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White Meadow Lake Fire and Rescue Squad The Rockaway Township Fire Department consists of five fire and rescue companies with equipment and personnel to combat medical emergencies and disasters of any size or type. The Fire Department consists of volunteers and it's companies are located at Hibernia, Mt. Hope, Marcella, Birchwood and White Meadow Lake. The White Meadow Lake Fire Department is located on Pawnee Avenue in the Lake's business district and has it's own fire, rescue and ambulance equipment. It is supplemented by the Township equipment as required and by Mobil Intensive Care Units from Northwest Covenant Hospital, and Morristown Memorial Hospital. The Fire Department also maintains a Fire Prevention Bureau consisting of a Fire Marshall and a team of Fire Inspectors. It receives donations of surgical equipment such as crutches and makes them available to members of the community. Rockaway Township LibraryThe Rockaway Township Public Library began as two library stations, one at the Marcella Community Club in 1954, and a second at the White Meadow Lake Clubhouse. The library at White Meadow Lake Clubhouse became a branch of the Rockaway Township Public Library in September, 1968. In May 1981, the new Rockaway Township Public Library opened its doors at 61 Mount Hope Road. Hours of the library are Monday-Friday 9-9, Saturday 9-5. Anyone five years and older may apply for a Rockaway Township Library card that entitles the holder to borrow materials directly from the library and the Hibernia branch. Through reciprocal agreements, a card holder may also borrow from thirty-four community libraries in Morris County, the Morris County Free Library and the County College of Morris. In addition, interlibrary loans are available from New Jersey State Library, the Newark Public Library, Rutgers University Libraries, Princeton University Library and from out-of-state libraries. There are programs within the library that are available to people of all ages. The children's department is particularly active, with numerous programs for children from preschool through school age. The librarians are most helpful and have pamphlets available upon request describing programs, facilities and equipment for public use. Police Department The Township of Rockaway is one of the fastest growing communities in Morris County. Considering its vast size of approximately forty-three square miles and its varied economic base of mining, farming, trucking, recreation, corporate office activity and a large shopping mall, the Township police must be able to address problems involving nonresidents as well as residents of many economic and cultural backgrounds. Approximately fifty percent of the police officers are college educated and the department attempts to equip itself with the latest physical and psychological techniques and equipment available. The Police Department has appropriate personnel for assistance in crime prevention, youth and family disturbances, detective investigation and even boy scout exploring. Speakers are available for group education. Health Department The Health Department in Rockaway Township has a year-round calendar of services offered to its residents. Among these services are Blood Pressure screening, child health conferences, SMAC blood screening, female cancer screening, male cancer screening, adult eye screening and pre-school dental screening. The Township also sponsors free rabies shots for Township owned pets. Rabies vaccination and licensing are required for both dogs and cats. All of the above services are announced well enough in advance for Township residents to avail themselves of the services offered. For information, appointments and clinic locations contact the Health Department at 627-7200, ext. 348/349. The Health Department will supply free information about nutrition, accident prevention, smoking prevention, physical fitness, alcohol abuse and drug abuse prevention and control at the same telephone number. Municipal Recycling Program In 1988 the Rockaway Township Department of Health and Welfare started a Municipal Recycling Program at curbside. A brochure is available for all residents of the Township stating the curbside collection schedule. The brochure carefully guidelines what, when, where and how to prepare for pickup of the recyclables. The monthly clean-up program is also mentioned in the Township's recycling brochure. Questions should be directed to the Health Department, 627-7200, ext. 348/349. MAPS MAPS is the abbreviation of Morris Area Paratransit System. MAPS is a special transportation service for senior citizens and disabled Morris County residents, run by the Morris County Department of Transportation Management. Funds for MAPS come from New Jersey Casino Tax Revenues through NJ Transit. Using small buses, vans and station wagons, MAPS provides transportation to doctors, clinics, social service agencies and other locations. Some MAPS vehicles are specially equipped for persons in wheelchairs. Under MAPS system, the county has been divided into five service regions. There is a different transportation provider for each region. Our region here in White Meadow Lake within the Rockaway Township area is the Western Region. Reservations must be made at least 48 hours in advance to arrange for transportation. The telephone number to call is 627-7033. The service hours are 7:00-5:30 Monday through Friday. The call-in times are 8:30-4:30. For further information, the MAPS central office telephone number is 455-7040.
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