Do Your Part On Election And Veterans Days In Bergen

It’s your civic duty to vote and to honor our servicemen and women this month.
Cheryl De Leon,
2 Election Day

 

Before we celebrate Thanksgiving, there are two upcoming dates that we all have a duty to commemorate—Election Day and Veterans Day.

This year’s general election is Tuesday, Nov. 7. Local polling stations will be open that day from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sample ballots with your specific voting location have already been mailed to you, or you can use the state’s search tool to find your polling place.

If you want to beat the crowds at the polls or your work schedule doesn’t allow for you to vote next Tuesday, you can place your vote ahead of time. Bergen County has nine early voting locations where you can cast your ballot in-person through Nov. 5. The following are open Nov. 3 and 4 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Nov. 5 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

  • Jack Alter Community Center, 1355 Inwood Ter., Fort Lee
  • Rescue Engine Company 3, 159 Gaston Ave., Garfield
  • Administration Building 5th Floor Public Meeting Room, 1 Bergen County Plaza, Hackensack
  • Bergen Community College Technology Building, 400 Paramus Rd., Paramus
  • Richard Rodda Center, 250 Colonial Ct., Teaneck
  • River Vale Community Center, 628 Rivervale Rd., River Vale
  • Tice Senior Center, 411 Chestnut Ridge Rd., Woodcliff Lake
  • Wood-Ridge Senior Citizen Center, 495 Highland Ave., Wood-Ridge
  • Larking House Senior Center, 350 Godwin Ave., Wyckoff

Just days after Election Day is Veterans Day, Nov. 11. Though some Bergen County towns are hosting services on the actual holiday, which falls on a Saturday, some are holding events throughout the week. Below is a sampling of observances taking place in the area.

Nov. 8: River Edge, Veterans Memorial, service at 11 a.m.

Nov. 9: Wood-Ridge, Walk of Freedom on Hackensack Street and Highland Avenue, service at 6 p.m.

Nov. 11: Closter, Veterans Monument Park, service at 11 a.m.

Nov. 11: Fair Lawn, Borough Hall, breakfast for veterans at 9 a.m., service at 11 a.m., mural unveiling at noon

Nov. 11: Fort Lee, Fort Lee V.F.W. Building, service at 11 a.m.

Nov. 11: Ramsey, Veterans Park, service at 11 a.m.

Nov. 11: Ridgewood, Memorial Park at Van Neste Square, service at 11 a.m.

Nov. 11: Teaneck, Municipal Green, service at 11 a.m.

Nov. 11: Waldwick, American Legion Post 57, parade and service at 11 a.m.

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