Ramsey, New Jersey Explained

Ramsey, New Jersey
Settlement Type:Borough
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Pushpin Label:Ramsey
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:Deirdre A. Dillon (R, term ends December 31, 2026)[1]
Leader Title1:Administrator
Leader Name1:Bruce Vozeh[2]
Leader Title2:Municipal clerk
Leader Name2:Meredith Bendian[3]
Established Title:Incorporated
Established Date:March 10, 1908
Named For:Peter J. Ramsey
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[4]
Area Total Km2:14.43
Area Land Km2:14.25
Area Water Km2:0.18
Area Total Sq Mi:5.57
Area Land Sq Mi:5.50
Area Water Sq Mi:0.07
Area Water Percent:1.24
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:14798
Population Rank:178th of 565 in state
23rd of 70 in county[5]
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:2689.1
Population Density Rank:241st of 565 in state
47th of 70 in county
Population Est:14706
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:351
Coordinates Footnotes:[7] [8]
Area Rank:266th of 565 in state
9th of 70 in county
Coordinates:41.0613°N -74.147°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:07446[9] [10]
Area Code:201[11]
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:3400361680[12] [13]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:0885364[14]

Ramsey is a borough in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is a suburb of New York City, located northwest of Midtown Manhattan. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 14,798, an increase of 325 (+2.2%) from the 2010 census count of 14,473, which in turn reflected an increase of 122 (+0.9%) from the 14,351 counted in the 2000 census.[15]

Ramsey was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 10, 1908, from portions of Hohokus Township (whose remnants are now Mahwah Township). Additional territory was annexed from Waldwick in 1921, and portions of the borough were ceded to Saddle River in 1925.[16]

History

Before European settlement, the area that became Ramsey was occupied by the Lenape Native Americans in the United States.

The most noteworthy local historical site is the Old Stone House, which is, as its name describes, both old and constructed of stone, though its construction materials in the early 1700s also included hog's hair.[17] It was originally a Dutch farmhouse and served as a tavern during the Revolutionary War. Legend has it that Aaron Burr slaked his thirst at this site, on his way to courting the woman who would become his wife in Ho-Ho-Kus.[18] The structure opened as a historic site in 1960 with a display of antique pitchers.[18]

Ramsey is named after Peter J. Ramsey, a 19th-century landowner who died, who had sold the land that in 1848 became the site of a railroad station called "Ramsey's Station".[19] [20] [21] [22]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 5.57 square miles (14.43 km2), including 5.50 square miles (14.25 km2) of land and 0.07 square miles (0.18 km2) of water (1.24%).[7]

The borough is bordered by the Bergen County municipalities of Allendale on the southeast, Mahwah on the north, west, and southwest and by Saddle River and Upper Saddle River on the east.[23] [24] [25]

Demographics

2010 census

The 2010 United States census counted 14,473 people, 5,363 households, and 3,926 families in the borough. The population density was . There were 5,550 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup was 89.45% (12,946) White, 0.65% (94) Black or African American, 0.12% (17) Native American, 6.66% (964) Asian, 0.00% (0) Pacific Islander, 1.89% (274) from other races, and 1.23% (178) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.98% (866) of the population.

Of the 5,363 households, 36.8% had children under the age of 18; 62.2% were married couples living together; 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present and 26.8% were non-families. Of all households, 23.4% 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 2.69 and the average family size was 3.21.

26.6% of the population were under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 23.1% from 25 to 44, 31.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42.0 years. For every 100 females, the population had 94.7 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 90.8 males.

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $111,549 (with a margin of error of +/− $8,131) and the median family income was $136,475 (+/− $2,642). Males had a median income of $90,326 (+/− $5,483) versus $63,234 (+/− $6,177) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $52,491 (+/− $36,084). About 1.9% of families and 3.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.4% of those under age 18 and 9.8% of those age 65 or over.[26]

Same-sex couples headed 20 households in 2010, unchanged from 2000.[27]

2000 census

As of the 2000 United States census there were 14,351 people, 5,313 households, and 3,947 families residing in the borough. The population density was 2583.2sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 5,400 housing units at an average density of 972sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the borough was 91.62% White, 0.78% African American, 0.10% Native American, 5.85% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.54% from other races, and 1.10% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.93% of the population.[28] [29]

There were 5,313 households, out of which 37.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.4% were married couples living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.7% were non-families. 22.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.18.[28] [29]

In the borough, the age distribution of the population shows 27.0% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64, and 11.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.9 males.[28] [29]

The median income for a household in the borough was $88,187, and the median income for a family was $104,512. Males had a median income of $75,017 versus $43,205 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $41,964. About 1.4% of families and 1.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.2% of those under age 18 and 2.5% of those age 65 or over.[28] [29]

Economy

The Ramsey Farmers Market includes vendors offering locally sourced produce, foods, beverages and flowers at the Ramsey NJ Transit Station on Main Street every Sunday throughout the year.[30]

Corporate residents of Ramsey have included:

The most common industries for females in Ramsey, according to City-data.com, from 2008 to 2012:[34]

The most common industries for males in Ramsey, according to City-Data.com, from 2008 to 2012:[34]

Arts and culture

Ramsey had an old-style downtown cinema with two screens. It closed in 2013, but reopened in 2014 after a successful Kickstarter campaign raised the funds needed for updated projection systems. However, it closed for good in 2020 due to hardships from the COVID-19 pandemic.[35] [36] [37]

Ramsey has six houses of worship. These include: First Presbyterian Church, Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, St. Paul's Roman Catholic Church, St. Paul's Ukrainian Catholic Church, St. John's Episcopal Church, and Grace Baptist Church.[38]

Parks and recreation

Ramsey has about of land under Green Acres protection by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, which is land that is permanently preserved as open space in the borough.[39] This is one of the reasons that the borough, while about 98.5% developed, has retained a "rural ambience".[21]

Established in 1995, Ramsey Golf and Country Club has an 18-hole golf course, in addition to a restaurant, swimming pool, picnic area, playground, tennis courts and a banquet room.[40] [41]

Finch Park, located on Church Street, Gertzen Plaza, and Island Avenue, has a playground, picnic areas, eight baseball and softball fields, a street hockey rink, and basketball courts. There is a memorial for the attacks on September 11, 2001, with its own parking area located on Gertzen Plaza. The park is headquarters of the Ramsey Recreation Commission, and home fields of the Ramsey Baseball and Softball Association. In the summer months, the Rec Commission has a summer camp in Finch Park for Ramsey students in kindergarten to 7th grade.[42]

The Ramsey Municipal Pool, located on East Oak Street, has a newly renovated pool and waterslides, a recreational field and pavilion, and beach volleyball and basketball courts.

Behind Ramsey High School, there are five tennis courts and a running track that are open to public use. The RHS football field and the newly built Creamer Field are two of the four fields with night lights in Ramsey, the other two are located at the MacFarran Field complex on Williams Drive, overlooking Route 17.[43]

Behind Tisdale Elementary School, there are two softball fields that are open to the community.

Suraci Pond, located on Woodland Avenue, is a small lake with areas to fish, picnic benches, and hiking trails. A similar recreational area exists at Garrison Pond on Lake Street. An Eagle Scout Project from Ramsey's Troop 31 installed picnic tables and restored the flower bed.

Government

Local government

See also: Mayors of Ramsey, New Jersey. Ramsey 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.[44] The governing body is comprised of a mayor and a borough council, with all positions elected at-large 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 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.[45] The borough form of government used in Ramsey 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.[46] [47]

, the Mayor of the Borough of Ramsey is Republican Deirdre A. Dillon, whose term of office ends December 31, 2026. Members of the Ramsey Borough Council are Council President Peter Kilman (R, 2024), Judith Cusick (R, 2023), Michael W. Gutwetter (R, 2023), Glen J. Popolo (R, 2025), Sara Poppe (R, 2024) and Jane M. Woods (R, 2025).[48] [49] [50] [51] [52] [53]

In January 2015, the borough council selected Peter Kilman from a list of three candidates nominated by the Republican municipal committee to fill the seat expiring in 2015 that held by Deirdre A. Dillon vacant since she was sworn in as mayor that month.[54] In November 2015, Kilman was elected to serve a full three-year term.[55]

Joseph Verdone was chosen in August 2012 to fill the vacant seat expiring in December 2014 of Bruce Vozeh following his resignation the previous month to become the municipal administrator.[56]

Federal, state and county representation

Ramsey is located in the 5th Congressional District[57] and is part of New Jersey's 39th state legislative district.[58] [59] [60]

Politics

As of March 2011, there were a total of 9,705 registered voters in Ramsey, of which 2,133 (22.0% vs. 31.7% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 2,712 (27.9% vs. 21.1%) were registered as Republicans and 4,849 (50.0% vs. 47.1%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 11 voters registered as Libertarians or Greens.[61] Among the borough's 2010 Census population, 67.1% (vs. 57.1% in Bergen County) were registered to vote, including 91.3% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 73.7% countywide).[61] [62]

In the 2016 presidential election, Republican Donald Trump received 4,132 votes (49.3% vs. 41.1% countywide), ahead of Democrat Hillary Clinton with 3,872 votes (46.2% vs. 54.2%) and other candidates with 373 votes (4.5% vs. 4.6%), among the 8,426 ballots cast by the borough's 11,000 registered voters, for a turnout of 76.6% (vs. 72.5% in Bergen County).[63] In the 2012 presidential election, Republican Mitt Romney received 4,333 votes (57.0% vs. 43.5% countywide), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 3,167 votes (41.7% vs. 54.8%) and other candidates with 62 votes (0.8% vs. 0.9%), among the 7,598 ballots cast by the borough's 10,342 registered voters, for a turnout of 73.5% (vs. 70.4% in Bergen County).[64] [65] In the 2008 presidential election, Republican John McCain received 4,417 votes (54.7% vs. 44.5% countywide), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 3,556 votes (44.0% vs. 53.9%) and other candidates with 59 votes (0.7% vs. 0.8%), among the 8,076 ballots cast by the borough's 10,046 registered voters, for a turnout of 80.4% (vs. 76.8% in Bergen County).[66] [67] In the 2004 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 4,606 votes (58.4% vs. 47.2% countywide), ahead of Democrat John Kerry with 3,207 votes (40.7% vs. 51.7%) and other candidates with 52 votes (0.7% vs. 0.7%), among the 7,886 ballots cast by the borough's 9,754 registered voters, for a turnout of 80.8% (vs. 76.9% in the whole county).[68]

In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 69.9% of the vote (3,162 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 29.1% (1,316 votes), and other candidates with 1.1% (48 votes), among the 4,599 ballots cast by the borough's 9,948 registered voters (73 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 46.2%.[69] [70] In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 2,945 votes (55.8% vs. 45.8% countywide), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 1,945 votes (36.8% vs. 48.0%), Independent Chris Daggett with 343 votes (6.5% vs. 4.7%) and other candidates with 24 votes (0.5% vs. 0.5%), among the 5,280 ballots cast by the borough's 9,866 registered voters, yielding a 53.5% turnout (vs. 50.0% in the county).[71]

Education

Ramsey has a highly educated population. Based on data from the American Community Survey, it was ranked as one of the top 15 most educated municipalities in New Jersey with a population of at least 10,000, placing No. 2 on the list. With 40.3% of residents having a bachelor's degree or higher, the borough was second only to Hoboken (with 50.2%).[72]

The Ramsey Public School District serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade.[73] As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprised of five schools, had an enrollment of 2,598 students and 252.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.3:1.[74] Schools in the district (with 2021–22 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[75]) are Mary A. Hubbard Elementary School[76] with 371 students in grades PreK–3, Wesley D. Tisdale Elementary School[77] with 332 students in grades PreK–3, John Y. Dater Elementary School[78] with 385 students in grades 4–5, Eric S. Smith Middle School[79] with 647 students in grades 6–8 and Ramsey High School[80] with 828 students in grades 9–12.[81] [82] [83]

Students from Saddle River's Wandell School attend the district's middle school and then have the option of attending either Ramsey High School or Northern Highlands Regional High School as part of sending/receiving relationships with the Saddle River School District and each of the respective districts.[84] [85] [86] [87] [88]

Ramsey High School was the 30th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 328 schools statewide in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2012 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", after being ranked 33rd in 2010 out of 322 schools listed.[89] The magazine ranked the school 13th in 2008 out of 316 schools.[90]

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 the Bergen County Academies in Hackensack, and the Bergen Tech campus in Teterboro or Paramus. The district offers programs on a shared-time or full-time basis, with admission based on a selective application process and tuition covered by the student's home school district.[91] [92]

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark oversees the operation of the Academy of St. Paul, a K–8 school[93] [94] and Don Bosco Preparatory High School, an all-boys Roman Catholic high school for grades 9–12 founded in 1915 and overseen by the Salesians of Don Bosco.[95] [96] In 2015, the Academy of St. Paul was one of 15 schools in New Jersey, and one of six private schools, recognized as a National Blue Ribbon School in the exemplary high performing category by the United States Department of Education.[97] [98]

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.[99]

A number of roadways serve Ramsey and its neighboring communities, providing the borough with easy driving access to New York State (including New York City) and other points within New Jersey. Route 17[100] and County Route 507[101] intersect the areas east and north of Ramsey's downtown business district, while Interstate 287 and U.S. Route 202 pass through the Darlington section of Mahwah to the west and the New York State Thruway (Interstate 87 / Interstate 287) and NY Route 59 run through Suffern, New York, to the north.

Public transportation

Ramsey has two NJ Transit train stations which provide mass transit access to and from Hoboken Terminal with connections available at Secaucus Junction to Penn Station New York in Midtown Manhattan and other NJ Transit lines.[102] [103] Located on Main Street just east of Central Avenue in the borough's downtown area, the Ramsey Main Street station[104] was constructed in 1868 by the Paterson and Ramapo Railroad and is the oldest operating passenger station in service in New Jersey.[105] The Ramsey Route 17 station, which opened on August 22, 2004, is a park-and-ride facility and regional commuter hub located along Route 17 South in the northern section of town.[106] Both of these stations are stops along NJ Transit's Main Line and Bergen County Line.[107]

Short Line provides bus service along Route 17 (with limited service at other local stops) to the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan. Tickets can be easily found on the Couch Bus USA app. [108]

Popular culture

Films
Television

Notable people

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

Sources

External links

Notes and References

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  2. http://www.ramseynj.com/Directory.aspx?did=14 Borough Administrator
  3. http://www.ramseynj.com/151/Borough-Clerk Borough Clerk
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  14. http://geonames.usgs.gov US Board on Geographic Names
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  17. http://ramseyhistorical.org/history/ History
  18. https://www.nytimes.com/1960/04/03/archives/jerseyans-save-colonial-house-oncedoomed-building-will-open-today.html "Jerseyans Save Colonial House; Once-Doomed Building Will Open Today as Historical Museum in Ramsey"
  19. Van Valen, James M. History of Bergen County, New Jersey. New York: New Jersey Publishing and Engraving Co.; 1900. p. 199. Accessed January 20, 2024. "The most important village in the township is Ramsey, so named from Peter J. Ramsey, the original owner of the land."
  20. https://ramseyhistory.org/2014/12/ramseys-station/ Ramsey’s Station
  21. Cheslow, Jerry. "If You're Thinking of Living in: Ramsey", The New York Times, May 19, 1991. Accessed September 21, 2015. "The roots of the northern New Jersey borough date to 1848, when the Paterson and Ramapo Railroad opened a line to connect Paterson with ferries crossing the Hudson River to New York. One stop along the way was named Ramsey's, after Peter J. Ramsey, a farmer who sold the land for the station to the railroad."
  22. Cheslow, Jerry. "If You're Thinking of Living In/Ramsey, N.J.; Small-Town Life Survives the Pressures", The New York Times, September 7, 2003. Accessed December 2, 2020. "The Paterson and Ramapo Railroad, seeking a route to Jersey City, where passengers could board a ferry to New York, bought the right of way through 60 acres of land owned by a businessman named Peter J. Ramsey. The train station was known as Ramsey's Station; the name was shortened to Ramsey when the borough was incorporated in 1908."
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  28. http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/1603461680.pdf Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Ramsey borough, New Jersey
  29. http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3400361680 DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 – Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Ramsey borough, Bergen County, New Jersey
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  31. Terrero, Ruthanne. "GOGO Set to Expand", TravelAgentCentral.com, September 1, 2008. Accessed January 30, 2012. "Flight Centre Limited, a giant global retailer based in Australia, announced it had agreed to purchase Ramsey, NJ-based LibGo last year, which includes wholesaler GOGO and its corresponding retail travel agency arm, Liberty Travel, late last year. The transaction included the purchase of 193 retail travel locations along the East Coast, Chicago and Florida and 40 wholesale locations in 22 states."
  32. Strauss, Eric. "Travel company moving its HQ from Ramsey to Montvale", NJBIZ, February 18, 2016. Accessed December 3, 2020. "FC USA Inc., whose brands include Liberty Travel, GOGO Vacations and others, signed a 15-year lease for 70,863 square feet at 5 Paragon Drive, a 119,254-square-foot Class A office building owned by Lone Star Funds, JLL said last week in a news release."
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  36. Staff. "Local Resource: Moviegoers arrive at newly-reopened Ramsey Theatre", Bergen.com, January 10, 2014. Accessed October 23, 2014. "After closing its doors on August 20, 2013, the theater raised over $125,000 through Kickstarter and local fundraising to renovate and update the location to digital projection.
  37. Stoltz, A. Marsha. "Ramsey Theatre falls victim to coronavirus, up for sale after 93 years", NorthJersey.com, September 23, 2020. Accessed September 25, 2020.
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  40. https://www.njsga.org/courses/ramsey-golf-and-country-club Ramsey G. and C.C.
  41. http://www.ramseycountryclub.com/home Home Page
  42. http://www.njplaygrounds.com/3550/finch-park-creative-playground-ramsey-nj/ Finch Park Creative Playground, Ramsey, NJ
  43. http://www.tennisround.com/tennis-courts/nj/ramsey/ramsey-high-school Ramsey High School
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  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
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  54. Scully, Christina. "Ramsey Council appoints new member", Ramsey Suburban News, February 5, 2015. Accessed April 18, 2015. "Fourteen-year resident Peter Kilman was chosen to the fill the council seat vacated by Deirdre Dillon when she became mayor, and was sworn to the post at the Jan. 28 session."
  55. http://www.bergencountyclerk.org/_Content/pdf/elections/2015General_StatementofVote-OFFICIAL.pdf#page=79 Bergen County Statement of Vote November 3, 2015 General Election
  56. Carrera, Catherine. "Ramsey Borough Council vacancy filled", Ramsey Suburban News, August 10, 2012. Accessed November 3, 2013. "Joseph Verdone, 71, was chosen to fill the term vacated by Bruce Vozeh last month, when he assumed the position of borough administrator."
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  77. https://www.ramsey.k12.nj.us/Tisdale Wesley D. Tisdale Elementary School
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  79. https://www.ramsey.k12.nj.us/Smith Eric Smith Middle School
  80. https://www.ramsey.k12.nj.us/rhs Ramsey High School
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  86. https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/1516/03/3700/000.html Northern Highlands Regional High School 2016 Report Card Narrative
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  96. https://catholicschoolsnj.org/bergen-county-2 Bergen County Catholic High Schools
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  99. http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/mileage_Bergen.pdf Bergen County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction
  100. http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/00000017__-.pdf#page=8 Route 17 Straight Line Diagram
  101. http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/00000507__-.pdf#page=11 County Route 507 Straight Line Diagram
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  107. http://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=LineDetailsTo&selLine=MNBN Main/Bergen-Port Jervis Line
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  115. Fissinger, Laura. "Batten a Thousand", Soap Opera Digest, July 6, 1999. Accessed April 14, 2024. "On top of the dance lessons she long had been taking, Batten began traveling to Manhattan from her home in Ramsey, N.J., every Saturday for the youth program at the acting school founded by stage legend Lee Strasberg."
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  119. Fox, Ron. "Ramsey resident signs with Fort Lauderdale Strikers", Ramsey Suburban News, April 18, 2013. Accessed September 21, 2015. "Ramsey's Mike Dietze in his Fort Lauderdale Strikers jersey.... He had 13 goals and 10 assists as a Don Bosco senior, but the season was abruptly ended when he suffered a broken leg."
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  121. Newman, Melinda. "The Lumineers Light It Up; The Lumineers, a band whose popularity is skyrocketing, features two natives of Ramsey.", New Jersey Monthly, November 27, 2012. Accessed July 2, 2017. "Growing up in Ramsey, the Lumineers’ Jeremiah Fraites and Wesley Schultz had no shortage of musical competition."
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  125. Hevesi, Dennis. "Henry Herx, Film Critic for Catholic Publications, Dies at 79", The New York Times, September 2, 2012. Accessed September 4, 2012. "Henry Herx, who over three decades wrote thousands of movie reviews for Roman Catholic publications, assessing the moral complexities raised on screen through the prism of church tenets, died on Aug. 15 at his home in Ramsey, N.J."
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  134. Idec, Keith. "UFC: Ramsey native Jimmie Rivera on the UFC stage at Prudential", The Record, January 29, 2016. Accessed July 3, 2018. "Jimmie Rivera couldn't have more at stake Saturday night. The former Ramsey High School wrestler's UFC bantamweight bout at Prudential Center will be televised live on free TV."
  135. Nobile, Tom. "Ariel Rodriguez, respected judge from Ramsey, dies at 70", The Record, November 16, 2017. Accessed July 11, 2018. "Rodriguez, 70, was the first Cuban-American justice to sit on the state's highest court. Prior to his appointment in 2012, the Ramsey resident served nearly 20 years in the state Appellate Division, earning a reputation for his cordial nature from the bench."
  136. https://nj1015.com/no-taxes-more-guns-fewer-towns-new-healthcare-other-choices-for-nj-governor/ "No taxes, more guns, fewer towns, new healthcare — Other choices for NJ governor"
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  138. Hunt, Todderick. "NFL Draft 2019: Which former N.J. football stars helped themselves most at the 2019 NFL Combine?", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, March 7, 2019. Accessed July 29, 2019. "Tommy Sweeney, TE, Boston College Hometown: Ramsey, N.J. High School: Don Bosco Prep"
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  140. Hutchinson, Dave. "Giants' Justin Trattou is making a name for himself", The Star-Ledger, August 23, 2013. Accessed December 9, 2014. "But so is third-year pro Justin Trattou, a Ramsey native and undrafted free agent who just keeps making plays."
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