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West Caldwell Community Food Drive

The West Caldwell Care Center Community Food Drive

The residents of West Caldwell Care Center are collecting food for those in the community who are in need. Non perishable items are being collected and can be dropped off at the West Caldwell Care Center located at 165 Fairfield Avenue between the hours of 8 am and 8pm. The drive will be ongoing until Wednesday April 15, 2009. For more information on donating, please contact Laurel Fastow at West Caldwell Care Center (973) 226-1100 ext 1610

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Passaic Valley Towns explore shared services

Officials in three Passaic County towns are considering sharing such services as recycling, garbage collection and daytime ambulances for better efficiency and money savings. They were brought together by an invitation from Little Falls Mayor Mike DeFrancisci.

The mayors of Totowa, Woodland Park and Little Falls, along with administrators and department heads, met Tuesday at the Little Falls municipal building to discuss ways the towns could share municipal services, purchases and equipment. The mayors said that they will continue meet informally to gradually implement shared services.

While no policies have been finalized, officials talked about possibly joining a garbage collection contract, using Little Falls' two recycling trucks for pickups in all three towns and sharing daytime ambulance services. An ongoing dialogue between the three Passaic Valley towns should be beneficial in helping to come up with cost saving measures and perhaps streamlined and more efficient services.

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Jim Albano and Jean-Marie Vantuno

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39 E. Main St.

Little Falls, NJ 07424

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Another Happy Homeowner

Just sold!!

12 Brentwood Dr, Verona NJ

Yes, despite the current economic crisis and the negative reports about the housing market, there are still people selling and buying homes in North Jersey.

These happy buyers, brought in by Prudential NJ Properties, were gracious enough to let us photograph them next to our sign just after their walk through inspection prior to closing.

So what does this all mean? How about...homes ARE for sale, lenders ARE lending money, and buyers ARE taking advantage of great pricing and favorable terms and ARE buying!

So what are you waiting for?

Properties successfully marketed by your North Jersey Real Estate Team

Call us today for a Complimentary Market Analysis

Jim Albano and Jean-Marie Vantuno

www.yourhomenorthjersey.com

39 E Main St.

Little Falls, NJ 07424

973-256-0303 ext 218

Reverse 911 for Passaic Valley towns

The Passaic Valley Office of Emergency Management is weighing automated mass call system or reverse 911.

The Passaic County Office of Emergency Management (PVOEM) is exploring getting an automated mass calling system. The computerized network would broadcast important messages, both emergency and non-emergency, to the local population as needed.
The proposal is being weighed by Passaic Valley emergency management heads and government leaders.
Alfred Batelli, PVOEM's coordinator for Little Falls, said the organization has been made inquiries to vendors Global Connect of Mays Landing and Swiftreach of Mahwah. Batelli said the innovation would be affordable, since it would be split between the three municipalities of Little Falls, Woodland Park, and Totowa. The dollar amount for each town, for the first year, would be somewhere between $3,000 and $4,000 for each town. There are certain one time costs that will bring it closer to the $4,000 mark.

The call system has a wide variety of applications such as Community Emergency Response Team mobilizations, crime alerts, and missing persons notifications. A notification system would also be useful during storms, with road detours, and flooding situations, helping to free up police personnel to be better utilized during emergencies.

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Jim Albano and Jean-Marie Vantuno

www.yourhomenorthjersey.com

39 E. Main St.

Little Falls, NJ 07424

973-256-0303 ext 218

First Business open at Piazza Farnese

The brand new Piazza Farnese shopping center located at 101 Newark Pompton Tpk in Little Falls NJ is nearly complete. The leasing of this new complex has been handled by the professionals at Prudential Damiano Realty. The first business to open shop is the Fine Grind Coffee House which moved to this location from their former spot on Main St. The owners, Rhonda and Jon Mallek, have done a wonderful job designing this upscale Coffee House and have managed to establish a homey and welcoming atmosphere.

Do yourself a favor...make a point to visit the Fine Grind. You'll be glad you did.

Jon and Rhonda Mallek in their new digs with their favorite Realtor

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Jim Albano and Jean-Marie Vantuno

www.yourhomenorthjersey.com

39 E. Main St.

Little Falls, NJ 07424

973-256-0303 ext 218