Monday - Friday
9:00 - 4:30
201-768-1700
85 Harriot Avenue
Harrington Park, NJ 07640
Board of Health
Animal Control
Harrington Park has a contractual arrangement with Bergen County for Animal Control Services. To make a report contact the Harrington Park Police Department at 201-768-2100.
Registrar of Vital Statistics
To obtain birth, death, civic union, domestic partnership and marriage certificates that occur within Harrington Park contact the Harrington Park Borough Clerk at 201-768-1714, or email.
Youth Mental Health & School/Home Partnership Resources
Board of Health Information
The Health Department oversees a wide range of services from wellness programs for pre-school children and senior citizens, to inspecting businesses for sanitation and food handling, to issuing cat licenses, and managing rodent control for the Borough.
Governing Body
The Board of Health is an autonomous board which consist of citizen members who meet several times a year to review the health department activities.
The Board Members of the Harrington Park Board of Health consist of volunteers: seven Members plus two Alternate Members. The Members and Alternate Member(s) are appointed by the Mayor, and approved by the Borough’s elected Council, in accordance with Chapter 8 of the Borough Code. Each Member of the Board serves a three-year term beginning on the 1st day of January of the year appointed. Any unexpired vacancy is filled for the remainder of the prior member’s term. Alternate Members are appointed annually for a one-year term.
The Board of Health meets at Borough Hall on the 1st Monday of the month (generally) five times a year: January, March, June, September, November.
The Board monitors the activities of the part-time Sanitarian Inspector who inspects all businesses that handle food, and investigates any health related compliants. The Board makes suggestions to Mayor and Council relating to such things as Smoke Free Zone, Cannabis ~ No Selling Enterprise Zone.
Board Members
Michelle Migliaccio
2019 - 2024
Chester Lee
2018 - 2026
Howard Lipton
2009 - 2026
Mary Oh
2011 - 2025
Gabrielle Weiner Karpati
2022 - 2025
John Szweda
2010 - 2024
Bruce Marshall
2021 - 2024
Christine Avillo, Alternate Member
2024
William Blackinton, Councilman
2024 Liaison
Clinics
Wellness Programs
Part-Time Staff
Annie Mongelia, Secretary
Office Phone: 201-768-8790
boh@harringtonparknj.gov
Hours: Mondays & Thursdays 10:00am-3pm
Lou Apa, Sanitarian, REHS
Phone: 201-248-9837 (for appointments)
Louisapa@yahoo.com
Mr. Hansel Asmar, Health Officer
Phone: 201-634-2600
For Code Enforcement call Scott Wickersheim, Code Enforcement Official at 862-701-1882
Emergency Contact
Mental Health, Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: Dial 988
Emergency: Dial 911
CDC: 1-800-CDC-INFO
CDC Email: CDCINFO@CDC.GOV
