The Borough of Wharton Hometown Heroes Banner Program is designed to honor and recognize residents and family members of Wharton who have served or are currently serving in the United States Armed Forces.
The Program will display weather resistant, double sided, vinyl banners featuring the service member’s photo, name, branch of service, and years of service on Borough light poles throughout town. Placement of the banners will be at the Borough’s discretion. Banners will be approximately 18” x 36" in size. Phase I of this project will be in 2026 and will accept only the first 40 applications. These banners will be on display from Memorial Day to Veterans Day. Phase II of the program will reopen in 2027 for additional applications.
Please submit only one honoree per form. While you may include additional information on your application, only certain information will be included on the banners at the Borough’s discretion. Applications are to be submitted online, and you will be notified if your submission was accepted and the photo was in the correct format. Once your application is approved, you will be contacted to submit your $55 banner fee in person at the Wharton Borough Municipal Building, located at 10 Robert Street, Wharton, NJ. Payments must be made within 3 days of approval in order to be finalized. Only cash or checks made payable to the Borough of Wharton will be accepted. Submissions after April 24, 2026 will not be accepted.
For the application click here.
On July 18, 2025 the groundbreaking was held for Wharton's newest park, the Fields at Orchard Mine. This will be located on North Main Street right by the American Legion.
Please see the draft renderings below:
Please see the information for the 2026 Summer Recreation Camp program below. Please make sure to thoroughly read through all of the information as there are new requirements this year.
For Summer Camp information in English click here.
For the registration form in English click here.
For the registration form in Spanish click here.
For Summer Camp information in Spanish click here.
Please click here for the 2026 confidential preliminary affordable housing waitlist application. Please note that submitting this application will only waitlist applicants and does not guarentee a unit within the Borough of Wharton.
Visit https://nj.gov/njhrc/ or call 1-877-428-8844 for more affordable housing opportunities.
Bagged Yard Waste pick up begins on Monday, April 6th and runs every Monday, except holidays, until November 23rd. Check your calendar for exact dates. Free yard waste bags for Wharton Residents are available at the Recycling Center during their regular hours.
Please note:
- Leaves and grass clippings must be put into paper yard waste bags or a refuse can. No plastic bags are able to be picked up.
- A refuse can may be used only for leaves, grass clippings or small twigs and sticks.
- Leaves and grass are the only acceptable items to be put in paper yard waste bags.
- All brush (branches, bushes and sticks) must be no longer than six feet and tied in bundles that weigh less than fifty pounds.
- No branches or limbs greater than four inches in diameter will be picked up.
- No tree or shrub stumps will be taken.
Curbside pick up of loose leaves begins October 19th & runs through December 4th. There are no set dates for pick up. Please place your leaves at the curb without blocking sidewalks or crosswalks and at least 7ft from any storm drain. Do not put anything other than leaves in the pile.
If you have questions about yard waste pick up please call the DPW at 973-361-8444 x2758.