Whippany and Passaic Rivers Spring Clean Up 2025

Hanover Township Mayor Thomas “Ace “Gallagher, East Hanover Township Mayor Joseph Pannullo, and Florham Park Mayor Mark Taylor have announced an exciting new initiative to compliment the Passaic and Whippany River Flood Task coalition and conduct an all-volunteer “clean-up day” on April 5th with a rain date of April 26th.

Mayor Gallagher stated, “This exciting announcement continues the work already started on trying to alleviate flooding in the area by allowing a volunteer network of contractors, non-profit and civic organizations, and resident volunteers to help with tree removal, the de snagging of the rivers, and clean up along the banks of the Passaic and Whippany Rivers. Along with Mayor Pannullo from East Hanover, Mayor Taylor from Florham Park, Mayor Guariglia from Morris Township, Mayor Dougherty from Morristown, Mayor Karr from Morris Plains, and Mayor Barberio from Parsippany, we continue to work together to help our citizens and businesses along these water tributaries to make the water flow again and avoid property loss due to flooding.”

Scheduled for Saturday April 5, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with a rain date on Saturday April 26th each town has identified several potential sites to “clean up” for the day. Mayor Gallagher stated, “A number of tree removal contractors, volunteer groups and volunteer citizens have already expressed interest in joining us on April 5th and we ask anyone interested in signing up from any of our communities’ kindly call Mayor Gallagher at 973-441-0114 or e-mail Mayor Gallagher at TGallagher@hanovertownship.com.

Once all sites are identified we will post them on each town’s website as we get closer to the date.