The Chamber Times: Recent News Stories

 CHAMBERS RALLY BEHIND SMALL BUSINESS 

Wyckoff (June 2, 2011) –The Wyckoff Chamber Of Commerce has joined forces with a consortium of Bergen-Passaic chambers to change the law so that small businesses with 1-50 employees could purchase group health insurance through their Chamber of Commerce.
 
The primary sponsor for this legislative amendment (Bill Number S-2874) is Senator Gerald Cardinale (R-District 39, Bergen), ranking member of the Senate Commerce Committee. “In these tough economic times, it’s critical that government work with business to make health care more affordable,” said Cardinale. 
 
Since introducing the bill on May 12, 2011, the Senator has garnered support from the bill’s Democratic co-sponsors:  Sen. Loretta Weinberg (D-District 37, Bergen), and Sen. Nicholas Scutari (D-District 22, Middlesex/Morris/Union).
 
The group’s chairman, John DePalma, MPH, Regional Director of UHY Employee Benefits Consulting Services and member of the Mahwah Regional Chamber of Commerce, says health benefits purchasing alliances like this are common in other states: “With health care reform becoming effective in 2014, it is about time that the State of NJ allows companies with one employee to be eligible to participate in the small group offerings. Currently, these offerings require two employees or more. This is particularly important in our current environment where health care costs keep increasing at an alarming level, and it is important to note that the surrounding states already allow companies, such as this, to join their small employer programs.”
 
The effort to change the law was begun over a year ago by Dr. Annette Freund, immediate past president of the Mahwah Regional Chamber of Commerce. This month, over 200 more chambers are being invited to join in a statewide letter-writing campaign. “We need to explain to our legislators and the governor that a vote for this bill is a vote for small business,” said Freund, “especially the startups, the sole proprietors, and the entrepreneurs with only one employee. Saving money on group health insurance could free up capital for hiring new employees, support the economic recovery, and encourage over half a million individual proprietorships to stay in New Jersey.” 
 
For more information or to join the letter-writing campaign
please click on this link to view and down-load the letter writing template- 

http://www.mahwah.com/page.cfm?page=2589 

Please click below to see Bill #S-2874

http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2010/Bills/S3000/2874_I1.PDF

 Please click below to watch you tube video by Senator Cardinale about Bill #S-2874

www.youtube.com/embed/HxhEepbSNGE 

Wyckoff wins the Outstanding Achievement Award for Community Traffic Safety from the North Jersey American Automobile Association (AAA)

The Township of Wyckoff was awarded the American Automobile Association’s Outstanding Achievement Award for its continued and consistent efforts of the Wyckoff Police Department in improving pedestrian safety throughout the community. Some of the safety programs include: periodic reviews of crash data to review cause and make possible changes, assist school officials in working to develop and maintain safe traffic patterns in school areas, reviewed school crosswalk locations and made engineering changes at some to improve visibility and overall safety. The Wyckoff resident newsletter, “Municipal Update” regularly includes safety guidelines in addition to periodic public service announcements issued by Police Chief Ben Fox. Patrol officers monitor intersections for view obstructions and other hazards. Wyckoff truly believes in the three “E’s” philosophy in traffic safety – “Education, Enforcement and Engineering.” The Police Department continues to look for new ways to improve safety within the Township utilizing all three principles.

Township Of Wyckoff Business Recycling Notice

The New Jersey Recycling Act requires municipalities to annually report the amount of items (recyclables) re-directed from the garbage stream to recycling.  Your assistance is requested.

Please contact your recycling vendor and obtain the list recyclables and the volume of recyclables that your business recycled in 2010.  Send this information to Scott A. Fisher, Recycling Coordinator, 340 Franklin Ave., Wyckoff,  NJ  07481 or fax: 201-891-9359 or by email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Recyclables include:

paper, cardboard, tin, scrap metal, glass, aluminum beverage cans, plastics #1-#7, food waste and any other item that can be directed from your garbage to a recycling market.  Recycling not only saves resources, it can result in cost avoidance.  Please consider joining the Township in its residential Nifty-Fifty effort by decreasing your garbage volume by separating from your garbage items that can be recycled.  Please go to www.wyckoff-nj.com/trash.html and click on recycling guide for Wyckoff Businesses for a complete listing of items that can be recycled.

Thank you.  For any questions, contact Maryellen at 201-891-7000, ext. 101.

Attention New Wyckoff Residents

The Wyckoff Chamber of Commerce would like to welcome all new residents of Wyckoff. We offer a complimentary burlap tote bag filled with great savings and gifts from local businesses. Feel free to pickup your bag today! (This burlap tote shopping bag retails for $10.) Your complimentary bag is available at Columbia Bank, 303 Franklin Avenue, Wyckoff, 201.848.4545.

Wyckoff Chamber Afghans Available!

This beautiful afghan depicts historical landmarks in Wyckoff. Afghans can be purchased for $40.00 each. A portion of the proceeds from each sale is donated to the Wyckoff Love Fund. Available thru Marie Kidd, Columbia Bank, 303 Franklin Avenue, Wyckoff.

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Hitch-a-ride

The Wyckoff Chamber of Commerce would like to thank the following local businesses who helped with our monthly mailer by sponsoring our hitch-a-ride program.  They are as follows: Wyckoff Patch, 3w-presence, Money Mailer, Diamond Elite and TNTMAX.

New Members

The Wyckoff Chamber of Commerce would like to extend a warm welcome to the following new members:

• Law Offices of Frank Coppa, 364 Franklin Ave., Wyckoff

• Lauretta's Men's Shop, 621 Godwin Ave., Wyckoff

• Carlisle Computer Consultants, 442 Caldwell Dr., Wyckoff

• I About Town Group, LLC, P.O. Box 445, Wyckoff

• Go Green Auto Detailing, 395 Franklin Ave., Wyckoff

• Braen Supply, 1434 Ringwood Ave., Haskell

• Fitness Together, 386 Franklin Ave., Wyckoff