township First Aid Squad
365 E. Bay Ave.
Manahawkin, NJ 08050
609-597-7010
Trash Collection:
Trash service is automated in Stafford, with garbage being collected once per week. Call (609)597-1000 EXT. 8556 for further information.
Recycling Collection:
Recyclable items such as aluminum and tin cans, plastic containers and glass bottles and jars are collected once per week in the township. Newspapers, mixed paper, corrugated cardboard and brown paper bags are also collected. Call (609)597-1000 ext. 8604 for further information.
Municipal Building:
260 East Bay Ave.
Manahawkin, NJ 08050
609-597-1000
Office Hours: Monday thru Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Mayor:
Mayor Carl W. Block
Council Members:
Councilman John Spodofora
Councilman Dr. Fred Seeber
Councilwoman Jeanne DiPaola
Councilman Salvatore Baglio
Councilman David L Wyrsch Sr.,
Councilwoman Marie-Elena O'Connor
Fast Facts Index, Fast FactsOther Officials:
Township Administrator Paul J. Shives
Township Attorney George Gilmore, Gilmore & Monahan
Township Engineer John Walsh, CMX Engineering
Chief Financial Officer Doug Gannon
Community Development Director/Zoning Officer Bonnie Flynn
Construction Official Robert Gaestel
Court Administrator Mary Ann Carricarte
Fire Official Heidi Michel
Clerk Bernadette Park
Department of Public Works Director Ron Cop
Tax Assessor James Mancini
Tax Collector Margaret Bevilacqua
Recreation Director Betti Anne McVey
Municipal Alliance Director Gail Bott
Registrar Linda Martin
Purchasing Agent Kathleen Capron
Police Chief Tom Conroy
Network Administrator Robert C.Yak
Municipal Judge Damien Murray
Meetings:
Township Council meets the first and third Tuesdays of each month, 7:00 p.m. at 260 E. Bay Avenue.
Stafford Planning Board meets first and third Wednesdays of each month, 7:30 p.m. at 260 E. Bay Avenue.
Stafford Township Zoning Board of Adjustment meets the second and fourth Wednesday of each month, 7:30 p.m., at 260 E. Bay Ave.
Southern Regional Board of Education meets the second Wednesday of each month, 7:00 p.m. at 105 Cedar Bridge Rd.
Stafford Township Board of Education meets on a Thursday of each, 7:30 p.m., at 775 E. Bay Ave. For Specific meeeting dates call 609-978-5708, extension 100.
Municipal Property Tax:
2007 Rate = $.571 per $100 of assessed property value
Fast Facts Index, Fast FactsSchool
School District:
Southern Regional School District:
Southern Regional Administration & Board of Education
105 Cedar Bridge Road.
Manahawkin, NJ 08050
609-597-9481
Southern Regional Middle School Grades 7-8
75 Cedar Bridge Rd.
Manahawkin, NJ 08050
609-597-9481
Southern Regional High School Grades 9-12
600 N. Main Street Grades 9-10
90 Cedar Bridge Road Grades 11-12
Manahawkin, NJ 08050
609-597-9481
Stafford Township School District:
Stafford Township Administration & Board of Education
775 East Bay Ave.
Manahawkin, NJ 08050
609-978-5708
Ocean Acres Elementary School Grades K-2
489 Nautilus Drive
Manahawkin, NJ 08050
609-607-1984
Oxycocus Elementary School Grades K-2
250 Main St.
Manahawkin, NJ 08050
609-978-5700
McKinley Avenue School Grades 3-4
1000 McKinley Ave.
Manahawkin, NJ 08050
609-978-5710
Stafford Intermediate School Grades 5-6
1000 McKinley Ave.
Manahawkin, NJ 08050
609-978-5710
Utilities:
Comcast Cable, 609-597-3421
Stafford Township Water and Sewer Utility Department, 609-597-1000 EX 8593
Conectiv, 1-800-642-3780
New Jersey Natural Gas, 1-732-938-1000
Fast Facts Index, Fast FactsStafford Township Boards and Commissions:
American Disabilities Advisory Board
Business Park Commission
Clean Communities Committee
Environmental Commission
Historical Commission
Mayor's Advisory Committee on Health Related Issues
Municipal Alliance Committee
Natural Lands Trust Advisory Committee
Planning Board
Recreation Advisory Board
Safety Committee
Senior Advisory Committee
Special Events Committee
Zoning Board of Adjustment
Business Groups:
Chamber of Commerce for Long Beach Island and Southern
Ocean County
265 W. 9th St.
Ship Bottom, NJ 08008
609-494-7211
Rip Current Awareness
7405 Ocean Blvd.
Long Beach Township, NJ 08008
Phone: 609-618-7100
Visit: www.ripcurrents.noaa.gov
Library:
Stafford Branch Ocean County Library
129 North Main St.
Manahawkin, NJ 08050
609-597-3381
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