The first pass for leaf collection in Quadrant # 1 and #3 was completed at the end of last week. The DPW is currently picking up leaves in both Quadrant # 4 and Quadrant # 2. The goal is to complete at least one leaf pickup in all four Quadrants by Wednesday December 21st.

Residents, and their landscapers, are again asked to get their leaves out to the curb before the DPW makes it first pass.

Regular Street Sweeping continues to be cancelled as the one driver has been re-assigned to a bucket loader to assist with the storm debris cleanup and the other driver, and street sweeper, is re-assigned to work with a leaf pickup crew. Normal Street Sweeping operations will not resume until the roadways have been cleared of both storm-related debris and leaves.

Garbage pickup will be cancelled again on Thursday December 15th and Friday December 16th to allow for DPW personnel to concentrate on Leaf and branch cleanup.

The 15th and 16th will be the last time garbage pickup will be cancelled for leaf collection.

Recycling will be picked up on its normal schedule. Only garbage pickup is cancelled on the 15th and the 16th.

Information on garbage collection cancellations will also be distributed via Nixle, Twitter and Reverse 911 calls. If you have not already signed up for NIXLE please go to www.NIXLE.com for information. If you are not following the Borough on Twitter, please consider doing so. Finally, please check our website frequently for additional updates.

The Borough continues to thank all of our residents for their patience as we continue to work hard to clear the roads of leaves and branches.

Leaf collection has been completed in Quadrant # 1. Leaf collection is currently about 85% completed in Quadrant # 3, and it is expected to be completed by the end of today. The DPW expects to begin picking up leaves in both Quadrant # 4 and Quadrant # 2 tomorrow, Dec. 9th. The goal is to complete at least one leaf pickup in all four Quadrants by Friday, December 16th.

Residents, and their landscapers, are again asked to get their leaves out to the curb before the DPW makes it first pass.

The DPW is continuing to remove branches and brush that was placed at the curb after the DPW had made its original pickup debris left in the wake of the October storm.

Regular Street Sweeping continues to be cancelled as the one driver has been re-assigned to a bucket loader to assist with the storm debris cleanup and the other driver, and street sweeper, is re-assigned to work with a leaf pickup crew. Normal Street Sweeping operations will not resume until the roadways have been cleared of both storm-related debris and leaves.

Garbage pickup will be cancelled again on Friday, December 9th to allow for DPW personnel to concentrate on Leaf and branch cleanup.

Recycling will be picked up on its normal schedule. Only garbage pickup is cancelled on the 9th.

Information on garbage collection cancellations will also be distributed via Nixle, Twitter and Reverse 911 calls. If you have not already signed up for NIXLE please go to www.NIXLE.com for information. If you are not following the Borough on Twitter, please consider doing so. Finally, please check our website frequently for additional updates.

The Borough continues to thank all of our residents for their patience as we continue to work hard to clear the roads of leaves and branches.

Leaf collection has been completed in Quadrant # 1. Leaf collection is currently about 40% completed in Quadrant # 3, and leaf collection in Quadrant # 3 is expected to be completed by the end of this week. The DPW expects to begin picking up leaves both Quadrant # 4 and Quadrant # 2 by next Monday, December 12th. The goal is to complete at least one leaf pickup in all four Quadrants by Friday, December 16th.

Residents, and their landscapers, are again asked to get their leaves out to the curb before the DPW makes it first pass.

The DPW is continuing to remove branches and brush that was placed at the curb after the DPW had made its original pickup debris left in the wake of the October storm.

Regular Street Sweeping continues to be cancelled as the one driver has been re-assigned to a bucket loader to assist with the storm debris cleanup and the other driver, and street sweeper, is re-assigned to work with a leaf pickup crew. Normal Street Sweeping operations will not resume until the roadways have been cleared of both storm-related debris and leaves.

Garbage pickup will be cancelled again this Thursday & Friday, December 8th & 9th to allow for DPW personnel to concentrate on Leaf and branch cleanup.

Recycling will be picked up on its normal schedule. Only garbage pickup is cancelled on the 15th & 16th.

Information on garbage collection cancellations will also be distributed via Nixle, Twitter and Reverse 911 calls. If you have not already signed up for NIXLE please go to www.NIXLE.com for information. If you are not following the Borough on Twitter, please consider doing so. Finally, please check our website frequently for additional updates.

The Borough continues to thank all of our residents for their patience as we continue to work hard to clear the roads of leaves and branches.

The DPW has completed it first sweep through the Borough to remove branches and brush from the October storm. It is now starting to remove debris that was placed at the curb after the DPW had made its original pickup.

Leaf collection is expected to be completed in Quadrant # 1 today. The DPW will begin leaf collection in Quadrant # 3 either this afternoon or Monday 5th. We expect to begin picking up leaves in Quadrant # 4 and Quadrant # 2 by the end of next week. The goal is to complete at least one leaf pickup in all four Quadrants by Friday, December  16th.

Residents, and their landscapers, are requested to get their leaves out to the curb before the DPW makes it first pass.

Regular Street Sweeping continues to be cancelled as the one driver has been re-assigned to a bucket loader to assist with the storm debris cleanup and the other driver, and street sweeper, is re-assigned to work with a leaf pickup crew. Normal Street Sweeping operations will not resume until the roadways have been cleared of both storm-related debris and leaves.

Garbage pickup will be cancelled again next Thursday & Friday,  December 8th & 9th to allow for DPW personnel to concentrate on Leaf and branch cleanup.

Information on garbage collection cancellations will also be distributed via Nixle, Twitter and Reverse 911 calls. If you have not already signed up for NIXLE please go to www.NIXLE.com for information. If you are not following the Borough on Twitter, please consider doing so. Finally, please check our website frequently for additional updates.

The Borough wishes to thank all of our residents for their patience as we continue to work hard to clear the roads of leaves and branches.

Garbage pickup is being cancelled for this Thursday & Friday December 1st & 2nd. The DPW will use this time to continue leaf & branch pickup. It is anticipated that leaf collection will take until mid-December.

Leaf collection is currently progressing through Quadrant # 1. The DPW will be working southbound from the Quadrant # 1 to Quadrant # 3 (now through December 2nd), then across the railroad tracks to Quadrant # 4 and finish in Quadrant # 2 (December 5th through December 16th). DPW crews removing leaves will make their way through the Borough at least once before going back to an area already cleaned. Residents are requested to try and get their leaves out to the curb before the DPW makes it first pass.

Regular Street Sweeping has been temporarily cancelled as the one driver has been re-assigned to a bucket loader to assist with the storm debris cleanup and the other driver, and street sweeper, is re-assigned to work with a leaf pickup crew. Normal Street Sweeping operations will not resume until the roadways have been cleared of both storm-related debris and leaves.

The Borough wishes to thank all of our residents for their patience as we continue to work hard to clear the roads of branched and other debris and falling leaves.

Information on any additional garbage collection cancellations will be posted in separate press releases on our website, Nixle, Twitter and Reverse 911 calls. Please check our website frequently for additional updates.

With the cancellation of garbage pickup last Thursday & Friday November 17th & 18th the DPW concentrated on cleaning up branches and other storm-related debris. They have now removed much of the debris from approximately 95% of the Borough’s streets.

For the remainder of November the DPW, in addition to its normally scheduled garbage co-mingle/recycling pickup, and newspaper/cardboard pickup, will have two crews assigned to storm debris cleanup and they are expected to finish the remaining 5% of the Borough Streets by the middle of next week (Wednesday, November 30th). These crews will also be working to open several of our parks that have been closed due to the continued danger of falling branches.

On November 17th the DPW also began its seasonal leaf collection. It is anticipated that leaf collection will take longer this year than in the past due to the continued re-assignment of personnel to the storm cleanup activities. It is highly anticipated that additional garbage collection dates will be cancelled in November and early December to facilitate the removal of fallen leaves from the Borough’s roadways. Information on any additional garbage collection cancellations will be posted in separate press releases on our website, Nixle, Twitter and Reverse 911 calls.

A recent press release from FEMA:

NEPTUNE, N.J. – In the past, enduring a power outage was as simple as starting the fireplace. Not anymore. Fewer and fewer homes have either fireplaces or access to an alternate method of heating and cooking. New Jersey residents affected by the storms of 2011 may want to consider purchasing an emergency generator.

Co-mingle recycling will be collected in the fourth quadrant (SW Sector) on Wednesday, November 16th, 2011. This date has been added to the recycling schedule to prevent the residents of the fourth quadrant from going the entire month without a co-mingle pickup.

Residents of the fourth quadrant are asked to place their recycling containers at the curb by 7:00 am on Wednesday November 16th for pickup.

All other quadrants remain on the same schedule.

Please direct any questions to the DPW at 201 387-4055 ext. 3.

The Halloween snow storm has left thousands of tree limbs and branches on the Borough’s streets. While Borough DPW employees we have made progress in removing this debris from many areas, the sheer volume of branches and limbs has prevented the DPW from getting to all of the Borough’s streets as quickly as we had planned. It has also hindered the DPW’s ability to adhere to its normal leaf removal schedule.

To quicken the removal of both storm debris and leaves, the Borough of Bergenfield has cancelled its regularly scheduled garbage pickups for residents in all sectors for Thursday & Friday, November 17rd & 18th.  All of our available DPW crews will be assigned to removing tree branches and leaves from borough streets.

We thank you for your cooperation and apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause.

On Wednesday, November 9, at 2:00 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, the first ever nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) will be conducted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).