Recent Flag Day
Mayor Nick Sacco and township officials marched in the annual Flag Day Parade on Monday the 14th along with many veterans, marching bands, public officials and residents.
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Recent Food Drive
Food drive donations were received between December 14th and December 28th, 2009 at North Bergen Town Hall. With donations received, the NB Employee Charity Committee and Father Peter Wehrle of Our Lady of Fatima Church members distributed over 100 bags of food and 100 envelopes with supermarket and restaurant gift cards to local families in need on December 30th, 2009 at the church.
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Official Winter Fest Video (30 Minutes)
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Cell Phones for Soldiers
North Bergen donated over 125 used cellular phones and accessories to a non-profit group called Cell Phones for Soldiers at the Commission Meeting on November 24. Through a network of collection sites and partnerships with government and business, the group accepts old phones and accessories and re-sells them to buy pre-paid phone cards for use by troops serving oversees. With a simple mission of helping soldiers pay for expensive international calls home, the charity has raised over $2 million and has distributed over 500,000 pre-paid phone cards. Township employees Liz Gonzalez and Steve Fong became aware of the excess phones in town hall and found a local partner of the organization to donate to. Mayor Sacco and the Commissioners presented Lee Pena, a representative of Cell Phones for Soldiers, with the township’s donation at the meeting. From left to right: Commissioners Frank Gargiulo, Hugo Cabrera, and Theresa Ferraro, Sacco, Pena, and Commissioner Allen Pascual.
More than 200,000 troops are serving overseas and are away from their families. Mayor Sacco and the Board of Commissioners recently donated the Township’s old cell phones and called upon on all employees to support these brave men and women by donating their old and unused cell phones to “Cell Phones for Soldiers”. Cell Phones for Soldiers hopes to collect over 50,000 cell phones this year to help
keep troops connected with their families.
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HCEDC Loan Programs
Hudson County Economic Development Corp. is offering loan programs from $25K to $100K to local North Bergen businesses that have been established for two years or more. For information, contact HCEDC at 201-369-4370 or visit their website at www.hudsonedc.org
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Illegal Apartment Crackdown Produces Results
Thanks to a joint effort by Mayor Nicholas J. Sacco, the Board of Commissioners, the Township’s Construction Code Office and the Departments of Health, Housing, Fire and Police there has been a serious decline in the amount of illegal apartments in North Bergen recently. Officials have been aggressively pursuing leads and taking action against landlords and tenants who allow overcrowding and ignore occupancy and safety regulations during the last two years, and have successfully shut down over 1,000 infractions and visited a total of 2,500 possible sites.
“Overcrowding in apartments is a serious quality of life issue for North Bergen residents,” said Mayor Sacco. “It leads to an excess of cars on our streets, increasing congestion and making parking a problem. Also, these apartments often ignore fire codes and other restrictions designed to protect tenants and property, leading to dangerous situations.”
North Bergen has been extremely proactive in confronting this issue. The Board of Commissioners passed an ordinance on May 24th, 2006 that began the effort and the Municipal Court has set aside designated days to specifically handle illegal dwelling violations. Residents have been vocal about their displeasure with the overfilled apartments, and the Township has listened to their concerns and carried out a fully detailed plan to deal with the issue. Fines totaling over $250,000.00 have been collected from violators, acting as a deterrent to others considering breaking the law.
“Solving this problem has been one of my highest priorities, and I am proud of the work our Construction Code Office and the many other departments and people involved in this effort have done so far,” said Mayor Sacco. “There are, however, still more illegal apartments in the Township, and we will continue taking action against them for as long as it takes.”
The crackdown is expected to continue indefinitely, with inspectors and officials going out into neighborhoods and finding more perpetrators. Residents who suspect that an illegal apartment is operating should call the Illegal Apartment Hotline at 201-392-0308. With the community’s help, North Bergen will soon be able to end this problem once and for all.
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