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Welcome to the official website of Newton Township. Please browse through our site to learn more about our government and services available to our residents. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to contact us. Come back and visit us often!





Township Meeting Highlights
The following meeting minutes are now available online for anyone who was unable to attend these meetings.  We have our prior meetings archived on the site.

Work Session - 05/06/2009

Supervisors - 05/11/2009

Planning Commission - 05/27/2009

Work Session - 06/03/2009

Planning Commission - 06/08/2009









NEWTON TOWNSHIP WAGE TAX

Please be advised that Newton Township residents will be receiving their year-end form for filing their 2008 taxes.  Along with this form will be another form to be given to your payroll department.  This is very important.  The form states that all wages need to be coded 226 to avoid further complications in receiving wage taxes from employers,

 Phone:  (570) 587-1520

                  E-Mail:  nttaxcoll@epix.net

 






GARBAGE COLLECTION

J.P. Mascaro will be changing their pick-up to Fridays.  Tuesday, April 7 will be the last Tuesday pick-up.  There will be another pick-up that same week on Friday, April 10, 2009 and every Friday thereafter.  If Friday is a legal holiday, pick-up will be on Saturday.

Anyone wishing to speak with Mascaro - please call 1-800-243-7575









OPEN RECORDS

You can learn more about the Open Records Law Here.

You can download a "Right to Know" request form right from our site:

Microsoft Word Version - Requires Microsoft Word

Adobe PDF Version - Requires Free Adobe PDF Viewer

 









TOWNSHIP OFFICE

Office hours are 8AM to 4PM.

2008 Ford Explorer

Newton Township through the efforts of Police Chief Robert Reese received a grant through Senator Robert Mellow's office for the total cost of a new 2008 Ford Explorer.

2008 Ford Explorer

Pictured left to right, Supervisor Ronald Koldjeski, Mike Kushner, Asst. to Senator Mellow, Police Chief Robert Reese and Supervisor John W. Pardue.









               Meetings

Newton Township Zoning Hearing Board will conduct a hearing by request of Frank Colombo on Thursday, June 18, 2009 at 7PM regarding Ordinances 2009-1 and 2009-2.

Newton Township Planning Commission will hold their meeting on Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at 7:30PM.

Newton Township Board of Supervisors has changed their regularly scheduled July meetings.  The Work Session and General Meeting will be held on Thursday, July 2, 2009 with the Work Session at 7PM and the General Meeting at 7:30PM.





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