Rutledge Borough - eNews for April 11th, 2026
Rutledge Borough Communications
Upcoming Events:
Earth Day SWAP Day - 10AM-1PM Saturday, April 18th in Lower Borough Hall
MRFC - Fire Prevention - 10AM-2PM at 28 Alfa Terrace in Morton
Earth Day Composting Workshop - 6-7PM Wednesday, April 22nd in Lower Borough Hall REGISTER HERE (a bin is now on preview at the Borough Office!
Rutledge Shade Tree Commission - Triangle Park Clean Up - 9AM Saturday, April 25th
Happy Hour and History Lecture - 5:30PM Friday, May 1st in Lower Borough Hall with Delaware County Historical Society lecture at 7:00PM in Upper Borough Hall
Rutledge Girls Club Day - Saturday, May 16th at Triangle Park
Primary Elections - May 19th – Borough Office Closed, Polls Open 7AM-8PM
Borough Council Meetings - First and Third Monday at 7:30PM in Borough Hall
Planning Commission Meetings - 2nd Monday at 7:30PM in Lower Borough Hall – There is one open seat if you would like to be a part of RBPC!
Yard Waste - Now first Mondays in 2026. It will also be collected on the 3rd Mondays in Apr-May-Jun and Sep-Oct-Nov. Our next yard waste collection is Monday April 6th.
Current Solicitor Permits: None
Nominate a Good Neighbor!
Each year, Rutledge residents are invited to recognize a good neighbor, i.e., someone who has enriched our lives through generosity, kindness, or care. If you'd like to formally recognize someone, please use this form, or email May...@RutledgePA.org.
Rutledge Youth: Apply for the Junior Council Person Program
The Borough of Rutledge is excited to announce our participation in the Pennsylvania Association of Boroughs' Junior Council Person Program. This program will offer high school aged students to get involved with our Borough, supporting initiatives on behalf of Borough Council. Eligible participants would have the opportunity to serve a two year term, running June 1 to May 31st of the second year. They must be a high school student for at least one full year of the term.
If you have a high schooler who might be interested, please contact rutledg...@gmail.com for an application. This will look great on a college resume!
Sanitation Committee:
Next Yard Wastes are Monday April 20th & May 4th
Earth Day Composting Workshop presented by PRC: Interested in composting at home? As we look at ways to make compostable accessible and scalable for a community of our size, we are hosting a workshop with the Pennsylvania Resource Council. A bin is on preview in the Borough Office.
When: Wednesday, April 22nd from 6-7PM.
Cost: It is free to attend! Residents can pre-purchase a home composter bin to take home; there is a $20 discount for the first 15 purchases.
Where: This will be in Lower Borough Hall.
How to Register: https://prc.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/prc/eventRegistration.jsp?event=2496&
Activities Committee:
Historic Committee T-shirt Design contest: Win a Wawa gift card! Design our official Semiquincentennial shirt! The Activities Committee and Historical Committee are partnering to make new Rutledge merchandise. Please submit a design that incorporates “Rutledge” and imagery to support our American 250th Anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence (Semiquincentennial). Designs may be up to 2 colors excluding the background. Submissions are due 4/25/26. Click here to submit.
Earth Day SWAP Day – Bring your good condition items to Lower Borough Hall on Saturday, April 18th between 10AM-1PM!
As part of our campaign to offer our residents more opportunities to reduce, reuse, and recycle the Sanitation Committee is hosting our second annual Earth Day SWAP Day!
Attendees are encouraged to bring items for swap for the duration of the event and browse other items put out for SWAP.
You do not have to stay for the full time, but you are asked to retrieve your items at the end of the event if not selected for a new home.
Attendees are permitted to take any items that are on offer from others!
Historical Committee
Rutledge Antiques Roadshow: Do you have an artifact reflecting Rutledge’s history? We would love to have you enter it in our Rutledge Antiques Roadshow where items will be assessed by our local historians and may be put on display leading up to our Semiquincentennial celebration. Please email a photo and description of your submission by 6/17/26 to our coordinating Historical Committee member for this event: alan.mc...@temple.edu
Oral History Gathering: Do you have something to share about Rutledge? We’re listening! As part of the preservation process of our borough we would like to collect residents’ and neighbors’ stories of life in our borough. The recordings of this project will be archived and preserved…maybe even in a time capsule! Please submit requests for an interview here.
Visit the Rutledge Archives: Newly released, the Rutledge Digital Archives are now live! You can visit our archives and be a Rutledge Citizen Historian. We continue to scan and upload documents, with more than 14,000 pages across over 800 accessioned items, we’re just getting started. We’re looking for archivists to help with our projects.
Join us: We meet to plan projects and events every 3rd Wednesday at 6:30pm in the Lower Borough Hall, come join us! All are welcome.
Parks and Recreations Committee
As the Triangle Park Master Plan continues to progress, residents are advised that the Shade Structure and Shed for the Gather Space are currently expected for delivery and construction in late April through late May. The Gather Space will be fenced off for the duration of the shade structure installation.
Starting in June, the Stormwater Management improvements to the softball field and intersection will also begin. As detailed in our newsletter, this includes installation of: new stormwater intake at the intersection of Rutledge Avenue and Waverly Terrace including a curb bump-out; underground piping beneath Triangle Park and Rutledge Ave; large gravel infiltration bed to improve water filtration and reduce surface runoff; and creation of a new access point to the park along Waverly Terrace.
We appreciate the community’s patience and continued support as we invest in these important environmental improvements for a cleaner and more resilient Borough.
Rutledge Volunteering Opportunities:
Rutledge ad hoc Historical Committee: The Rutledge ad hoc Historical Committee invites residents to help preserve the borough’s history. Volunteer projects include different types of (1) material preservations, (2) oral histories, and (3) community events to celebrate and learn about our history. Email Andrew Marques at amarqu...@gmail.com
Rutledge Shade Tree Commission: Shade Tree Commission is always accepting volunteers to support throughout the year. Email rutledg...@gmail.com
Planning Commission – One Open Seat There is one open seat for the Rutledge Borough Planning Commission! Want to volunteer with the community, learn more about new initiatives, how decisions and recommendations are made within Rutledge, and give back? To be eligible, you must be a resident for 12 months minimum. Please send letters of interest to rutledg...@gmail.com
Thank you,
Rutledge Communications
