Rabies Control

Rabies is a viral disease of man and other warm-blooded animals. The rabies virus attacks the central nervous system and, if the disease is not treated, causes the death of its host. Rabies is usually transmitted from animal to man via a bite from a rabid animal. The wound is contaminated with the virus found in the saliva of the infected animal. Usually, the signs of rabies develop within two to thirteen weeks after the bite has occurred. If the bite is on the head or face or is of a severe nature, signs of the disease may manifest themselves in as few as ten days. Preventing rabies is much more desirable than having to treat people following an exposure to the virus. Creating a barrier between the rabies virus and people is an excellent method of prevention. Immunization of dogs and cats create an effective barrier. All municipalities under contract with the Middlesex County Public Health Department offer free vaccination programs for dogs and cats. Vaccinations are also available through your local vetanarian. Please contact the municipality to verify date, time, location and the local regulations prior to the clinic.

2012 RABIES CLINIC SCHEDULE

Revised: January 9, 2012
Please advise caller to check with municipality to be sure there are no changes in schedule.

DATE	TOWN	PLACE	TIME	NOTES
Saturday 1/7/12	PISCATAWAY	Public Works Garage       455 Hoes Lane	9:00 am - 12:00 pm	Dogs  Only
Saturday                                                     1/7/12	SOUTH PLAINFIELD	Public Works Garage 405 Spicer Avenue	9:00 am - 12:00 pm	Dogs & Cats
Saturday 1/14/12	SOUTH RIVER	Public Works Garage 9 Ivan Way	12:00 pm - 2:00 pm   2:00 pm - 3:00 pm	Dogs Cats
Saturday 1/14/12	NORTH BRUNSWICK	Municipal Building 710 Hermann Road	1:00 pm -  4 :00 pm	Dogs & Cats
Saturday 1/21/12 Snow Date	NORTH BRUNSWICK	Municipal Building 710 Hermann Road	1:00 pm -  4 :00 pm	Dogs & Cats
Saturday 1/21/12	PISCATAWAY	Public Works Garage                            455 Hoes Lane	9 :00 am - 12 :00 pm	Cats Only
Saturday 1/28/12	NEW BRUNSWICK	Public Works Garage 400 Jersey Avenue	12:30 pm -   2:30 pm	Dogs & Cats
Saturday 3/3/12	MONROE	Public Works  Department 76 Spotswood-Englishtown Rd	9:00 am - 2:00 pm	Dogs & Cats
Saturday 3/10/12	JAMESBURG	Jamesburg Firehouse 82 West Railroad Avenue	1:00 pm - 2 :00 pm     2:00 pm - 4:00 pm       3:30 pm - 4:00 pm	Cats    Only                                 Dogs     Only                       Dogs & Cats
Monday 3/12/12	HELMETTA	Helmetta Municipal Bldg Public Works Garage 51  Main Street	6:30 pm -  8:00 pm	Dogs & Cats
Saturday 3/24/12	CRANBURY	Cranbury Firehouse  23A North  Main Street	12 :00 pm -  2:00 pm	Dogs & Cats
Friday 4/27/12	CARTERET	West Carteret Firehouse Pekola Terrace	6:00 pm -   7:00 pm	Dogs & Cats
Saturday 4/28/12	CARTERET	Carteret Firehouse 230 Roosevelt Avenue	11:00 am -    1:00 pm	Dogs & Cats
Saturday                                                   4/28//12	SOUTH PLAINFIELD	Public Works Garage 405 Spicer Avenue	9:00 am - 12:00 pm	Dogs & Cats
Saturday 4/28/12	SPOTSWOOD	Spotswood Municipal Bldg 77 Summerhill Road	1:00 pm -   4:00 pm	Dogs & Cats
Saturday 5/5/12	SAYREVILLE	Public Works Garage 167 Main Street	9:00 am -  12 :00 pm  1:00 pm    - 3.00 pm	Dogs  Only Cats   Only
Saturday 5/12/12	METUCHEN	Metuchen High School                             400 Grove Avenue	9:00 am - 12:00 pm	Dogs & Cats
Saturday 5/12/12	PERTH AMBOY	Public Works Department Fayette Street	9:00 am -   12:00 pm	Dogs & Cats
Tuesday 5/22/12	MILLTOWN	Public Works  Department                        39 Washington Avenue	6:00 pm -   8:00 pm	Dogs & Cats
Thursday 6/7/12	HIGHLAND PARK	Public Works Garage 445  Valentine St	7:00 pm -  9:00 pm	Dogs & Cats
Sunday 6/10/12	HIGHLAND PARK	Public Works Garage 445  Valentine St	10:00 am - 12:00 pm	Dogs & Cats
Saturday 9/8/12	PERTH AMBOY	Public Works Department Fayette Street	9:00 am -   12:00 pm	Dogs & Cats
Saturday 9/15/12	CRANBURY	Cranbury Firehouse 23A North  Main Street	12 :00 pm -  2:00 pm	Dogs & Cats
Saturday 10/13/12	OLD BRIDGE	Public Works Garage Route 516	9:00 am -  12:00 pm	Dogs & Cats
Saturday                                                    11/3/12	MIDDLESEX BORO	Public Works Department 110 Main Street	10:00 am -  12:00 pm	Dogs & Cats
Saturday 11/3/12	PLAINSBORO	Public Works Garage 20 Woodland Drive	9:00 am -  11:00 am                    10:00 am - 11:00 am	Dogs  Only Cats   Only
Saturday 11/3/12 only	EAST BRUNSWICK	To Be Announced	11 :00 am -   12:00pm 12:00 pm - 3:00pm	Cats  Only Dogs  Only
Saturday 11/17/12	DUNELLEN	Dunellen Firehouse 231 South Madison Avenue	9:00 am -  12:00 pm	Dogs & Cats
To be announced	SOUTH AMBOY	Broadway Firehouse 127-129 North Broadway	:00 am -   :00 pm	Cats   Only Dogs Only
To be announced	SOUTH AMBOY	Mechanicsville Firehouse 400 Raritan Street	:00 am -   :00 pm	Cats   Only Dogs Only

 

2012 FOOD HANDLER’S COURSES

DATE		TIME	CALL LOCAL HEALTH OFFICE FOR RESERVATIONS AT:
	NOTE:  $10.00 fee payable in cash for course.
TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 2012 ENGLISH COURSE	CITY OF PERTH AMBOY PERTH AMBOY CITY HALL CHAMBERS 260 HIGH STREET, 2ND FLOOR	1:00 PM  -  4:00 PM	732-826-0440
TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 2012 SPANISH COURSE	CITY OF PERTH AMBOY PERTH AMBOY CITY HALL CHAMBERS 260 HIGH STREET, 2ND FLOOR	1:00 PM  -  4:00 PM	732-826-0440
WEDNESDAY APRIL 11, 2012	MIDDLESESX BOROUGH MIDDLESEX BORO PUBLIC LIBRARY 1300 MOUNTAIN AVENUE	1:00 PM  -  4:00 PM	732-356-7400
WEDNESDAY APRIL 18, 2012	EAST BRUNSWICK  TOWNSHIP EAST BRUNSWICK PUBLIC LIBRARY 1 JEAN WALLING CIIVIC CENTER DRIVE	1:30PM  -  4:00PM	732-390-6788
THURSDAY APRIL 19, 2012	DUNELLEN BOROUGH DUNELLEN LIBRARY 100 NEW MARKET ROAD	1:00 PM  -  4:00 PM	732-968-3033
WEDNESDAY APRIL 25,  2012	BOROUGH OF HIGHLAND PARK HIGHLAND PARK SENIOR CENTER 220 SOUTH 6TH AVENUE	1:30PM  -  4:00PM	732-819-3790
FRIDAY APRIL 27, 2012	T OWNSHIP OF NORTH BRUNSWICK  NORTH BRUNSWICK SENIOR CENTER 15  LINWOOD PLACE	1:30PM -  4:00PM	732-247-0922 X254
WEDNESDAY MAY 9, 2012	OLD BRIDGE TOWNSHIP OLD BRIDGE LIBRARY 1 OLD BRIDGE PLAZA	1:00 PM  -  4:00 PM	732-721-5600 EXT-6220                or 6221
FRIDAY MAY 11, 2012	BOROUGH OF METUCHEN METUCHEN PUBLIC LIBRARY 480 MIDDLESEX AVENUE	1:00 PM  -  4:00 PM	732-632-8504
THURSDAY MAY 17, 2012	SOUTH RIVER BOROUGH SOUTH RIVER HUMAN SERVICES BUILDING 2ND FLOOR 55 REID STREET	1:30PM  -  4:00PM	732-390-7015
FRIDAY MAY 18, 2012	BOROUGH OF MILLTOWN MILLTOWN BOROUGH HALL  COUNCIL CHAMBERS  39 WASHINGTON AVENUE	1:00 PM  -  4:00 PM	732-632-8504
THURSDAY JUNE 21, 2012	TOWNSHIP OF PLAINSBORO PLAINSBORO LIBRARY 9 VAN DOREN ST	1:00 PM  -  4:00 PM	609-799-0909 X1219
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 13, 2012	TOWNSHIP OF PISCATAWAY PISCATAWAY MUNICIPAL BUILDING  4755 HOES LANE	1:00 PM  -  4:00 PM	732-562-2363
TUESDAY                                                      SEPTEMBER 18, 2012	SOUTH PLAINFIELD BOROUGH SOUTH PLAINFIELD COURT CHAMBERS 2480 PLAINFIELD AVENUE	1:30PM  -  4:00 PM	908-226-7634
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 20, 2012	CITY OF SOUTH AMBOY SOUTH AMBOY COUNCIL CHAMBERS 140 NORTH BROADWAY	1:00 PM  -  4:00 PM	732-525-5961
THURSDAY                                                      SEPTEMBER 27, 2012	SAYREVILLE BOROUGH                                                                                                                        SAYREVILLE SENIOR CENTER  423 MAIN STREET	1:30PM  -  4:00PM	732-390-7015
TUESDAY                                                      OCTOBER 2, 2012 ENGLISH COURSE	CITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK NEW BRUNSWICK HUB CITY TEEN CENTER 411 JOYCE KILMER AVENE	1:30PM -  3:3OPM	732-745-5021
THURSDAY                                            OCTOBER 4, 2012 SPANISH COURSE	CITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK NEW BRUNSWICK HUB CITY TEEN CENTER 411 JOYCE KILMER AVENE	1:30PM -  3:3OPM	732-745-5021
THURSDAY OCTOBER 18	HELMETT BOROUGH HELMETTA  MUNICIPAL BUILDING 60 MAIN STREET	1:00 PM  -  3:30 PM	732-251-5972
MONDAY OCTOBER 22, 2012	CARTERET BOROUGH HOLIDAY INN 1000 ROOSEVELT AVENUE	1:00 PM  -  4:00 PM	732-541-3890
MONDAY                                           NOVEMBER 19, 2012	MONROE TOWNSHIP MONROE TOWNSHIP PUBLIC LIBRARY 4 MUNICIPAL PLAZA	1:30PM  -  4:00PM	732-521-4400

 

If you have a question on a Food Safety Course in your municipality, please call (732) 745-3100.

PLEASE CONTACT THE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY TO REGISTER BEFORE ATTENDING.
Please be advised that dates, time, and location are subject to change.

                
              

Public Health Nuisance Complaints

Complaints regarding improperly stored garbage, high weeds, dumping, ragweed and poison ivy are handled in each municipality where the complaint exists. The names of all complainants are kept confidential. Please contact your local health office for assistance.