To protect our employees, Borough Hall offices are closed to all members
of the public (including residents)
until further notice in accordance with COVID-19 mitigation directives.
We ask for your patience
and understanding as this necessary precaution enables us to continue working for you.
Correspondence with Borough offices may be conducted by phone,
email or mail.
Please visit the Business Offices Directory for
contact information by department.
Drop boxes are also located in the lobby:
Tax Collector (to the right of the elevator)
Building Department (to the right of the Court
Room entrance, next to the bulletin board)
Business Offices Directory
COVID-19
Updates/ Vaccine Pre-Registration Information
The website to pre-register for the vaccine
is now live. Please visit https://covidvaccine.nj.gov/
The general public can now pre-register, and this will allow residents to input their personal, contact,
health insurance, and demographic information.
It will also allow for individuals to schedule an appointment for those who are immediately eligible
based on screening questions.
Alpine Emergency Alert System
It is strongly recommended for residents who have not already done so to register for
the Alpine Emergency Alert System to receive emergency notifications and updates
at the link provided below.
Click Here to Register for the Alpine Emergency Alert System
Please visit the COVID-19 Updates page for additional
information, notifications and links regarding the Coronavirus:
Click Here for COVID-19 Updates & Resources
Orange & Rockland Weather Advisory
How to Report an Outage
If you experience a power outage, don’t assume that O&R automatically knows about it. You can report
it and check to see when your lights will be back on by:
Visiting www.oru.com/ReportOutage from any computer or web-based mobile device Accessing O&R’s mobile
app from your iPhone, iPad or Android device – download via Apple Store or Google Play
Text messaging by texting “OUT” to 69678 (myORU)
Calling 1-877-434-4100
How Restoration
Works
Once it is safe to assess storm damage and begin service restoration, O&R crews will give priority to making
repairs that clear major community roads – work that also restores power to a sizable number of neighboring customers.
At the same time, crews will restore power to critical and emergency facilities (police and fire stations, and hospitals,
for example). Then, crews will focus on getting power back on to those locations that will return electricity to the most
customers quickly. Crews then will work their way down to restore smaller outages and individual customer’s outages.
The following video describes the typical storm repair and power restoration process: https://youtu.be/JeGU8ID4_m0
Be Safe
O&R urges
its customers to stay clear of downed electric wires. Don’t go near any downed wire. Assume it is energized and dangerous.
Call O&R immediately toll-free at 1-877-434-4100. If the situation requires urgent action, call your local police to divert
traffic until an O&R crew arrives.
Important Safety Tips
Maintain a distance of at least 50 feet from downed
wires and anything they are in contact with including puddles of water and fences. Supervise your children so that
they are not in the vicinity and keep pets on a leash or otherwise secure.
If
a fallen wire is draped over a car, do not approach the car and make rescue attempts. Remain a safe distance away
and try to keep the occupant of the vehicle calm. If possible, emergency personnel should handle the situation.
Pole-top transformers – those small grey-colored
metal drums attached to the wires at the tops of most utility poles – also should be avoided when they have
been knocked to the ground.
Portable
generators pose a serious hazard if used improperly. They should be used and installed according to the manufacturer’s
instructions. A wrong connection could feed electricity back through the lines and endanger our repair crews. Never
plug a generator into a wall unit, use it indoors or set it up outdoors near open home windows or air-handling vents.
Have emergency equipment within reach
– portable radio, flashlights, spare batteries, first aid kit, cell phone and important medications. Keep O&R’s
toll-free number 1-877-434-4100 near the phone to report power outages.
Remember: if the base station of
your cordless phone plugs into the wall, your phone will be unusable during a power outage.
In addition,
O&R personnel have been instructed to ensure all safety protocols when responding to emergency calls to keep everyone
safe from the coronavirus. O&R asks members of the public to maintain appropriate social distance when they encounter
O&R employees working in the field, to provide for mutual safety.
CLICK HERE To Report & Track Service Issues
Optimum/ Altice Weather Advisory
To report internet, TV or phone service outages, customers can visit My Account for service updates. Customers can sign up to receive service alerts
via text or voice message, restoration timing and other updates. They can also:
ALPINE STIGMA - FREE!
Alpine's Stigma-Free Ambassador, Gina Toddings is pleased to promote:
"Coping With Covid - How to Maintain Mental Wellness During This 'New Normal'"
Thursday, January 14, 2021 at 7 PM
sponsored by The River Edge Stigma-Free Initiative
and The River Edge Public Library
This will be a Zoom event - registration required Go to www.riveredgepubliclibrary.org
for details and registration link.
For more Alpine Stigma Free information click on the tab to the left of this page or
the link below and scroll down to the links for
Facebook/Instagram icons.
Alpine Stigma-Free Webpage
4th Quarter Tax Payments
NO IN-PERSON OR CASH PAYMENTS
WILL BE ACCEPTED.
2020
tax bills including the 4th quarter amounts were mailed out on August 26th.
The payment for 4th
quarter taxes must be received by November 10, 2020
after which time all receipts shall be deemed delinquent, with interest accruing
from November 1st.
Payments can be made
by U.S. mail, via the Tax Collector 's dropbox (located in the main lobby to the right of the elevator, below the directory
board) or through online bill payment from your bank.
Please be aware that payments initiated by your bank should be scheduled
in advance to allow sufficient time for processing and mailing. If you are mailing a check and
prefer a receipted bill, please include the bill and a stamped, self-addressed envelope with
your payment. The back of the bill will be stamped and mailed back to you.
2020 Census
The census is extremely
important and we encourage all Alpine households to do their part ensuring an accurate count. Mailing of U.S. Census invitations
began March 16th. Please visit the NJ Depatment of State 2020 Census webpage at the link below to learn more about how to
submit your census online or by their toll phone. You can also call the 2020 Census toll-free at 844-330-2020 if you
have any questions. Please remember the U.S. Census Bureau will never ask you to provide your census response via email. The
census will not ask for your Social Security number or bank account information.
NJ Department of State 2020 Census link
Borough of Alpine
100 Church Street
PO Box 1095
Alpine,
New Jersey 07620-1095
Tel 201-784-2900
Fax 201-784-1407
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Municipal
Building Lobby Hours:
8:00am - 7:00pm Monday thru
Friday
8:00am - 4:00pm Saturday
Closed Sunday & Holidays
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Borough of Alpine Resident Information Guide (pdf)
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