CHAT Mantua

03/23/2026

🌻 🌻 Start your garden early 🌻 🌻

🌼Spring is here! 🌼

Did you know that the Gloucester County Certified Garner Program offers free help and free services through their Garden Helpline?

The helpline is staffed by Gloucester County Certified Gardener volunteers ready to help you with your gardening related questions.

✅ Do you have a houseplant that has seen better days?
✅ Do you need to know the right time to sow your vegetable plant seeds?
✅ Have you found a new bug that has moved in over the winter and want to identify it?
✅ Do you want to know if it's the right time to prune that tree or shrub?
✅ Do you have questions about taking care of your lawn?
✅ Would you like your soil pH tested, a bug identified or a plant diagnosed? Bring it in.

Get in touch the volunteers at the helpline…

☎️ By phone Wednesday and Thursday from 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM at 856-224-8052. You can also leave a detailed message during off hours, please be sure to leave a return phone number or email address so they can get back to you.

📧 By email anytime at [email protected]

🦶The Certified Gardener Helpline office is located in the Shady Lane Complex, 254 County House Road, Clarksboro. The office is open every Wednesday and Thursday from 9 AM - 12 PM

👍 If you haven’t done so already, follow Gloucester County Certified Gardeners to keep up to date with our events, and share this post with your friends!

03/12/2026

Hop on over... 🐰

03/06/2026

✔️ Save the date for a day of family fun!

02/20/2026

Official release from MPD

02/20/2026

Disturbing for sure...

Police are investigating allegations that a hidden camera was placed inside a bathroom at a Mantua Township barbershop, where it allegedly captured images of...

02/19/2026

Parks Closed

Sick and dying geese at Alcyon Lake in Pitman, New Jersey, had presumed cases of bird flu, officials said in a news release.

01/21/2026

What you need to know...

🚴🚴🏿🚴🏽‍♀️ Mantua Township Police Traffic Safety Bulletin: New Jersey Electric Bicycle Laws 🚴🚴🏿🚴🏽‍♀️

New Jersey has enacted major new electric bicycle (e-bike) regulations, signed into law by Governor Phil Murphy on January 19, 2026. This is the first overhaul of statewide e-bike rules in six years and is considered among the strictest in the nation.

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🛴 Key Changes in the New E-Bike Laws

(Note: Does NOT include electric scooters at this time)

1. E-bikes now classified as motorized bicycles

The previous Class 1/2/3 system has been eliminated. All e-bikes fall under one category for regulation purposes.

2. Rider licensing requirements
• Riders 17+ must hold a valid driver’s license (no separate endorsement required).
• Riders 15–16 may operate an e-bike only with a motorized bicycle license issued by the NJ Motor Vehicle Commission.
• Riders 14 and under are prohibited from operating e-bikes.

3. Registration and insurance required

All e-bikes must be registered with the state and have insurance coverage.
• Fees are waived during the first year of implementation.
• After 2026, registration is expected to cost $8 annually.

4. Safety & road sharing rules

Motorists must exercise due caution around e-bike riders, including slowing down, leaving space, or changing lanes when safe.

5. Enforcement & penalties

There is a six-month grace period for licensing, registration, and insurance compliance.
• After the grace period, violations may result in fines (reported at approximately $50 per offense).

6. Sales restrictions

Online e-bike sales to NJ residents may be restricted for one year.
High-powered aftermarket conversion kits are banned.

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📅 Effective Date

Law signed on January 19, 2026.

A grace period of roughly six months applies before enforcement of compliance.

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🧠 Purpose of the Law

Lawmakers cited increasing e-bike usage and a rise in serious and fatal crashes statewide as the driving force behind treating e-bikes more like motorized vehicles to enhance public safety.

01/18/2026

Longtime Clearview coach and his wife. 😢

The vehicle accelerated for unknown reasons and drove across 2 lawns before crashing into a living room and catching fire, police said.

01/17/2026

Free tax help..

The previous post about the AARP Free Tax Program had the incorrect sign up start date. The correct date is January 20th! The corrected post is below:

The AARP Free Tax Program is returning to GCLS and signups begin. January 20th. There’s some changes to how you sign up this time. Please be aware you will need an email address, as the scheduling is now entirely done online. Email the reference librarian at [email protected] or call at 856-223-6050 to learn more!

01/17/2026

** FYI **

Highly traveled i-76 Westbound exit in Gloucester City will have a two-month closure! Impacted commuters should plan their detour route.