Taxes Due, Spring Break for Fort Lee Students

Number one:

If you waited until the last minute to do your taxes—traditionally due on April 15—and took advantage of Washington, D.C.’s celebrate of Emancipation Day this year—wait not longer; today’s the day. The United States Postal Service's Automated Postal Centers (APC) can help you get them postmarked by 11:59 p.m. Monday. APC machines offer the convenience of performing simple mailing transactions, such as purchasing stamps and postage for express, First Class, priority, and package parcel post — 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

User-friendly touch screens walk you through the transaction, which usually take less than a minute to complete, USPS representatives told Patch. The machines take credit or debit cards only.

On Monday, select centers in Northern New Jersey will be staffed until midnight with supervisors available to assist customers with using APCs. The following post offices offer customers 24/7 access to postal services: Bridegwater, Clifton. East Brunswick, Edgewater, Edison, Edison Kilmer Lobby, Hillsborough, Kendall Park, Newark, Old Bridge, Paramus, Parsippany, Rahway, Ridgewood, Somerset, South Plainfield, Sparta, Summit and West Caldwell.

Visit the IRS website to file electronically.

Number two:

This week is Spring Recess for all students in Fort Lee public schools. That’s something most parents are already aware of, but for those of you who aren’t parents, don’t be surprised to see school-aged children out and about town during normal school hours, and please don’t call the authorities to report them!

Number three:

Bloomfield College is looking for host families in Fort Lee for their homestay program—part of the English teacher exchange program with Fort Lee Public Schools at the American Language Center. In addition Fort Lee Lee are invited to apply for a month in Korea this summer as guests of the National Institute for International Education of the Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology of the Republic of Korea as part of the exchange. The Korean government will provide round-trip airfare, housing, all meals and cultural activities and visits. A maximum of five teachers from Fort Lee will be selected. Teachers who are interested in the opportunity are invited to call or see Superintendent Raymond Bandlow for more information or a personal interview.

Number four: 

The Fort Lee Public Library’s annual book sale is Thursday and Friday. The library is also collecting donated books—and is especially interested in receiving children's books—compact discs and DVDs. Donations can be made through May 1.

Number five:           

The Mayor and Council’s executive session is Thursday at 7 p.m. in Borough Hall’s executive conference room 201. As is the case with most executive session, an immediate motion for closed session is likely with the meeting being reopened to the public 30 to 60 minutes later. Check the borough’s website or drop by the borough clerk’s office Wednesday after about 3 p.m. if you’re interested in getting an agenda ahead of time. Also remember the governing body’s last executive meeting of two weeks ago was cancelled due to the lack of an agenda.