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The Elmwood Park Police Department is scheduled for an on-site assessment as part of its program to achieve accreditation by verifying that it meets recognized professional best practices.The Elmwood Park Police Department is scheduled for an on-site assessment as part of its program to achieve accreditation by verifying that it meets recognized professional best practices.

Administered by the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police, the accreditation program requires agencies to comply with best practice standards in five basic areas: the administrative function, the personnel function, the operations function, the investigative function, and the arrestee/detainee function.

Agency employees and the public are invited to offer comments by calling (551) 225-2582 on August 12, 2019 between the hours of 11:00 A.M. and 12:00 Noon. Comments will be taken by the Assessment Team. Email comments can be sent to the police department at at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Telephone comments are limited to 5 minutes and must address the agency's ability to comply with the NJSACOP standards. A copy of the standards is available for inspection at the Elmwood Park Police Department, 182 Market Street, Elmwood Park NJ 07407. Please contact Lieutenant Jeffrey Sudol at (201) 796-0700 for more information.

Anyone wishing to submit written comments about the Elmwood Park Police Department's ability to comply with the standards for accreditation may send them by email to Harry J. Delgado, Ed.S., Accreditation Program Director, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., or write to the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police, Law Enforcement Accreditation Commission at 751 Route 73 North, Suite 12, Marlton, NJ 08053.

The following individuals from Associated Appraisal Group will be conducting inspections on properties that have been issued building construction permits. Please contact the Assessor's office at 201-796-1457 ext. 605 should you have any questions or concerns.

Reminder: the Townwide Garage Sale is May 18 & 19, 2019. The deadline to register is May 15. Please call Mirella Hernandez at 201-796-1457 ext. 223. Leave a message with your name, address and phone number.

Elmwood Park Recreation Easter Egg Hunt:

April 13, 2019 • 10:00 a.m. • Borough Field

BOROUGH OF ELMWOOD PARK
COUNTY OF BERGEN
STATE OF NEW JERSEY

PUBLIC NOTICE

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Elmwood Park will hold a public hearing on Thursday, March 21, 2019 at 8 P.M. during the regularly scheduled Borough Council meeting. The purpose of the hearing is to obtain public comment on a grant application to be submitted by the Borough of Elmwood Park to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s Green Acres Land Acquisition and Park Development Program. This application is for the development of the Elmwood Park Marina. The meeting will take place in Borough Hall, located at 182 Market Street, Elmwood Park, NJ 07407. Any interested party may appear at said hearing, in which a brief presentation will be made, and participate therein in accordance with the rules of the Borough of Elmwood Park Mayor and Council.

LABORER, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS – THE BOROUGH ELMWOOD PARK (Bergen County, NJ) is seeking a full-time laborer to work in the Department of Public Works. The work includes production of signs, line painting, leaf/brush collection, road work, grounds maintenance, buildings maintenance, public work projects, snow plowing, sewer and water operations and repairs, operation of heavy equipment, and general maintenance of the Borough. Must possess a NJ driver’s license, CDL B license preferred. Starting salary is $33,000 with excellent benefit package. Please send a cover letter and resume to Michael Foligno, Borough Administrator, 182 Market Street, Elmwood Park, NJ 07407 or by e-mail to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by March 15, 2019. No phone calls please. EOE.

Job Title: Fire Inspector
Salary: DOQ
Number of Positions: (3)
Hours Per Week: Minimum of 16

Application Period: February 15, 2019 to March 8, 2019 at 4:00pm

Applications shall be emailed to the Borough Administrator at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Interested parties shall submit Proof of License and Certifications, Resume and Cover Letter

Dear Elmwood Park Residents:

Please be advised that the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection as well as the Bergen County Health Department/Bergen County Hazmat is continuing to monitor the air quality in and around the scene of the fire as well as into the residential neighborhood adjacent to Marcal.

Additionally, Marcal has retained an environmental company to oversee the process from their side of things who will remain engaged and retained the throughout the entire process.

There are multiple layers of monitoring and oversite involved in this operation that will remain in place until the site is remediated.

To date, air quality readings in and around the area are normal. Monitoring is being conducted regularly and residents will be made aware immediately, if air quality readings become abnormal.

Please feel free to contact my office if you have any questions or concerns.

Sincerely,
Michael Foligno
Chief of Police / Borough Administrator

Dear Elmwood Park Residents:

Please be advised that since shortly after the fire began, the NJ Department of Environmental Protection in conjunction with the Bergen County Health Department were notified and sent representatives to the fire scene to conduct monitoring and testing for hazardous materials.

Air quality monitoring was and is currently being conducted around the site and in the surrounding residential neighborhood.

At no time have there been any readings above any level of concern regarding air quality.

We recommend that residents keep their windows closed as potential flare ups may cause smoke to migrate off-site towards the residential area.

Updates will be provided if needed or if the situation changes.

Sincerely,
Michael Foligno
Chief of Police
Borough Administrator

The Borough of Elmwood Park is in the process of adopting a new ordinance which mandates that any upholstered furniture, cushions, carpet, mattresses and the like, must be securely wrapped in plastic before setting them out for trash collection. The adoption of this ordinance is in response to a concern from our solid waste management contractor, who is requiring this process be implemented in order for them to continue to pick up these types of items. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact Police Chief Michael Foligno at 201-796-1457 ext: 107.