Board of Health

Authority:
N.J.S.A. 26 :3-1
Code 2-38

Members:
7 Regular Members for term of 3-years, and
2 Alternate Members for term of 2 years
Appointed by Mayor with Council consent

Recommendations for E-Bike Guidelines

It’s never too late to quit smoking. For those who need assistance with quitting, call 1-800-QUIT-NOW!

Information on how to prevent heat related illness from Middle Brook Health Commission

The Board of Health is authorized to execute an agreement with Middle Brook Regional Health Commission for the provision of professional health services. Pursuant to the Borough’s code, Section 2-38.3, the Middle Brook Regional Health Commission is appointed as Health Officer and Sanitary Inspector for the Borough of Watchung.

In addition to Watchung, Middle Brook Regional Health Commission also serves: Green Brook, Warren, and Bridgewater and is located at

111 Green Brook Rd
Green Brook, NJ 08812

P: (732) 968-5151
F: (732) 968-5331

https://middlebrookhealth.org/

Types of Licenses
(click on Documents & Forms below to access all applications, click here for all BOH fees)

Incidental Food Handler License: means any retail establishment that sell or serve pre-packaged foods, only, that are incidental to another business.

Retail Food Establishments: means any fixed or mobile place in which food or drink is prepared, served, handled or provided for the public, with or without charge, as defined in N.J.A.C. 8:24-1.5. Under this section, there is a Mobile Food Establishment License and a Seasonal (Ice-Cream) Mobile Food Establishment License.

HEALTH DEPARTMENT INSPECTION RECORDS:
Record requests for HEALTH DEPARTMENT INSPECTION RECORDS which typically may include inspections or related reports to: body art establishments, massage, bodywork or somatic therapy establishments, pumping and abandonment of septic systems, retail food establishment inspections, reports on sealing of abandoned wells or septic systems, soil permeability or percolation test inspections should be routed to Middle-Brook Regional Health Commission (MBRHC).

MBRHC is a separate public entity, contracted by the Borough to serve as its Health Officer. The Borough of Watchung intakes applications for inspections conducted by MBRHC. Intake applications are housed by the Borough of Watchung, but inspection records, including any correspondence MBRHC may have done with the applicant(s), are housed by MBRHC. Therefore, any requests for public records on the above matters should be routed to Middle-Brook Regional Health Commission.

Kevin Sumner
Health Officer

Dámaris Quiñones-Gray
Board of Health Secretary
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Colleen Lange
Registrar
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Sonia Abi-Habib
Council Liaison

15 Mountain Boulevard
Watchung, NJ 07069

P: (908) 756-0080, ext. 211

Safe Syringe Program –

Robert Wood Johnson Hospital
908-685-2200