The Department of Treasury has the Civic Operations Group, to promote the ANCHOR Tax Rebate Program whose extended deadline is at the end of this year. They will have canvassers walking door to door all over New Jersey Towns including Washington Township starting this week and walking until the week before Thanksgiving. The canvassers will [...]
Paving/Driveway Sealing scams are targeting our area, mainly taking advantage of senior citizens. Beware of unsolicited offers to do paving or driveway sealcoating work. Never let solicitors inside your home. Calmly but firmly tell the solicitors you are not interested and tell them to leave your property. If they refuse your instructions call the police [...]
Paving and Milling Update Monday 9/18 - Milling to Continue on Pascack Road starting in the area of the Knights of Columbus and ending just south of Linwood Avenue. Road closures can be expected in between Ridgewood Road and Soldier Hill Road. Paving Operations - 7:00am - 5:00pm *Residents located within the paving zone need [...]
Back to school is right around the corner! Washington Township Police wish all students a safe and successful school year! Safety is everyone’s responsibility and back-to-school is an opportune time to remind students about important steps that can help keep them safe while out in the community. Parents/guardians are also encouraged to role-play possible situations [...]
Please be advised that starting this school year (September 7, 2023) the George School Crossing Guard will be moved to the Crosswalk next to the Parking Lot Entrance on Palm Street. (Please see the map below - Crosswalk to be used is in yellow). Cones will be set up at the Walnut St/Palm crosswalk [...]
Pink Hats Are Back for 2023!!! This is the 13th annual year of the Police Pink Hat Sale! Over 30 police departments, fire departments and PBA’s now participate. Over $200,000 has been raised to support cancer research through the October Women’s Foundation at Columbia University. We sell Pink Hats for a minimum donation of $30.00 [...]
The County of Bergen has selected to pave from the Hillsdale border at Ell Road to the Paramus border at Linwood Avenue. The project is expected to begin on or about Monday August 28th and continue until about Wednesday September 20th. All work on the project will be conducted between the hours of 7:00am until [...]
On Sunday August 13th, Sgt. Riedel (USN Ret.) Sgt. Parsells and Cpl. Kenny had the pleasure of enjoying coffee and bagels with Mr. Thomas Carbone for his 93rd Birthday. Mr. Carbone is a US Army veteran from the Korean War and a life long township resident. Mr. Carbone was thrilled to get out and see [...]
Today was our Bicycle Safety Class which was also our final class! This was our second “Safety Town, Safety Township” Program! We want to Thank all the children who attended!! They did amazing and definitely had fun! Today we had Adam and Jensey from EZ Ride come in to speak to our Trainees about Bicycle [...]
#OperationChill If a Township of Washington Police Officer catches your child in the act during the summer months, they might just get a “ticket", for a complimentary Slurpee that is! The Township of Washington Police Department is proud to partner with 7-Eleven in its “Operation Chill” program; a program that aims to reduce crime and [...]