Due to a printing error in the Bulk-up Schedule many residents in the 3rd Quadrant placed bulk items at the curb on this past Tuesday for pick-up on Wednesday. Unfortunately, the Borough provided insufficient notice to our residents of this error, and most of our residents in the 3rd Quadrant were not aware that their bulk items would be picked up on Wednesday July 21st, not July 14th.

To rectify our error, residents of the 3rd Quadrant who put their bulk items out on Tuesday night will have them picked up tomorrow, Friday July 16th. For those residents who did not place their bulk items at the curb this past Tuesday, their bulk items will be picked up as scheduled on Wednesday July 21st.

The Borough apologizes for any inconvenience the error in the printed bulk schedule may have caused.

The Borough of Bergenfield, in partnership with the Bergen County Utilities Authority and NEXCUT Shredding, will hold a confidential document shredding program for Bergenfield residents on Saturday, July 24, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m., in the rear parking lot of Borough Hall located at 198 N. Washington Avenue. The event will be held rain or shine.

Borough residents will be provided with the opportunity to safely and securely dispose of their confidential and personal documents. This mobile document-shredding service, provided by NEXCUT, LLC and paid for by the BCUA, will not only provide an effective tool against identity theft, it will help Bergenfield "Go Green".

Confidential and personal documents will be handled and recycled in a secure manner, thereby preventing the possibility of identity theft. Borough residents will have the opportunity to observe their documents being shredded on-site. Acceptable documents are limited to confidential and sensitive materials only. It is not necessary co remove paper clips, staples or paperboard binder covers.

In an effort to accommodate all those wishing to participate, residents are asked to limit their documents to four bags/boxes weighing no more than 10 pounds each. All non-confidential papers (hardcover books, magazines, newspapers, photographs and x-rays, etc.) should be recycled through the Borough's regular recycling program and will not be accepted at this event.

If you have been storing personal and confidential documents because of the fear of being the victim of identity theft, Saturday, July 24 is the day to safely and securely dispose of them.

The Borough of Bergenfield will utilize a new communications service, effective June 1, 2010, that allows us to send important, valuable community information directly to residents using the latest technology.

The Nixle Community Information Service allows us to create and publish messages to be delivered to subscribed residents instantly via cell phone text message and/or email. Notifications can also be accessed online at Nixle's web site at http://local.nixle.com/borough-of-bergenfield-nj.

Messages may include Storm Alerts, Missing Person Alerts, Emergency Road Closures as well as other relevant safety and community event information.

According to Bergenfield Borough Administrator Rick McGarril the ability to quickly disseminate important information directly to residents via, e-mail and cell phone text messaging is essential in today's technologically savvy world.

The service is reliable and free for our group to use.

The messages can be sent specifically to residents registered within a ¼ mile radius, giving them the opportunity to receive trustworthy information relevant only to their neighborhood. Residents decide from which local agencies they want to receive information. Subscribers can also choose the way in which alerts are received, whether it is by email, text message, or over the web.

There is NO spam and no hidden cost. Standard text messaging rates do apply.

Nixle builds on the foundations of other public-to-public communication services, such as Twitter, Facebook, and MySpace, but adds a key component: security. When citizens receive information from our agency via Nixle, they know it can be trusted.

"Nixle is a first-of-its-kind tool for communities that need to provide critical information to their residents," said Craig Mitnick, Founder and CEO. "In today's world, you have to trust the source of your information. Residents of Bergenfield can rest easy that the local messages they receive are authentic."

Residents of Bergenfield and those in neighboring communities can immediately begin receiving pertinent information via text message, email, and web by registering at www.nixle.com.

We are very excited to have you experience it for yourself.

REGISTER AT: http://local.nixle.com/register

The Mayor and Council meeting on April 27 will commence at 7:30 p.m. in order to make a Police Promotion and present awards for exemplary service. There will be a short recess and the regular order of business will resume.

Please join us on Thursday, April 22 at Coopers Pond from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM to celebrate Earth Day. Winners of the poster and multimedia contest will be presented with their awards, information on conserving energy and water will be available, a tree planting will be discussed, and members of the Committee will be available to answer any questions on our programs for a "Sustainable Jersey".

Earth Day allows us the opportunity to renew our efforts to create a clean and healthy environment in Bergenfield. Join us on April 22 !

The Bergenfield Environmental Committee

The 6th Annual Bergenfield Independent Film Festival (juried) will take place Thursday, May 6, 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. at the newly renovated Bergenfield Clearview Cinema 5 Theatre, S. Washington Avenue.

The festival will highlight the extraordinary talents of upcoming NJ writers, directors, producers, and performers, many from Bergen County, as well as film makers and groups from other areas. 14 shorts and 6 feature films cover comedy, drama, horror, music, documentaries. The festival program includes film ratings.

Admission: $12.00/adults; $10.00/students and seniors. Information at 201-385-7320 or www.bergenfieldcommunitycenter.org . The festival is sponsored by the Bergenfield Community Center Building Fund Committee in association with the Bergenfield Recreation Department.

Once again, the Bergenfield Mayor and Council call upon all our organizations, large and small, to participate in the Memorial Day Parade to be held on Monday, May 31, 2010 at 2:00 p.m., rain or shine.

With military, civic, patriotic, fraternal, religious, youth, social, school, business and service organizations in the line of march – interspersed with floats and six to eight marching bands – our Annual Memorial Day Parade has become one of the best in the County.

General John A. Logan, commander-in-chief of the veterans’ group, the Grand Army of the Republic, made a formal proclamation designating May 30, 1868 as a day of remembrance of the nation’s war dead. The holiday was originally intended to honor the Civil War dead but unfortunately, that was not the last conflict that American soldiers lost their lives in, and after World War I, the holiday's purpose was expanded to include all Americans lost to war.  Memorial Day is a day for remembering "those who gave their last full measure of devotion" and to recognize all our veterans who have fought and are still fighting globally and have "saved the world".

If your organization would like to participate in our annual parade, please contact the Bergenfield Borough Clerk’s Office at 201 387-4055  Option 6 or Recreation Department at Ext. 1-4151.

Council President Robert Gillman, Chair
Joseph Scalora, Veterans Committee
John Scagliotti, Director of Recreation

NOTE: For your information, our parade route needed to be changed again this year because of the culvert reconstruction on New Bridge Road. We plan to assemble on West Church Street and proceed south on Prospect Avenue onto New Bridge Road passing the reviewing stand at Veterans Memorial Park. Lineup information will be forwarded to you prior to the date of the parade.