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At its August 16, 2011 council meeting, the governing body of the Borough of Bergenfield passed a resolution expressing its support of the United States’ Senate resolution regarding coming together as a Nation and ceasing all work or other activity for a moment of remembrance beginning at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on September 11, 2011, in honor of the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks committed against the United States on September 11, 2001.

Information on returning to your property safely, cleaning up after flooding, carbon monoxide poisoning

The New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services is advising residents to take precautions when dealing with power outages and working to clean up their homes and businesses after flooding.

• 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.