Glen Rock, New Jersey Explained

Glen Rock, New Jersey
Settlement Type:Borough
Mapsize:250x200px
Pushpin Map:USA New Jersey Bergen County#USA New Jersey#USA
Pushpin Label:Glen Rock
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Bergen County##Location in New Jersey##Location in the United States
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Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Bergen
Government Type:Borough
Governing Body:Borough Council
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Kristine Morieko (D, term ends December 31, 2027)[1]
Leader Title1:Administrator
Leader Name1:Lenora Benjamin[2]
Leader Title2:Municipal clerk
Leader Name2:Jacqueline Scalia
Established Title:Incorporated
Established Date:September 14, 1894
Named For:Prominent glacial erratic
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[3]
Area Total Km2:7.04
Area Land Km2:7.00
Area Water Km2:0.04
Area Total Sq Mi:2.72
Area Land Sq Mi:2.70
Area Water Sq Mi:0.01
Area Water Percent:0.51
Area Rank:364th of 565 in state
35th of 70 in county[4]
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:12133
Population Rank:208th of 565 in state
28th of 70 in county[5]
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:4488.7
Population Density Rank:134th of 565 in state
34th of 70 in county
Population Est:12076
Pop Est As Of:2023
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:−05:00
Timezone Dst:Eastern (EDT)
Utc Offset Dst:−04:00
Elevation Footnotes:[6]
Elevation Ft:131
Coordinates Footnotes:[7]
Coordinates:40.9595°N -74.1252°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:07452[8] [9]
Area Code:201[10]
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:3400326640[11] [12]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:0885233[13]

Glen Rock is a borough in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 12,133, an increase of 532 (+4.6%) from the 2010 census count of 11,601, which in turn reflected increased by 55 (+0.5%) from the 11,546 counted in the 2000 census.[14]

The borough has been one of the state's highest-income communities. Based on data from the American Community Survey for 2013–2017, Glen Rock residents had a median household income of $162,443, ranked 6th in the state among municipalities with more than 10,000 residents, more than double the statewide median of $76,475.[15]

Glen Rock was voted one of the best places to live in New Jersey for its low crime rate, good schools, close proximity to New York City and its high property values, including in 2018, when Niche ranked it the 19th best place to live in New Jersey.[16]

History

Glen Rock was formed on September 14, 1894, from portions of Ridgewood Township and Saddle River Township during the "Boroughitis" phenomenon then sweeping through Bergen County, in which 26 boroughs were formed in the county in 1894 alone.[17] [18] [19] The main impetus for the break from Ridgewood Township was the decision to have Glen Rock students attend a new school closer to the center of Ridgewood instead of their one-room schoolhouse located at the intersection of Ackerman Avenue and Rock Road. Originally, the borough was to be named "South Ridgewood", but in order to prevent confusion with the neighboring Ridgewood Village, resident Monsieur Viel suggested the alternative name of Glen Rock.[20]

The borough was settled around the Glen Rock, a large boulder in a small valley (glen), from which the borough gets its name.[21] [22] The rock, a glacial erratic weighing in at and located where Doremus Avenue meets Rock Road, is believed to have been carried to the site by a glacier that picked up the rock 15,000 years ago near Peekskill, New York, and carried it for to its present location. The Lenape Native Americans called the boulder "Pamachapuka" (meaning "stone from heaven" or "stone from the sky") and used it for signal fires and as a trail marker.[23] [24] [25]

The borough was the site of one of Bergen County's most serious public transportation accidents. In 1911, a trolley operator for the North Jersey Rapid Transit Company, one day away from retirement, died in a crash with an opposing trolley around the intersection of Prospect and Grove Streets that was caused by signal problems. In addition to the death of the opposing trolley operator, 12 people were injured. This crash in part hastened the demise of this transportation mode which ran from Elmwood Park, New Jersey, to Suffern, New York, and competed with the Erie Railroad. The right of way for this trolley line was purchased by the Public Service Enterprise Group and is still visible today.[26] [27]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 2.72 square miles (7.04 km2), including 2.70 square miles (7.00 km2) of land and 0.01 square miles (0.04 km2) of water (0.51%).

Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the borough include Ferndale.[28]

The borough borders the municipalities of Fair Lawn, Paramus and Ridgewood in Bergen County, and Hawthorne in Passaic County.[29] [30] [31]

Demographics

2010 census

The 2010 United States census counted 11,601 people, 3,917 households, and 3,290 families in the borough. The population density was . There were 4,016 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup was 87.16% (10,111) White, 1.37% (159) Black or African American, 0.09% (10) Native American, 9.09% (1,054) Asian, 0.03% (3) Pacific Islander, 0.62% (72) from other races, and 1.66% (192) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.54% (527) of the population.

Of the 3,917 households, 46.3% had children under the age of 18; 75.4% were married couples living together; 6.5% had a female householder with no husband present and 16.0% were non-families. Of all households, 14.2% were made up of individuals and 8.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.96 and the average family size was 3.28.

30.0% of the population were under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 19.7% from 25 to 44, 32.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42.2 years. For every 100 females, the population had 94.5 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 90.1 males.

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $140,882 (with a margin of error of +/− $13,445) and the median family income was $160,360 (+/− $10,024). Males had a median income of $110,506 (+/− $13,238) versus $64,250 (+/− $11,788) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $61,013 (+/− $6,466). About 1.1% of families and 1.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.6% of those under age 18 and 2.2% of those age 65 or over.[32]

Same-sex couples headed 20 households in 2010, an increase from the 15 counted in 2000.[33]

2000 census

As of the 2000 United States census there were 11,546 people, 3,977 households, and 3,320 families residing in the borough. The population density was 4246.1sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 4,024 housing units at an average density of 1479.9sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the borough was 90.07% White, 1.81% African American, 0.16% Native American, 6.48% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.61% from other races, and 0.86% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.72% of the population.[34] [35]

There were 3,977 households, out of which 43.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.1% were married couples living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.5% were non-families. 14.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.89 and the average family size was 3.22.

In the borough the age distribution of the population shows 29.4% under the age of 18, 3.9% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.5 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $104,192, and the median income for a family was $111,280. Males had a median income of $84,614 versus $52,430 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $45,091. About 2.1% of families and 2.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.0% of those under age 18 and 3.8% of those age 65 or over.

Economy

Glen Rock's central business district is situated on a roughly 0.2 mile (0.3 km) stretch of Rock Road between the borough's two train stations.[36] Long-standing businesses include the Glen Rock Inn, a bar and restaurant in operation since 1948,[37] and the Rock Ridge Pharmacy, opened in 1950.[38]

Corporate residents of Glen Rock include Genovese & Maddalene, an architectural firm that specialized in designing churches.[39]

Arts and culture

Musical groups from the borough include the indie-rock band Titus Andronicus.[40]

In October 2005, many scenes of prominent locations in town were shot for the film World Trade Center, starring Nicolas Cage and directed by Oliver Stone, with Glen Rock having had 11 residents who were killed in the September 11 terrorist attacks.[41]

Government

Local government

Glen Rock is governed under the borough 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.[42] The governing body is comprised of the mayor and the borough council, with all positions elected at-large on a partisan basis as part of the November general election. The mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office. The borough council includes 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.[43]

The borough form of government used by Glen Rock is a "weak mayor / 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 ordinances subject to an override 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.[44] [45] The council appoints a professional borough administrator who is the Chief Administrative Officer of the Borough, responsible to the mayor and council.[46]

, the mayor of Glen Rock is Democrat Kristine Morieko, whose term of office ends December 31, 2027. Members of the Borough Council are Council President Jill Orlich (D, 2024), Mary Barchetto (D, 2024), Teresa M. G. Gilbreath (D, 2025), Paula Gilligan (D, 2025), Amy Martin (D, 2026) and Regina Viadro (D, 2026).[47] [48] [49] >[50] [51] [52]

In January 2020, the borough council chose Caroline Unzaga from a list of three candidates nominated by the Democratic municipal committee to fill the seat expiring in December 2021 that had been held by Kristine Morieko until she stepped down to take office as mayor.[53]

In July 2019, the borough council selected Michelle Torpey from a list of three names nominated by the Republican municipal committee to fill the seat expiring in December 2019 that was vacated by Bill J. Leonard Jr. after he resigned from office and announced that he was moving out of the borough.[54]

Bruce Packer won the mayoral seat in the 2015 general election over incumbent John van Keuren, who had been seeking a fourth term. Packer's Democratic running-mates William "Skip" Huisking and Kristine Morieko were also elected to three-year Borough Council terms, giving the borough a Democratic mayor for the first time in 12 years, and a 3–3 split on the council.[55]

Glen Rock's borough government recognizes an annual Poverty Awareness Week. The community comes together for an annual project to combat extreme global poverty. In 2007, the community built a Habitat House in Paterson, New Jersey (the second home built by Glen Rock residents), and the community was honored as Paterson Habitat's Volunteers of the Year (a first for a community). In 2008, the Borough came together for the Water for Africa Music Festival. The event raised the funds to pay for two Roundabout PlayPump water systems in sub-Saharan Africa.[56] In 2009, the community continued its battle against poverty, raising funds to battle malaria in hurricane-ravaged Haiti.

The borough government has declared Glen Rock a sustainable community, pursuing a "Green Up" policy that reflects a commitment to protecting the borough's trees, water and general environment. Shade trees are provided at no cost annually to citizens with cooperation from the DPW.[57] [58] On April 10, 2019, the borough council passed an ordinance outlawing single-use plastic bags in retail establishments.[59]

Federal, state and county representation

Glen Rock is located in the 5th congressional district[60] and is part of New Jersey's New Jersey's 38th legislative district.[61]

Politics

As of March 2011, there were a total of 8,112 registered voters in Glen Rock, of which 2,490 (30.7% vs. 31.7% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 1,971 (24.3% vs. 21.1%) were registered as Republicans and 3,645 (44.9% vs. 47.1%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 6 voters registered as Libertarians or Greens.[62] Among the borough's 2010 Census population, 69.9% (vs. 57.1% in Bergen County) were registered to vote, including 99.9% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 73.7% countywide).[63]

In the 2016 presidential election, Democrat Hillary Clinton received 4,063 votes (60.4% vs. 54.2% countywide), ahead of Republican Donald Trump with 2,355 votes (35.0% vs. 41.1%) and other candidates with 206 votes (3.1% vs. 4.6%), among the 6,787 ballots cast by the borough's 8885 registered voters, for a turnout of 76.7% (vs. 72.5% in Bergen County).[64] In the 2012 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 3,326 votes (52.6% vs. 54.8% countywide), ahead of Republican Mitt Romney with 2,881 votes (45.5% vs. 43.5%) and other candidates with 50 votes (0.8% vs. 0.9%), among the 6,326 ballots cast by the borough's 8,486 registered voters, for a turnout of 74.5% (vs. 70.4% in Bergen County).[65] [66] In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 3,762 votes (55.3% vs. 53.9% countywide), ahead of Republican John McCain with 2,955 votes (43.4% vs. 44.5%) and other candidates with 45 votes (0.7% vs. 0.8%), among the 6,807 ballots cast by the borough's 8,316 registered voters, for a turnout of 81.9% (vs. 76.8% in Bergen County).[67] [68] In the 2004 presidential election, Democrat John Kerry received 3,333 votes (51.5% vs. 51.7% countywide), ahead of Republican George W. Bush with 3,092 votes (47.8% vs. 47.2%) and other candidates with 38 votes (0.6% vs. 0.7%), among the 6,475 ballots cast by the borough's 7,931 registered voters, for a turnout of 81.6% (vs. 76.9% in the whole county).[69]

In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 61.6% of the vote (2,606 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 37.2% (1,574 votes), and other candidates with 1.1% (48 votes), among the 4,329 ballots cast by the borough's 8,196 registered voters (101 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 52.8%.[70] [71] In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Democrat Jon Corzine received 2,204 ballots cast (47.2% vs. 48.0% countywide), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 2,116 votes (45.3% vs. 45.8%), Independent Chris Daggett with 299 votes (6.4% vs. 4.7%) and other candidates with 11 votes (0.2% vs. 0.5%), among the 4,666 ballots cast by the borough's 8,203 registered voters, yielding a 56.9% turnout (vs. 50.0% in the county).[72]

Gurbir Grewal, a member of Glen Rock's Indian American and Sikh communities, was nominated by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie to the position of Bergen County prosecutor in September 2013.[73] Grewal was sworn as an assistant attorney general and acting Bergen County prosecutor on January 4, 2016.[74]

Education

See also: Glen Rock Public Schools. The Glen Rock Public Schools serve students in kindergarten through twelfth grade. As of the 2019–20 school year, the district, comprised of six schools, had an enrollment of 2,567 students and 224.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.4:1.[75] The operation of the district is overseen by a nine-member board of education.[76] Schools in the district (with 2019–20 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[77]) areRichard E. Byrd School[78] with 272 students in grades K–5, Central Elementary School[79] with 345 students in grades K–5, Clara E. Coleman School[80] with 318 students in grades K–5, Alexander Hamilton Elementary School[81] with 279 students in grades K–5, Glen Rock Middle School[82] with 601 students in grades 6–8 and Glen Rock High School[83] with 715 students in grades 9–12.[84] [85]

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, which include Bergen County Academies in Hackensack and the Bergen Tech campuses in Teterboro and 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.[86] [87]

Academy of Our Lady is a Catholic school for students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade that is affiliated with St. Catharine's Roman Catholic Church located in Glen Rock and Our Lady of Mount Carmel in neighboring Ridgewood, and is operated under the supervision of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark.[88] [89] In September 2013, the school was one of 15 schools in New Jersey to be recognized by the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program, which Education Secretary Arne Duncan described as schools that "represent examples of educational excellence".[90] [91]

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.[92]

Glen Rock is served by Route 208, which runs southeast to northwest from Fair Lawn to Oakland.[93]

Public transportation

Glen Rock has two NJ Transit train stations: Glen Rock–Main Line station on the Main Line located at Rock Road and Main Street,[94] and Glen Rock–Boro Hall station on the Bergen County Line at Harding Plaza between Maple Avenue and Rock Road.[95] Both lines provide service to Hoboken Terminal, with transfers available at Secaucus Junction to Penn Station in Midtown Manhattan and to most of NJ Transit's other train lines.[96]

NJ Transit provides bus service to and from the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan on the 148 (on Route 208), 164, and 196 (also on Route 208) bus lines, service to the George Washington Bridge Bus Station on the 175, and local service on the 722 (on Lincoln Avenue) and 746 bus lines.[97] [98]

Culture

The Hendrick Hopper House is a historic building located on the corner of Ackerman and Hillman Avenues. The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983 as site #83001526.[99]

Glen Rock is home to an architecturally prominent Sikh gurudwara.[100] As much as 90% of the borough's Indian American constituency was estimated by one member in 2014 to have moved to Glen Rock within the preceding two-year period alone.[101] In February 2015, the Glen Rock Board of Education voted to designate the Hindu holy day Diwali as an annual school holiday, making it the county's first district to do so.[102]

The Jewish community is centered around the Glen Rock Jewish Center which offers prayer services and Jewish education.[103]

Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Glen Rock include:

Sources

External links

Notes and References

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  2. https://glenrocknj.net/departments/administrator Administration
  3. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. October 11, 2022.
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  6. , Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 5, 2013.
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  8. http://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupResultsAction!input.action?resultMode=0&city=glen%20rock&state=NJ Look Up a ZIP Code for Glen Rock, NJ
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  15. Raychaudhuri, Disha. "The wealthiest towns in N.J., ranked", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, June 7, 2019. Accessed November 4, 2019. "The median household income in N.J. is $76,475, recent Census data shows.... A note about the data: The data comes from 2013-2017 American Community Survey conducted by U.S. Census Bureau. Smaller towns with less than 10,000 residents were excluded from the list.... 6. Glen Rock, Bergen County Median income: $162,443"
  16. Hubbard, Daniel. "Glen Rock Ranked Among Best Places To Live In NJ; 'It's truly an amazing place to raise a family,' a reviewer said.", Ridgewood Patch, April 11, 2018. Accessed October 3, 2018. "Glen Rock received an A+. It was ranked the fifth best place to live in Bergen County and the 19th best in New Jersey."
  17. Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 78. Accessed March 20, 2012.
  18. "History of Bergen County" Vol. 1, p. 366. Source shows September 12, 1894 as date of formation.
  19. Harvey, Cornelius Burnham. Genealogical History of Hudson and Bergen Counties, New Jersey, p. 11, New Jersey Genealogical Publishing Company, 1900. Accessed September 2, 2013. "For a period of sixteen years following the passage of this act few boroughs were organized in the State, only three of them being in Bergen County.... As it was twenty-six boroughs were created in the county from January 23, 1894, to December 18, of the same year."
  20. Web site: Tryforos . Sue . Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes . Glen Rock Historical & Preservation Society . July 13, 2019. "The original plan by the town fathers was to call the borough South Ridgewood but on second thought they were concerned that this could cause confusion with our neighbor so Monsieur Viel offered his alternative, which was immediately accepted."
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  24. Coutros, Evonne. "Glen Rock's boulder going national", The Record, February 15, 2012, backed up by the Internet Archive as of October 26, 2016. Accessed August 29, 2017. "The borough's most famous boulder at the busy intersection of Rock Road and Doremus Avenue will be featured in the March issue of National Geographic magazine."
  25. Hoffmann, Fritz. "Rock... And Roll", National Geographic, March 2012. Accessed October 26, 2016. "Glen Rock, New Jersey, is named for its 570-ton erratic. Scientists believe a glacier brought it from about 20 miles north."
  26. Smith Jr., Don E. "Historian Marks 100th Anniversary of Glen Rock's Deadly Trolley Crash", Ridgewood Patch, July 7, 2011. Accessed August 29, 2017.
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  29. https://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/720217/touches.html Areas touching Glen Rock
  30. https://www.co.bergen.nj.us/visitors-guide/county-maps Bergen County Map of Municipalities
  31. https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/gis/maps/polnoroads.pdf New Jersey Municipal Boundaries
  32. https://archive.today/20200212083516/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3400326640 DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Glen Rock borough, Bergen County, New Jersey
  33. Lipman, Harvy; and Sheingold, Dave. "North Jersey sees 30% growth in same-sex couples", The Record, August 14, 2011, backed up by the Internet Archive as of February 3, 2013. Accessed July 23, 2014.
  34. http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/1603426640.pdf Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Glen Rock borough, New Jersey
  35. https://archive.today/20200212082704/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3400326640 DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Glen Rock borough, Bergen County, New Jersey
  36. Web site: Google Maps . January 20, 2019.
  37. Davidowitz, Esther. "28 restaurants North Jersey can't bear to lose, from classic hot dog joints to beloved diners", The Record, January 13, 2021. Accessed October 24, 2021. "The Glen Rock Inn is nothing fancy, just a solid neighborhood bar that's been slinging solid pub food and pouring surprisingly good wines for the better part of a half century."
  38. Web site: Rock Ridge Pharmacy .
  39. http://www.metrohistory.com/dbpages/NBresults.lasso Office for Metropolitan History
  40. Bieselin, Robert. "Talking with Glen Rock's Titus Andronicus about the band's new album", The Record, April 20, 2010. Accessed February 2, 2011.
  41. Cahillane, Kevin. "Jersey Footlights; Oliver Stone Filming In Glen Rock", The New York Times, October 30, 2005. Accessed October 3, 2018. "Oliver Stone, who has directed political powder kegs like Born on the Fourth of July, Platoon and J.F.K., has started shooting in Glen Rock for an as-yet-untitled movie about the Sept. 11 attacks. Based on the true account of two Port Authority police officers who were rescued from the rubble of the World Trade Center, the film stars Nicolas Cage and is expected to be the first major studio release to focus on the attacks. While Lower Manhattan will be the center of the film, Glen Rock, a town of just over 11,000 people in Bergen County, had 11 residents who died in the World Trade Center."
  42. https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/inventory_of_municipal_forms_of_government_in_new_jersey.pdf Inventory of Municipal Forms of Government in New Jersey
  43. 2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, March 2013, p. 165.
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  46. https://glenrocknj.net/departments/administration/dept-personnel.php Borough Departments
  47. https://glenrocknj.net/government/mayor Mayor & Council
  48. https://glenrocknj.net/government/documents/forms-documents/financial-documents/2024/1201-2024-adopted-budget/file 2024 Municipal Data Sheet
  49. https://www.co.bergen.nj.us/images/About_Bergen_County/2024-county-directory.pdf#page=44 2024 County and Municipal Directory
  50. https://www.bergencountyclerk.gov/_Content/pdf/ElectionResult/District%20Canvass%20NEW.pdf Official Statement of Vote 2023 General Election - November 7, 2023 Official Results
  51. https://www.bergencountyclerk.org/_Content/pdf/ElectionResult/Certified%20Statement%20of%20Vote%20Book%2011-21-22.pdf Bergen County November 8, 2022 General Election Statement of Vote
  52. https://www.bergencountyclerk.org/_Content/pdf/ElectionResult/Statement%20of%20Vote%2011-17-21(1).pdf Bergen County Statement of Vote November 2, 2021 Official results
  53. Shanes, Alexis. "Empty Glen Rock council seat filled as leadership shifts to Democrats", The Record, January 10, 2020. Accessed March 25, 2020. "An all-Democrat borough council on Wednesday filled the seat Kristine Morieko vacated when she became mayor. Caroline Unzaga will serve in the empty seat for one year, Morieko said.... The Bergen County Democratic Committee was responsible for naming up to three candidates for the seat, which will be up for reelection in 2021."
  54. Greene, Rebecca. "Michelle Torpey Chosen As Glen Rock Replacement on Council", TAPinto.net, July 9, 2019. Accessed October 2, 2019. "Candidate Michelle Torpey became Councilwoman Torpey last night when the Borough Council chose her as the replacement for Bill Leonard. Torpey, a republican, replaced Leonard who stepped down as councilman after his June wedding and subsequent move out of town."
  55. De Santa, Richard. "Democrats win mayoral, council seats in Glen Rock", Glen Rock Gazette, November 3, 2015, backed up by the Internet Archive as of March 4, 2016. Accessed August 29, 2017. "Democratic mayoral challenger Bruce Packer turned back incumbent Mayor John van Keuren's bid for a fourth term, as Glen Rock voters opted for change at the polls Tuesday. Packer's Democratic running-mates William (Skip) Huisking and Kristine Morieko were also elected to three-year Borough Council terms, unseating GOP incumbent Joan Orseck and outpacing her running-mate, Robert Bourne."
  56. http://www.dbusinessnews.com/shownews.php?newsid=155218&type_news=past Water for Africa Festival Scheduled for Memorial Weekend
  57. http://www.greenupglenrock.com/about.html About
  58. http://www.glenrocknj.net/departments/boards-and-committees/detail.php?id=ENVIR Glen Rock Environmental Commission
  59. Web site: Glen Rock Bans Single-Use Plastic Bags as of Jan. 1, 2020. Greene. Rebecca. April 11, 2019. TAPinto. en. April 11, 2019.
  60. https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/2012-congressional-districts/njcd-2011-plan-components-county-mcd.pdf Plan Components Report
  61. https://nj1015.com/whats-your-new-nj-legislative-district-20-moved-on-new-map/ Districts by Number for 2023-2031
  62. http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2011-bergen-co-summary-report.pdf Voter Registration Summary - Bergen
  63. https://www.census.gov GCT-P7: Selected Age Groups: 2010 - State -- County Subdivision; 2010 Census Summary File 1 for New Jersey
  64. http://www.bergencountyclerk.org/_Content/pdf/elections/BC-Statement-of-Vote-Book-11-08-2016.pdf Presidential November 8, 2016 General Election Results - Bergen County
  65. http://njelections.org/2012-results/2012-presidential-bergen.pdf Presidential November 6, 2012 General Election Results - Bergen County
  66. http://njelections.org/2012-results/2012-ballotscast-bergen.pdf Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast November 6, 2012 General Election Results - Bergen County
  67. http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-bergen.pdf 2008 Presidential General Election Results: Bergen County
  68. http://dng.northjersey.com/media_server/tr/smaps/2008/electionresults2008/att/North_Jersey_election_results_45.html 2008 General Election Results for Glen Rock"
  69. http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_bergen_co_2004.pdf 2004 Presidential Election: Bergen County
  70. Web site: Governor - Bergen County . January 29, 2014 . New Jersey Department of Elections . December 24, 2014.
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  72. http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-bergen.pdf 2009 Governor: Bergen County
  73. Ensslin, John C. "Christie's choice for Bergen County prosecutor surprises political insiders", The Record, September 14, 2013, backed up by the Internet Archive as of August 6, 2016. Accessed August 29, 2017. "Governor Christie's choice of Glen Rock attorney Gurbir Grewal as his nominee for Bergen County prosecutor took county Republicans and Democrats, many of whom had been handicapping the selection, by surprise.... Gordon, whose district includes Glen Rock, said he met Grewal through a mutual friend, Hoboken Councilman Ravinder Bhalla, who like Grewal is Sikh."
  74. https://web.archive.org/web/20161021050650/http://www.northjersey.com/news/glen-rock-attorney-sworn-in-as-bergen-county-prosecutor-1.1484788 "Glen Rock attorney sworn in as Bergen County prosecutor"
  75. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3405970&DistrictID=3405970 District information for Glen Rock Public School District
  76. https://www.glenrocknj.org/board_of_education Board of Education
  77. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3405970 School Data for the Glen Rock Public Schools
  78. https://byrd.glenrocknj.org/ Richard E. Byrd School
  79. https://central.glenrocknj.org/ Central Elementary School
  80. https://coleman.glenrocknj.org/ Clara E. Coleman School
  81. https://hamilton.glenrocknj.org/ Alexander Hamilton Elementary School
  82. https://middleschool.glenrocknj.org/ Glen Rock Middle School
  83. https://highschool.glenrocknj.org/ Glen Rock Middle and High School
  84. https://www.glenrocknj.org/district/about_g_r_district About GR District
  85. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/1760 New Jersey School Directory for the Glen Rock Public Schools
  86. http://bcts.bergen.org/index.php/about-us About Us
  87. https://bcts.bergen.org/index.php/admissions Admissions
  88. http://www.academyofourlady.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=433467&type=d&pREC_ID=942211 Our School's History
  89. https://catholicschoolsnj.org/bergen-county Bergen County Catholic Elementary Schools
  90. Rundquist, Jeanette. "15 N.J. schools named as national 'Blue Ribbon' winners", The Star-Ledger, September 24, 2013. Accessed September 25, 2013. "Five Catholic schools, six county vocational-technical schools and a Yeshiva are among the list of honored schools in New Jersey. Also named as 2013 Blue Ribbon Schools were Dover, Harrison and Wildwood high schools."
  91. http://www2.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/2013/national.pdf#page=15 2013 National Blue Ribbon Schools All Public and Private
  92. http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/mileage_Bergen.pdf Bergen County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction
  93. http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/00000208__-.pdf Route 208 Straight Line Diagram
  94. https://www.njtransit.com/station/glen-rock-main-line-station Glen Rock Main Line station
  95. https://www.njtransit.com/station/glen-rock-boro-hall-station Glen Rock Boro Hall station
  96. http://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=LineDetailsTo&selLine=MNBN Main/Bergen-Port Jervis Line
  97. https://web.archive.org/web/20090522212317/http://www.njtransit.com/sf/sf_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=BusRoutesBergenCountyTo Routes by County: Bergen County
  98. http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/bus/Bergen_County_Map.pdf Bergen County System Map
  99. https://www.nj.gov/dep/hpo/1identify/nrsr_lists/BERGEN.pdf New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places: Bergen County
  100. http://glenrockgurudwara.org/home/?page_id=2 About
  101. De Santa, Richard. "Glen Rock residents seek Diwali observance at district schools", The Record, December 1, 2014, backed up by the Internet Archive as of March 4, 2016. Accessed August 29, 2017. "Members of Glen Rock's Indian population have asked district officials to designate the observance of Diwali as a formal school holiday next year.... Thohan had estimated earlier that some 90 percent of that constituency has moved to the borough over the past two years."
  102. Harris, Chris. "Glen Rock schools to close for Diwali", The Record, February 24, 2015. Accessed August 29, 2017. "Schools in the borough will be closed on Nov. 11, since the Board of Education voted to add Diwali, a Hindu holy day, to the district’s calendar. District officials claim Glen Rock, which has a burgeoning Indian community, is the first district in Bergen County to formally recognize Diwali with an instruction-free day."
  103. https://www.grjc.org/about-us About Us
  104. Staff. "Sires defeats Vas in 13th District", Asbury Park Press, June 7, 2006. Accessed December 10, 2014. "On the Democratic side, civil rights lawyer Camille M. Abate, 52, of Glen Rock, faced Paul Aronsohn, 39, a former pharmaceutical public relations executive."
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  106. Wayne, Stephanie. "Formal committee will study artificial turf field proposal", Glen Rock Gazette, October 16, 2009, backed up by the Internet Archive as of January 13, 2016. Accessed August 29, 2017. "Glen Rock resident Larry Arico, who is the athletic director and head football coach at Marist High School in Bayonne, said he has been on committees that have studied the safety of turf fields in-depth and nothing has shown that they are more dangerous than a grass field."
  107. Green, Penelope. "Documenting Accumulation and Its Discontents",The New York Times, November 3, 2010. Accessed June 11, 2023. "When Corinne May Botz was a preteenager in Glen Rock, N.J., she and her two sisters appeared on a segment of Good Morning America as the 'bad example,' she said recently, in a story about children’s messy bedrooms."
  108. Kihss, Peter. "Guy W. Calissi, 71, Retired Judge And a Jersey Prosecutor, Is Dead; College Scholarship Yielded Byrne Made 1970 Appointment", The New York Times, December 9, 1980. Accessed October 3, 2018. "Guy W. Calissi, Bergen County Prosecutor for 16 years and later a Superior Court judge, died Saturday at his home in Glen Rock, N.J."
  109. Fox, Ron. "Goalie Keith Cardona must 'save' his best attempt for later", Glen Rock Gazette, August 6, 2010. Accessed November 13, 2016. "It's difficult to believe that Parade Magazine All-American goalkeeper Keith Cardona once was a center-back. That was several years ago when the Glen Rock teen played for the Shooting Stars locally, and he felt content at that position.... Too bad Cardona won't be doing so for the Glen Rock High School team, even though he'll be a senior there next month."
  110. Dunlap, LucyAnn. "What's New in Princeton & Central New Jersey?", U.S. 1 Newspaper, July 8, 2009. Accessed February 28, 2011. "His home base is Las Vegas. He and his family moved there from Glen Rock, New Jersey, where they had lived while he was on Broadway."
  111. Rohan, Virginia. Commercials, TV and Motion Pictures."Glen Rock actor stars in MTV's Skins", The Record, January 17, 2011. Accessed February 2, 2011.
  112. Staff. "Final Curtain", The Irish Echo, May 6, 2003. Accessed August 29, 2017. "Actress Pauline Flanagan, one of the pillars of New York's Irish Repertory Theatre and 2001 winner of London's coveted Laurence Olivier Award, died in the early hours of last Saturday morning, after having suffered a massive stroke on June 23... It was, in fact, in the midst of one of these sojourns, guest-starring in playwright Tom Stoppard's 'Indian Ink' at the Missouri Repertory Theatre in Kansas City, that the actress became sufficiently ill that she had to withdraw from the play a week before its closing performance and return to her home in Glen Rock, N.J., only a few weeks ago."
  113. Dowling, Matthew J. "Election 2000 / For Franks, Family Life, Politics Go Hand in Hand", The Press of Atlantic City, October 29, 2000. Accessed December 10, 2014. "Franks, 49, was born in Hackensack and grew up in Glen Rock and Summit before attending college at DePauw University in Indiana."
  114. Katzban, Nicholas. "Opioid crisis worse than crack epidemic, Glen Rock chief says", The Record, December 13, 2017. Accessed October 3, 2018. "Grewal, a Glen Rock resident, cited reporting by the New York Times that said while drug-related deaths remained relatively flat nationwide at around 10,000 per year in the '80s and '90s, that number jumped to about 55,000 in 2015, and is expected to hit 64,000 by year's end."
  115. Web site: Bergen prosecutor talks computer crimes, heroin epidemic. Allison Pries and John Ensslin. NorthJersey.com, part of the USA TODAY network. December 2, 2016. December 14, 2017.
  116. News: N.J. gets first Sikh attorney general in U.S. history. NJ.com. 2018-01-16. en-US.
  117. Ervolino, Bill. "Valerie Harper opens up about cancer fight in new memoir ", The Record, January 15, 2013. Accessed November 3, 2014. "But Harper, who was born in Suffern, N.Y., spent her early years in South Orange, Jersey City and Glen Rock — where her sister still lives and where, Harper insists, The Record was on the table every day.'"
  118. Abbott, Jim. "This Bud's For You: That's The Message Of The Promotions For Wkcf News Anchor Bud Hedinger, The Man Around Whom The Station Is Building Its News Image.", Orlando Sentinel, December 7, 1999. Accessed February 28, 2011. "It didn't take long for John Harris Brady Hedinger III to become Bud. His mother, Annorah, gave him the nickname on the day he was born - Jan. 23, 1947 - in suburban Glen Rock, N.J."
  119. [Margalit Fox|Fox, Margalit]
  120. Ludlow, Jean . "Julia Meade Pays Nostalgic Visit To Ridgewood", Ridgewood Herald-News, May 8, 1969. Accessed October 24, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "Julia Meade came home last Wednesday. Back in 1944, she was a senior at Ridgewood High.... Meade was born Julia Meade Kunze, the daughter of Adam and Caroline Kunze. For years she lived at 440 Doremus Ave., Glen Rock, and the family has also lived in Ho-Ho-Kus and Allendale."
  121. Fenton, Jim. "", The Enterprise, November 15, 2012. Accessed May 12, 2016. "Paul Melicharek, of Glen Rock, N.J., may not have known much about the area, but he was certainly familiar with the Bears' football program."
  122. http://www.soccertimes.com/americans/list.htm Americans Playing Abroad
  123. https://bluehens.com/sports/football/roster/warren-ruggiero/13204 Warren Ruggiero
  124. Odeven, Ed. "Latynina watching Phelps' achievements with interest", The Japan Times, July 31, 2012. Accessed February 7, 2024. "In the Japanese Swimming Federation's English media guide, synchronized swimmer Mariko Sakai's birthplace is listed as New Jerger; actually, it's Glen Rock, New Jersey."
  125. Snider, Susannah. "Marketing Executive Keeps Things Social on Internet", Los Angeles Business Journal copied at Social Media and More. Accessed November 3, 2014. "'Authenticity is really in,' noted Spira, who grew up in Glen Rock, a small New Jersey town."
  126. Deshpande, Nirmal. "Stekler film debuts on PBS", Glen Rock Gazette, July 30, 2004. Accessed November 17, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "Glen Rock native Paul Stekler, the head of the film program at the University of Texas at Austin, has since won two George Foster Peabody Awards and three Emmy Awards for his political film documentaries."
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  128. Fujimori, Sachi. "Meet the Tahans: Glen Rock brother-sister team lighting up the big screen", The Record, December 19, 2010. Accessed February 2, 2011.
  129. http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/worldwari.html Ludovicus M. M. Van Iersel
  130. Staff. "Uncle Floyd - His TV Program Gathers a Cult - It's So Bad, It's Good", The Philadelphia Inquirer, February 26, 1984. Accessed December 10, 2014. "He studied piano as a child, and like his brothers - Jimmy, an arranger for the vocalist Phoebe Snow, and Larry, for years a saxophonist for Frankie Valli - began making a living at music soon after his graduation in 1969 from Glen Rock High School in Bergen County."
  131. Stevens, Amanda. "John Sebastian & GR's Jimmy Vivino Electrify Mexicali Live; Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Sebastian and Vivino shared the stage in Teaneck", Ridgewood Patch, December 12, 2011. Accessed October 18, 2017. "John Sebastian and Glen Rock native Jimmy Vivino performed at Mexicali Live in Teaneck Saturday night before a full house. Vivino, a Glen Rock High School graduate, is the band leader of the Basic Cable Band on Conan O'Brien's late night talk show."
  132. [Bob Klapisch|Klapisch, Bob]
  133. Ebeling. "At The Party: An Interview with Will Wood And The Tapeworms", The Aquarian Weekly, February 3, 2016. Accessed March 30, 2021. "The group's ringleader, Glen Rock native Will Wood, started writing music in his early teens, originally playing piano at various cafes as a solo artist."
  134. Blank, Matthew. "Playbill.Com's Cue & A: Boardwalk Empire and Bad Jews Star Michael Zegen", Playbill, October 15, 2013. Accessed December 20, 2018. "Where you were born/where you were raised: Originally from Glen Rock, NJ… then moved one town over to Ridgewood in the 5th grade."

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