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Twp. of Washington NJ, supply chain shortages effect local communities . Twp. of Washington is still waiting for the new Garbage truck the township ordered in July of 2021 . Word is the has been pushed back to spring of 2022 .
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Twp. of Washington NJ, PSE&G will join Utilities United Against Scams (UUAS) to recognize the sixth annual Utility Scam Awareness Week, Nov 15-19. National Scam Awareness Week is an advocacy and awareness campaign focused on educating customers and exposing the tactics used by scammers.
The Ridgewood Police report that on November 10, 2021 at sixty-two-year-old (62) male reported that he may have fallen victim to a telephone scam. The victim reported that he was contacted by a male, via telephone, who falsely claimed that the victim was behind on a utility bill. The scammer provided the victim with instructions to pay the fake balance with a cryptocurrency. Ridgewood Police Detectives were contacted before any transactions took place and were able to prevent the theft from occurring. The matter is currently under investigation.
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Twp. of Washington NJ, a Township of Washington man faces murder charges. Mary E. Huber suffered multiple knife wounds and bruises and was pronounced dead at The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood .
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Twp. Of Washington NJ, Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco has informed the Township that the start of the intersection improvement and signalization at Pascack Road and Washington Avenue with construction anticipated to start in Spring 2022.
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Twp. of Washington NJ, Township of Washington will be holding a Memorial Service in Memory of: Former Mayor Janet Sobkowicz to be held on Saturday, October 23, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. at the Jack Woods Senior Center located at 350 Hudson Avenue Township of Washington, NJ 07676
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Twp. of Washington NJ , Township DPW has received it’s new ODB Leaf Vacuum this week just in time for leaf collection season This machine will be used mainly to clear county roads more efficiently and is a much safer option for our crews. ODB bills itself as,” The fastest, most efficient way to collect leaves and debris. One vehicle and one person: working safely from the cab of the truck. We can help you find the right configuration to maximize productivity.”
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Twp of Washington NJ, Sunday morning the Washington Township responded to a working house fire in the township. The fire was under control in about 30 minutes. The quick response by the fire department enabled us to contain the fire to the garage saving the home from extensive damage. No injuries were reported. Mutual aid was requested from Woodcliff Lake for a FAST team and Westwood and Ho-Ho-Kus for coverage of the town. Also responding were ambulances from Hillsdale VAC and Valley Hospital. We thank all of our mutual aid for their assistance. A big shout out to the wives of the firefighters today. They came out in the rain, brought water and coffee for our members and it was greatly appreciated.
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Twp. of Washington NJ, candidates have agreed and the League of Women Voters of Northern Valley will moderate on Tuesday, Oct. 12 at 8 p.m., at the Twp. of Washington council chambers, with WCTV-NJ to televise and stream live meaning no Zoom required .
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Twp . of Washington NJ, MOSQUITO SPRAYING TOMORROW – 10/6/21 – The BC Mosquito Control will be performing an early morning ULV Truck Spray in the Township on Wednesday October 6, 2021 between the hours of 4-6 AM. They will be spraying duet adulticide to eliminate active, adult mosquitoes as well as Vectobac larvacide to help control the mosquito larvae. As a precaution, please keep your windows closed. In the event that it rains, the spray will be postponed until the following day. For the Adulticide Fact Sheets on the material to be used along with the map of the spray area please visit here: https://www.co.bergen.nj.us/mosquito-control
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Twp. of Washington NJ, two (2) injuries were reported following the Monday morning, 10/04, collision between a pickup truck and an ambulette in the 700 block of Washington Avenue, Washington Township, a collision that resulted in one of the vehicles being pushed onto the front lawn of a nearby single family home. The ambulette’s driver was transported to a local hospital by a Westwood Volunteer Ambulance Corp rig, and an elderly female patient who was in the ambulette was removed from the scene and taken to a hospital by a private ambulance service. The pickup truck’s driver was uninjured. Both damaged vehicles were removed from the scene by a flatbed tow truck. Washington Township Police is investigating the incident.
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Twp of Washington NJ, on the morning of September 11th at around 9:30 the Twp. of Washington fire and Police departments were dispatched to the second roll-over motor vehicle accident in 3 days. Fortunately injuries appear to be minor in nature.
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Twp. of Washington NJ, Twp. of Washington Fire Department Chief Kevin Zitko gave a big thank you to the members of our volunteer fire department and the Police Department Dispatchers, Ambulance Corps and DPW.
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Twp.of Washington NJ, Wednesday morning the Washington Township Volunteer Fire Department responded to a reported truck fire on the Garden State Parkway North. Due to the fact that there are no fire hydrants on the Parkway an additional Engine was requested from Paramus Fire Co. 1 for additional water supply. Great job by our volunteers with a quick knockdown of the fire.
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Twp. of Washington NJ, Twp. of Washington Fire Department reports this morning around 7am, a driver went off the road into the center woods of the Garden State Parkway. Driver is ok and car was removed. Twp. of Washington Fire Department was assisted by New Jersey State Police .
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