Skip to main content
Borough of Helmetta
Facebook icon Twitter icon Instagram Icon
  •  

    A quaint factory town, the Borough of Helmetta is home to the well-known and former Helme Tobacco Company. With beautiful parks, recreation areas and small businesses, the Borough delivers a robust sense of community pride and spirit; a friendly and family like environment, with a strong focus on resident and civic engagement. We are your Small Town, Big Heart!

  •  

    A quaint factory town, the Borough of Helmetta is home to the well-known and former Helme Tobacco Company. With beautiful parks, recreation areas and small businesses, the Borough delivers a robust sense of community pride and spirit; a friendly and family like environment, with a strong focus on resident and civic engagement. We are your Small Town, Big Heart!

  •  

     

    Helmetta is a small Middlesex County borough in mid-NJ, almost 1 square mile in size with a population of about 2500 residents.

Helmetta Heroes

WATCH "HELMETTA HOMETOWN HEROES" ON YOUTUBE

A MESSAGE OF BRAVERY FROM THE BOROUGH!

 


COVID-19 Information

For up-to-date information regarding COVID-19, please visit:

What is Social Distancing?

www.ready.nj.gov

www.nj.gov/health

www.cdc.gov

Coping with Stress during COVID-19

Walk-in COVID-19 vaccines through Middlesex County

www.middlesexcountynj.gov/vaccine

 


Mayor

Christopher Slavicek
Mayor
(1/1/20 - 12/31/23)

Phone: 732-521-4946 ext. 116
Fax: 732-605-9466
Email: mayor@helmettaboro.com

 

 


Mayor's Message

 

NEW DATE

Annual Tree Lighting

Sunday, December 3rd

7:00pm - 8:30pm

Borough Hall Front Lawn

 


Announcements


Curbside Recycling

2023 Recycling
Curbside Collection Dates

Mondays

January 9, 23
February 6, 20

March 6, 20
April 3,17
May 1, 15, 29*

June 12, 26
July 10, 24
August 7, 21
September 4**, 18
October 2, 16, 30
November 13, 27
December 11, 25*** 
 
*Memorial Day, May 29 pickup will be June 3
**Labor Day, September 4 pickup will be September 9
***Christmas Day, December 25 pickup will be December 30
 
 


Email Subscriptions

Subscribe / Unsubscribe for email notifications from the Borough. 


Online Payments

Online Tax & Utility Payments

 


Borough Information

Helmetta Residents

Upcoming Events

For 2023

***********************************

NEW DATE

Annual Tree Lighting

Sunday, December 3rd

7:00pm - 8:30pm

Borough Hall Front Lawn

***********************************

Hannukah Menorah Lighting Ceremony

Thursday, December 7th

4:30 P.M.

Borough Hall Front Lawn

***********************************

Helmetta Holly Jolly

HOLIDAY HOUSE DECORATING CONTEST

Contact Borough Hall 732-521-4946 x100

or email M.Hallerman@helmettaboro.com

register by December 8th

***********************************

The Helmetta Fire Department

proudly presents the 3rd Annual

Operation Smiles

Gift Donation Drive. Please fill out the

Operation Smiles Reg Form

"Let's share the spirit of the Holiday."

***********************************

It's Back Helmetta Residents

Holiday in Helmetta

Custom 2023 Ornament

Order Form

***********************************

Council Meeting

December 20th

7:00 pm

***********************************

To all Helmetta Residents

Just a reminder, in accordance with Borough Ordinance 49A-2, Section C

“Receptacles of refuse and recyclables shall not be placed for collection except during the daylight hours of the day scheduled for collection or not sooner than sundown of the day prior to the day of collection. Not following these guidelines will be subject to fines.”

Thank you for helping to keep our community clean and organized.

***********************************

Jamesburg Police Dept.

Announcement

***********************************

Attention Helmetta Residents

Starting on Monday, May 23rd, if you require permits, construction documents, or have UCC questions, they will now be administered by the Department of Community Affairs (The State) at Jamesburg Borough Hall, 131 Perrineville Road, Jamesburg, New Jersey 08831

Construction Office Information

Days of Operation: Monday and Wednesday

Office Hours: 8:30am to 12pm

Office is located on the first floor of Jamesburg Borough Hall, the last door on left.

Construction phone number is 732-521-2222 ext. 106. 

************************************

 

We are currently accepting checks, money orders or payments online.

 

 

Online Payments


 

**********************

Lights Out in your home or on the street

Call JCP&L to report your outage
1-888-544-4877

**********************


Senior Freeze Forms to be completed by Tax Collector

Please email Tax Collector at t.mcdermott@helmettaboro.com for a completed form, which you will use instead of the one in your booklet.

  • Specify which form PTR-1A or PTR-2A
  • Provide property address & name or names to be on form
  • State whether you wish the form to be emailed back to you or printed & sent to you via regular mail.

 
 
 
Helmetta Heroes

WATCH "HELMETTA HOMETOWN HEROES" ON YOUTUBE

A MESSAGE OF BRAVERY FROM THE BOROUGH!

 


Announcements

Meeting schedules for upcoming and past meetings to view, print, download associated agendas, minutes, other documents (and audio recordings or video links when available.)

 

A collection of various important forms for residents of the borough. 

 Photos from around and above the Borough of Helmetta.  

The boroughs of Spotswood and Helmetta have developed a relationship for Helmetta to utilize the entire Spotswood K-12 system which serves 1,713 students. 

Spotswood School District 2023-2024 calendar 

Spotswood K-12 system

Map & Directions

Check our Information Bulletin Board

to view the latest important information updates.