DPW HURRICANE INFORMATION ADVISORY AFFECTS LEAF PICKUP, RECYCLING, ETC.

This posted today on the township website:

IMPORTANT STORM INFORMATION FROM THE DPW

1) Storm related calls will be handled on a priority basis.

2) DO NOT put any leaves in to the street until after the storm has passed.

3) If you have a storm sewer grate in front of your property try to keep it open from leaves and debris to prevent flooding.

4) It is illegal to have sump pumps connected to your sanitary sewer line. If your sump pump discharges in to the sanitary sewer line you must disconnect it immediately. This will help prevent the sanitary sewer system from backing up in to not only your house but your neighbors houses as well.

5) During and for a short time after the rainfall try to use as little water as possible as this will also relieve the pressure put on the sanitary sewer system.

6) The recycling center will be closed from Monday October 29th through Wednesday October 31st.

7) The current leaf collection schedule will be postponed until further notice. The schedule will be updated once we access the damage from the storm.

8) Should tree limbs fall on your property – when placing them at the curb try to keep them separated from the leaves.

9) Monitor the Township Website for updates.

DE LUCA PRESS CONFERENCE MONDAY MORNING

Mayor Vic De Luca sent this alert to local media Sunday, with plans for a Hurricane update press conference Monday:

10:00am Monday, October 29th

Live press conference from Town Hall
Aired live on Comcast Channel 25 and FIOS Channel 22
We will provide updates on local planning for the storm.

WIND AND FLOOD ALERTS FOR OUR AREA

The latest weather alerts from the national weather service:

Flood Watch for Western Essex, NJ

From 6:00 AM EDT, Mon., Oct 29, 2012 until 6:00 PM EDT, Tue., Oct 30, 2012

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Issued by The National Weather Service
New York City, NY

Sun, Oct 28, 2012, 5:54 AM EDT

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Updated Oct 28, 2012, 9:45am EDT

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... FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT... NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEAST NEW YORK... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS... IN SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT... NORTHERN FAIRFIELD... NORTHERN MIDDLESEX... NORTHERN NEW HAVEN... NORTHERN NEW LONDON... SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD... SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX... SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN AND SOUTHERN NEW LONDON. IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY... EASTERN BERGEN... EASTERN ESSEX... EASTERN PASSAIC... EASTERN UNION... HUDSON... WESTERN BERGEN... WESTERN ESSEX... WESTERN PASSAIC AND WESTERN UNION. IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK... BRONX... KINGS (BROOKLYN)... NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)... NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK... NORTHERN NASSAU... NORTHERN QUEENS... NORTHERN WESTCHESTER... NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK... ORANGE... PUTNAM... RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)... ROCKLAND... SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK... SOUTHERN NASSAU... SOUTHERN QUEENS... SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER AND SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK.

* FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON

* A DANGEROUS COASTAL STORM IS EXPECTED TO BRING BETWEEN 2 AND 6 INCHES OF RAIN EARLY MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY. THE HIGHEST RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS... IN AREAS THAT EXPERIENCE PROLONGED HEAVY RAIN BANDS AS WELL AS AREAS THAT ARE NEAR THE CENTER OF CIRCULATION OF THE STORM. RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE IN THE HEAVIEST BANDS.

* THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING MONDAY MORNING INTO TUESDAY... WITH FLOODING OF FLASHY... FAST RESPONDING STREAMS LIKELY AS WELL. THE URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING WILL LIKELY BE EXACERBATED BY FALLEN LEAVES CLOGGING DRAINS... AND ALONG COASTAL AREAS DURING THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.

 HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 6 PM EDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 6 PM EDT TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS... SOUTHEAST NEW YORK... NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT.

* HAZARDS... DAMAGING WINDS OF LONG DURATION.

* WINDS... NORTHEAST 35 TO 55 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS 70 TO 80 MPH... STRONGEST MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGHEST WINDS OVER ELEVATED ROADWAYS... TALL BUILDINGS... HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND EXPOSED AREAS INCLUDING THE SHORE. WINDS WILL SHIFT SOUTHEAST LATE MONDAY NIGHT.

* TIMING... MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT.

* IMPACTS... A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY EXISTS. PREPARE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF MODERATE WIND DAMAGE. WINDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF DOWNING TREES AND SNAPPING OFF LARGE TREE BRANCHES. POWER OUTAGES COULD LAST AT LEAST SEVERAL DAYS. DEBRIS WILL BLOCK SOME ROADS. MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS AND HOMES IS POSSIBLE. WINDOWS IN HIGH RISE BUILDINGS COULD BE BROKEN BY FLYING DEBRIS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

NOW IS THE TIME TO BEGIN PREPARING YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS AND COMPLY WITH ANY ORDERS THAT ARE ISSUED.

FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION... PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

15 OPEN HOUSES TODAY

Before the storm comes, check out these properties for sale, if you want to move or just see the market.

More HERE.

MAPLEWOOD WOMAN ARRESTED FOR ALLEGEDLY STABBING HUSBAND

This from PATCH

A woman stabbed her husband in the arm with a steak knife Thursday night, according to Maplewood Police Sgt. Christopher Black.

Police responded to a call on Peach Tree Road shortly after 11 p.m. for a reported stabbing. When they arrived at the residence, a 42-year-old man said that his 31-year-old wife had stabbed him in the arm with a steak knife. The wife had left the scene before police arrived.

While officers were investigating, the wife returned to the home. Police officers took her into custody and charged her with aggravated assault and weapons charges.

The husband was transported to a local hospital for what were described as relatively minor injuries. Police had no further details about what precipitated the incident.

CHS FOOTBALL WINS AGAIN, 28-19

The Cougars did it again, now at 4-3.

From NJ.com:

Columbia 28, Nutley 19

Star-Ledger, 

Deion Hudson tossed a 74-yard touchdown pass to Sydney Scruggs and Corey Greene ran in the two-point conversion in the fourth quarter to give Columbia a 28-19 victory over Nutley last night in Maplewood.

Hudson finished 10-for-20 passing for 205 yards with two TDs, both of which went to Scruggs, who had four catches for 116 yards. Manny Grant had four receptions for 75 yards and Kenneth Antwi had 20 carries for 101 yards and two scores for Columbia.

Nutley was led by Mark Carnevale, who was 10-for-28 passing for 164 yards, and John Milici, who had nine carries for 88 yards.

Nutley tied the game at 19 on a 29-yard run by Carnevale in a back-and-forth third quarter. Columbia went ahead 19-13 on a 20-yard run by Antwi and got the two-point conversion on a pass from Hudson to Gil DeJoie. Will Paro had a 42-yard TD run to start the third quarter and give Nutley a 13-12 lead.

Columbia took a 12-7 lead in the first quarter on a 47-yard TD pass from Hudson to Scruggs after starting the scoring with a TD run by Antwi. Carnevale ran for a 2-yard TD for Nutley in the first.

 

ESSEX COUNTY COMPUTER RECYCLING DAY

Computer and Electronics Recycling 

Day


Saturday, 9:00am - 3:00pm, Oct. 27, 

2012



Essex County Fleet Maintenance Garage


99 West Bradford Avenue, Cedar Grove, NJ 07009

List of Acceptable Materials

POWER OUTAGE HELP

From PSE&G's website

What To Do if You Lose Power

• If you lose power, first check your fuse and/or circuit breaker box and main breaker if appropriate. If that is not the problem, and your neighbors also have no power, call PSE&G at 1-800-436 7734.
• If your fuse or breakers are in a flooded area, do not go near them until the water recedes or is removed.
• Always stay away from fallen power lines, and always assume they are energized. Notify us at 1-800-436-7734 if you notice wires are down in your area.
• Know how to open your garage door without the electric opener. 
• Remember, electric well and sump pumps will not operate. 
• Unplug all motor-driven appliances like refrigerators and freezers and sensitive electronic equipment (like TVs, microwaves and computers) to prevent a possible electrical overload when power is restored. 
• Leave one light switch on to indicate when power is restored.
• Have a battery-operated radio and flashlight handy.

Tips to prevent food spoilage:

• Keep the refrigerator and freezer doors closed. An unopened refrigerator will keep foods cold enough for a few hours. A freezer that is half full will hold food safely for up to 24 hours and a full freezer, between 36 and 48 hours.
• Throw a blanket over appliances for added insulation.
• You can also extend food storage by packing refrigerated milk, dairy products, meats, fish poultry, eggs, and other foods in a cooler surrounded by ice.
• Specific advice on food spoilage is available from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and from the American Red Cross.