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Add as a preferred sourceRockaway Township’s annual Fall Clean Up Day is set for Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, from 9 to 11 a.m. at Mt. Hope Pond and Lake Ames.
Mayor Joe Jackson and the Rockaway Township Council invite residents, families, youth groups, scouting groups, and community organizations to help remove litter around Morris County’s Rockaway Township. Volunteers can also request a cleanup location of their choice when they register.
Participants will receive gloves, bags, and tools, plus free T-shirts and other promotional items. Non-profit groups that take part are eligible for mini-grants. Children under 18 must be under parental supervision.
Pre-registration is required. Call the Rockaway Township Division of Health at 973-983-2848 by Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026, to sign up. At registration, volunteers are assigned to Mt. Hope Pond, Lake Ames, or another approved site.
For more information, contact the Division of Health at 973-983-2848 or email csileno@rockawaytownship.org. The Division of Health is based at 65 Mount Hope Road in Rockaway.
The Fall Clean Up is part of Rockaway Township’s Clean Communities program, which runs public cleanup days each spring and fall to keep local parks, ponds, and roadways free of litter.
More to do: See what else is coming up in town on the Rockaway Events Calendar.


