On Wednesday, February 1,
2012 at 8:oo p.m., The Norwood Historical Society will present
Growing Up in the 50's; The Hopes and Frustrations of a
Prosperous Age. The program will be presented by Dr.
Philip C. Dolce, Professor of History, and Chair of the Suburban
Studies Group at Bergen Community College.
The program is funded by the
Horizons Speakers Bureau of the New Jersey Council for the
Humanities, a state partner of the National Endowment for the
Humanities.
The presentation focuses on the
conflicting currents of the 1950's. The prosperity of the age
led many people to believe they could create a stable family life
similar to the ones depicted in TV shows such as Ozzie and Harriet
and in the Fun with Dick and Jane books they read in school.
Good jobs, inexpensive suburban homes, affordable cars, food and
entertainment, plus the middle class "acceptance" of assigned roles
for men, women and children reinforced the hopes of a generation.
However, the Cold War, the exclusion of African-Americans, the
women's movement, rock and roll and the "discovery" of sex created a
strong counter current to mainstream culture.
The program will take place in the
fellowship hall of the Church of the Holy Communion, 66 Summit
Street, Norwood at 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 1, 2012.
Light refreshments will be served. The public is invited to
this admission-free event.
Test
Your Home for Radon Exposure!
Free
Test Kits for Bergen Residents!!
Free Test Kits will be available to
Bergen County residents only on a first come, first-serve basis (while
supplies last).
To receive a kit, please call Kelly
Diana at 201-634-2803 or visit Room 103A of the Bergen
County Department of Health Services’ Environmental Program,
Community Services Building, 327 E. Ridgewood Avenue, Paramus, N.J.
*(When picking up a kit, please bring proof of residency.)
**Kits will also be available at county health services for $20
after the supply of free kits has been distributed.
The Bergen
County Utilities Authority (BCUA) will be hosting a Household Hazardous
Waste Collection Event on Sunday, April 15, 2012 at Bergen County Community Services Bldg., 327 East Ridgewood
Ave., Paramus, between the hours of 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM. For further
information including directions and acceptable materials, please visit
their website at
www.bcua.org or call 201-807-5825.
The BCUA is
selling "Earth Machine" compost bins throughout the year at a reduced
price of $53.00 by appointment at the BCUA in Moonachie. Please
call the BCUA Environmental Programs Hotline: 201-807-5825 to schedule
an appointment.
As of January 1, 2011, the Electronic Waste Management
Act, states that "Covered Electronic Devices" are no longer permitted to
be disposed of as solid waste. The following are no longer
permitted to be placed at the curb for pick up: Televisions & Computer
Monitors: Laptops & Desktop Computers and Telephones with a video
display over 4 inches. The DPW announces that they now have a container behind the DPW Building to
collect all electronic equipment. Please place your unwanted or
broken items into the dumpster.
NIXLE
ALERTING SYSTEM
Recently the Norwood Police Department has joined with a
company called Nixle to provide text alerts to cell phones and emails to
computers or PDA's, to add another way of alerting our residents with
information. The Norwood Police has had reverse 911 for a couple
of years, but didn't have the ability to make cellular text alerts or
mass email warnings. Now residents can be at work or on vacation
and still get news or information concerning Norwood. In order to
receive this new service, the resident goes to
www.nixle.com
and logs onto the service. This service doesn't cost Norwood
anything and the resident's information remains private and won't be
used for anything other than Norwood alerts. Should there be any
questions, please call Chief Jeffrey Krapels office at 201-784-2964.
As of January 1, 2011, the Electronic Waste Management
Act, states that "Covered Electronic Devices" are no longer permitted to
be disposed of as solid waste. The following are no longer
permitted to be placed at the curb for pick up: Televisions & Computer
Monitors: Laptops & Desktop Computers and Telephones with a video
display over 4 inches. The DPW announces that they now have a container behind the DPW Building to
collect all electronic equipment. Please place your unwanted or
broken items into the dumpster. 
NIXLE
ALERTING SYSTEM