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Mahwah, New Jersey
Mahwah, New Jersey | |
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Township | |
| Township of Mahwah | |
 Ramapo College arch | |
 Map highlighting Mahwah's location within Bergen County. Inset: Bergen County's location within New Jersey | |
 Census Bureau map of Mahwah, New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 41°04′41″N 74°10′35″W / 41.07806°N 74.17639°W / 41.07806; -74.17639Coordinates: 41°04′41″N 74°10′35″W / 41.07806°N 74.17639°W / 41.07806; -74.17639[1][2] | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Jersey |
| County | Bergen |
| Incorporated | April 9, 1849 (as Hohokus Township) |
| Reincorporated | November 7, 1944 (to Mahwah) |
| Government [6] | |
| • Type | Faulkner Act (Mayor-Council) |
| • Body | Township Council |
| • Mayor | John F. Roth (term ends December 31, 2020)[3][4] |
| • Administrator | Quentin Wiest |
| • Municipal clerk | Kathrine Coviello[5] |
| Area [1] | |
| • Total | 67.835 km2 (26.191 sq mi) |
| • Land | 66.545 km2 (25.693 sq mi) |
| • Water | 1.290 km2 (0.498 sq mi) 1.90% |
| Area rank | 102nd of 566 in state 1st of 70 in county[1] |
| Elevation [7] | 75 m (246 ft) |
| Population (2010 Census)[8][9][10] | |
| • Total | 25,890 |
| • Estimate (2016)[11] | 26,541 |
| • Rank | 95th of 566 in state 9th of 70 in county[12] |
| • Density | 389.1/km2 (1,007.7/sq mi) |
| • Density rank | 380th of 566 in state 66th of 70 in county[12] |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP code | 07430, 07495[13][14] |
| Area code(s) | 201[15] |
| FIPS code | 3400342750[1][16][17] |
GNIS feature ID | 0882312[1][18] |
| Website | www.mahwahtwp.org |
Mahwah is a township in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 25,890.[8][9] The population increased by 1,828 (+7.6%) from the 24,062 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 6,157 (+34.4%) from the 17,905 counted in the 1990 Census.[19][20] The name "Mahwah" is derived from the Lenape word "mawewi" which means "Meeting Place" or "Place Where Paths Meet".[21][22][23]
The area that is now Mahwah was originally formed as Hohokus Township on April 9, 1849, from portions of Franklin Township (now Wyckoff). While known as Hohokus Township, territory was taken to form Orvil Township (on January 1, 1886; remainder of township is now Waldwick), Allendale (November 10, 1894), Upper Saddle River (November 22, 1894) and Ramsey (March 10, 1908). On November 7, 1944, the area was incorporated by an act of the New Jersey Legislature as the Township of Mahwah, based on the results of a referendum held that day, replacing Hohokus Township.[24]
New Jersey Monthly magazine ranked Mahwah as its ninth best place to live in its 2008 rankings of the "Best Places To Live" in New Jersey.[25]
Contents
1 History
2 Geography
2.1 Climate
3 Economy
4 Parks and recreation
5 Demographics
5.1 2010 Census
5.2 2000 Census
6 Government
6.1 Local government
6.2 Federal, state and county representation
6.3 Politics
6.4 Highlands protection
7 Education
7.1 Public schools
7.2 Private school
7.3 Higher education
7.4 Vocational schools
8 Transportation
8.1 Roads and highways
8.2 Public transportation
9 Notable people
10 References
11 Sources
12 External links
History
The Lenape and ancestral indigenous peoples were the original inhabitants of Mahwah (the meeting place) and surrounding area. Their descendants have combined with other Native Americans and ethnicities and were recognized in 1980 by the state as the Ramapough Mountain Indians. They number approximately 5,000 people living around the Ramapo Mountains of northern New Jersey and southern New York. The tribe is officially recognized by New Jersey, but does not have federal recognition.[26] Their tribal office is located on Stag Hill Road in Mahwah, and the Chief of the Ramapough Lenape Indian Nation is Dwaine Perry (as of March 2007).[27]
In 1849, Hohokus Township was established from the northern part of Franklin Township in Bergen County. It extended from the Saddle River on the east to the western boundary of Bergen County with Passaic County and north to the New York border. Hohokus Township was first subdivided in 1886 with the creation of Orvil Township on both sides of the Saddle River, consisting of the eastern portion of Hohokus Township and the western portion of Washington Township. 1894's outbreak of "Boroughitis" brought the creation of the boroughs of Allendale and Upper Saddle River, both of which were created from portions of Hohokus and Orvil Townships. Next to leave was Ramsey, which was created in 1908.
Hohokus Township ceased to exist on November 7, 1944, when a referendum was passed creating Mahwah Township from the remaining portions of Hohokus Township.[28][29][24]
For 25 years, beginning in 1976, Mahwah hosted the A&P Tennis Classic, a tune-up for the U.S. Open tennis tournament held at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City's Flushing Meadows–Corona Park.[30][31]
The 75-room, three-story Darlington, aka the Crocker Mansion, was built in 1901 for George Crocker, son of railroad magnate Charles Crocker. The estate, located at Crocker Mansion Drive, is one of New Jersey's historical landmarks.[32]
Ford Motor Company operated the Mahwah Assembly plant from 1955, producing 6 million cars in the 25 years it operated before the last car rolled off the line on June 20, 1980.[33][34] At the time of its completion, it was the largest motor vehicle assembly plant in the United States. The Ford plant, along with other businesses such as American Brake Shoe and Foundry Company, helped contribute to the economic development of the town and its reputation for low home property taxes.[35] The Mahwah town sports teams remain named Thunderbirds in honor of the Ford plant.
Due to contractors' dumping of hazardous wastes at the Ringwood Mines landfill site before federal regulation, it has been designated as an EPA Superfund site which needs extensive environmental cleanup. In 2006, some 600 Ramapough Indians filed a mass tort claim against Ford for damages.[36]
Mahwah, and the closure of the Ford plant, is mentioned in the opening line of the 1982 Bruce Springsteen song "Johnny 99".[37][38]
Scarlet Oak Pond, Ramapo Valley County Reservation
Franklin Turnpike in Mahwah with the Manhattan skyline 30 miles (48 km) distant.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 26.191 square miles (67.835 km2), including 25.693 square miles (66.545 km2) of land and 0.498 square miles (1.290 km2) of water (1.90%).[1][2] It is the largest municipality in Bergen County by area, more than 2½ times larger than the next-largest municipality, Paramus, and covering 10.6% of the total area of the entire county.[39]
Mahwah is near the Ramapo Mountains and the Ramapo River. Interstate 287 passes through Mahwah, but the only point of access is at the New Jersey–New York border, where 287 meets Route 17. U.S. Route 202 runs through Mahwah from Oakland to Suffern, across the state line.[40]
Several state and county parks are located in Mahwah, including Campgaw Mountain Reservation, Darlington County Park and Ramapo Valley County Reservation, all operated by Bergen County.[41] The Ramapo River runs through the western section of Mahwah.
Mahwah is bordered by the towns of Upper Saddle River, Ramsey, Allendale, Wyckoff, Franklin Lakes, and Oakland in Bergen County; Ringwood in Passaic County; and Airmont, Hillburn, Ramapo and Suffern in Rockland County, New York.[40][42]
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Mahwah Township
Unincorporated communities, localities, and place names located partially or completely within the township include the residential areas of Ackermans Mills, Bear Swamp, Bogerts Ranch Estates, Cragmere, Cragmere Park, Darlington, Fardale, Halifax, Havemeyers Reservoir, Masonicus, Mountainside Farm, Pulis Mills, Ramapo Farm and Wanamakers Mills, along with the mixed residential and commercial area of West Mahwah.[43][44]
Climate
Mahwah has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfa).
| Climate data for Mahwah | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °F (°C) | 36 (2) | 39 (4) | 49 (9) | 60 (16) | 71 (22) | 79 (26) | 84 (29) | 82 (28) | 75 (24) | 64 (18) | 53 (12) | 41 (5) | 61 (16) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 18 (−8) | 20 (−7) | 29 (−2) | 39 (4) | 48 (9) | 57 (14) | 62 (17) | 61 (16) | 53 (12) | 41 (5) | 33 (1) | 24 (−4) | 40 (5) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 3.11 (79) | 2.99 (76) | 3.85 (98) | 4.21 (107) | 4.09 (104) | 4.64 (118) | 4.42 (112) | 4.41 (112) | 4.42 (112) | 4.49 (114) | 4.06 (103) | 3.92 (100) | 48.61 (1,235) |
| Source: [45] | |||||||||||||
Economy
Corporate residents of Mahwah include:
Sheraton Crossroads
Nuance Communications, voice, natural language understanding, reasoning and systems integration
DialAmerica Marketing corporate headquarters.[46]
Inserra Supermarkets, a member of the ShopRite retail cooperative, operating approximately 22 stores.[47] It is a family-owned business and is one of the 500 largest private companies in the United States.
Jaguar Cars and Land Rover vehicles North American Headquarters.[48]
Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, book publisher.[49]
Maquet Datascope Corporation – manufacturer of intra-aortic balloon pumps and sterile collagen products.[50]
Mindray Medical North America headquarters – manufacturer of patient monitoring devices.[51]
New York – New Jersey Trail Conference headquarters, Darlington Schoolhouse [52]
New York Stock Exchange Data Center – one of the world's most robust and secure data centers.[53][54]
Radware Inc. North American headquarters.[55]
Radwin North American headquarters.[56]
Sharp Electronics, USA[57]
Stryker Corporation's orthopedic business.[58]
UPS world technology headquarters.[59]
- Mahwah Mall, which is to be built at the site of the Sheraton Crossroads Hotel. Many Mahwah citizens were against the mall being built because the mall would cause high congestion, increased crime rate, and increased pollution, but the planning board approved the plan in January 2014 for a mall that would include 600,000 square feet (56,000 m2) of selling space.[60]
Parks and recreation
Campgaw Mountain Reservation is a Bergen County accredited park, covering 1,351 acres (547 ha) in Mahwah and portions of Oakland, that has campgrounds and ski slopes for skiing.[61]
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1850 | 2,274 | * | — |
| 1860 | 2,352 | 3.4% | |
| 1870 | 2,632 | 11.9% | |
| 1880 | 2,920 | 10.9% | |
| 1890 | 2,373 | * | −18.7% |
| 1900 | 2,610 | * | 10.0% |
| 1910 | 1,881 | * | −27.9% |
| 1920 | 2,081 | 10.6% | |
| 1930 | 3,536 | 69.9% | |
| 1940 | 3,908 | 10.5% | |
| 1950 | 4,880 | 24.9% | |
| 1960 | 7,376 | 51.1% | |
| 1970 | 10,800 | 46.4% | |
| 1980 | 12,127 | 12.3% | |
| 1990 | 17,905 | 47.6% | |
| 2000 | 24,062 | 34.4% | |
| 2010 | 25,890 | 7.6% | |
| Est. 2016 | 26,541 | [11][62] | 2.5% |
| Population sources: 1850–1920[63] 1850–1870[64] 1850[65] 1870[66] 1880–1890[67] 1890–1910[68] 1910–1930[69] 1900–2010[70][71][72] 2000[73][74] 2010[8][9][10] * = Lost territory in previous decade.[24] | |||
2010 Census
As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 25,890 people, 9,505 households, and 6,245 families residing in the township. The population density was 1,007.7 per square mile (389.1/km2). There were 9,868 housing units at an average density of 384.1 per square mile (148.3/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 85.67% (22,180) White, 2.62% (678) Black or African American, 0.56% (146) Native American, 7.81% (2,021) Asian, 0.01% (2) Pacific Islander, 1.40% (363) from other races, and 1.93% (500) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.26% (1,622) of the population.[8]
There were 9,505 households out of which 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.1% were married couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.3% were non-families. 30.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 3.05.[8]
In the township, the population was spread out with 19.8% under the age of 18, 16.2% from 18 to 24, 20.3% from 25 to 44, 29.4% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.4 years. For every 100 females there were 87.1 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 82.6 males.[8]
The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $92,971 (with a margin of error of +/- $5,209) and the median family income was $107,977 (+/- $7,049). Males had a median income of $85,873 (+/- $6,728) versus $54,111 (+/- $3,935) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $53,375 (+/- $3,851). About 2.2% of families and 3.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.7% of those under age 18 and 4.3% of those age 65 or over.[75]
Same-sex couples headed 49 households in 2010, an increase from the 27 counted in 2000.[76]
2000 Census
As of the 2000 United States Census[16] there were 24,062 people, 9,340 households, and 6,285 families residing in the township. The population density was 927.9 people per square mile (358.3/km²). There were 9,577 housing units at an average density of 369.3 per square mile (142.6/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 87.93% White, 2.16% African American, 0.70% Native American, 6.31% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.50% from other races, and 1.38% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.27% of the population.[73][74]
There were 9,340 households out of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.8% were married couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.7% were non-families. 28.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.01.[73][74]
In the township the population was spread out with 22.2% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 32.2% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 10.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.4 males.[73][74]
The median income for a household in the township was $79,500, and the median income for a family was $94,484. Males had a median income of $62,326 versus $42,527 for females. The per capita income for the township was $44,709. About 1.2% of families and 2.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.8% of those under age 18 and 4.2% of those age 65 or over.[73][74]
Government
Local government
Mahwah is governed within the Faulkner Act (formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law) under the Mayor-Council system of municipal government (Plan B), implemented by direct petition as of July 1, 1984.[77] The governing body consists of a mayor and a seven-member Township Council, with all members elected at-large to four-year terms of office in non-partisan elections held as part of the November general election in even years, with either three seats (and the mayoral seat) or four seats up for vote. The legislative power of the municipality is exercised by a seven-member Township Council.[6][3] In September 2010, the township council voted to shift the township's non-partisan elections from May to November, citing increased voter participation and prospective savings of $30,000 associated with supporting each election, with the first November election taking place in 2012.[78]
As of 2018[update], the Mayor of Mahwah is John Roth (2020). Mayor Roth was elected in November 2018 following a recall of the former mayor.[79] Members of the Township Council are Council President David May (2020; elected to serve an unexpired term), Council Vice President George W. Ervin (2022), Janet Ariemma (2022), Robert M. Ferguson III (2022), Michelle Crowe Paz (2020; elected to serve an unexpired term) and James Wysocki (2020).[3][80][81][82][83][84]
The previous mayor, Bill Laforet faced a recall election in November 2018, after a resident group submitted in June a list of 5,000 petition signatures that they had collected calling for the action, in excess of the 25% needed to place the measure in front of voters.[85] In the November 2018 general election, Laforet was recalled from office and John Roth was elected mayor. The successful recall was the first in the county for at least 25 years.[86]
Michelle Crowe Paz was appointed to fill the seat expiring in December 2020 that was vacated following the resignation of Steven Sbarra that became effective at the end of December 2017, and was elected in her own right in November 2018 to fill the unexpired term.[87]
At the January 2017 reorganization meeting, David May was sworn in to fill the seat expiring in December 2020 that had been won by Jonathan Marcus in the November 2016 general election, but which Marcus decided not to accept; May was elected in his own right in the November 2017 general election, to serve the balance of the term.[88]
In December 2016, the Township Council selected George Ervin to fill the seat that had been held by Mary Amoroso expiring in December 2018 that became vacant after she was elected the Bergen County Board of Chosen Freeholders; Ervin served on an interim basis until the November 2017 general election, when voters elected him in his own right to fill the balance of the term.[89] Ervin was re-elected in the November 2018 election to fill a full four-year term, expiring in 2022.
In August 1997, due to personal debt, then-Mayor David J. Dwork shot and killed himself in the town's mayoral offices. There were also unverified allegations of corruption.[90] Dwork was memorialized with a tree dedicated to him at the site of the Mahwah Public Library. Dwork was succeeded by Richard J. Martel, then a township council member, who served for 14 years until his own death, of natural causes, on March 7, 2011.[91] Martel himself was succeeded by Council President John DaPuzzo as acting mayor.[92]
Federal, state and county representation
Mahwah is located in the 5th Congressional District[93] and is part of New Jersey's 39th state legislative district.[9][94][95] Prior to the 2011 reapportionment following the 2010 Census, Mahwah had been in the 40th state legislative district.[96]
For the 116th United States Congress, New Jersey's Fifth Congressional District is represented by Josh Gottheimer (D, Wyckoff).[97][98] New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Democrats Cory Booker (Newark, term ends 2021)[99] and Bob Menendez (Paramus, term ends 2025).[100][101]
For the 2018–2019 session (Senate, General Assembly), the 39th Legislative District of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Gerald Cardinale (R, Demarest) and in the General Assembly by Holly Schepisi (R, River Vale) and Robert Auth (R, Old Tappan).[102][103] The Governor of New Jersey is Phil Murphy (D, Middletown Township).[104] The Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey is Sheila Oliver (D, East Orange).[105]
Bergen County is governed by a directly elected County Executive, with legislative functions performed by a seven-member Board of Chosen Freeholders. The freeholders are elected at-large in partisan elections on a staggered basis, with two or three seats coming up for election each year; a Chairman, Vice Chairman and Chairman Pro Tempore are selected from among its seven members at a reorganization meeting held each January.[106][107]
As of 2018[update], the County Executive is Democratic James J. Tedesco III of Paramus, whose term of office ends December 31, 2018.[108] Bergen County's Freeholders are
Freeholder Chairman Thomas J. Sullivan Jr., (D, Montvale, term as freeholder ends 2019; term as freeholder chairman ends 2018),[109]
Freeholder Vice-Chairwoman Germaine M. Ortiz (D, Emerson, term as freeholder ends 2019; term as freeholder vice-chairwoman ends 2018),[110]
Freeholder Chairman Pro-Tempore Mary J. Amoroso (D, Mahwah, term as freeholder ends 2019; term as freeholder chairman pro-tempore ends 2018),[111]
David L. Ganz (D, Fair Lawn, 2020),[112]
Steve Tanelli (D, North Arlington, 2018),[113]Joan Voss (D, Fort Lee, 2020)[114] and
Tracy Silna Zur (D, Franklin Lakes, 2018),[115][116][117][106] Bergen County's constitutional officials are
County Clerk John S. Hogan (D, Northvale, 2021),[118][119]
Sheriff Michael Saudino (D, Emerson, 2019)[120][121] and
Surrogate Michael R. Dressler (D, Cresskill, 2021).[122][123][106][124]
Politics
As of March 23, 2011, there were a total of 15,168 registered voters in Mahwah Township, of which 3,410 (22.5% vs. 31.7% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 4,349 (28.7% vs. 21.1%) were registered as Republicans and 7,399 (48.8% vs. 47.1%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 10 voters registered to other parties.[125] Among the township's 2010 Census population, 58.6% (vs. 57.1% in Bergen County) were registered to vote, including 73.1% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 73.7% countywide).[125][126]
In the 2012 presidential election, Republican Mitt Romney received 6,862 votes (56.2% vs. 43.5% countywide), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 5,143 votes (42.1% vs. 54.8%) and other candidates with 99 votes (0.8% vs. 0.9%), among the 12,203 ballots cast by the township's 16,357 registered voters, for a turnout of 74.6% (vs. 70.4% in Bergen County).[127][128] In the 2008 presidential election, Republican John McCain received 6,768 votes (54.3% vs. 44.5% countywide), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 5,501 votes (44.2% vs. 53.9%) and other candidates with 100 votes (0.8% vs. 0.8%), among the 12,457 ballots cast by the township's 15,705 registered voters, for a turnout of 79.3% (vs. 76.8% in Bergen County).[129][130] In the 2004 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 6,829 votes (58.1% vs. 47.2% countywide), ahead of Democrat John Kerry with 4,829 votes (41.1% vs. 51.7%) and other candidates with 67 votes (0.6% vs. 0.7%), among the 11,758 ballots cast by the township's 14,759 registered voters, for a turnout of 79.7% (vs. 76.9% in the whole county).[131]
In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 70.4% of the vote (5,115 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 28.5% (2,070 votes), and other candidates with 1.1% (79 votes), among the 7,391 ballots cast by the township's 15,601 registered voters (127 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 47.4%.[132][133] In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 4,602 votes (57.4% vs. 45.8% countywide), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 2,942 votes (36.7% vs. 48.0%), Independent Chris Daggett with 404 votes (5.0% vs. 4.7%) and other candidates with 34 votes (0.4% vs. 0.5%), among the 8,018 ballots cast by the township's 15,479 registered voters, yielding a 51.8% turnout (vs. 50.0% in the county).[134]
Highlands protection
In 2004, the New Jersey Legislature passed the Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act, which regulates the New Jersey Highlands region. Mahwah was included in the highlands preservation area and is subject to the rules of the act and the Highlands Water Protection and Planning Council, a division of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.[135] Some of the territory in the protected region is classified as being in the highlands preservation area, and thus subject to additional rules.[136]
In the 2016 presidential election, Republican Donald Trump received 53.5% of the vote for a total of 6,366 votes ahead of Democrat Hillary Clinton, who received 42.5% of the vote for a total of 5,049 votes. Other 3rd party candidates received a collective vote of 372, accounting for the remaining 3.1% [137]
Education
Public schools
The Mahwah Township Public Schools provides public education for students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade. As of the 2014-15 school year, the district and its six schools had an enrollment of 3,160 students and 268.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.8:1.[138] Schools in the district (with 2014-15 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[139]) are
Lenape Meadows Elementary School[140] (234 students; in grades PreK-3),
Betsy Ross Elementary School[141] (478; K-3),
George Washington Elementary School[142] (178; K-3),
Joyce Kilmer Elementary School[143] (442; 4-5),
Ramapo Ridge Middle School[144] (753; 6-8) and
Mahwah High School[145] (968; 9-12).[146][147]
The district's newest building, Lenape Meadows, was opened in 2002 and changed the way the district divided up grade levels. Since the K-3 grades are broken up by location in the township which determines the elementary school to attend, before Lenape Meadows was built, students of that section of town attended Commodore Perry School. Commodore Perry School, Betsy Ross, and George Washington originally only housed the K-2 grades and the entire 3rd grade class attended Joyce Kilmer. The construction of Lenape Meadows added enough room for 3rd grade students as well, allowing Betsy Ross and George Washington room to house their students for 3rd grade, too.[citation needed]
Public school students from the township, and all of Bergen County, are eligible to attend the secondary education programs offered by the Bergen County Technical Schools, which include the Bergen County Academies in Hackensack, and the Bergen Tech campus in Teterboro or Paramus. The district offers programs on a shared-time or full-time basis, with admission based on a selective application process and tuition covered by the student's home school district.[148][149]
Private school
Young World Day School serves students in pre-kindergarten through fifth grade using Montessori and traditional educational methods.[150]
Higher education
Ramapo College is a public university founded in 1969 with more than 6,000 students.[151]
Vocational schools
Lincoln Technical Institute[152]
Transportation
View south along I-287 and Route 17 in Mahwah
Roads and highways
As of May 2010[update], the township had a total of 110.29 miles (177.49 km) of roadways, of which 81.91 miles (131.82 km) were maintained by the municipality, 20.59 miles (33.14 km) by Bergen County and 7.79 miles (12.54 km) by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.[153]
Interstate 287 and Route 17 merge in Mahwah, and U.S. Route 202 also passes through. The northern terminus of County Route 507 is also in Mahwah. Interstate 87, the New York Thruway, is just outside the state in Suffern, New York.
Interstate 287 heads north from Franklin Lakes, continuing for 5.3 miles (8.5 km) to the New York State border.[154] U.S. Route 202 heads north for 5.7 miles (9.2 km), running from Oakland to the New York State border.[155]
Route 17 extends 2.5 miles (4.0 km) from Ramsey until it forms a concurrency where it merges with Interstate 287.[156] County Route 507 runs 2.0 miles (3.2 km) across the northeastern portion of the township, from Ramsey to an intersection with U.S. Route 202 near the state line.[157]
The 1913 Mahwah NJ Transit Station building is visible on the right.
Public transportation
NJ Transit rail service is available from the Mahwah station[158] to Secaucus Junction, Hoboken Terminal, and Newark on the Main Line and Bergen County Line.[159][160][161] Passengers may also take advantage of express service on the same line from the Suffern station, just across the New York state line.[162]
Short Line Bus offers service to the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan and intermediate locations.[163][164]
Notable people
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Mahwah include:
Roger Nash Baldwin (1884–1981), one of the founders of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).[165]
Gilbert Wheeler Beebe (1912–2003), epidemiologist and statistician known for his studies of radiation-related mortality and morbidity among populations exposed to ionizing radiation from the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the Chernobyl reactor accident.[166]
Stephen Birch (1872–1940), a leader of Kennecott Copper whose 730-acre (3.0 km2) farm was sold to the state and became the site of Ramapo College.[167]
Curt Blefary (1943–2001), American League Rookie of the Year, 1965.[168][169]
Lawrence Boadt (1942–2010), Roman Catholic priest and publisher.[170]
Foxy Brown (born 1979), rapper.[171]
Chris Caffery (born 1967), musician and songwriter.[172]
Frank Chamberlin (1978–2013), NFL linebacker.[173][174]
Alan Geisler (1931–2009), food chemist best known for creating a popular hot dog sauce.[175]
Alice Guy-Blaché (1873–1968), filmmaker who has been considered the first woman director in the motion-picture industry.[176]
Kevin Haslam (born 1986), former NFL offensive tackle who played for the Oakland Raiders.[177]
Henry Osborne Havemeyer (1847–1907), art collector and entrepreneur who founded the American Sugar Refining Company.[178]
James Hoch, poet.[179]
Vlad Holiday (born 1989), singer, songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist who is the lead singer and founder of the New York City-based indie band Born Cages.[180]
John Hollinger (born 1971), basketball analyst and writer for ESPN.com.[181]
Joyce Kilmer (1886–1918), poet who lived with his family in Mahwah until his service and death in World War I.[182]
Bob Kratch (born 1966) former guard on the Super Bowl XXV Champion New York Giants.[183]
Ernst Lieb (born 1955), President and CEO of Mercedes-Benz USA.[184]
Carl "Spider" Lockhart (1943–1986), safety who played his entire career with the New York Giants.[185]
Leonard Marshall (born 1961), former defensive end for the New York Giants.[186]
Bill McCutcheon (1924–2002), Emmy and Tony Award-winning actor.[187]
Krysten Moore (born 1989), anti-bullying advocate who won the 2007 Miss Teen New Jersey International pageant and the 2008 National American Miss New Jersey Teen pageant.[188]
Patrick Murray (born 1991), placekicker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League.[189]
Les Paul (1915–2009), guitarist and inventor.[190]
Maria Pitillo (born 1966), actress who appeared in the 1998 film Godzilla.[191]
Randy Reutershan (born 1955), football player who played for a single NFL season with the Pittsburgh Steelers.[192]
Al Sima (1921–1993), pitcher for the Washington Senators and other teams.[193][194]
Edgar Smith (1934-2017), convicted murderer, who was once on death row for the 1957 murder of fifteen-year-old honor student and cheerleader Victoria Ann Zielinski.[195]
Evelyn Terhune (1932-1981), fencer and fencing coach who competed in the women's individual and team foil events at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[196]
Charley Williams (born 1928), former professional boxer.[197]
Maia Wojciechowska (1927–2000), children's author and winner of the Newbery Medal for her novel Shadow of a Bull.[198]
Anne Wolfe (born 1953), politician.[199]
Chris Wragge (born 1970), anchor, CBS News New York.[200]
Jane Wyatt (1910–2006), actress known for her role in Father Knows Best.[201]
Walt Zembriski (born 1935), golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Senior PGA Tour.[202]
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^ Fox, Margalit. "Lawrence Boadt, Priest, Publisher and Bible Scholar, Dies at 67", The New York Times, July 30, 2010. Accessed September 14, 2016. "The Rev. Lawrence Boadt, a Roman Catholic priest, publisher and Bible scholar who used his study of the Old Testament as a vehicle for promoting understanding between Christians and Jews, died on Saturday at his home in Mahwah, N.J. He was 67."
^ Maull, Samuel. "Foxy Brown Sentenced to a Year in Jail", The Washington Post, February 7, 2007. Accessed April 12, 2008. "The judge found Brown had left the state without permission; had moved her residence from Brooklyn to Mahwah, N.J., without permission; had failed to notify the department of an arrest in Mahwah; had failed to report to probation officers, and had dropped court-ordered anger management sessions with a psychologist."
^ Aberback, Brian. "Trans-Siberian Orchestra guitarist comes home to Mahwah", The Record (Bergen County), May 11, 2017. Accessed May 11, 2017. "Chris Caffery, who grew up in Mahwah, uses a hometown metaphor when discussing his career over the past 30 years."
^ Shalin, Mike. "Frank Chamberlin", Boston Herald, August 23, 1997. Accessed March 31, 2011. "When Frank Chamberlin left Mahwah, N.J., for Boston College, he was a linebacker expecting to play for Dan Henning. He had no way of knowing a gambling scandal would rock the school during his first year."
^ Frank Chamberlin player profile, National Football League Players Association. Accessed April 5, 2007.
^ Levin, Jay. "A final farewell to North Jerseyans we lost in '09", The Record (Bergen County), January 1, 2010. Accessed March 31, 2011. "Alan Geisler, 78, on Jan. 6. The Mahwah resident and food chemist created the familiar red onion sauce spooned over hot dogs."
^ Piccirillo, Ann. "Commemorative Ceremony Tells The True Story of Alice Guy Blache; Long overdue recognition was given Friday in Mahwah to the first female director in the motion picture industry", MahwahPatch, July 5, 2011. Accessed December 10, 2013.
^ Czerwinski, Mark J. "Rutgers lineman Kevin Haslam to Jaguars", The Record (Bergen County), April 26, 2010. Accessed June 23, 2012. "Kevin Haslam of Mahwah thinks he has a good situation waiting for him in Jacksonville."
^ Havemeyer, Henry Osborne, 1847–1907, The Frick Collection. Accessed December 19, 2011.
^ James Hoch Archived July 21, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, National Endowment for the Arts. Accessed March 10, 2011.
^ Mazzola, Jessica. "Mahwah Musicians Featured on New NOW 45 CDTwo of the members of the band 'Born Cages' are recent Mahwah High School graduates", Mahwah Patch, February 12, 2013. Accessed April 30, 2017. "Born Cages – which features township residents and recent Mahwah High School grads Vlad Holiday on guitar and lead vocals and Amanda Carl on keyboards and vocals – has a song on the new Now 45 CD."
^ John Hollinger, Twitter, June 30, 2011. Accessed January 7, 2015. "Despite the lockout I'm beaming with pride. Today my hometown of Mahwah, NJ made the biggest human smiley face ever."
^ Joyce Kilmer (1886–1918) – Author of Trees and Other Poems, accessed April 5, 2007.
^ Kane, Matt. "A Giant Patriot", Herald Journal, January 28, 2008. Accessed August 23, 2010.
^ Gruen, Mary. "Luxury car importer is driven", The Star-Ledger, December 27, 2007. Accessed May 16, 2016. "Current residence: Mahwah"
^ Staff. "Pro Football; Jury Rules in Favor of Lockhart's Widow", The New York Times, October 30, 1993. Accessed October 24, 2011. "When Lockhart, a stockbroker then living in Mahwah, N.J., returned to St. Vincent's with the same complaint in 1981, he was diagnosed as having cancer of the lymph nodes. He was 43 when he died."
^ Sturken, Barbara. "Off the Field, Giants Call New Jersey Home", The New York Times, March 31, 1991. Accessed April 11, 2012. "This year's group includes Leonard Marshall, defensive end, who lives in Mahwah and is finishing an undergraduate degree in finance that he started at Louisiana State University; Perry Williams, defensive back, who lives in Passaic and is earning a master's in public administration, and John Washington, defensive lineman, who is at work on an M.B.A. "
^ McLellan, Dennis. "Bill McCutcheon, 77; Comedic Actor", Los Angeles Times, January 12, 2002. Accessed May 16, 2016. "McCutcheon, who lived in Mahwah, N.J., died Wednesday of natural causes at a hospital in Ridgewood, N.J."
^ "Persecuted Grade-schooler Turns into National Advocate for Bullying Victims", University of Massachusetts Amherst. Accessed December 10, 2013. "University of Massachusetts Amherst junior Krysten Moore of Mahwah, New Jersey, was once an overweight middle school student who, by her own admission, got 'bullied ruthlessly' by her school mates."
^ via Associated Press. "Former Don Bosco kicker Patrick Murray wins Buccaneers job", The Record (Bergen County), August 29, 2014. "The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have named Don Bosco grad Patrick Murray their new place kicker.Murray, from Mahwah, made 25 of 30 field goal attempts as a Fordham senior in 2012, when he was an All-America punter and kicker."
^ Fredrix, Emily via Associated Press. "Guitarist Les Paul plays for hometown", USA Today, May 10, 2007. Accessed April 27, 2017. "Paul, who lives in Mahwah, N.J., has donated many artifacts and memorabilia for the planned exhibit, a $3 million project expected to open in 2010."
^ Ivry, Bob. "Upstaged By A Lizard -- Mahwah's Maria Pitillo Finds Glory In Godzilla's Giant Shadow", The Record (Bergen County), May 23, 1998. Accessed December 2, 2013. "For Maria Pitillo, competing in the 100 meters for the Mahwah High School track team was good practice for Godzilla. In the role of Audrey, the aspiring TV reporter, she runs an awful lot."
^ Staff. "Reutershan hurt in 2-car wreck", Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, March 2, 1981. Accessed December 10, 2013. "Reutershan, who went to Pitt from his home town of Mahwah, N.J., and now lives at 6350 Forward Ave. in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill section, was seriously injured in November 1978 when his car ripped through a guardrail on state Route 519 in South Fayette Township and snapped a utility pole."
^ Sheehan, Joseph M. "Three-Hitter by Reynolds Helps Bombers Defeat Senators, 5 to 1; Single and 3 Straight Walks in 5th Cost Allie Shutout--Coleman Hits Homer With One On for Yankees in Eighth Inning Rizzuto Starts Rally An Impressive Performance", The New York Times, June 29, 1950. Accessed September 25, 2017. "Despite the final count, this was no breeze for Reynolds, who drew an unexpectedly formidable adversary in Al Sima, a 27-year-old 'southpaw from Mahwah, N. J., making his major league debut just a day after having been called up from Chattanooga of the Southern Association."
^ Al Sima, Baseball Almanac. Accessed August 12, 2010.
^ Stout, David. "Edgar Smith, Killer Who Duped William F. Buckley, Dies at 83", The New York Times, September 24, 2017. Accessed September 25, 2017. "Mr. Smith, who had just turned 23 and lived in a small trailer in Mahwah with his wife and infant daughter, quickly came under suspicion."
^ Strauss, Michael. "New Jersey Sports; En Garde! Touchez!", The New York Times, April 3, 1973. Accessed July 25, 2018. "As a result of his efforts and those of other fencing enthusiasts such as Evelyn Terhune of Mahwah, Irwin Bernstein of Westfield and Denise O'Connor of Bayonne—all top regional competitors—New Jersey now has a large number of devotees."
^ Staff. "Ring Boxer Ratings for '48 Season", Democrat and Chronicle, December 27, 1948. Accessed September 25, 2017. "8. Charley (Doc) Williams Mahwah, N. J."
^ McAleavey, Teresa. "One Life – Maia Wojiechowska of Mahwah, Author", The Record (Bergen County), January 7, 1995. Accessed May 16, 2016.
^ MrLiberal. "Anne Wolfe: Taking On Mr. Extremist in NJ-5", Daily Kos, April 24, 2005. Accessed September 25, 2017. "Her name is Anne Wolfe, and her opponent is GOP Congressman Scott Garrett.... A resident of Mahwah, she has served as Bergen County President of the League of Women Voters, as well as being active in domestic violence and medical causes throughout New Jersey."
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