Neighbors Helping Neighbors

Neighbors Helping Neighbors has relocated to the Seventh Day Adventist Church 1319 8th Street Drive, Watsontown.

Distribution days & hours are unchanged. We distribute the 1st & 3rd Wednesdays of each month from 9:30-11:30 am. We serve residents in the WR School District that live in Northumberland County.

2025 Watsontown Borough’s Spring Clean-Up April 28th & April 29th

Watsontown Borough Residents 2025 Spring Clean-up Days April 28^th & April 29^th !!!

Each street will be covered only ONCE. All items must be placed at the CURB by 7 am on Monday, April 28^th . The entire town will be collected on Monday, April 28^th , leaving Tuesday, April 29^th for anything not collected on Monday. The Public Works Department expects to be completely done by 10 am on Tuesday morning.

NO collections in the alleys. ALL items must be boxed, bagged or placed in containers and may NOT weigh more than 50 pounds. Paint and roof cement cans or similar items will only be accepted if they contain NO LIQUIDS (all lids must be loose).

THE FOLLOWING ITEMS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED: Building materials, batteries, grass clippings, chemicals, spoiled foodstuff, garbage, flammable materials, metal/plastic barrels, burn barrels, mattresses, motor oil, tires, plaster, blocks and bricks. The Covered Device Recycling Act also prohibits the disposal of computers, mice, televisions, laptops, printers, notebooks, computer monitors, keyboards and any other device that provides input or output from the computer.

REGULATIONS PROHIBIT THE FOLLOWING ITEMS: Computers, refrigerators, freezers and air conditioners or ANY item that may contain FREON. The Borough reserves the right to REJECT any and all of these items. The property owner will then be responsible for their immediate disposal. The Borough reserves the right NOT to collect any excessive amounts from any one property, (excessive is more than one pickup load). This is a benefit to all Borough residents. Please adhere to the rules listed above so the Borough may continue to offer this valuable service in the future.

Extra Garbage Bag Stickers

Bob Frey Disposal offers extra bag stickers at the Borough office for $1 each. These stickers cover the expense of anything extra put out for garbage day.

2025 Brush Pick-Up

BRUSH PICK-UP TO BEGIN on APRIL 8th !

Bagged leaves along with tree trimmings & other yard waste should be curb side before 7 AM that morning. If you have questions, please feel free to call the Borough office.

REPORT POWER OUTAGES

Be sure to report power outages! During non-business hours, please call 570-742-8772. If no answer, call 911!

Food Pantry

Our Food Pantry is located inside the Borough Building & is available 24/7 for those in need. If you or anyone you know could use our community’s generous hand,

please help yourself. Give what you can. Take what you need.

BOB FREY’S UPDATED PHONE NUMBER

Please make note – Bob Frey Disposal’s business phone number has changed to: 570-419-2162. This is effective 12/8/2021.

Civil Service Commission vacancy

Watsontown Borough seeks a resident to serve as a member of the Civil Service Commission. This is a volunteer position to fill an unexpired term until 12/31/23. Interested candidates must be a resident of the borough and a registered voter. Borough Council will accept letters of interest via mail at P.O. Box 273, Watsontown PA 17777, email at jayjarrett@ptd.net, or in person at the borough office, until June 10, 2022 at 4:00 PM.

Watsontown Farmers’ Market

Every Saturday 9 am to 1 pm.

Pavilion Rental Policy

Pavilion Rental Policy as adopted by Council on 9/26/16: Reservations for the pavilions will be taken on the 1st working day of the New Year. All reservations are on a 1st come, 1st reserved basis. Reservations for Pavilions 1, 2 & the River Pavilion will not be accepted without payment.