2010 Keep Wood-Ridge Beautiful

Project “Keep Wood-Ridge Beautiful”a great success

On behalf of the Keep Wood-Ridge Beautiful Committee and the Mayor and Council, I would like to thank all the volunteers who came out on Sunday, June 6 th for our eleventh annual clean up day. The purpose of this event is to raise awareness of our environment and the impact of litter. Hackensack Street, Valley Blvd. and the ramps on Moonachie Ave. were cleaned while flowers were freshly planted at the Library, Civic Center, Senior Center and Veterans Park on Valley Blvd.

This year’s theme “Become a Bergen County Litter Marshal” would like to thank Hackensack Riverkeeper Capt. Bill Sheehan and Bergen County Sheriff Leo McGuire for promoting clean communities in Bergen County. Sheriff McGuire was in attendance and “deputized” all 110 participants to help keep our communities clean.

A special thank you to Shop-Rite Supermarket of Lodi, the Inserra family and Lyndhurst Pastry Shop for their generous donations of all food items, Tullo Ice of Hasbrouck Heights for donating ice, AAA of North Jersey for the use of their vests and the Bergen County Department of Health for the use of their cleaning utensils.

It was gratifying to see the collaborative efforts of many organizations in town including the Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, Knights of Columbus Adopt-A-Highway crew, WRHS students, Police department Auxiliary, Fire / EMS department, DPW, and Individual families, all working together with enthusiasm and cooperation for the betterment of Wood-Ridge. Wood-Ridge a special place to live and it was certainly evident that friends and neighbors take pride in our community. I would like to encourage all residents and business owners to do their part to "Keep Wood-Ridge Beautiful" all year round by picking up litter and recycling. Set an example for all to follow!

Ezio Altamura , KWWB Chairman and Council President

Borough of Wood-Ridge

Keep Wood-Ridge Volunteers

Photo's by Christina Altamura

Bergen County Sheriff Leo McGuire address volunteers on the Bergen County Litter Marshal Program

Council President Ezio Altamura, Chairman of the Keep Wood-Ridge Beautiful committee and Bergen County Sheriff Leo McGuire

Council President Ezio Altamura, Councilman Dom Azzolini, Sheriff McGuire, Keep Wood-Ridge Beautiful committee member and Girl Scout leader Sandy O'Byrne and Tee shirt contest winner Jenna Azzolini being presented with a $50 check for first place, complements of the Mayor and Council.

Girl Scout volunteers planting flowers at the Senior Center, Library, and Veterans Walk of Freedom

St. Anthony's chapter of the Wood-Ridge Knights of Columbus cleaning the ramps on route 17 under the Adopt-A-Highway program.  Councilman Tom Gonnella, a member of the St. Anthony's Knights of Columbus is pictured in the background.

VFW Commander Joe Cesere and Councilwoman Cathy Cassidy lending a hand

Councilman Dom Azzolini pitching in to help