
Twp. of Washington Mayor ,”It infuriates me that people in remote reaches of government have the authority to usurp well established local zoning laws”



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Twp. of Washington NJ, the Twp. of Washington Police Department is reminding residents and commuters that West Bound Washington Avenue (toward Wearimus Road in Ho-Ho-Kus ) from Pascack Road to Spice Drive will be closed until further notice due to utility work .


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Twp of Washington NJ, Township of Washington Police were made aware of an incident regarding someone walking around a house, unwanted and unannounced. We were made aware of it because of our RING neighborhood social media platform alerted us. However, even when posting to our social media platforms, please also report it to us first by phone at 201-664-1140.
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Continue reading Washington Township Recreation Club Has Been Sold !

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Twp of Washington NJ, The Bergen County Mosquito Control Division provides for the safety of the community by controlling the population of mosquitos in Bergen County.

photos courtesy of Boyd Loving’s Facebook page
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Twp of Washington NJ, a trailer loaded with scrap metal buckled and dropped to the roadway while being pulled by a tractor southbound in the 500 block of Pascack Road, Washington Township on Tuesday morning, 07/13. No injuries were reported in the incident. Washington Township Police closed a portion of Pascack Road while the trailer’s contents were off-loaded before it was removed from the scene by a heavy duty wrecker. Police at the scene indicated that several summons would likely be issued in connection with the mishap.

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Twp. of Washington NJ, Twp. of Washington DPW employees successfully rescued a deer trapped in a storm drain. The incident was called in when a Township resident hear whining and called it in. The deer was unhurt and released into a
nearby wooded area.
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photos courtesy of Washington Township
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Twp. of Washington NJ, on Wednesday morning the Washington Township and Hillsdale Fire Department responded to a car fire on the Garden State Parkway near Hillsdale Avenue . Initial 911 calls coming in to both towns, both departments were dispatched and worked together to extinguish the fire.

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Twp of Washington, Twp. of Washington Police Department ALERT Pascack Road between Hillsdale Avenue & Ell Road are closed due to utility work. Please follow the detour.


photo by William Thomas
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Twp. of Washington NJ, the wild turkey is native to North America and can be found over most of the eastern two-thirds of the U.S. with small pockets along the west coast and in Mexico. Wild turkeys prefer relatively open hardwood and mixed evergreen hardwood forests with scattered openings. Some turkeys can be found in woodlots relatively close to human population centers. Despite their large size, wild turkeys (unlike their domestic relatives) are agile fliers and roost in trees. Wild turkeys are social birds and live in flocks. Wild turkeys are omnivorous and typically forage on the ground for acorns, nuts, seeds, berries, fruits, grasses, roots, insects, and small amphibians and reptiles. Wild Turkeys can be attracted to bird feeders.
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photos courtesy of Mayor Peter Calamari
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Twp. of Washington NJ, Mayor Peter Calamari updated the Township of the latest developments DPW building demolition project .

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Twp of Washington NJ, Twp of Washington Residents are advised to be on the lookout Public Service Electric & Gas (PSE&G) will be in the Township starting Monday May 10th and for approximately the next four or more weeks performing gas meter safety inspections of all Township residents. They will be in the Township Monday – Friday 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM, Saturday and Sunday 7:00 AM – 3:30 PM.
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