Township of Washington Police Department

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Washington Avenue Water Main Installation in the Township of Washington and Westwood

Detour Notice – 4/14/08

By F/Sgt. Hackbarth

The installation of the 30" water main has reached the intersection of Colonial Blvd. and Washington Avenue in the Township of Washington. On or about Tuesday, April 15th, East bound Washington Avenue traffic, coming from the area of Garden State Parkway Exit 168, will be detoured onto either North or South Bound Pascack Rd. J. Fletcher Creamer and Sons, Inc., the contractor for United Water for this project, anticipates that this detour will be in effect through Thursday, April 17th or Friday, April 18th. The detour will be in effect from 9:00 AM through 4:30 PM. In addition, West Bound Washington Avenue traffic coming from Westwood will be detoured by the Westwood Police Department at Lafayette Avenue. All West bound traffic coming from the downtown area of Westwood, heading to the Township of Washington will be detoured onto South bound Lafayette Avenue. Motorists may then either make a right turn at the intersection of Lafayette Avenue at Ridgewood Road and head West bound into the Township of Washington or they may continue South bound on Lafayette Avenue into Emerson and then Paramus. The West bound Washington Avenue detour at Lafayette Avenue in Westwood will remain in effect for the duration of this project.

On or about Friday, April 18th or Monday, April 21st, when the work is completed at the intersection of Colonial Boulevard at Washington Avenue, the water main installation work will continue on Washington Avenue heading East towards its eventual completion point on Washington Avenue at Lafayette Avenue in Westwood. During this phase of the water main installation work, East Bound Washington Avenue traffic coming from the area of Garden State Parkway 168 will be allowed to proceed through the intersection of Pascack Road and will be detoured onto either North Bound Colonial Boulevard, heading to Hillsdale Avenue in Hillsdale for destinations in Westwood, Hillsdale, Woodcliff Lake, Park Ridge and Montvale, or South bound Colonial Boulevard, heading to Ridgewood Road in the Township of Washington for destinations in the Township of Washington (Westwood Jr./Sr. High School), Westwood, Emerson, Oradell and Paramus. The West bound detour route for West Bound Washington Avenue traffic at Lafayette Ave. in Westwood, mentioned above, will remain in effect. All detours will be in effect from 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM from Monday through Friday.

Motorists who generally exit the North bound side of the Garden State Parkway at Exit 168 (the Washington Avenue exit) or enter the Parkway on Washington Avenue in the Township of Washington should consider exiting or entering the Parkway in Paramus, Woodcliff Lake or Montvale. Motorists are advised to expect heavy congestion and traffic delays on Washington Avenue and on the detour routes. Please choose an alternate route. The construction of this water main is anticipated to take seven to nine weeks to complete. The anticipated completion date is mid to late June.

Motorists are also advised that a "Rough Road" condition will exist on Washington Ave. between Colonial Boulevard and Lafayette Avenue during this construction period and the six months that follow as the patched road surface must settle before the road can be permanently repaved. We anticipate that Washington Avenue will be repaved in November or December 2008.

If you have any questions please call the Township of Washington Police Department at 201-664-1140.

All Residents of Washington Ave. who live East of the Construction area should exit their driveways and head East bound on Washington, towards Westwood, traveling away from the construction area. All Washington Avenue residents who live West of the construct area should exit their driveways and head West bound on Washington towards Pascack Rd. Access can be gained to your homes from Mountain Ave., Hickory St., Colonial Blvd. Chestnut St., Cleveland Ave. or Clinton Ave., depending on the existing location of the construction.

PRESS RELEASE

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3/19/08

30” Water Main Installation Begins in the Township of Washington

Township of Washington – The installation of a 30” water main that began in Hillsdale in December has moved to the Township of Washington. United water of New Jersey has contracted J. Fletcher Creamer and Sons Inc. to install the water main. Construction began on Colonial Boulevard in the Township of Washington on March 17^th at the Hillsdale border and will run South to Washington Avenue. This phase will take from two to four weeks to be completed. During this time, Colonial Boulevard will be closed to through traffic between Washington Avenue and Fernwood.

When the installation of the water main is completed on Colonial Boulevard, the installation will resume on Washington Avenue at Colonial Boulevard and continue east until its completion point on Washington Avenue at Lafayette Avenue in Westwood. This phase of the project will take from seven to nine weeks. During this phase, Washington Avenue will initially be closed to through traffic for eastbound vehicles going towards Westwood at Pascack Road for several days. After the construction clears the intersection of Washington Avenue at Colonial Boulevard, East bound Washington Avenue traffic will then be detoured onto either North or South bound Colonial Boulevard. The entire time that the installation is progressing on Washington Avenue, West bound Washington Avenue traffic coming from Westwood will be detoured onto South Bound Lafayette Avenue in Westwood. Please expect traffic delays during this process. If you generally travel on Washington Ave. between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM you should plan an alternate route. If you use Washington Avenue to either enter or exit the Garden State Parkway you should choose an alternate entrance and exit point such as Ridgewood Avenue in Paramus.

If you have any questions please call the Township of Washington Police Department and ask for extension 122.

Written By: F/Sgt. Gregg Hackbarth

Township of Washington Police Department

201-664-1140 ext. 122

Mission Statement

The Township of Washington Police, in partnership with the governing body, is committed to identify and solve problems that threaten the quality of life within the Township. To this end, the Department is also committed to the efficient suppression of criminal and drug related activity, and to provide a secure environment for our residents. This will be accomplished through vigorous enforcement.

The Washington Twp. Police Department was established by ordinance in April 1934. William Beppler was appointed the first full time officer. Chief Beppler served as the Township’s first Police Chief until his retirement in 1973. The Township’s Police Department remained a one man department, augmented by part time special officers, until 1948 when a second full time officer was added. That second officer, Chester Johnson, would become the Township’s second Chief of Police in 1973.

The Township Police force began to grow with the town itself in the 1950’s. Additional full time officers were added in 1954, 1955 and 1957, bringing the full time force to five. With the 1961 addition of two officers bringing the force to nine, the police desk began 24 hour a day operation. Previously, during night hours the phones were answered out of town. Personnel were added sporadically at the rate of approximately one officer per year. The force jumped from twelve to sixteen in 1969 with the addition of four men. A full time Detective Division was created in 1970. Since then the force has grown to twenty two officers presently serving.

The Department has only had four Chiefs.
William Beppler 1934 to 1973.
Chester Johnson 1973 to 1977.
Justin Georgetti 1978 to 1998.
On February 22, 1999 William Cicchetti was sworn in as the fourth Chief after serving from July 1, 1998 as Acting Chief.

CHIEF’S MESSAGE

As the new Chief of Police of the Township of Washington, I intend to Continue the successful policy of community policing as the foundation of this Department.

This policy has made the Township of Washington one of the safest communities in the nation.

I also intend to implement a policy that will achieve the following:

Quality of service.
Interaction with our community.
Solving problems.

I know that our outstanding staff will achieve these goals and keep our community a safe and secure place in which to live.

WILLIAM J. CICCHETTI
CHIEF OF POLICE

THE PARADOX OF OUR TIME

The following was written by a student at Columbine High School upon the school's reopening:

The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings, but shorter tempers; wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints. We spend more, but have less; we buy more, but enjoy less.

We have bigger houses and smaller families; more conveniences, but less time; we have more degrees, but less sense; more knowledge, but less judgment; more experts, but more problems; more medicine, but less wellness.

We drink too much, smoke too much, spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fast, get too angry too quickly, stay up too late, get up too tired, read too seldom, watch TV too much.

We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values.
We talk too much, love too seldom, and hate too often.
We've learned how to make a living, but not a life; we've added years to life, not life to years.
We've been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet the new neighbor.
We conquered outer space, but not inner space.
We've don larger things, but not better things.
We've cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul.
We've split the atom, but not our prejudice.
We plan more, but accomplish less.
We've learned to rush, but not to wait.
We build more computers to hold more information to produce more copies than ever, but have less communication.

These are the times of fast food and slow digestion; tall men, and short character; steep profits, and shallow relationships.

These are days of two incomes, but more divorce; of fancier houses, but broken homes; disposable diapers, throw-away morality, one-night stands, overweight bodies, and pills that do everything from cheer, to quiet, to kill.

It is a time when there is much in the show window and nothing in the stockroom; a time when technology can bring this letter to you, and a time when you can choose either to share this insight, or just hit delete.

Think about it.....

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