The Borough Of Old Forge
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Municipal Building 310 South Main Street Old Forge, PA 18518 Phone: (570) 457-8852 Fax: (570) 451-7089 |
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Closed Memorial Day
The borough building will be closed on May 27th in observance of Memorial Day. Recycling will be one day late and garbage will also be one day behind.
Posted by Annmarie Nocera on May 14, 2013RECYCLING CONTAINERS
At the present time we out of all recycling containers. Please check the website for future updates.
Posted by Annmarie Nocera on January 18, 2013Where Electronic Items Can Be Recycled
All electronic items can be recycled at the Lackawanna County Recycling Center at no cost. Operating hours are (Monday to Friday) 7am to 3:15pm and Saturday 7 to noon. Phone 963-6868
Posted by Annmarie Nocera on January 14, 2013DEP Change in Certain Recycling Items
As of January 24,2013 the Covered Device Recycling Act 108 now prohibits the following devices from disposal at DEP permitted solid waste landfills: desktop and laptop computers, computer monitors,computer peripherals, and televisions. Any of these items at curbside will be tagged non-collectible.
Posted by Annmarie Nocera on December 27, 20122012 Summer Youth Program Completion
The borough completed another successful year of the summer youth program at Miles Street Park. The children were treated to a pizza day and two ice cream days. Besides the daily activities which included games, tournaments, arts and crafts and slip and slide , this year they participated in Olympic events . Teams were chosen for each event and medals were awarded. Each child also received small American flags, patriotic wrist bands, stickers, magnets and treat bags. The free program to children of Old Forge is a joint effort funded by the borough, the school district and generous donations from businesses and orginations.
Posted by Annmarie Nocera on August 10, 20122013 Summer Youth Recreation Program
MaryLynn Bartoletti, Old Forge Borough Manager, reports that preparations for the Old Forge Summer Youth Program are underway. The program is sponsored by Old Forge Borough, the Old Forge School District, and the local businesses who give financial support to the program. There is no charge to participating families because of their support.
The Program,held at the Miles Street Community Park begins on July 1 and ends on July 26. The program is closed on July 4 for Independence Day. The program runs from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM, and is open to all Old Forge school children from grades K-12.
Activities planned are softball,kickball,volleyball,chess/board games,basketball,reading time crafts and more. A Director and counselors are available to supervise the children.
Posted by Annmarie Nocera on May 17, 2013Miles Street Park
The Miles Street Playground is open. Hours of operation are 9AM to 9PM . We would like to ask that you abide by the rules of the park.
Posted by Annmarie Nocera on May 21, 2012Old Forge Alliance Agreement
This Landfill Agreement is available as a PDF download here. You may need to install the Adobe Reader or a similar PDF file viewer.
Posted by Admin on April 7, 2011Work at the new recreation park
The newest Borough park which is located next to Old Forge High School is under construction.
Posted by Borough Manager on April 8, 2011New Recycling Information
Starting Monday, May 2 yard waste and grass will only be picked up on Thursday and Friday. Please have your cans at the curb on Wednesday evening.
Grass, leaves, shrubs, hedge clippings, and tree limbs are picked up every week May 1 thru November 1 by borough workers. Only open containers can be used. NO BAGS. Grass clippings and leaves may be placed in the same container but other yard waste such as hedge clippings, limbs or shrubs must be placed in a separate container. The Recycling Center will not accept grass clippings and leaves, which are combined with hedge clippings, branches, shrubs, rocks, dirt, or animal waste.
Rocks, dirt, and animal waste are NOT acceptable forms of yard waste and will not be collected. Tree limbs cannot exceed three (3) feet in length and one-half inch in diameter and should be tied and placed at the curb. Hedge clippings and shrubs could be placed in containers. WE DO NOT PICK UP TREES THAT HAVE BEEN CUT DOWN. A MAXIMUM OF FOUR OPEN CONTAINERS, NOT EXCEEDING 30LBS EACH IS ALLOWED PER COLLECTION.
We will not pick up any items that have been left by a commercial contractor. If you use a professional tree trimmer or lawn service, they must dispose of all waste.
We can not take any can that does not meet the above criteria. The Recycling Center will not accept our trucks if they do not meet the requirements of the Center.
Posted by Admin on March 28, 2011