Around Town: Volunteers Wanted for Ambulance Corps

If you would like to join the New Milford/Oradell Volunteer Ambulance Corps or the River Edge Volunteer Ambulance Corp, feel free to come talk to the members.

For more information about the New Milford/Oradell Corps, call 201-265-3251, email   newmilfordvac@aol.com  or stop by 213 River Road, New Milford anytime after 6pm.

To join the River Edge Corps, call 201-261-8094, email REVAS@RiverEdgeNJ.org or stop by at 201 Continental Avenue, River Edge.

The River Edge July 4th weekend of festivities kicks off on July 3 in Veteran’s Memorial Park with food and drink starting at 6:30pm and entertainment by  “Soul Finger” featuring River Edge resident Jeanie Marri beginning at 7:30pm under the pavilion.  The menu for the night includes: shrimp in a basket, chicken nuggets, fish and chips, foot-long hot dogs, french fries, sweet potato fries, ice cream and drinks. On July 4, the parade kicks off at 11am  followed by the Family Fair in Memorial Park from 12:30 to 4:30pm. Rides, games, music, food and beverages will be available, along with a wide selection of vendors.  

The Oradell July 4th festivities start on July 1 at Memorial Field at 9:15pm for a fireworks display (rain day July 2) with hot dogs, pizza, ice cream, kettle-corn and beverages will be available. On July 4, the parade begins at 9am on Oradell Avenue and 3rd Street followed by games and pony rides at Memorial Field. Troop 36 will be selling hot dogs and drinks.

In Oradell, if you forgot to renew your dog and cat licenses, you will be charged an additional $5 per month, per animal fine. All spayed or neutered animals have a $10 license fee, while all others are $15.

River Edge residents that have not registered their cats and dogs with the town will now have to pay a $6 penalty fee. Checks should be made payable to the Borough of River Edge and sent to the Health Department, 750 Kinderkamack Road, River Edge, NJ 07661. Fees for a neutered cat is $6 per animal or $8 for a non-neutered feline. Neutered dogs are $11 and non-neutered canines are $14.

Due to a recent contract dispute the Borough of Oradell was forced to resume once a week garbage collection. Effective Monday April 4, Garbage Collection for Zone 1 is Monday and Zone 2 is Tuesday. Recyclables will be collected the same day as Garbage and Yard Waste will continue as scheduled on Wednesday. This will be effective for the months of April and May. In June the pickup will be increased to twice a week. Any questions or concerns, call 201-261-8610 from 9am to 1pm.

What's New with the River Dell Clubs - River Dell, NJ Patch

Welcome to "The Club Hub". This column will share the news of all clubs based in the boroughs so please feel free to e-mail me at eamon.harbord@patch.com and let me know what's going on with your local organization.

The Oradell-Emerson Rotary Club meets Wednesdays, 7:30am at the United Water Building, 1st  floor  seminar  room,  700  Kinderkamack Road, Oradell. Topics for upcoming meetings include: Toastmasters on June 22, Shelterbox (morning) and Installation Reception (evening at Blauvelt Mansion, 7pm) on June 29, Oradell Kids Foundation on July 6, Nutrition on July 13, Interact Club on July 20, Assemblywoman Connie Wagner on Aug. 3, Adopt A Soldier on Aud. 10 and Chinese Dance on Aug. 17. For more  information , contact Tom Kelly at 201-251-6501.

The  Oradell Public Library , Book Club will next meet on Wednesday, June 15, 7pm for Paul Murray's "Skippy Dies", a contemporary and quirky story about a 14-year-old boy, Skippy, who is found dead in a local doughnut shop within the first few pages of this novel about a prestigious boys’ school in Dublin, Ireland. And on Tuesday, June 28, 11am for "The Saving Graces," a novel on four women (Emma, Rudy, Lee, and Isabel), self-designated as the Saving Graces, who regularly meet for dinner in their Washington, D. C. homes for ten years and discuss all the important matters in life while supporting each other in their concerns. Book clubs meet on the main level of the library. Please contact the library at 201-262-2613 or email oradcirc@bccls.org for more information about the book clubs.

The River Edge Girls Athletic League provides recreational sports for girls living or attending school in River Edge. The Board of Directors meets the second Monday of every month at 8pm in the public meeting room at Borough Hall. Please join us! We are currently seeking a Director of Travel and Programs and always need volunteers to help make our programs a success. For more information, contact  river.edge.gal@gmail.com . 

The Oradell, River Edge, New Milford Rotary Club meets on Tuesdays, 12:15pm at  Cool Beans . The Oradell Lions meets on the first and third Wednesdays at Gregory Ts in Emerson at 7pm.

The  Junior Women's Club of River Edge, Oradell and New Milford  is always looking for new members. Meetings are held on the second Wednesday of each month at 8 p.m. in the  Oradell Borough Hall  second floor. For more information call 201-225-1177 or email jwcre@yahoo.com.

Encyclopedia of New Jersey

Distinctive homes of moderate cost, being a collection of country and suburban homes in good taste, with some value in suggestion for the home-builder

School plant needs of River Edge, New Jersey

Directory of historic house museums in the United States

Genealogical and memorial history of the state of New Jersey ...