Due to the current heat wave hitting the state, New Jersey American Water is asking customers in the following counties within its Central Operating region to take additional steps to conserve water now to avoid possible restrictions later.

This is in addition to the voluntary off/even conservation request issued in the company’s Monmouth and Ocean County service areas on July 15.

“Our systems are currently operating normally at expected capacity, but we are seeing a steep increase in demands across these counties,” said Tom Shroba, vice president of operations at New Jersey American Water. “Adopting an odd/even schedule for outdoor watering will have minimal impacts on the individual customer but will provide a significant relief in demand on our source of supply.”

Practicing odd/even watering now will help the company manage a finite supply of water, and New Jersey American Water customers will still be able to maintain their lawns and gardens while saving some money on their water bills. The guidelines are provided below:

Additional tips and information on wise water use are available on New Jersey American Water’s website at www.newjerseyamwater.com under Water Information.

Due to inclement weather, New Providence court on 2/20/19 has been cancelled.

The Downtown Improvement District Annual Meeting scheduled for 2/20/19 has been cancelled.

Borough offices will be closing at 1 PM.

Recycling days will be changing in January to alternating sides of the Borough (previously the entire Borough was on the same schedule).  Below are the upcoming January dates for your reference:

East Side – South Street to Summit Line (includes South St even numbered houses & Passaic Street odd numbered houses)

West Side – South Street to Berkeley Heights Line (includes South St odd numbered houses & Passaic street even numbered houses)

Borough phone lines are currently out of order.  Verizon has been notified and is working to correct the issue.  In the interim, please use the Contact Us forms if you need assistance.

Union County has launched Recycle Coach, a free app designed to help make recycling and solid waste information more accessible to County residents and engage the public in the principles of “Reduce, Re-use and Recycle.”

Recycle Coach provides accurate, up-to-date information on Union County’s recycling events, as well as local recycling schedules in a handy, user-friendly mobile format.

Check out the new Recycle Coach for detailed  recycling information and a downloadable app!

A major fiber optics cut has affected telephone service throughout New Jersey.  The borough phone circuits are currently inoperable.  Crews are working on fixing the issue.  In the interim, if you need to contact the borough, please use the Contact Us forms.  We apologize of any inconvenience.