Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) is available to self-employed residents or individuals who worked in New Jersey and are unemployed as a direct result of Hurricane Irene, according to state and federal officials.
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UPCOMING EVENTS AT THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT
UPCOMING PROGRAMS
NORTH ARLINGTON HEALTH DEPARTMENT
FALL HEALTH DEPARTMENT PROGRAMS 2011
Second & Third Tuesday of each month
1:00 pm – 2:45 pm Blood Pressure /Health Risk Assessment
(No appt. necessary)
Thursday, September 15
Beginning at 8:30 am Children’s Health Conference
Thursday, September 22
12:30 – 3:00 pm First Aid for Seniors Lunch & Learn
Thursday, September 19
Beginning at 7:00 am Multiphasic Blood Screening
Wednesday, October 5
6:00 – 9:00 pm Breast Forum, Light Dinner
Thursday, October 6
12:30 – 3:00 pm Arthritis Lunch & Learn
Friday, October 14
All Day **Life Line Screening
(see note)
** For information on Life Line Screening Program,
please call 800-324-1851 – Priority Code :HSC6372.
For further information and/or to register for all other programs, please call 201-955-5695.
BOROUGH URGES CAUTION HANDLING FLOODED MATERIAL
PERMITS NEEDED TO REPLACE AND REBUILD
The borough building department and health department are cautioning residents about handling material that may have been contaminated by flood waters,” announced Council President Richard Hughes.
Waterlogged carpets, furniture, ceiling tiles and other home items that were inundated by flood waters are likely to contain harmful bacteria. The health department is recommending that people use gloves when handling these items and to be careful not to expose skin lesions and cuts on hands and legs to flood water in their homes.
The building department recommends calling licensed plumbers and electricians – not the utility company – to inspect furnaces and water heaters and electrical panels. Utility companies are backlogged with calls for help and their top priority is restoring electric and gas service to neighborhoods, said Robert Kairys, the borough building code official.
Kairys also noted that residents will need permits to replace destroyed furnaces, water heaters and electrical panels – as well as permits to refinish basements and other areas of the home destroyed by the flood.
Permits can be obtained at the building department daily from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Kairys said the department will try to process permits as quickly as possible.
The borough cautions residents to use only licensed and reputable contractors. If you need verification of a contractor, please call the borough construction department, Phone: 201-955-5655
NJ Declared a Federal Disaster Area- Hurricane Irene
The President has designated Bergen County as a federal disaster area in response to Hurricane Irene.
Effected individuals and families can register for FEMA Disaster Assistance Programs:
call 1-800-621-3362
or
on-line
www.DisasterAssistance.gov
OEM Announcement Hurricane Irene
North Arlington Office of Emergency Management recommends that a member of each household visits the New Jersey State Office of Emergency Management web site at:
On the left side of the page click Types of Emergency under Plan and Prepare and click Hurricanes Types of Emergency.
Stay tuned to North Arlington Radio Station 1620 am for additional.
Thank you,
Louis M. Ghione
Chief of Police
Deputy Director OEM
