Oradell is a

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, United States. As of the

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, the borough's population was 8,244,, an increase of 266 from the 2010 census count of 7,978.DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Oradell borough, Bergen County, New Jersey
,

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. Accessed March 11, 2013.Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for Oradell borough
,

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. Accessed March 11, 2013. in turn a decline of 69 (-0.9%) from the 8,047 counted in the 2000 Census. The borough includes a dam on the

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that forms the

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. Oradell is a suburb of

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, located approximately northwest of

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. Oradell was originally formed on March 8, 1894, as the borough of Delford, from portions of Harrington Township, Midland Township (now Rochelle Park) and Palisades Township.Snyder, John P
''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968''
Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 76 re Delford, p. 82 re Oradell. The borough was formed during the "

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" phenomenon then sweeping through Bergen County, in which 26 boroughs were formed in the county in 1894 alone. The name "Delford" was a

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'' ranked Oradell as the 68th best place to live in New Jersey in its 2010 rankings of the "Top Towns" in the state. This ranking also makes the borough the seventh best place to live in Bergen County. ''New Jersey Family'', a resource for New Jersey parents, ranked Oradell the winner of "New Jersey's Best Towns for Families 2016".

Geography

According to the

, the borough had a total area of 2.57 square miles (6.65 km²), including 2.41 square miles (6.25 km²) of land and 0.16 square miles (0.40 km²) of water (6.07%).

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, localities and place names located partially or completely within the borough include Delford. The borough borders the Bergen County municipalities of Dumont, Emerson,

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, New Milford,

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and River Edge.

was formed by the Oradell Reservoir Dam placed on the

, which was started in 1921 and finished in 1923. The reservoir is fed by the

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and

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in addition to the Hackensack River. The Dam has greatly reduced the amount of flooding in the eastern part of Oradell caused by the Hackensack River, though it also resulted in the loss of flora and fauna that depended on the fresh water that flowed down the river. Fed by rain from

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in August 2011, the water level in the reservoir rose two feet above the top of the dam, allowing billions of gallons of water to flow over the dam and exacerbating flooding conditions in Oradell and New Milford.

Climate

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the

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system, Oradell has a

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, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.

Demographics

2010 Census

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010

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showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars)

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was $123,750 (with a margin of error of +/− $23,641) and the median family income was $147,139 (+/− $14,419). Males had a median income of $91,332 (+/− $10,621) versus $68,208 (+/− $17,195) for females. The

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for the borough was $51,654. About 1.4% of families and 1.9% of the population were below the

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, including none of those under age 18 and 4.2% of those age 65 or over.

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headed 14 households in 2010, an increase from the 13 counted in 2000.

2000 Census

As of the

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, there were 8,047 people, 2,789 households and 2,300 families residing in the borough. The

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was 3,319.0 per square mile (1,283.9/km²). There were 2,833 housing units at an average density of 1,168.5 per square mile (452.0/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 90.07%

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, 0.48%

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, 0.04% Native American, 8.09%

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, 0.01%

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, 0.32% from

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, and 0.98% from two or more races.

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of any race were 3.09% of the population.Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Oradell borough, New Jersey
,

. Accessed March 11, 2013.DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Oradell borough, Bergen County, New Jersey
,

. Accessed March 11, 2013. 3.1% of Oradell's residents identified themselves as being of

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ancestry. This was the 11th highest percentage of Armenian American people in any place in the United States with 1,000 or more residents identifying their ancestry. There were 2,789 households, of which 38.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.9% were

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living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.5% were non-families. 15.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.83 and the average family size was 3.17. Age distribution was 25.2% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 26.9% from 45 to 64, and 16.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.1 males. The 2000 Census showed that

was $91,014 and the median family income was $102,842. Males had a median income of $76,683 versus $42,318 for females. The

for the borough was $39,520. About 1.7% of families and 2.4% of the population were below the

, including 2.8% of those under age 18 and 2.1% of those age 65 or over.

Economy

Oradell is the headquarters for Huntington Learning Center, a learning center chain founded in 1977 that provides tutoring services for students in primary and secondary schools and is specialized in standardized test preparation.

Government

Local government

Oradell is governed under the

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form of New Jersey municipal government, which is used in 218 municipalities (of the 564) statewide, making it the most common form of government in New Jersey. The governing body is comprised of a Mayor and a Borough Council, with all positions elected

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on a partisan basis as part of the November general election. A Mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office. The Borough Council is comprised of six members elected to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year in a three-year cycle.''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'',

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, March 2013, p. 165. The Borough form of government used by Oradell is a "

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/ strong council" government in which council members act as the legislative body with the mayor presiding at meetings and voting only in the event of a tie. The mayor can

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ordinances subject to an

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by a two-thirds majority vote of the council. The mayor makes committee and liaison assignments for council members, and most appointments are made by the mayor with the advice and consent of the council. , the

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of Oradell is

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Diane Carmelo Didio, whose term of office ends on December 31, 2023. Members of the Borough Council are Council President Tracy Schoenberg (D, 2024), Steven G. Carnevale ( R, 2022), Robert Jannicelli (D, 2023), Jonathan Kern (R, 2023), Roger Tashjian (D, 2024) and Miriam Yu (D, 2022).Mayor and Council
Borough of Oradell. Accessed May 7, 2022. "The Mayor and members of the Council are elected by voters. The Mayor is elected to a four-year term.... The Mayor votes only when there is a tie vote. The Borough Council comprises six members, who are elected to serve staggered three-year terms of office."''2021 County and Municipal Directory''

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, December 23, 2011. Accessed February 1, 2020. and is part of New Jersey's 38th state legislative district.Municipalities Sorted by 2011-2020 Legislative District

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. Accessed February 1, 2020.''2019 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government''
New Jersey

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. Accessed October 30, 2019. Prior to the 2011 reapportionment following the 2010 Census, Oradell had been in the 39th state legislative district.''2011 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government''
, p. 62, New Jersey

. Accessed May 22, 2015.

Politics

As of November, 2017, there were a total of 5,750 registered voters in Oradell, of which 1,535 were registered as Democrats, 1,750 were registered as Republicans and 2,451 were registered as unaffiliated. There were 14 voters registered as

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or Greens.Voter Registration Summary - Bergen

Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed December 12, 2013. Among the borough's 2010 Census population, 70.0% (vs. 57.1% in Bergen County) were registered to vote, including 94.8% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 73.7% countywide). In the 2016 presidential election, Democrat

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received 2,345 votes (49.6% vs. 54.2% countywide), ahead of Republican

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with 2,209 votes (46.7% vs. 41.1%) and other candidates with 173 votes (3.7% vs. 4.6%), among the 4,796 ballots cast by the borough's 6,130 registered voters, for a turnout of 78.2% (vs. 72.5% in Bergen County). In the 2012 presidential election, Republican

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received 2,354 votes (53.7% vs. 43.5% countywide), ahead of Democrat

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with 1,973 votes (45.0% vs. 54.8%) and other candidates with 40 votes (0.9% vs. 0.9%), among the 4,386 ballots cast by the borough's 5,856 registered voters, for a turnout of 74.9% (vs. 70.4% in Bergen County). In the 2008 presidential election, Republican

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received 2,491 votes (51.9% vs. 44.5% countywide), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 2,245 votes (46.8% vs. 53.9%) and other candidates with 29 votes (0.6% vs. 0.8%), among the 4,798 ballots cast by the borough's 5,826 registered voters, for a turnout of 82.4% (vs. 76.8% in Bergen County).2008 General Election Results for Oradell
'' The Record''. Accessed September 6, 2011. In the 2004 presidential election, Republican

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received 2,592 votes (55.5% vs. 47.2% countywide), ahead of Democrat

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with 2,034 votes (43.5% vs. 51.7%) and other candidates with 32 votes (0.7% vs. 0.7%), among the 4,672 ballots cast by the borough's 5,696 registered voters, for a turnout of 82.0% (vs. 76.9% in the whole county). In the 2017 gubernatorial election, Democrat Phil Murphy received 1,396 votes ahead of Kim Guadagno with 1,358 votes. In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican

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received 66.4% of the vote (1,797 cast), ahead of Democrat

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with 32.4% (878 votes), and other candidates with 1.2% (32 votes), among the 2,753 ballots cast by the borough's 5,717 registered voters (46 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 48.2%. In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 1,775 votes (53.8% vs. 45.8% countywide), ahead of Democrat

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with 1,320 votes (40.0% vs. 48.0%), Independent

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with 158 votes (4.8% vs. 4.7%) and other candidates with 14 votes (0.4% vs. 0.5%), among the 3,302 ballots cast by the borough's 5,745 registered voters, yielding a 57.5% turnout (vs. 50.0% in the county).

Education

The Oradell Public School District serves students in

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through

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at Oradell Public School. As of the 2019–2020 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 768 students and 64.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a

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of 12.0:1.District information for Oradell Public School District

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. Accessed April 1, 2021. Oradell and neighboring River Edge share a combined school district for

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through

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s, River Dell Regional School District which was established in 1958. Schools in the district (with 2019–2020 enrollment data from the

) are River Dell Regional Middle School in River Edge with 541 students in grades 7–8 and

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in Oradell with 1,062 students in grades 9–12. Public school students from the borough, and all of Bergen County, are eligible to attend the secondary education programs offered by the

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, which include the Bergen County Academies in Hackensack, and the Bergen Tech campus in Teterboro or

. 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. Oradell is home to

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, a private

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that was founded in 1955 and is run by the Christian Brothers of Ireland, under the auspices of the

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. Bergen Catholic serves students in ninth through twelfth grade, and had an enrollment of 667 students in the 2017–2018 school year. It offers 17 sports at the varsity level, and attracts students from all over the Northern Jersey region. Oradell is also home to St. Joseph Elementary School, a Catholic school that serves children from Pre-K through grade 8, as part of the Newark Archdiocese.

Emergency services

Oradell has a volunteer fire department that was first established in 1894, located on Kinderkamack Road. It is home to Tower 21, Squad 22, Engine 23, Engine 24, and Scuba 26. Oradell has a police department, also located on Kinderkamack Road near the fire station.

Organizations

Oradell has two

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troops—Troop 36 and Troop 142—as well as two

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packs; Pack 136 and Pack 142. Troop 36 was established on February 11, 1911. Originally known as Troop 1, it was one of the first Boy Scout troops chartered in the United States and the second troop chartered in New Jersey. Sponsored by American Legion Post 41 since 1919, Troop 36 is currently the oldest Boy Scout troop in the state of New Jersey and has the distinction of being the second-oldest continually operating troop in the United States. It is one of the largest and most decorated troops in New Jersey. Troop 36 has more than 170

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. Troop 142 was re-established in 1999, and has over 40 members and more than 30 Eagle Scouts.

Transportation

Roads and highways

, the borough had a total of of roadways, of which were maintained by the municipality and by Bergen County. County Route 503 is the only significant road serving Oradell. It follows Kinderkamack Road south to north through the middle of the borough.

Public transportation

Oradell is served by

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at the Oradell train station, located at Oradell and Maple Avenues. on the

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. NJ Transit bus service is available to and from the

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on the 165 route, while local service is offered on the 762 and

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bus linse.

Rockland Coaches Rockland Coaches Inc., also known as The Red and Tan Lines, is a commuter coach company owned by Coach USA based in Westwood, New Jersey, United States, that operates commuter bus service between New York City and points in Bergen County, New Je ...

offers service on the 11T/11AT route from

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to the Port Authority Bus Terminal. Saddle River Tours / Ameribus provides service to the

George Washington Bridge Bus Station The George Washington Bridge Bus Station is a commuter bus terminal located at the east end of the George Washington Bridge in the Washington Heights area of Manhattan in New York City. The bus station is owned and operated by the Port Authori ...

on route 11C.

Places of interest

* The

Atwood-Blauvelt mansion The Atwood-Blauvelt mansion Kevin WrightKimball C. Atwood’s Shingle-Style Chateau 2012. is a historic residential building built in 1897 and home to the Hiram Blauvelt Art Museum. It is located on Kinderkamack Road in Oradell, Bergen County, ...

on Kinderkamack Road, built 1897, a prominent example of shingle style architecture. The property, covering , was purchased at foreclosure for $100 in March 2013, including assumption of mortgages totaling $3.9 million acquired over several years. The purchaser, a subsidiary of CareOne, had submitted plans to develop an assisted living facility on the site under which the mansion would be preserved. * The New Milford Plant of the Hackensack Water Company was a water filtration and pumping plant located on

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, an artificially created island in the

, that operated until 1990 when it was donated to Bergen County. * A small park in the center of town at Kinderkamack Road and Oradell Avenue was created in 1962 to honor astronaut

Wally Schirra Walter Marty Schirra Jr. (, March 12, 1923 – May 3, 2007) was an American naval aviator, test pilot, and NASA astronaut. In 1959, he became one of the original seven astronauts chosen for Project Mercury, which was the United States' f ...

, marked by a plaque that reads "Home of Commander Walter M. Schirra Jr., USN, the first Jerseyman to orbit the Earth, Oct 3, 1962". * Riverdell Hospital was located on Kinderkamack Road. Opened in 1959, it closed in 1981 after it became known as the site of the alleged killings in the "Dr. X" murder trial of

Mario Jascalevich The "Dr. X" killings were a series of suspicious deaths by curare poisoning, in 1966 at a Bergen County, New Jersey hospital. A newspaper investigation during the mid-1960s led to the indictment of an Argentina-born physician, Mario Enrique Jascalev ...

and was torn down in 1984. * Memorial Field is a large park and field located across from Oradell Public School. Many recreational sport games are hosted on these fields, and the elementary school utilizes the park. * The Doug Parcells Athletic Complex is a large field complex on Ridgewood Avenue next to the Oradell Swim Club. It houses two turf fields, both of which host recreational sporting events. It also features a fieldhouse and a small playground. The facility was named in 2005 for Doug Parcells, a former borough recreation director who was the brother of former NFL coach

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. * Little Firehouse Theater is a stage theater with 210 seats that was originally a firehouse. The Bergen County Players, established in 1949, perform plays and musicals at the theater.

Media appearances

Rockapella Rockapella is an American a cappella musical group formed in 1986 in New York City. The group's name is an amalgam of "rock" and "a cappella". Rockapella sings original vocal music and a cappella covers of pop and rock songs; and over time, their ...

, the

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group best known for performing on the children's game show '' Where in The World Is Carmen Sandiego?'', had their first gig at a private party in Oradell on April 5, 1986. In the 2004 movie ''

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'', a map read by Detective Washburn (

Jimmy Fallon James Thomas Fallon (born September 19, 1974) is an American comedian, television host, actor, and writer. He is known for his work in television as a cast member on ''Saturday Night Live'' and as the host of the late-night talk show ''The Ton ...

) shows a fictional uncompleted highway off the

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in Oradell. The approximate location of the uncompleted highway is the location of the Bergen Regional Medical Center.

Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Oradell include: * Hugh David Black (1903–1942), officer in the

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killed in action during

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, who is the namesake of the USS ''Black'' and for whom Commander Black Drive is named * Charles Livingston Bull (1874–1932), wildlife illustrator *

Ginny Capicchioni Ginny Capicchioni is a lacrosse goaltender. She played women's lacrosse at Sacred Heart University. After college she played men's box lacrosse in the National Lacrosse League, senior Canadian Lacrosse Association, and for Team USA at the 2011 Wor ...

lacrosse Lacrosse is a team sport played with a lacrosse stick and a lacrosse ball. It is the oldest organized sport in North America, with its origins with the indigenous people of North America as early as the 12th century. The game was extensively ...

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who was the first woman to compete in the

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* Graham Clarke (born 1970), musician, songwriter, arranger, and entertainer *

Joe DiPietro Joe DiPietro (born 1961) is an American playwright, lyricist and author. He is best known for the Tony Award-winning musical ''Memphis'', for which he won the Tony Awards for Best Book of a Musical and Best Original Score as well as for writi ...

(born 1960), playwright and author * Percy Keese Fitzhugh (1876–1950), author of many popular children's books, resided in Oradell from 1927 until his death in 1950 * Lynn Forester de Rothschild (born 1954), Chief Executive Officer of E.L. Rothschild, a

holding company A holding company is a company whose primary business is holding a controlling interest in the securities of other companies. A holding company usually does not produce goods or services itself. Its purpose is to own shares of other companies ...

she owns with her husband Sir Evelyn Robert de Rothschild * Hugh J. Grant (1858–1910), politician who served two terms as the 88th mayor of

, from 1889 to 1892, who remains the youngest mayor in the city's history *

Ellsworth Kelly Ellsworth Kelly (May 31, 1923 – December 27, 2015) was an American painter, sculptor, and printmaker associated with hard-edge painting, Color Field painting and minimalism. His works demonstrate unassuming techniques emphasizing line, c ...

(1923–2015), painter, sculptor, and printmaker associated with

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, Color Field painting and the

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school *

Vince Lombardi Vincent Thomas Lombardi (June 11, 1913 – September 3, 1970) was an American football coach and executive in the National Football League (NFL). Lombardi is considered by many to be the greatest coach in football history, and he is recognized a ...

(1913–1970),

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Head Coach of the

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. Lombardi was an assistant coach for the

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while living on Oradell Avenue during the 1950s * Bill Madden (born 1946), sportswriter for the ''

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'' * Jim McGovern (born 1965), professional golfer * Rob McGovern (born 1966), former

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who played for the

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and

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* Dan Oates (born 1955), police chief of

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George Papp George Edward Papp (January 20, 1916 – August 8, 1989) was an American comics artist best known as one of the principal artists on the long-running Superboy feature for DC Comics. Papp also co-created the Green Arrow character with Mort Weising ...

(1916–1989),

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artist who co-created the

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character with

Mort Weisinger Mortimer Weisinger (; April 25, 1915 – May 7, 1978) was an American magazine and comic book editor best known for editing DC Comics' ''Superman'' during the mid-1950s to 1960s, in the Silver Age of comic books. He also co-created such features a ...

and was best known as one of the principal artists on the long-running

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feature for

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Oradell's History
Borough of Oradell. Accessed January 5, 2018. "The list of other famous Oradell residents has included Ellsworth Kelly, the world-famous minimalist artist; Tony award-winning Playwright and Author Joe DiPietro; Pro Football Hall of Famer Bill Parcells; Wally Schirra, the only astronaut to fly in three U.S. space missions (Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo); DC Comics artist George Papp; and Hugh J. Grant, mayor of New York City from 1889 to 1892." *

(born 1941),

Head Coach of the

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and the

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* Harry Randall Jr. (1927–2013), politician who served in the

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from 1962 to 1966 and from 1968 to 1970, after which he served as a member of the Bergen County

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Nelson Riddle Nelson Smock Riddle Jr. (June 1, 1921 – October 6, 1985) was an American arranger, composer, bandleader and orchestrator whose career stretched from the late 1940s to the mid-1980s. He worked with many world-famous vocalists at Capitol Records ...

(1921–1985), arranger and conductor *

Darren Rizzi Darren Rizzi (born July 21, 1970) is an American football coach who is the assistant head coach and special teams coordinator for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). Prior to this, he was the Miami Dolphins special team ...

(born 1970), football coach * Marie Rossi (1959–1991), Major,

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, served as a pilot for the

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, served in

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. She was killed when the

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that she was piloting crashed on March 1, 1991 *

Rich Scanlon Richard James Scanlon (born December 23, 1980 in Oradell, New Jersey) is an American football linebacker. He was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent in 2004. He played college football at Syracuse. Scanlon has also play ...

(born 1980), linebacker who has played for the

(1923–2007), astronaut who was the only man to fly in America's first three space programs:

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and

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Matt Silverstein Matthew Richard "Matt" Silverstein (born April 1, 1979) is an American television writer and co-creator with Dave Jeser of '' Drawn Together''. He has also written for other television shows including ''3rd Rock from the Sun'', '' The Man Show ...

(born 1979), co-creator of ''

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'' * Guy Talarico (born 1955), member of the

* Yoojin Grace Wuertz (born 1980), novelist who wrote the 2017 book ''Everything Belongs To Us''Passow, Sam
"Passing Down Stories: Oradell resident Yoojin Grace Wuertz"
'' The Record'', April 4, 2017. Accessed June 5, 2017. "Wuertz, who lives in Oradell after growing up in Paramus and Ridgefield Park, released ''Everything Belongs to Us'' in February."

References

Sources

* ''Municipal Incorporations of the State of New Jersey (according to Counties)'' prepared by the Division of Local Government, Department of the Treasury (New Jersey); December 1, 1958. * Clayton, W. Woodford; and Nelson, William
''History of Bergen and Passaic Counties, New Jersey, with Biographical Sketches of Many of its Pioneers and Prominent Men.''
Philadelphia: Everts and Peck, 1882. * Harvey, Cornelius Burnham (ed.)
''Genealogical History of Hudson and Bergen Counties, New Jersey.''
New York: New Jersey Genealogical Publishing Co., 1900. * Van Valen, James M
''History of Bergen County, New Jersey.''
New York: New Jersey Publishing and Engraving Co., 1900. * Westervelt, Frances A. (Frances Augusta), 1858–1942
''History of Bergen County, New Jersey, 1630–1923''
Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1923.

External links

Oradell official website

Oradell Public School District
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School Data for the Oradell Public School District

Oradell Fire Department

River Dell Regional School District

River Dell Regional High School

Oradell Public Library

Greater Pascack Valley Chamber of Commerce website

Bergen County Players website

Midbergen Communities website (unofficial)
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