NORTH BRUNSWICK – The Township of North Brunswick will hold its first Community-Wide Yard Sales during the first three Saturdays in May.
On May 7, yard sales will be held in Zone 1, which includes Berdines Corner and the neighborhoods bordered by Livingston Avenue, Patton Street, Ridgewood Avenue, Linwood Place, Hermann Road, Milltown Road, including the Milltown section, Chrome Street, Georges Road and Nassau Street.
On May 14, the sales move to Zone 2 including all neighborhoods on either side of Route 130 from the Route 1/130 overpass to Davidson’s Mill Road.
On May 21, the Zone 3 yard sales will be held between Route 1 and Route 27 and from How Lane south to Finnegans Lane.
The yard sales will be rain or shine.
Director of Community Development Michael Hritz said these first yard sales are designed to encourage “spring cleaning” and an opportunity for residents to clean and sell items from both inside and outside their homes, particularly stored items in their yard, garage or side of their house.
“We expect a single organized day will attract a lot of people to come and make the sales more successful, particularly for people whose homes are not on major thoroughfares,” he said in a prepared statement.
Registration for North Brunswick homeowners will be conducted entirely online through the Township website at www.northbrunswicknj.gov. Registration deadlines are 4 p.m. May 5 for the May 7 sale, 4 p.m. May 12 for the May 14 sale and 4 p.m. May 19 for the May 21 sale.
Participant lists will be posted on the township website at noon on the Friday before the yard sale.
On the Monday following each yard sale, a collection of bulk material will be automatically scheduled for each registered household. The Department of Public Works (DPW) will collect only bulk items that were not sold and placed at the curb, which may include indoor and non-metal outdoor furniture; large toys; bagged clothing, textiles, dishes, glasses; small appliances; and home décor items. Metal items such as bicycles, air conditioners and bed frames will be collected on the Wednesday following each yard sale, according to Hritz.
For more information regarding the post-sale collection regulations, call DPW at 732-297-1134.
