Valentine’s Day Cards Pour In For DPW Crews In North Jersey

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Residents of New Jersey’s 11th Congressional District showed some big love for their local department of public works employees on Valentine’s Day.

According to U.S. Rep. Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11), this week’s snowstorm is yet another reason to show appreciation for your local DPW employees, many of whom were laboring outside in the frigid weather while their neighbors were riding out the storm inside.

Earlier this month, Sherrill asked residents in the district to mail or drop off Valentine’s Day cards for Public Works Department employees at her office in Livingston.

They didn’t disappoint, she said, sharing photos of some of the many cards that poured in.

“I am so heartened by the outpouring of support for our Departments of Public Works, especially after the big snowstorm we experienced this week,” the congresswoman said.

“Valentine's Day is a great time to show our support for each other, and I know that these cards have brightened the day for our DPWs,” Sherrill added.

The 11th District includes the following municipalities:

• Essex – Belleville, Bloomfield, Cedar Grove, Fairfield, Glen Ridge, Livingston, Maplewood, Millburn, Montclair (part), North Caldwell, Nutley, Roseland, South Orange, West Caldwell
• Morris – Boonton, Boonton Township, Butler, Chatham, Chatham Township, Denville, Dover, East Hanover, Florham Park, Hanover, Harding, Jefferson, Kinnelon, Lincoln Park, Madison, Mendham Twp (part), Montville, Morris Plains, Morris Township, Morristown Town, Mountain Lakes, Parsippany-Troy Hills, Pequannock, Randolph, Riverdale, Rockaway, Rockaway Township, Victory Gardens
• Passaic – Little Falls, Totowa, Wayne (part), Woodland Park

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