Advisory: PSE&G reports 2000-5000 residents still without power.

PSE&G is encouraging everyone who is without power to report their individual outage to 1 800 436 7734. PSE&G is aware that your call to this number may encounter a busy signal or a message to call back later. They are adding staff to the customer service centers to handle the overwhelming volume of calls. Do not be alarmed if the automated message says that there is no report of an outage at your location. They are aware of the general areas of outages, but they are not aware of all of the specific addresses.

PSE&G is currently working on the lines that will restore power to the most amount of people at one time. Once power is restored to the main feeder lines in your area, power should come back to your location unless there is a break in the line between your location and the pole.

As of this morning there were still 375,000 people in Bergen and Hudson counties without power. There were still several municipalities that did not have power to Municipal Buildings, Police departments, Fire Houses, etc.

There are still numerous roadways blocked by fallen trees, PSE&G poles, electric wires and transformers. The DPW cannot remove these trees until PSE&G responds and verifies that the electric line has been disabled. Once PSE&G tells us it is safe, the DPW will remove the trees and open the roadway.

Garbage and recycling is being collected on its normal schedule.

DO NOT PLACE LOOSE BRANCHES IN THE STREET FOR PICKUP. They will not be picked up.

DO NOT LET YOUR LANDSCAPER PLACE LOOSE BRANCHES IN THE STREET FOR PICKUP. They will not be picked up.

Branches must be cut and tied in bundles less than 4ft long and placed at the curb to be picked up by the DPW. It does not matter if the branches are from Borough or private trees. They must be cut and bundled.

Additional updates will follow as we receive new information from PSE&G.

Advisory: PSE&G Update, Electric service being restored slowly. 5,000-10,000 residents still without power.

--Outage update: With current estimates now indicating that the number of customers impacted
by Hurricane Sandy is 1.7 million, PSE&G has restored electricity to about 818,000
customers. At this time, about 882,000 customers are without power. The peak number has
jumped as the utility continued with its assessments and additional customers reported that their
service was impacted.

October 30, 2012, 7:58PM

PSEG is still reporting that power outages can be expected to last until next week.

Borough Hall is currently without power and will be closed until power is returned.

There are approximately 22 road closures in the Boro due to fallen trees and electrical wires. The DPW is working extended hours trying to clear the trees but can only do so after PSEG has verified that there is no current to the lines.

PSEG was in the Boro today trying to recharge a main line. That effort will continue tomorrow. PSEG will be restoring power to hospitals, schools and emergency service centers first. Then the will work on electric lines that service the largest amount of customers. Small electric feeder lines will be restored last.

DO NOT PUT BRANCHES IN THE STREET. Branches must be cut, tied and placed in bundles at the curb. Again, DO NOT PUT TREE LIMBS, ETC. IN THE STREET.
Thank you for patience and coperation.

In light of the suspicious-luring incident reported here in Bergenfield on
October 22, which remains under investigation, the recent luring attempts
in New Milford and throughout northern New Jersey, and the horrific event
that unfolded Tuesday in southern New Jersey, an 8:00 pm curfew will be
imposed on October 30 and October 31 for all persons under 18 years of
age during the  Mischief Night/Halloween activities.  The curfew will apply to
all persons on the street within the Borough of Bergenfield.

With Halloween approaching the possibility of large numbers of children on
the streets creates too rich a target environment for pedophiles especially
given current events throughout the area. The Borough of Bergenfield has
an ordinance in place (Chapter 138  CURFEW) that addresses the issue of
juveniles in public places between the hours of 11:00 pm and 6:00 am. The
Police Department believes that based on the events described previously,
the need to change the time to 8:00 pm is a way to keep our children
safer. Adding in the adult supervision is the best deterrent to avoiding any
crime or incidents that could occur.

The details of the curfew for October 30 and 31 are as follows:

• Children and teens under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult
at least 21 yrs. of age or older after 8:00 pm.
• Those found without an adult escort after 8:00 pm will be brought to
Bergenfield Police HQ where an adult over 21 yrs. of age will be contacted
to take custody.

We are requesting that parents be especially vigilant over their children
while trick or treating and report suspicious activity immediately to your
local police department.

The Bergenfield Schools’ Superintendent has been informed and will
disseminate the same information.  It will also be placed on the Borough of
Bergenfield website (www.bergenfieldboro.com),  The Bergenfield Police
Department website (bergenfieldpd.org), NIXLE (SMS + Email alert), and
the Bergenfield Police Department Twitter account (bergenfieldnjpd) and
local news outlets.  The New Milford and Dumont Police Departments have
also implemented the same curfew for those dates.

Chief Michael T. Carr
Bergenfield Police Department

The Borough of Bergenfield (the “Borough”) is soliciting Qualification Statements from interested individuals and/or firms for the provision of the services listed below. However, inclusion of a position or service in this notice does not constitute a warranty that the Borough will fill the position at this time or through this process. Through a Request for Qualification (“RFQ”) process, persons and/or firms interested in assisting the Borough with the provision of such services must prepare and submit a Qualification Statement in accordance with the procedure and schedule in the RFQ. The Borough will review Qualification Statements only from those firms or individuals who submit a Qualification Statement which includes all the information required to be included (in the sole judgment of the Borough). Failure to submit a completed RFQ will be cause for its rejection by the Borough. The Borough intends to select person(s) and/or firm(s) that: a) possess the professional, financial and administrative capabilities to provide the requested services, and b) agrees to and meets the terms and conditions determined by the Borough to provide the greatest benefit to Borough taxpayers.