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 5, 2013. reflecting a decline of 8 (−0.2%) from the 3,390 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 6 (+0.2%) from the 3,384 counted in the 1990 Census.
Haworth was formed by an act of the
New Jersey Legislature
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Haworth
Haworth () is a village in the City of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, in the Pennines, south-west of Keighley, west of Bradford and east of Colne in Lancashire. The surrounding areas include Oakworth and Oxenhope. Nearby villages includ ...
,
England
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.
In September 2012, ''
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'' named Haworth the third-best suburb in America.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the borough had a total area of 2.34 square miles (6.05 km2), including 1.94 square miles (5.02 km2) of land and 0.40 square miles (1.03 km2) of water (17.01%).
The borough borders the Bergen County municipalities of Closter, Demarest, Dumont, Emerson and Oradell.
Demographics
2010 Census
The Census Bureau's 2006–2010
American Community Survey
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median household income
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was $135,694 (with a margin of error of +/− $17,923) and the median family income was $150,093 (+/− $20,623). Males had a median income of $128,958 (+/− $28,633) versus $62,813 (+/− $14,136) for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the borough was $61,964 (+/− $8,214). About 3.3% of families and 2.5% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 3.1% of those under age 18 and 2.7% of those age 65 or over.
2000 Census
As of the
2000 United States Census
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there were 3,390 people, 1,134 households, and 970 families residing in the borough. The
population density
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was 1,732.3 people per square mile (667.8/km2). There were 1,146 housing units at an average density of 585.6 per square mile (225.8/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 87.94%
White
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, 1.21%
African American
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, 9.20%
Asian
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, 0.74% from
other races
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, and 0.91% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino
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** Latin A ...
United States Census Bureau
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United States Census Bureau
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. Accessed March 5, 2013.
There were 1,134 households, out of which 44.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.7% were
married couples
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living together, 6.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.4% were non-families. 12.8% 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 2.98 and the average family size was 3.25.
In the borough the population was spread out, with 28.9% under the age of 18, 4.3% from 18 to 24, 23.6% from 25 to 44, 29.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.8 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $101,836, and the median income for a family was $112,500. Males had a median income of $89,476 versus $49,643 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the borough was $45,615. About 1.8% of families and 2.0% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 2.4% of those under age 18 and 1.3% of those age 65 or over.
Parks and recreation
* White Beeches Country Club features 18 holes of golf. It has hosted U.S. Open sectional qualifiers, Met Open qualifiers, and the State Open. The course was built in 1915 and designed by
Walter Travis
Walter J. Travis (January 10, 1862 – July 31, 1927) was an American amateur golfer during the early 1900s. He was also a noted golf journalist and publisher, an innovator in all aspects of golf, a teacher, and golf course architect.
Golfing ca ...
.
*
Haworth Country Club
The 18-hole private golf course at Haworth Country Club officially opened in 1965 is located in Haworth, New Jersey
Haworth ( ) is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's popul ...
is a private club, featuring 18 holes of golf. Like White Beeches, Haworth has been host to U.S. Open sectional qualifiers. Officially opened in 1965, the original course was designed by designer Toscana Filenti. In 1997, Haworth obtained full ownership of the Country Club's land from the local water company. In 2000, designer
Robert Trent Jones Jr.
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Background
Jones was born in Montclair, New J ...
redesigned the course.
Government
Local government
Haworth 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 Haworth 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
override
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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 Haworth is
Democrat
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**Democratic Party (United States) (D)
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Jacqueline S. "Jackie" Guenego, who was appointed to serve an unexpired term of office ending December 31, 2022. Members of the Borough Council are Council President Dina Siciliano (D, 2023), Michael Bain ( R, 2022), Lisa Dhamija (D, 2023; appointed to serve an unexpired term), Glenn Z. Poosikian (D, 2024), Andrew Rosenberg (R, 2022) and Heather J. Wasser (D, 2024).Meet Your Mayor and Council Borough of Haworth. Accessed May 16, 2022.''2021 County and Municipal Directory''
New Jersey Redistricting Commission
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New Jersey Department of State
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League of Women Voters
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. Accessed October 30, 2019.
Politics
As of March 23, 2011, there were a total of 2,319 registered voters in Haworth, of which 777 (33.5% vs. 31.7% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 519 (22.4% vs. 21.1%) were registered as Republicans and 1,023 (44.1% vs. 47.1%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were no voters registered to other parties.Voter Registration Summary - Bergen
New Jersey Department of State
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Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed December 8, 2013. Among the borough's 2010 Census population, 68.6% (vs. 57.1% in Bergen County) were registered to vote, including 95.6% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 73.7% countywide).
In the 2016 presidential election, Democrat
Hillary Clinton
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received 1,158 votes (59.0% vs. 54.2% countywide), ahead of Republican
Donald Trump
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Trump graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pe ...
with 708 votes (36.1% vs 41.1% countywide) and other candidates with 67 votes (3.4% vs 3.0% countywide), among the 1,963 ballots cast by the borough's 2,565 registered voters. for a turnout of 76.5% (vs. 73% in Bergen County). In the 2012 presidential election, Democrat
Barack Obama
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received 992 votes (53.3% vs. 54.8% countywide), ahead of Republican
Mitt Romney
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with 842 votes (45.2% vs. 43.5%) and other candidates with 11 votes (0.6% vs. 0.9%), among the 1,861 ballots cast by the borough's 2,451 registered voters, for a turnout of 75.9% (vs. 70.4% in Bergen County). In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 1,142 votes (57.2% vs. 53.9% countywide), ahead of Republican
John McCain
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with 823 votes (41.2% vs. 44.5%) and other candidates with 12 votes (0.6% vs. 0.8%), among the 1,998 ballots cast by the borough's 2,445 registered voters, for a turnout of 81.7% (vs. 76.8% in Bergen County).2008 General Election Results for Haworth '' The Record''. Accessed July 28, 2011. In the 2004 presidential election, Democrat
John Kerry
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received 1,044 votes (54.9% vs. 51.7% countywide), ahead of Republican
George W. Bush
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with 840 votes (44.2% vs. 47.2%) and other candidates with 13 votes (0.7% vs. 0.7%), among the 1,901 ballots cast by the borough's 2,326 registered voters, for a turnout of 81.7% (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 61.8% of the vote (774 cast), ahead of Democrat
Barbara Buono
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with 37.4% (469 votes), and other candidates with 0.8% (10 votes), among the 1,287 ballots cast by the borough's 2,384 registered voters (34 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 54.0%. In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Democrat Jon Corzine received 711 ballots cast (50.7% vs. 48.0% countywide), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 601 votes (42.9% vs. 45.8%), Independent
Chris Daggett
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with 69 votes (4.9% vs. 4.7%) and other candidates with 5 votes (0.4% vs. 0.5%), among the 1,401 ballots cast by the borough's 2,426 registered voters, yielding a 57.7% turnout (vs. 50.0% in the county).
kindergarten
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through
eighth grade
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at Haworth Public School. As of the 2019–2020 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 395 students and 40.0 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 April 1, 2021.
Public school students in
ninth
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through
twelfth grade
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s attend
Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest
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in Demarest, which serves students from Closter, Demarest and Haworth. The high school is part of the
Northern Valley Regional High School District
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Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan
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.Our Communities
Northern Valley Regional High School District
The Northern Valley Regional High School District is a comprehensive regional public high school district composed of two public high schools serving students in ninth through twelfth grades from Closter, Demarest, Harrington Park, Haworth, ...
. Accessed December 4, 2014. "The seven towns that make up the Northern Valley Regional High School District - Closter, Demarest, Harrington Park, Haworth, Northvale, Norwood, and Old Tappan - are situated in the northeast corner of Bergen County, New Jersey." During the 1994–1996 school years, Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest was awarded the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the
United States Department of Education
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. As of the 2019–2020 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 959 students and 93.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a
student–teacher ratio
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of 10.3:1.
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.
Transportation
Roads and highways
, the borough had a total of of roadways, of which were maintained by the municipality and by Bergen County.
The main roads that pass through Haworth are Sunset Avenue and Schraalenburgh Road.
Public transportation
NJ Transit
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serve the
Port Authority Bus Terminal
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in
Midtown Manhattan
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in New York City, and the
186
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serves the
George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal
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Upper Manhattan
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.
Rockland Coaches
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provides service on the 14ET route to the Port Authority Bus Terminal and on the 14K route to the
George Washington Bridge Bus Station
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.
Notable people
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Haworth include:
* Ruth Margery Addoms (1896–1951), botanist at
Duke University
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specializing in the study of
plant anatomy
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and
plant physiology
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* Steven Blane, Universalist rabbi and cantor who is the founder and dean of the Jewish Spiritual Leaders Institute, an online, one-year rabbinical school, and founder and spiritual leader of Sim Shalom Synagogue, an interactive Universalist cyber-synagogue
*
Philip Bosco
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(1930–2018), actor
*
Charles Abel Corwin
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(1857–1938), staff artist at the
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from 1903 to 1938
*
John Dalley
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(born 1935), second violinist of the
Guarneri Quartet
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painter
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, whose work was part of the painting event in the art competition at the
1936 Summer Olympics
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*
Denman Fink
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Works
He worked with Phineas P. Paist and Walter De Garmo on the Douglas Entrance (1924) in Coral Gables, Florida, a property listed on the National Register of His ...
(1880–1956), artist and illustrator
* Lisa Friel, lawyer and
prosecutor
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who served as chief of the sex crimes unit in the
Manhattan District Attorney
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's office
* Raymond Garramone (1926–1998), politician who served in the
New Jersey State Senate
The New Jersey Senate was established as the upper house of the New Jersey Legislature by the Constitution of 1844, replacing the Legislative Council. There are 40 legislative districts, representing districts with an average population of 232, ...
Donald Genaro
Donald M. Genaro (born 1932) is a retired American industrial designer. He was president of Henry Dreyfuss Associates up to 1994. He has been recognized by ''The New York Times'' for his contribution to industrial design.
Biography
Genaro was bor ...
(born 1932), industrial designer
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J. Christopher Giancarlo
J. Christopher Giancarlo (born May 12, 1959) is an American attorney and former business executive who served as 13th chairman of the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Giancarlo was sworn in as a CFTC commissioner on Ju ...
(born 1959), chairman of the United States
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is an independent agency of the US government created in 1974 that regulates the U.S. derivatives markets, which includes futures, swaps, and certain kinds of options.
The Commodity Exchange Ac ...
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Elizabeth Gillies
Elizabeth Egan Gillies (born July 26, 1993) is an American actress and singer. She gained prominence for her starring roles as Jade West in the Nickelodeon series ''Victorious'' (2010–2013), and as Fallon Carrington on The CW revival of ''D ...
(born 1993), actress who appeared in the
Nickelodeon
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show ''
Victorious
''Victorious'' (stylized as ''VICTORiOUS'') is an American sitcom created by Dan Schneider (TV producer), Dan Schneider that originally aired on Nickelodeon, debuting on March 27, 2010, and concluding on February 2, 2013 after four seasons. Th ...
New Jersey Senate
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who played a major role in the borough's development
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Carl Hubbell
Carl Owen Hubbell (June 22, 1903 – November 21, 1988), nicknamed "the Meal Ticket" and "King Carl", was an American Major League Baseball player. He was a pitcher for the New York Giants of the National League from 1928 to 1943, and remained o ...
(1903–1988), pitcher for the
New York Giants
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James Gordon Irving
James Gordon Irving (June 2, 1913 – August 15, 2012) was a commercial illustrator and painter, best known for illustrating the early Golden Guide series of nature books.
Life and career
Irving, who went by the name Gordon, was born in Ridge ...
(1913–2012), commercial illustrator and painter, best known for illustrating the early
Golden Guide
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series of nature books
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Rudolph Isley
Rudolph Bernard Isley (born April 1, 1939 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American singer-songwriter and is one of the founding members of The Isley Brothers.
Life and career
Born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, Rudy began singing in church at a youn ...
(born 1939), founding member of
The Isley Brothers
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Judith LeClair
Judith LeClair (born 1958), from Newark, Delaware, is an American bassoonist.
She has been the principal bassoon in the New York Philharmonic since 1981 and on the faculty at the Juilliard School since 1985. LeClair began studying the instrument ...
cartographer
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,
geomorphologist
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and landscape artist
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Conal O'Brien Conal O'Brien (born July 18, 1956) has worked as an American television director for nearly 30 years, and is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University. He is the author of ''Birth of the Angel: The COVID Murders Mystery: Book One of Two'' published ...
(born 1956), soap opera director whose work has included ''
All My Children
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''
* Vince O'Brien (1919–2010), character actor who appeared in ''
Annie Hall
''Annie Hall'' is a 1977 American satirical romantic comedy-drama film directed by Woody Allen from a screenplay written by him and Marshall Brickman, and produced by Allen's manager, Charles H. Joffe. The film stars Allen as Alvy Singer, w ...
'' and as the
Shell Answer Man
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* Maureen Orcutt (1907–2007), pioneer golfer and reporter for ''
The New York Times
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* Frank C. Osmers Jr. (1907–1977), served on the Haworth Borough Council from 1930 to 1934 and as mayor in 1935 and 1936, before representing
New Jersey's 9th congressional district
New Jersey's 9th congressional district is represented in Congress by Democrat Bill Pascrell, who resides in Paterson. Congressman Pascrell was first elected in 1996 from the old 8th district (prior to the 2010 census), defeating incumbent Wi ...
from 1939 to 1943 and 1951–1965
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Becky Quick
Rebecca "Becky" Quick (born July 18, 1972) is an American television journalist/newscaster and co-anchorwoman of CNBC's financial news shows ''Squawk Box'' and '' On the Money''.
Biography
Early life
Quick grew up in Indiana, Ohio, Texas, and ...
(born 1972), CNBC Host
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Henry Martyn Robert
Henry Martyn Robert (May 2, 1837 – May 11, 1923) was an American soldier, engineer, and author. In 1876, Robert published the first edition of his manual of parliamentary procedure, ''Robert's Rules of Order'', which remains today the most com ...
(1837–1923),
military engineer
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and
Brigadier general
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in the
United States Army
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who was the author of ''
Robert's Rules of Order
''Robert's Rules of Order'', often simply referred to as ''Robert's Rules'', is a manual of parliamentary procedure by U.S. Army officer Henry Martyn Robert.
"The object of Rules of Order is to assist an assembly to accomplish the work for which ...
''
* Brooke Shields (born 1965), actress
* Omoyele Sowore (born 1971), Nigerian human rights activist and political prisoner
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Clark Terry
Clark Virgil Terry Jr. (December 14, 1920 – February 21, 2015) was an American swing and bebop trumpeter, a pioneer of the flugelhorn in jazz, and a composer and educator.
He played with Charlie Barnet (1947), Count Basie (1948–51), Duke ...
(1920–2015), jazz trumpeter
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Myrtle Vail
Myrtle Vail (January 7, 1888 – September 18, 1978), sometimes credited as Myrtle Damerel, was an American vaudevillian, and radio and film actress and writer. She was a radio fixture from 1932 to 1946 thanks to the popular soap opera '' Myrt ...
The New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid ...
'', December 23, 1939. Accessed October 2, 2019. "Her mother, Mrs. Myrtle Vail Damerel of Haworth, the 'Myrt' of the team, testified for Mrs. Kretsinger in the suit, which was not contested."
National Center for Education Statistics
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