• Monday, September 5 - No pickup. Public Works off.
• Tuesday September 6 - Garbage in 2nd & 4th Quadrant. Newspapers in the 2th Quadrant.
• Wednesday, September 7 - Garbage in 1st & 3rd Quadrant. Newspapers in the 1st Quadrant. Business cardboard pickup in town.
• Thursday, September 8 - Garbage in 2ud & 4th Quadrant. Newspapers in the 3rd Quadrant.
• Friday, September 9 - Garbage in 1st & 3rd Quadrant. Newspapers in the 4th Quadrant.

Grass & Vegetation - Put out in 32 gallon garbage cans or biodegradable paper bags; NOT in the street.

Storm Damage - Large branches: Get to the curb, NOT in the street. Public Works Department will be coming around.

Any questions, call 201-387-4055, ext. 3.

The President has designated Bergen County as a federal disaster area in response to Hurricane Irene.

To register for FEMA Disaster Assistance Programs:

• Call 1-800-621-3362 - or
• Online at www.DisasterAssistance.gov

NJLINCS Public Health Advisory on How to Address IndoorMold can be found on the following sites:

• http://www.state.nj.us/health/iep/mold_ta.shtml
• http://www.state.nj.us/health/iep/mold_links.shtml

UNITED WATER IS TREATING RESERVOIR FOR TASTE AND ODOR

Water is safe for drinking.

United Water New Jersey customers may notice a "musty" or "earthy" taste and odor in the water. This is the result of weather conditions associated with Hurricane Irene.

All residents should sign up for NIXLE.com to get important alerts from the borough. Enter your email address and mobile phone number and you will receive important information during emergencies.

To All Bergenfield Residents:

As a result of the recent storm, the Bergenfield DPW has issued the following statement:

ALL RESIDENTS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT GARBAGE AND RECYCLING PICK-UP WILL REMAIN AS NORMALLY SCHEDULED.

VEGETATION AND STORM-DAMAGED BRANCHES AND BRUSH SHOULD BE PLACED AT THE CURB FOR DPW PICK-UP.

ON WEDNESDAY, 08/31, THE FIRST QUADRANT ONLY SHOULD HAVE STORM-DAMAGED HOUSEHOLD GOODS PLACED AT THE CURB FOR 7 AM PICK-UP.

THE SECOND (2ND) QUADRANT SHOULD HAVE DAMAGED HOUSEHOLD GOODS PLACED AT THE CURB FOR PICK-UP ON 09/14, THE THIRD (3RD) QUADRANT ON 09/21 AND THE FOURTH (4TH) QUADRANT ON 09/28 FOR STORM DAMAGED GOODS ONLY.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CALL THE DPW OFFICE AT 201 387 4055, EXT. 3.

THANK YOU.
DPW SUPT.

From PSE&G:

PSE&G is making progress restoring power to customers affected by yesterday’s hurricane, which is the worst in the company’s history in terms of outages. Electricity is back on for more than 512,000 customers, while work continues to restore about 188,000 customers statewide. The company expects restoration of all customers within the next 4 to 6 days.

Alert: Link to PSE&G outage information:

Below is a link to the PSE&G webpage with information on power outages.

http://www.pseg.com/home/customer_service/outage_info/outagemap.jsp?viewTab=0&0.922438680087704720112978

Click on "Table View" tab and then click on "Bergen" for information on the number of residents without power per town.

Alert: Bergenfield area one of largest in Bergen County without power

Bergenfield has an estimated 5,000 - 10,000 people without power. We are one of the largest areas without power in Bergen County. PSE&G is working on the outage. Please call PSER&G directly for outages and outage information.

Do not call the police unless you have an emergency. Calling for outage information will overload the phones at the police department and may interfere with someone getting emergency help.  

Additional updates will follow as information becomes available.

Sunday August 28, 2011, 10:28 AM

Bergenfield Road Closures due to flooding, wires down, etc:
Woodbine St between Lake & New Bridge – Flooding
Grove St between Bush & S. Christie – Flooding
Irving Place between DeMott & W. Johnson – Tree down
School Street between Elm and Apartment parking lot – Flooding
Prospect Ave between Hallberg & New Bridge – Trees & Wires down
Sylvan Ave between Washington & Murray Hill Terrace – Trees & Wires down
Murray Hill Terrace near Sylvan – Trees & Wires down
Wilbur Rd between Maiden & New Bridge – Flooding
Garden Street between Lake & Anderson – Tree down