The Dumont Mayor & Council held an Executive Meeting and Public Meeting on Tuesday, July 15, beginning at 6:30PM. Present were Mayor McHale and Council members Riquelme, Caspare, Manna, Zamechansky, and Stylianou (Councilman McQuade was absent). Among other items on the agenda, the Mayor & Council discussed the following matters which have the potential to impact the business community:

Sign Ordinance: A letter by the Borough Attorney apparently raised the idea of amending the local signs ordinance to impose a $35 fee upon real estate agents for each sign upon real estate. So, in other words, if a given real estate person has 20 houses listed, with a "For Sale" sign upon each property, they would have to pay $700.00 in fees.

The Dumont Chamber of Commerce meeting of Thursday, May 29 was covered by the Korean Broadcasting Network, KBN, in its nightly news broadcast that evening. Although we don't have a translation, the video is available below. (If playback doesn't automatically begin, please press the PLAY button.)

Carmine DeMarco

• to foster and support the success of our membership, to help our member businesses prosper and grow;
• to encourage healthy economic growth and the orderly and diverse expansion of our local business community;
• to promote Chamber members to Dumont residents and beyond, and encourage Dumont residents and those from outside our community to patronize Chamber members and Dumont businesses;
• to foster economic opportunity and a favorable business climate within Dumont;
• to contribute to the overall economic stability of our community; and
• to make Dumont a better place to live, work, and obtain goods and services.

The Chamber welcomes the following 7 new members in June 2008:

• Law Firm of Doreen M. McCullough, LLC (155 Washington Avenue)
• John Pierre Jewelers (Presidents' Square, 125 Washington Avenue)
• Vantage Health System (2 Park Avenue)
• Glen Wiggers Insurance Service (158 Washington Avenue)
• Dick O'Connor Real Estate (71 Washington Avenue)
• Il Mulino Ristorante (132 Veterans Plaza)
• Cartridge World (128 Broadway, Hillsdale)

The Chamber welcomes new members - please call the Chamber at 201-648-8448 or write to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it to get started!