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BERGENFIELD, NJ -- Today, Governor Phil Murphy and US Education Secretary Miguel Cardona visited Bergenfield High School to witness the extraordinary work that Bergenfield has done to get students back into the classroom in a safe environment. The Governor and Secretary spoke after touring the school about how Bergenfield serves as a model for school districts across the country that are looking to bring students back after the COVID-19 health emergency. 

“Bergenfield is a great community in Bergen County New Jersey and putting some proof to that, it is my second visit here this week,” said Governor Phil Murphy. “We are proud to hold Bergenfield up as a model of the tremendous progress New Jersey has made statewide in creating the safe environments where our students, educators and support staff can get back to the business of in-person instruction. Bergenfield is one of the now more than 400 school districts that is open for five days a week in-person instruction.” 

Bergenfield schools are consistently ranked as some of the best in the country, with US News and World Report scoring them a 93.07/100. 

“I read a sign inside that said children come first and here at this school, it is clear that children come first. Students belong in school and that is what we saw today,” said US Education Secretary Miguel Cardona. “We are at a point now where collectively we can experience signs of recovery and I saw that here today at the school. I walked in and I saw students learning, seniors learning, talking about graduation in a couple weeks and their plans for post graduation. We walked in and heard a band playing. They had the covers on their wind instruments to make sure they are not spreading air. So they did all the right things to make sure that the arts is alive and well in their classrooms.”

“I would like to thank Governor Murphy, Secretary Cardona and Congressman Gottheimer for coming to Bergenfield today to see the results of our strong commitment to get Bergenfield students back in the classroom for five day a week instruction,” said Mayor Arvin Amatorio. “In spite of the COVID-19 pandemic pushing students to at home learning for a period, our teachers and support staff continued to deliver a tremendous learning experience for our students. Now that vaccinations are going up and it is safer for students to be in the classroom, I am proud of our ability to bring students back because they learn best in an in-person environment.”

BERGENFIELD, NJ -- On Memorial Day, Bergenfield residents were out in full force to celebrate the holiday that honors the brave men and women that have made the ultimate sacrifice to keep us safe. Hundreds of residents joined Governor Phil Murphy, First Lady Tammy Murphy, Congressman Josh Gottheimer and a multitude of other dignitaries and elected officials. 

“After a difficult year in which many of us lost loved ones due to COVID-19, it is so tremendously exciting to be able to celebrate Memorial Day with so many in our community in attendance,” said Mayor Amatorio. “On Memorial Day we honored not only the brave men and women that have served our country at war but our firefighters in Bergenfield that work so hard to keep our families safe. Thank you to the Governor and the First Lady for attending our parade and for all of our elected officials that joined us on this special day.” 

The day began with Mayor Amatorio and the Borough Council joining in a ceremony to honor the Bergenfield Fire Department for their tireless work to protect Borough families and property. During the next ceremony, the Mayor and the Borough Council were joined by Assemblyman Chris Tully and Bergen County Commissioner Thomas Sullivan for a ceremony honoring veterans of foreign wars that have died in service of America. The day of celebration ended with a march from Coopers Pond Park to Memorial Field Park for the Memorial Day Parade. 

When: Jun 7, 2021 08:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Topic: Zoning Board of Adjustment Meeting

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PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the regular Board of Health meeting scheduled for Tuesday, June 1, 2021 at 7:00pm has been rescheduled to Wednesday, June 9, 2021 at 6:30pm. The meeting will be held via Zoom.

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BERGENFIELD, NJ -- Governor Phil Murphy and First Lady Tammy Murphy will be joining Bergenfield in celebration of Memorial Day at its parade on Monday, May 31 at 2pm. The parade will begin on Church St. by Coopers Pond Park and will end at Memorial Field Park via N. Prospect Ave. and New Bridge Rd. 

Also in attendance will be Congressman Josh Gottheimer and other dignitaries including State Senator Joseph Lagana, Assemblyman Chris Tully, Assemblywoman Lisa Swain, Bergen County Sheriff Anthony Cureton, Bergen County Surrogate Judge Michael R. Dressler, Bergen County Clerk Joe Hogan and members of the Bergen County Commissioners. 

“It is an honor for us to welcome the Governor, the First Lady and all elected officials to Bergenfield and join us in commemorating the men and women that have paid the ultimate price defending our country,” said Mayor Amatorio. “This Memorial Day we will have events throughout the day that honor these sacrifices and I look forward to seeing Borough families on Monday. Last year, we were unable to hold our traditional celebrations as a result of COVID-19 but I am grateful that we can begin to get back to normal this year.”

The Borough will begin Memorial Day celebrations with two events at Borough Hall.  There will be a ceremony honoring the Bergenfield Fire Department at 10am followed by a ceremony honoring veterans at 11am.

BERGENFIELD, NJ -- The Borough of Bergenfield will soon restart its community transportation (mini bus) program in stages. Stage one of the program will pick residents incapable of driving themselves up at their homes and bring them to and from a local grocery store.

The program had been suspended in March 2020 as a result of COVID-19. The bus can accommodate up to 16 senior and or disabled residents at a time and everyone on the bus will be required to wear a mask. 

“Our community transportation program is critical for getting residents that are incapable of driving themselves to and from important destinations that they need to get to and I am thrilled that we are able to restart this now,” said Mayor Amatorio. “We will be reopening this in stages to ensure the safety of everyone involved. Please remember to wear a mask and practice social distancing when possible out of respect for other passengers.” 

The bus is equipped with a wheelchair lift. However, the resident will need to be able to move their wheelchair on and off of the lift themselves or bring an aide with them to assist. When signing up for the food shopping bus pick up list, the resident would need to sign up their aide as well. For safety reasons, the driver of the bus would need to remain behind the wheel while the bus is in operation.

Interested residents should contact the DPW Office Monday-Friday 7:00am-3:30pm by phone at 201-387-4055 option 3 or by email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to be placed on the food shopping pick up list ahead of time. Sign up for the food shopping pick up list is easy – just call the Bergenfield DPW Office, give first and last name, home address to be picked up at, and contact phone number. Once the resident signs up for the food shopping pick up list, the Bergenfield DPW Office will coordinate with the resident on which day, time, and food store they will be going to. Sign ups in advance are necessary so that the Bergenfield DPW Office does not over-occupy/over-book the number of residents on the bus at any one time.

If there is sufficient interest and sign ups in the next few days beginning on Thursday May 27, then the first food store shopping trip could occur as early as next Thursday June 3 and Friday June 4 with pickups beginning at approximately 9:00am on each day. 

The bus would stop in front of the addresses of residents who have called the DPW Office ahead of time to be placed on the sign up list to be picked up by the bus. Based on feedback from when those residents sign up, the Borough will determine which local food shopping store it will go to on which day. Once residents complete their food shopping, the bus will drop them back off at their home address.

BERGENFIELD, NJ -- In celebration of National Youth Week, Mayor Amatorio and the Borough Council hosted a mock council meeting in the council chambers. The Bergenfield Elks worked with Bergenfield High School students so that they could learn more about local government. 

“This yearly tradition of having Bergenfield High School students come to our council chambers to learn more about how local government works is a tremendous learning opportunity for the students,” said Mayor Amatorio. “The Council and I love meeting the students and watching them run a mock meeting every year. This is only possible  thanks to the help of the Bergenfield Elks and our Municipal Clerk Marie Quinones.”

The students were assigned to the roles of Mayor, Councilmember, or Clerk and they had the opportunity to sit on the dais and run a public meeting. This year, the Mayor was Aiden Boyce, and Axel Chavez and Justin DeJesus served as Councilmembers.  

Bergenfield Municipal Clerk Marie Quinones served as their Clerk preparing the agenda and calling the roll when requested by Mr. Boyce. They approved items such as testing at Memorial Park and a vaccination clinic at Conlon Hall. This program has been running for several years and BHS students have always done an incredible job filling the role as Mayor and Council.