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201-664-4404

Township of Washington

350 Hudson Avenue

Twp. of Washington, NJ 07676

• EMERGENCY PAVING - Begining on Wednesday, October 16th, Washington Ave. from Pascack Rd. to Colonial Boulevard will be milled, then paved on Friday, Oct.18th. The hours of construction are from 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Washington Ave. will be closed to traffic during these two days so please plan an alternate route. For additional information, please click here for a notice from the police departments' traffic bureau.

• THE MVC IS COMING TO YOU! The next mobile DMV site location is on the following date: • Twp of Washington 10/16 -The "Agency-on-wheels" offers Driver Licenses, Non-Driver ID cards, Registrations, License Plates, Disability / Veteran Placards, and Exam Permit Applications. Motor Vehicle Inspections will be done at this location as well. Click the date above for a flyer with complete information.

• VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINE - Please be advised that Tuesday, October 15th, 2019 is the last day to register to vote in the General Election, November 5th, 2019. The Borough Clerk's office will be open until 9:00 p.m. on that date for late night voter registration.

• COUNTY CLERK SATELLITE OFFICE BACK IN OCTOBER!
The Bergen County Clerk will be visiting to the Twp.of Washington on October 15, 16, & 17th from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm to provide the following services to residents: Passport Applications, Senior & Veteran Photo Cards, Notary Oaths, and Business Trade Name Registration. Click here for further information.

• POLL WORKERS NEEDED - Be a Poll Worker in your town on Election Day November 5, 2019 5:30AM TO 8:30PM EARN $200.00 FOR THE DAY!
Qualifications:

• Must be at least 18 years of age • Must be a Bergen County resident

• Must be registered to vote • Must attend a 2-hour training class

If interested, please reach out to the Bergen County Board of Elections at
201-336-6230 or email them here.

•TOWN HALL HOURS - Please refer to each department's page for hours.

• PSE&G - To Lower Residential Gas bills This Fall- click here for press release

If you have any trouble with accessing information contained within this website, please contact the website administrator at website@twpofwashington.us or call 201-664-4404.

Remember to Recycle! Place your container at the curb on Thursday night. Remember to Recycle!

COMMUNITY NEWS

• PUMPKIN CARVING & PAINTING - 10/20/19 - Westwood HS - Details here

• RAGAMUFFIN PARADE & PARTY - 10/26/19 - Twp. Library - Details here

• TRUNK OR TREAT - 10/31/19 - Bethany Community Center - Details here

• RABIES CLINIC - Our FREE Annual Rabies Clinic will be held on Saturday, November 2nd at the DMF building located at 350 Washington Avenue from 9:00 am – 10:30 am. Click here for flyer

• SIGN UP FOR OUR EMAIL NEWSLETTER BY TEXT!
Residents are invited to sign up for our email notices by texting TOWNSHIP to 22828 and entering your email address.

COUNTY & STATE NEWS

• 2019 BCUA Hazardous Waste Collection Dates
• 2019 Recycling Event Dates for Bergen County Residents

ALL UPCOMING BERGEN COUNTY EVENTS & OPPORTUNITIES!
Check out all the upcoming events and opportunities sponsored by the county. Click here for an events listing with posters and click here for a regular calendar view of all the county has to offer.

NJ PROPERTY TAX RELIEF PROGRAMS - Senior Freeze & Homestead

FRAUD ALERT: Genetic Testing Scam - Medicare Fraud

NJDEP WEEKLY UPDATE - Click here for latest news releases

SUEZ LETTER ADDRESSING WATER QUALITY

Want to know if you have a lead service water line? Click here
What should SUEZ customers know about lead in drinking water in Bergen & Hudson counties? Click here for facts & faq

ROCKLAND COUNTY MEASLES OUTBREAK UPDATE - 2019

WOMEN VETERANS: Receive care through all stages of your life - CLICK HERE for detailed information.

VETERANS AFFAIRS OFFERS ASSISTED LIVING & HEALTH CARE
Many Veterans may be eligible for VA health care. Enrollment in VA health care satisfies your Affordable Care Act health coverage requirement—no add-on insurance plan is needed. VA encourages you to explore your health care benefits, including preventive, primary, and specialty care; prescriptions; mental health care; home health care; geriatrics and extended care; medical equipment and prosthetics; and more. Click here for enrollment information

BERGEN COUNTY HOME IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
Can't afford needed home improvements? It's time to GET HIP! Click the flyer to the right for further details or Call 201-336-7210 or email GetHIP@co.bergen.nj.us

NJ STARS COLLEGE TUITION PROGRAM
The New Jersey Student Tuition Assistance Reward Scholarship (NJ STARS) program is an initiative created by the State of New Jersey that provides New Jersey's highest achieving students with free tuition at their home county college. Click here for further information.

VETERAN SERVICES - NJ CAREER CONNECTIONS
If you are a Veteran looking for work, collecting Unemployment or your Unemployment has recently ended, you may qualify for the:Employer Partnership Grant On-The-Job Training Program.
For more info, come to our Re-employment Opportunities (R/O) in person.
***** Monday & Thursday ***** 8:45AM or 12 :45PM *****
All sessions start promptly No appointment Necessary

• MOSQUITO CONTROL PUBLIC NOTICE - In compliance with Section 9.10 of the New Jersey Pesticide Control Code the Bergen County Dept. of Public Works -Mosquito Control Division, will be applying pesticides for the control and reduction of adult mosquito populations on an area-wide basis as needed throughout BERGEN COUNTY during the period from April 30, 2019 to October 31, 2019. Click here for full notice. Additional info here: • F.A.Q. - Mosquitoes...What Everyone Should Know
• Bergen Bites Back Flyer & Video

• RECYCLING RULES REMINDER - Plastic bags are NOT recyclable and may be placed in with your household garbage. You may not put your recyclables in plastic bags, you should put bottles, cans and containers loose in a barrel or bin. Bottles, cans and containers must be rinsed of all food and liquid. Containers with food and liquid residue and plastic bags are considered contamination. We have been advised that we will be charged $175 per ton if the Township’s recycling has contamination. You may click here to view Waste Management's Recycling Quality Policy letter. Please do your best to comply with the rules. For more info, visit www.recycleoftenrecycleright.com

• TREE REMOVAL - *PLEASE READ BEFORE ANY WORK IS DONE
If you are planning on removing trees on your property, review our ordinance & complete the Tree Removal Permit Application PRIOR to doing so.

• NO-KNOCK REGISTRY - Twp. of Washington -Bergen County register online to be placed on a No-Knock List, pursuant to Ordinance 17-19. By submitting this form, you are indicating you wish to have your address added to the Twp. of Washington's No Knock List of addresses that door-to-door vendors may not visit. Click here to register online. Please note, cable providers Optimum and Verizon are exempt, If you are/or were a customer within the past two years, they are considered to be performing customer service.

REPORT STREETLIGHT OUTAGES - PSE&G customers may report a streetlight by calling 1-800-436-7734. Please note: the pole number (found on the metal tag on pole), street name, nearest cross street, and “in front of address” are needed to help locate and complete the repair.

NJ BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES - Utility Co. Links & Numbers

PLANE NOISE COMPLAINT OPTIONS
Residents can now file a noise complaint with the FAA due to low flying or loud aircraft over the Pascack Valley. Open the Noise Complaint Form and submit. To file a complaint by phone: call 1-800-225-1071

CLEAN WATER NOTICE - Solutions to Stormwater Pollution
Easy Things You Can Do Every Day to Protect Our Water

PET WASTE POLLUTES OUR WATER
What you can do to protect our water

EMERGENCY SERVICES NEWS/ ALERTS

SWIFT REACH REGISTRATION
The Township has implemented Swiftreach Networks, Inc. as our Emergency Notification service provider. Swift911™ is a system that makes phone calls, sends text messages and emails to registerd users in the event of an emergency or important notification. Please click here or on the icon in the right margin menu to register.

♦ Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Program Flyer
♦ CERT Application
♦ Lightning Detection System Installed - info & alert sign-up
♦ PVMealsonWheels - Senior citizens or disabled people interested may call
201-358-0050 or visit

PINK HATS" Available at Police Department

The Pink Hats Are Back! The Washington Township Police Department has participated in The Pink Hat Campaign for several years, helping to raise donation for Breast Cancer research. We sell Pink Hats for a minimum donation of $25.00 per hat, which 100% of the proceeds are donated towards Breast Cancer research. Contact P.O. Travis Cangialosi or 201-664-1140, extension 301 to set up your donation today!

PSE&G SCAM ALERTS - Sometimes imposters contact PSE&G customers demanding immediate payment and threatening service shut off. Don't be a victim...be prepared & protect yourself - Know the Scams - click here for details

VISIT THE WTVAC WEBSITE TO READ THE LATEST NEWS!

Washington Twp. Volunteer Ambulance Corp is Seeking Volunteers to drive its ambulances on weekdays. Volunteer drivers are only required to take two days' worth of driving courses and a few hours of CPR classes. Anyone who is available between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. at least one day per week could help. Please consider this great opportunity to help your community and its residents who truly do appreciate it. Anyone interested in joining the Washington Township Ambulance Corps should call (201) 664-3784.