borough
A borough is an administrative division in various English-speaking countries. In principle, the term ''borough'' designates a self-governing walled town, although in practice, official use of the term varies widely.
History
In the Middle Ag ...
in
Bergen County
Bergen County is the most populous county in the U.S. state of New Jersey.New Jersey
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, United States. As of the
2010 United States Census
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United States Census Bureau
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New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development
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. Accessed March 3, 2013. reflecting an increase of 3 (+0.0%) from the 9,622 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn declined by 135 (−1.4%) from the 9,757 counted in the 1990 Census.
History
Originally inhabited during the
pre-Columbian era
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by the
Lenape
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Native American tribe, the region surrounding Waldwick was first explored by Europeans when a
Dutch
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* Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands
* Dutch people ()
* Dutch language ()
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trading expedition landed near there in 1610. With the creation of the Nieuw Amsterdam colony in 1624, the present site of the borough became a Dutch possession along with the rest of northeastern
New Jersey
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. During the period from 1624 to 1664 it was sparsely developed by Dutch settlers, mainly for agricultural purposes. With the annexation of Nieuw Amsterdam by the
English
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in 1664 came a nearly instant increase in immigration to the region and the development of several settlements in and around the present borders of the borough.
In the mid-19th century, Waldwick and the surrounding area constituted a small settlement within Franklin Township, an area that encompassed much of northwestern Bergen County. The area's population grew significantly after the
Erie Railroad
The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in the northeastern United States, originally connecting New York City — more specifically Jersey City, New Jersey, where Erie's Pavonia Terminal, long demolished, used to stand — with Lake Erie ...
Boroughitis
Boroughitis (also borough fever or borough mania) was the creation in the 1890s, usually by referendum, of large numbers of small boroughs in the U.S. state of New Jersey, particularly in Bergen County. Attempts by the New Jersey Legislature t ...
" phenomenon that swept through Bergen County, in which 26 boroughs were formed in the county in 1894 alone, hit Orvil Township particularly hard, resulting in the formation of five new boroughs created from the nascent township, including Montvale and Woodcliff (now Woodcliff Lake) on August 31, 1894, Allendale on November 10, 1894, Saddle River on November 20, 1894, and Upper Saddle River formed on November 22, 1894. On April 7, 1919, a council of citizens voted to incorporate as the borough of "Waldwick", from the remaining portions of Orvil Township. With the creation of the borough of Waldwick, Orvil Township was dissolved.
Various derivations of the borough's name have been offered, including one that "Waldwick" is Old English, from "wald" (forest) and "wick" (settlement or place). According to ''The History of Bergen County'' written in 1900 by James M. Van Valen, the name Waldwick comes from a Saxon language word meaning "beautiful grove" though other sources show a related meaning of "village in a grove".
Historic places
Waldwick is home to the following historic places listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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:
*
Erie Railroad Signal Tower, Waldwick Yard
Erie Railroad Signal Tower, Waldwick Yard is located in Waldwick, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. The tower was built in 1886 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 23, 1987.
Background
Constructed in 18 ...
– Northeast end of Bonhert Place, west side of railroad tracks (listed 1983). Built in 1848 for the
Erie Railroad
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.
* Albert Smith House – 289 Wyckoff Avenue, built in 1750
* Waldwick Railroad Station – Hewson Avenue and Prospect Streets (listed 1978). The station opened in 1886 as a station along the Erie Railroad.
* White Tenant House – 16 White's Lane (listed 1983, now demolished)
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the borough had a total area of 2.07 square miles (5.35 km2), including 2.05 square miles (5.30 km2) of land and 0.02 square miles (0.05 km2) of water (0.97%).
The borough is surrounded by the Bergen County municipalities of Allendale,
Ho-Ho-Kus
Ho-Ho-Kus () is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 4,258, an increase of 180 (+4.4%) from the 2010 census count of 4,078, which in turn reflected an increase ...
Ho-Ho-Kus Brook
Ho-Ho-Kus Brook is a tributary of the Saddle River (which is itself a tributary of the Passaic River) in Bergen County, New Jersey, in the United States.Gertler, Edward. ''Garden State Canoeing'', Seneca Press, 2002.
The brook originates in Mah ...
flows through the center of the borough in a roughly southward direction.
Demographics
Census 2010
The Census Bureau's 2006–2010
American Community Survey
The American Community Survey (ACS) is a demographics survey program conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. It regularly gathers information previously contained only in the long form of the decennial census, such as ancestry, citizenship, educati ...
showed that (in 2010
inflation-adjusted
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dollars)
median household income
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was $95,774 (with a margin of error of +/− $7,836) and the median family income was $104,335 (+/− $12,466). Males had a median income of $66,838 (+/− $8,541) versus $57,137 (+/− $6,800) for females. The
per capita income
Per capita income (PCI) or total income measures the average income earned per person in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year. It is calculated by dividing the area's total income by its total population.
Per capita i ...
for the borough was $41,689 (+/− $3,047). About 2.8% of families and 3.5% of the population were below the
poverty line
The poverty threshold, poverty limit, poverty line or breadline is the minimum level of income deemed adequate in a particular country. The poverty line is usually calculated by estimating the total cost of one year's worth of necessities for t ...
, including 5.2% of those under age 18 and 5.1% of those age 65 or over.
Same-sex couples
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headed 16 households in 2010, an increase from the 10 counted in 2000.
Census 2000
As of the
2000 United States Census
The United States census of 2000, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2 percent over the 248,709,873 people enumerated during the 1990 ce ...
there were 9,622 people, 3,428 households, and 2,677 families residing in the borough. The
population density
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was 4,616.2 people per square mile (1,786.1/km2). There were 3,495 housing units at an average density of 1,676.8 per square mile (648.8/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 92.68%
White
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, 0.59%
African American
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Asian
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, 1.31% from
other races
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, and 0.85% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino
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United States Census Bureau
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United States Census Bureau
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. Accessed March 3, 2013.
There were 3,428 households, out of which 36.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.5% were
married couples
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living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.9% were non-families. 18.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.22.
In the borough the population was spread out, with 25.5% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 31.5% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.0 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $75,532, and the median income for a family was $82,208. Males had a median income of $60,671 versus $37,145 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the borough was $30,733. About 1.3% of families and 2.1% of the population were below the
poverty line
The poverty threshold, poverty limit, poverty line or breadline is the minimum level of income deemed adequate in a particular country. The poverty line is usually calculated by estimating the total cost of one year's worth of necessities for t ...
, including 1.7% of those under age 18 and 3.0% of those age 65 or over.
Government
Local government
Waldwick is governed under the
Borough
A borough is an administrative division in various English-speaking countries. In principle, the term ''borough'' designates a self-governing walled town, although in practice, official use of the term varies widely.
History
In the Middle Ag ...
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
at-large
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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'',
Rutgers University
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Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
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, March 2013, p. 165. The Borough form of government used by Waldwick is a "
weak mayor
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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
veto
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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
Mayor
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of Waldwick is
Republican
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Thomas A. Giordano, whose term of office ends December 31, 2023. Members of the Borough Council (with party affiliation and term-end year listed in parentheses) are Council President Theresa Sherman (R, 2023), Gregor J. Bjork (R, 2022), Kathleen E. Cericola (R, 2024), Michael F. Ritchie Jr. (R, 2024), Paul Schatz (R, 2023) and Don Sciolaro (R, 2022).Meet Our Mayor and Council Borough of Waldwick. Accessed July 21, 2022. "Voters elect a Mayor and six (6) Council Members, elected at-large. Mayor has a four (4) year term. Council Members have staggered three (3) year terms and are Partisan. The Mayor and Council reorganize each year within the first seven days in January."''2022 County and Municipal Directory''
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League of Women Voters
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League of Women Voters
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. Accessed May 22, 2015.
Politics
As of March 23, 2011, there were a total of 6,277 registered voters in Waldwick, of which 1,429 (22.8% vs. 31.7% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 1,617 (25.8% vs. 21.1%) were registered as Republicans and 3,227 (51.4% vs. 47.1%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 4 voters registered as
Libertarians
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Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed December 21, 2013. Among the borough's 2010 Census population, 65.2% (vs. 57.1% in Bergen County) were registered to vote, including 87.2% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 73.7% countywide).
In the 2016 presidential election, Republican
Donald Trump
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Trump graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pe ...
received 2,746 votes (51.9% vs. 41.1% countywide), ahead of Democrat
Hillary Clinton
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with 2,311 votes (43.6% vs. 54.2%) and other candidates with 239 votes (4.5% vs. 4.6%), among the 5,357 ballots cast by the borough's 6,880 registered voters, for a turnout of 77.9% (vs. 72.5% in Bergen County). In the 2012 presidential election, Republican
Mitt Romney
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received 2,606 votes (53.6% vs. 43.5% countywide), ahead of Democrat
Barack Obama
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with 2,169 votes (44.6% vs. 54.8%) and other candidates with 50 votes (1.0% vs. 0.9%), among the 4,861 ballots cast by the borough's 6,543 registered voters, for a turnout of 74.3% (vs. 70.4% in Bergen County). In the 2008 presidential election, Republican
John McCain
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received 2,800 votes (53.4% vs. 44.5% countywide), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 2,353 votes (44.9% vs. 53.9%) and other candidates with 51 votes (1.0% vs. 0.8%), among the 5,239 ballots cast by the borough's 6,529 registered voters, for a turnout of 80.2% (vs. 76.8% in Bergen County).2008 General Election Results for Waldwick '' The Record''. Accessed August 19, 2011. In the 2004 presidential election, Republican
George W. Bush
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received 2,891 votes (56.9% vs. 47.2% countywide), ahead of Democrat
John Kerry
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with 2,141 votes (42.1% vs. 51.7%) and other candidates with 33 votes (0.6% vs. 0.7%), among the 5,084 ballots cast by the borough's 6,281 registered voters, for a turnout of 80.9% (vs. 76.9% in the whole county).
In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican
Chris Christie
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Christie, who was born in Ne ...
received 65.7% of the vote (2,018 cast), ahead of Democrat
Barbara Buono
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with 32.9% (1,010 votes), and other candidates with 1.4% (42 votes), among the 3,110 ballots cast by the borough's 6,356 registered voters (40 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 48.9%. In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 1,883 votes (53.6% vs. 45.8% countywide), ahead of Democrat
Jon Corzine
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with 1,376 votes (39.1% vs. 48.0%), Independent
Chris Daggett
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with 208 votes (5.9% vs. 4.7%) and other candidates with 21 votes (0.6% vs. 0.5%), among the 3,515 ballots cast by the borough's 6,404 registered voters, yielding a 54.9% turnout (vs. 50.0% in the county).
Education
Students in
pre-kindergarten
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through
twelfth grade
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are educated in the
Waldwick Public School District
The Waldwick Public School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Waldwick, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States.
As of the 2020–21 school yea ...
. As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of four schools, had an enrollment of 1,630 students and 141.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a
student–teacher ratio
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National Center for Education Statistics
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. Accessed February 15, 2022. Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the
National Center for Education Statistics
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) are
Crescent School with 344 students in grades K–5,
Julia A. Traphagen School with 425 students in grades Pre-K–5,
Waldwick Middle School with 367 students in grades 6–8 and
Waldwick High School
Waldwick High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grade from Waldwick, in Bergen County, United States, operating as part of the Waldwick Public School District. The school ha ...
with 460 students in grades 9–12.
During the 2009–10 school year, Julia A. Traphagen School was awarded the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the
United States Department of Education
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, the highest award an American school can receive. It was the only school in Bergen County that year out of ten schools honored statewide and the first Bergen County elementary school to receive the honor in six years.
Public school students from the borough, and all of Bergen County, are eligible to attend the secondary education programs offered by the
Bergen County Technical Schools
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Paramus
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. 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.
In addition, Waldwick is home of the Waldwick
Seventh-day Adventist
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School; The Village School, a Montessori school for children though 8th grade; and The Forum School, which is an
alternative school
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established in 1954 for students who are
developmentally disabled
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. Pre-school programs are also offered at Rainbow Corners day school, at the Methodist Church, Building Blocks Child Center at Christ Community Church (across from the high school), Building Blocks and at Saddle Acres School.
Transportation
Roads and highways
, the borough had a total of of roadways, of which were maintained by the municipality, by Bergen County and by the
New Jersey Department of Transportation
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County Route 507
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.
Public transportation
Waldwick is served by
NJ Transit
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at the Waldwick train station, located at the intersection of West Prospect Street, Lafayette Place and Hewson Avenue. The station is served by both the
Bergen County Line
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and
Main Line
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, which run north–south to
Hoboken Terminal
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with connections via the
Secaucus Junction
Secaucus Junction (known as Secaucus Transfer during planning stages and signed simply as Secaucus) is a NJ Transit Rail Operations commuter rail hub in Secaucus, New Jersey.
The $450 million, station opened on December 15, 2003, and was ded ...
transfer station to
New York Penn Station
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and to other NJ Transit rail service. Connections are available at the
Hoboken Terminal
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to other NJ Transit rail lines, the
PATH
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Path or PATH may also refer to:
Physical paths of different types
* Bicycle path
* Bridle path, used by people on horseback
* Course (navigation), the intended path of a vehicle
* Desire p ...
New York Waterways
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Port Authority Bus Terminal
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in
Midtown Manhattan
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In 2017, Waldwick was ranked the "Safest Small Town in America". This title was awarded based on 2015 FBI crime statistic data on the number of violent crimes per 1,000 residents. The rankings were done by LendEDU, a company known for its studies. By their definition, a small town has a population of over 5,000 yet under 10,000. At the time of the ranking, Waldwick had 9,997 residents.
Notable people
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Waldwick include:
* Jim Alexander (born 1935),
documentary photographer
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,
photojournalist
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and
activist
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*
Enzo Amore
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(born 1986), professional wrestler formerly under contract with
WWE
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*
Martha Byrne
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(born 1969), actress who performed on Broadway as a child in ''
Annie
Annie may refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Annie (given name), a given name and a list of people and fictional characters with the name
* Annie (actress) (born 1975), Indian actress
* Annie (singer) (born 1977), Norwegian singer
The ...
'' and as an adult in the role of
Lily Walsh
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in ''
As the World Turns
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''
*
Jay Dittamo
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(born 1959), drummer, percussionist and music producer
*
Warren Farrell
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Farrell initially came to prominence in the 197 ...
(born 1943), educator, gender equality activist and author
* Dave Fiore (born 1974), former pro football player
*
Joe Harasymiak
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(born 1986), head coach for the
Maine Black Bears football
: ''For information on all University of Maine sports, see Maine Black Bears.''
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team
*
Frank Herbert
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(1931–2018), former member of the
New Jersey Senate
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and the Bergen County
Board of Chosen Freeholders
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whose first elective race was a loss running for the Waldwick Borough Council
*
Jack Hewson
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(1924–2012), professional basketball player who played for the
Boston Celtics
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Charles Kinsey
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Early life and career
Kinsey was born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1773. He attended the common schools, and in early life engaged in the manufacture ...
(1773–1849), Congressman
*
Jerry Palmieri
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(born 1958), football strength and conditioning coach, most recently on Tom Coughlin's staff for the
New York Giants
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*
Brunilda Ruiz
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Ruiz was born in Rincón, Puerto Rico, and rais ...
(1936–2019), ballet dancer with the
Joffrey Ballet
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The New York Times
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'', August 30, 2019. Accessed December 27, 2019. "Brunilda Ruiz, an American ballerina of depth and passion who from the 1950s to the ’70s excelled in a broad range of 20th-century choreography as a founding member of both the Robert Joffrey Ballet and the Harkness Ballet, died on Aug. 13 at her home in Waldwick, N.J. She was 83."
* Allison Smith (born 1969), actressHanley, Robert "New Jersey Journal" ''
The New York Times
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'', September 12, 1982. Accessed March 17, 2012. "Just ask Allison Smith and Alyson Kirk, 12-year-old neighbors, playmates and - until both made it to stardom in ''
Annie
Annie may refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Annie (given name), a given name and a list of people and fictional characters with the name
* Annie (actress) (born 1975), Indian actress
* Annie (singer) (born 1977), Norwegian singer
The ...
National Center for Education Statistics
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