Saddle River, New Jersey Explained

Saddle River, New Jersey should not be confused with Upper Saddle River, New Jersey.

Saddle River, New Jersey
Settlement Type:Borough
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Pushpin Label:Saddle River
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Bergen County##Location in New Jersey##Location in the United States
Pushpin Relief:yes
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Bergen
Government Type:Borough
Governing Body:Borough Council
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Albert J. Kurpis (R, term ends December 31, 2027)[1]
Leader Title1:Administrator
Leader Name1:Richard Molinari[2] [3]
Leader Title2:Municipal clerk
Leader Name2:Cindy Kirkpatrick[4]
Established Title:Incorporated
Established Date:November 22, 1894
Named For:The Saddle River
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[5]
Area Total Km2:12.86
Area Land Km2:12.73
Area Water Km2:0.13
Area Total Sq Mi:4.97
Area Land Sq Mi:4.92
Area Water Sq Mi:0.05
Area Water Percent:1.03
Area Rank:276th of 565 in state
13th of 70 in county[6]
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:3372
Population Rank:433rd of 565 in state
64th of 70 in county[7]
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:686.0
Population Density Rank:422nd of 565 in state
67th of 70 in county
Population Est:3368
Pop Est As Of:2023
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:−05:00
Timezone Dst:Eastern (EDT)
Utc Offset Dst:−04:00
Elevation Footnotes:[8]
Elevation Ft:184
Coordinates Footnotes:[9]
Coordinates:41.0237°N -74.0926°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:07458[10] [11]
Area Code:201[12]
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:3400265400[13] [14]
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Blank1 Info:0885384[15]

Saddle River is a borough in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is a suburb of New York City, located just over northwest of Manhattan. The town is known for its natural fields, farmland, horse farms, forests, and rivers, and has a bucolic atmosphere, due in part to a minimum zoning requirement of 2acres for homes.[16] The borough contains both stately historic homes and estates, as well as newer mansions. It offers many spacious properties in a countryside-like setting, while also having proximity to New York City.

Saddle River is one of the highest-income small municipalities in the United States and was ranked 9th in New Jersey in per capita income as of the 2010 Census.[17] Saddle River was ranked among the Top 100 in Forbes Most Expensive Zip Codes in America in 2010.[18] In 1989, Saddle River was ranked the richest suburb in the nation among those with 2,500 or more people (based on per capita income).[19] The town has been home to notable residents including former US Presidents, celebrities, athletes, and businessmen (See Notable people list).

The New York Times described Saddle River as "a place where one can still keep horses—one per acre—see a deer, listen to the birds, and catch a fish in the trout stream that gives the town its name."[20]

As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 3,372, an increase of 220 (+7.0%) from the 2010 census count of 3,152, which in turn reflected a decline of 49 (−1.5%) from the 3,201 counted in the 2000 census.[21]

Saddle River is a dry town, where alcohol cannot be sold.[22] [23]

History

European settlement of the area that is now Saddle River traces back to 1675, when the Lenape Native Americans sold a stretch of land along the Saddle River to Albert Zabriskie.[24] Saddle River was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on November 22, 1894, from portions of Orvil Township, based on the results of a referendum held three days earlier.[25] The borough was formed during the "Boroughitis" phenomenon then sweeping through Bergen County, in which 26 boroughs were formed in the county in 1894 alone. Saddle River's referendum passed on November 19, one day before the referendum passed for the formation of the neighboring borough of Upper Saddle River.[26] An additional portion of Orvil Township was annexed in 1903.[27]

The borough is named after the Saddle River, which flows through the borough and is a tributary of the Passaic River, which in turn was named for a stream and valley in Saddell, Argyll, Scotland.[28] [29]

Historic sites

Saddle River is home to the following locations on the National Register of Historic Places:[30]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 4.97 square miles (12.86 km2), including 4.91 square miles (12.73 km2) of land and 0.05 square miles (0.13 km2) of water (1.03%).[6]

The borough is bounded by eight municipalities in Bergen County: the boroughs of Allendale, Hillsdale, Ho-Ho-Kus, Ramsey, Upper Saddle River, Waldwick, Washington Township and Woodcliff Lake.[32] [33] [34]

Mount Pleasant and Villa Marie Claire are unincorporated communities located within Saddle River.

Property values and taxes

The median home value in Saddle River was $1,960,294,[35] compared to $596,000 for Bergen County, $440,000 for the state of NJ, and $331,000 for the US overall, as of March 31, 2022.

Saddle River has a property tax sate of 1.021% which was the third-lowest property tax rate in Bergen County in 2023 [36]

Demographics

2010 census

The 2010 United States census counted 3,152 people, 1,216 households, and 894 families in the borough. The population density was . There were 1,341 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup was 84.71% (2,670) White, 2.09% (66) Black or African American, 0.10% (3) Native American, 9.42% (297) Asian, 0.06% (2) Pacific Islander, 1.17% (37) from other races, and 2.44% (77) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.14% (162) of the population.

Of the 1,216 households, 27.1% had children under the age of 18; 65.5% were married couples living together; 5.5% had a female householder with no husband present and 26.5% were non-families. Of all households, 23.6% were made up of individuals and 15.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.08.

21.1% of the population were under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 14.1% from 25 to 44, 35.0% from 45 to 64, and 24.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50.5 years. For every 100 females, the population had 89.8 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 86.9 males.

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $97,197 (with a margin of error of +/− $48,774) and the median family income was $162,500 (+/− $61,174). Males had a median income of $162,740 (+/− $30,154) versus $56,339 (+/− $25,675) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $86,812 (+/− $16,562). About 0.9% of families and 1.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.1% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.[37]

Same-sex couples headed seven households in 2010, an increase from the six counted in 2000.[38]

2000 census

As of the 2000 United States census there were 3,201 people, 1,118 households, and 926 families residing in the borough. The population density was 642.6sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,183 housing units at an average density of 237.5sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the borough was 89.85% White, 0.75% African American, 7.15% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.81% from other races, and 1.41% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.56% of the population.[39] [40]

There were 1,118 households, out of which 31.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.6% were married couples living together, 3.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.1% were non-families. 14.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the borough the age distribution of the population shows 22.5% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 19.5% from 25 to 44, 32.9% from 45 to 64, and 20.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.0 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $134,289, and the median income for a family was $152,169. Males had a median income of $100,000 versus $61,458 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $85,934. About 2.8% of families and 3.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.4% of those under age 18 and 10.3% of those age 65 or over.

Parks and recreation

In May 2024, the American Society of Civil Engineers recognized Saddle River with the 2024 Municipal Project Of The Year Award. The award was meant for developing Saddle River Rindlaub Park Pedestrian Bridge for its innovative design and for connecting the deadlocked land with the existing park for the good of the residents.[41]

Government

Local government

Saddle River 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 a mayor and a borough council, who are all elected on a partisan basis as part of the November general election. A mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term. 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 Saddle River 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 mayor serves as chief executive officer, and is an ex-officio member of all municipal committees and is the approving authority in the Borough of Saddle River. Mayoral appointments to the various boards and committees in the borough are subject to confirmation by the borough council. Borough council members serve on various operating committees and function in a liaison capacity to provide information and direction to the entire governing body.

, the mayor is Republican Albert J. "Al" Kurpis, whose term of office ends December 31, 2027.[46] Members of the Saddle River Borough Council are Council President David B. Hekemian (R, 2025), Duncan B. Carpenter (R, 2025), Christopher DiGirolamo (R, 2024), Jon Kurpis (R, 2026), Jeffrey S. Liva (R, 2024; elected to serve an unexpired term), and Ravi Sachdev (R, 2026).[47] [48] [49] [50] [51] [52]

In August 2022, the borough council appointed Jeffrey Liva to fill the seat expiring in December 2024 that had been held by Rosario Ruffino until he resigned from office earlier that month in protest over the cost of a park project.[53] Liva served on an interim basis until the November 2022 general election, when he was elected to serve the remainder of the term of office.[51]

John Azzariti and Ravi Sachdev were sworn in to three-year terms by Mayor Albert Kurpis during a combined in-person/remote session in January 2021. Azzariti had been appointed to the council last July after Councilman John DeRosa resigned for professional reasons. However, Azzariti chose to run with Sachdev for two open three-year terms, seats previously held by Paul Schulstad—who resigned in March 2020—and Eric Jensen, who did not seek a new term. Christopher DiGirolamo was elected to serve the one year remaining on DeRosa's term of office.[54]

In March 2020, the borough council appointed Christopher T. DiGirolamo to fill the seat expiring in December 2020 that was vacated by Paul Schulstad when he resigned from office earlier that month.[55]

Federal, state and county representation

Saddle River is located in the 5th Congressional District[56] and is part of New Jersey's 39th state legislative district.[57] [58] [59]

Politics

Saddle River vote
by party in presidential elections
YearDemocraticRepublicanThird Parties
2020[60] 37.40% 86861.48% 1,4271.12% 26
2016[61] 31.72% 61164.74% 1,2473.53% 68
2012[62] 25.75% 44872.87% 1,2681.38% 24
2008[63] 31.81% 59866.64% 1,2531.54% 29
2004[64] 30.35% 56668.58% 1,2790.59% 11
200024.96% 43073.24% 1,2621.80% 31
199621.06% 34372.31% 1,1786.63% 108
199218.93% 33370.15% 1,23410.92% 192
198818.17% 31481.25% 1,4040.58% 10
198416.31% 27483.57% 1,4040.12% 2
198013.94% 22876.51% 1,2519.54% 156
197620.09% 30378.65% 1,1861.26% 19
197217.87% 26881.67% 1,2250.47% 7
196818.15% 24579.11% 1,0682.74% 37
196435.43% 40564.30% 7350.26% 3
196016.11% 16983.70% 8780.19% 2
1956[65] 7.34% 5992.66% 7450.00% 0
1952[66] 8.19% 5491.81% 6050.00% 0
1948[67] 11.75% 5788.04% 4270.21% 1
1944[68] 17.48% 7982.52% 3730.00% 0
194016.70% 8083.30% 3990.00% 0
1936[69] 23.51% 9576.49% 3090.00% 0
1932[70] 26.84% 9573.16% 2590.00% 0
1928[71] 18.75% 6081.25% 2600.00% 0
1924[72] 15.57% 3384.43% 1790.00% 0
1920[73] 21.39% 4078.61% 1470.00% 0
1916[74] 32.99% 3267.01% 650.00% 0
1912[75] 33.33% 2819.05% 1647.62% 40
Saddle River leans strongly Republican, both in terms of registration and election results. In 14 of the last 15 presidential elections, Republican candidates have carried Saddle River by margins of greater than 30 points despite their Democratic opponents winning Bergen County in seven of those elections.[76] Bergen County also supported Republican candidates Warren G. Harding in 1920, and Charles Evans Hughes in 1916. However, Progressive Party candidate Theodore Roosevelt won the city in 1912 over New Jersey native Woodrow Wilson, and GOP nominee William Howard Taft.[77] [74] [75]

Please note that election results from 1928 to 1956 were obtained from newspaper clippings, and may not be official. Third parties were not listed for Saddle River in most of those articles.

As of March 2011, there were a total of 2,387 registered voters in Saddle River, of which 286 (12.0% vs. 31.7% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 1,211 (50.7% vs. 21.1%) were registered as Republicans and 889 (37.2% vs. 47.1%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There was one voter registered to another party.[78] Among the borough's 2010 Census population, 75.7% (vs. 57.1% in Bergen County) were registered to vote, including 96.0% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 73.7% countywide).[78] [79]

In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 84.7% of the vote (845 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 14.3% (143 votes), and other candidates with 1.0% (10 votes), among the 1,032 ballots cast by the borough's 2,475 registered voters (34 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 41.7%.[80] [81] In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 968 votes here (74.4% vs. 45.8% countywide), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 283 votes (21.8% vs. 48.0%), Independent Chris Daggett with 39 votes (3.0% vs. 4.7%) and other candidates with one vote (0.1% vs. 0.5%), among the 1,301 ballots cast by the borough's 2,436 registered voters, yielding a 53.4% turnout (vs. 50.0% in the county).[82]

Education

The Saddle River School District, serves students in pre-kindergarten through fifth grade at Wandell School. As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 165 students and 18.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 8.9:1.[83] During the 2016–17 school year, Saddle River was tied for the 28th-smallest enrollment of any school district in the state, with 150 students.[84]

Public school students from Saddle River attend the Ramsey Public School 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 each of the respective districts.[85] [86] [87] [88] [89] [90] As of the 2018–19 school year, Northern Highlands High School had an enrollment of 1,377 students and 110.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.5:1.[91] while Ramsey High School had an enrollment of 870 students and 80.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.8:1.[92] One of under ten districts with a dual send-receive relationship, three quarters of Saddle River's high school students attend Northern Highlands and about a quarter attend Ramsey High School.[93]

All students in 8th grade 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.[94] [95]

Saddle River Day School is a K–12 private school that was founded in 1957.[96]

Transportation

, 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.[97]

Route 17 passes through Saddle River.[98] Other main roads include West Saddle River Road, East Saddle River Road, Allendale Road, and Chestnut Ridge Road.

Saddle River is served mainly by Route 17, which runs directly through the borough, but certain portions are served by locations in Ho-Ho-Kus, Waldwick, Upper Saddle River, and Allendale. The Garden State Parkway is within a short distance of the borough at exit 171 in Woodcliff Lake.

Notable people

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

See also

Sources

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.state.nj.us/dca/home/2023mayors.pdf 2023 New Jersey Mayors Directory
  2. https://www.saddleriver.org/administration Administration
  3. Stoltz, Marsha A. "Saddle River hires retired police chief as first part-time administrator", The Record, March 24, 2021. Accessed May 26, 2021. "Saddle River — Retired Union City Police Chief Richard Molinari has been named the borough's first part-time business administrator as of March 15."
  4. https://www.saddleriver.org/borough_clerk Borough Clerk
  5. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. October 11, 2022.
  6. https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_cousubs_34.txt 2019 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places
  7. https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/dmograph/est/mcd/density.xlsx Population Density by County and Municipality: New Jersey, 2020 and 2021
  8. , Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 14, 2013.
  9. https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/gazetteer.html U.S. Gazetteer Files for 2000, 2010 and 2012-2016
  10. http://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupResultsAction!input.action?resultMode=0&city=saddleriver&state=NJ Look Up a ZIP Code for Saddle River, NJ
  11. http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/njzips.htm ZIP Codes
  12. http://www.area-codes.com/search.asp?frmNPA=&frmNXX=&frmState=NJ&frmCity=Saddle+River Area Code Lookup – NPA NXX for Saddle River, NJ
  13. https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website
  14. https://mcdc.missouri.edu/applications/geocodes/?state=34 Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey
  15. http://geonames.usgs.gov US Board on Geographic Names
  16. Geist, William E. "If You're Thinking Of Living In: Saddle River", The New York Times, October 9, 1983. Accessed September 10, 2014.
  17. http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/industry/incpov/income2010/income.xls Median Household, Family, Per-Capita Income: State, County, Municipality and Census Designated Place (CDP) With Municipalities Ranked by Per Capita Income; 2010 5-year ACS estimates
  18. Web site: Most Expensive ZIP Codes. January 12, 2021. Forbes.
  19. Reardon, Patrick T. "Gold Coast Proves Big Wealth In Cities", Chicago Tribune, March 1, 1994. Accessed September 9, 2014. "The richest suburb of 2,500 people or more in the nation is Saddle River in Bergen County, N.J., with a per capita income of $78,703."
  20. Geist, William E. "If You're Thinking Of Living In: Saddle River", The New York Times, October 9, 1983. Accessed January 20, 2023.
  21. https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2010/2010data/table7cm.xls Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010
  22. New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control. New Jersey ABC list of dry towns (May 1, 2013)
  23. Giordano, Rita. "More towns catching liquor-license buzz; Moorestown considers ending its dry spell", The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 24, 2007. Accessed February 16, 2014.
  24. https://www.saddleriver.org/history History
  25. Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606–1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 86. Accessed May 30, 2024.
  26. Harvey, Cornelius Burnham. Genealogical History of Hudson and Bergen Counties, New Jersey, p. 11, New Jersey Genealogical Publishing Company, 1900. Accessed September 15, 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."
  27. Honeyman, Abraham Van Doren. Index-analysis of the Statutes of New Jersey, 1896–1909: Together with References to All Acts, and Parts of Acts, in the 'General Statutes' and Pamphlet Laws Expressly Repealed: and the Statutory Crimes of New Jersey During the Same Period, p. 245. New Jersey Law Journal Publishing Company, 1910. Accessed September 30, 2015.
  28. Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed September 30, 2015.
  29. Edwards, Richard. Industries of New Jersey, Part 1, p. 121. Historical Publishing Company, 1882. Accessed September 30, 2015.
  30. https://www.nj.gov/dep/hpo/1identify/nrsr_lists/BERGEN.pdf#page=23 New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places: Bergen County
  31. Fisher, Janon. "Bergen County House on Historic Register Is Fire Victim", The New York Times, March 20, 2004. Accessed February 4, 2012. "In the 1960s, the private house, known as the Achenbach House, was the home of the actor and producer Larry Blyden and his wife, the actress and dancer Carol Haney, who believed the house was haunted. Later it was owned by Mario Perillo of Perillo Tours, well known for his television commercials selling package tours to Italy; after his death, the house passed to Mr. Perillo's son Stephen, the current owner."
  32. https://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/1010586/touches.html Areas touching Saddle River
  33. https://www.co.bergen.nj.us/visitors-guide/county-maps Bergen County Map of Municipalities
  34. https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/gis/maps/polnoroads.pdf New Jersey Municipal Boundaries
  35. Web site: Saddle River NJ Home Prices & Home Values . 2022-03-31 . Zillow . en.
  36. https://www.co.bergen.nj.us/images/County_Officials/Boards__Commissions/Board_of_Taxation/Tax_Rate/2023/2023-tax-rates.pdf 2023 Bergen County Tax Rates
  37. https://archive.today/20200212084249/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3400365400 DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006–2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Saddle River borough, Bergen County, New Jersey
  38. 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 September 10, 2014.
  39. http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/1603465400.pdf Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Saddle River borough, New Jersey
  40. https://archive.today/20200212083055/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3400365400 DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 – Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Saddle River borough, Bergen County, New Jersey
  41. Web site: CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2024 WINNERS!. 2024-05-12 . ascenewjerseysection.org. en.
  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.
  44. Cerra, Michael F. "Forms of Government: Everything You've Always Wanted to Know, But Were Afraid to Ask", New Jersey State League of Municipalities. Accessed November 30, 2014.
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  46. https://www.saddleriver.org/mayors_office Office of the Mayor
  47. https://www.saddleriver.org/mayor_council Mayor and Council
  48. https://www.saddleriver.org/vertical/sites/%7B2E7E07BD-0A79-4A05-9B79-960D47AACDC0%7D/uploads/0258_adoptbudget_2024.pdf 2024 Municipal Data Sheet
  49. https://www.co.bergen.nj.us/images/About_Bergen_County/2024-county-directory.pdf#page=62 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. Stoltz, Marsha A. "Saddle River fills empty council seat with Planning Board member", The Record, August 17, 2022. Accessed March 15, 2023. "Planning Board Chairman Jeffrey Liva has been appointed to a seat on the Borough Council. Liva succeeds council President Rosario Ruffino, who resigned July 20 after a disagreement with other members over the cost and design of what is now estimated to be a $1.45 million footbridge connecting the two halves of Rindlaub Park separated by the Saddle River."
  54. Stoltz, Marsha A. "Who are Saddle River's two newest council members?", The Record, January 12, 2021. "John Azzariti and Ravi Sachdev were sworn in by Mayor Albert Kurpis during a combined in-person/remote session on Jan. 2.... Christopher DiGirolamo was appointed last March to fill Schulstad's term until the election. However, he ran for the remaining year of DeRosa's unexpired term in November, and was sworn in immediately following the election."
  55. Stoltz, Marsha A. "After former councilman's unexpected resignation, Saddle River fills vacant seat", The Record, March 19, 2020. Accessed May 14, 2020. "Christopher DiGirolamo was appointed to the borough's council last week, succeeding Paul Schulstad. DiGirolamo, an eight-year borough resident, will serve out the nine months remaining in Schulstad's second term.... Schulstad resigned unexpectedly March 2 in the last year of his second three-year term, giving no reason for his departure."
  56. https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/2012-congressional-districts/njcd-2011-plan-components-county-mcd.pdf Plan Components Report
  57. https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/2011-legislative-districts/towns-districts.pdf Municipalities Sorted by 2011-2020 Legislative District
  58. https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/5bae63366fd2b2e5b9f87e5e/5d30f0a94a82c66427e564d2_2019_CitizensGuide.pdf 2019 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government
  59. https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/districts/districtnumbers.asp#39 Districts by Number for 2011–2020
  60. Web site: Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
  61. https://www.bergencountyclerk.org/_Content/pdf/elections/BC-Statement-of-Vote-Book-11-08-2016.pdf Bergen County Statement of Vote General Election November 8, 2016
  62. https://www.bergencountyclerk.org/_Content/pdf/elections/o/2012-General-Election.pdf Bergen County Statement of Vote General Election 2012
  63. https://www.bergencountyclerk.org/_Content/pdf/elections/n/2008-General-Election-Results.pdf Bergen County Statement of Vote General Election November 4, 2008
  64. Web site: Bergen County Clerk - Historical Election Results.
  65. News: Bergen County, NJ election results, 1956. The Herald-News. November 7, 1956. 12.
  66. News: Dwight Eisenhower and Adlai Stevenson - Bergen County, NJ 1952 Presidential election. The Herald-News. November 5, 1952. 13.
  67. News: Thomas Dewey and Harry Truman Bergen County NJ, 1948 president by towns. The Herald-News. November 3, 1948. 19.
  68. News: FDR Dewey 1944 Bergen County, NJ results by town. The Record. November 8, 1944. 4.
  69. News: FDR Landon 1936 presidential election results Bergen County, NJ by town. The Record. November 4, 1936. 4.
  70. News: Bergen County, NJ election results, 1932 including Wyckoff. The Record. November 11, 1932. 2.
  71. News: Hoover Smith Saddle River, NJ vote totals 1928. The Ridgewood Herald. November 9, 1928. 6.
  72. Web site: Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey. 1925.
  73. Web site: Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey. 1872.
  74. Web site: Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey. 1872.
  75. Web site: Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey. 1872.
  76. http://www.bergencountyclerk.org/Services/25 Historical Election Results
  77. https://archive.org/details/manualoflegislat1921mull/page/464/mode/2up/search/saddle+river NOTE: Presidential election results for this township are unavailable for elections between 1924 and 1956.
  78. http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2011-bergen-co-summary-report.pdf Voter Registration Summary – Bergen
  79. https://www.census.gov GCT-P7: Selected Age Groups: 2010 – State – County Subdivision; 2010 Census Summary File 1 for New Jersey
  80. Web site: Governor – Bergen County . January 29, 2014 . New Jersey Department of Elections . December 24, 2014.
  81. Web site: Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast – November 5, 2013 – General Election Results – Bergen County. January 29, 2014 . New Jersey Department of Elections . December 24, 2014.
  82. http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-bergen.pdf 2009 Governor: Bergen County
  83. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3414520&DistrictID=3414520 District information for Saddle River School District
  84. Guion, Payton. "These 43 N.J. school districts have fewer than 200 students", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, September 2017. Accessed January 30, 2020. "Based on data from the state Department of Education from the last school year and the Census Bureau, NJ Advance Media made a list of the smallest of the small school districts in the state, excluding charter schools and specialty institutions.... 28. Saddle River Borough (tie); Enrollment: 150; Grades: Pre-K-5; County: Bergen; Town population: 3,152"
  85. Staff. "Tuition to rise $219 under new contract", Town Journal, November 19, 2009, backed up by the Internet Archive as of March 4, 2016. Accessed November 14, 2017. "With no high school in the borough, Saddle River students have the option of enrolling in either Ramsey High School or Northern Highlands. The new deal replaces the previous agreement that covered 1998 to 2008."
  86. https://www.ramsey.k12.nj.us/domain/247 Welcome
  87. https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/1516/03/4310/000.html Ramsey Public Schools 2016 Report Card Narrative
  88. https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/1516/03/3700/000.html Northern Highlands Regional High School 2016 Report Card Narrative
  89. https://www.wandellschool.org/Domain/53 Ramsey Schools Overview
  90. https://www.wandellschool.org/domain/54 Northern Highlands High School Overview
  91. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3411730&ID=341173000646 School data for Northern Highlands Regional High School
  92. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3413590&ID=341359000730 School data for Ramsey High School
  93. Obernauer, Eric. "Montague to poll parents on school preference", New Jersey Herald, June 27, 2015. Accessed November 14, 2017. "Among them is the Saddle River School District, an affluent K-5 district in Bergen County that formerly sent its students in grades 6-8 to Ramsey Middle School and its students in grades 9-12 to Ramsey High School. About 15 years ago, Saddle River formed dual send-receive relationships allowing students in grades 9-12 to choose between Ramsey and Northern Highlands high schools, both upscale districts as well. Fred Palumbo, the school business administrator in Saddle River, told the New Jersey Herald in a phone conversation about it last year that the arrangement has worked well, with an estimated 70-75 percent of students choosing Northern Highlands and the remaining 25-30 percent opting to remain in Ramsey."
  94. http://bcts.bergen.org/index.php/about-us About Us
  95. https://bcts.bergen.org/index.php/admissions Admissions
  96. https://www.saddleriverday.org/about-srds/campus-tour Campus Tour
  97. http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/mileage_Bergen.pdf Bergen County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction
  98. https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000017__-.pdf#page=7 Route 17 Straight Line Diagram
  99. Narvaez, Alfonso A. "Francis W. H. Adams, 85, Dies; Led New York City's Police Force", The New York Times, April 21, 1990. Accessed October 7, 2019. "Born in Mount Vernon, N.Y., on June 26, 1904, Francis William Holbrook Adams grew up in Saddle River, N.J., and rode a horse to school in Ho-Ho-Kus about a mile and a half away."
  100. Nash, Margo. "Jersey Footlights", The New York Times, September 5, 2004. Accessed September 20, 2011. "Mr. Aiello's singing has the bounce of his idols Bobby Darin, Frank Sinatra and Louis Prima, and the throaty lyricism of another idol, Tony Bennett. But on the phone from his home in Saddle River, Mr. Aiello spoke in a soft voice about his new career."
  101. Staff. "Weddings/Celebrations; Lauren Bettman, Brian Gershengorn", The New York Times, August 17, 2003. Accessed September 20, 2011. "Lauren Gayle Bettman, a daughter of Shelli and Gary Bettman of Saddle River, N.J., was married last evening to Brian Jeffrey Gershengorn, the son of Renee Gershengorn of New City, N.Y. Rabbi Ronald S. Mass officiated at the Pierre in New York."
  102. Coleman, Chrisena. "Mary J. Blige pays $12M for N.J. mansion", New York Daily News, March 27, 2008. Accessed July 30, 2008. "Grammy winner Mary J. Blige plunked down $12.3 million in cash for a Saddle River, N.J., mansion, the Daily News has learned."
  103. Popper, Steve. "Burt Jr. Tackles First Base in Class A", copy of article from The New York Times, July 5, 2004. Accessed May 13, 2007. "Burt Jr. has time. While driving from his parents' home in Saddle River, N.J., to Brooklyn on Thursday for his second game with the Cyclones, he listened to the broadcast of the Mets' game and heard the description of Valent bobbling a ground ball and making an errant throw to Al Leiter covering first."
  104. Web site: Retired Red Bulls star Tim Cahill's Saddle River mansion listed for $6.75 million. North Jersey. en. 2019-08-13.
  105. Youngmisuk, Ohm. "A Lot Of Stars, But Not Much Power", New York Daily News, November 1, 2005. Accessed September 20, 2011. "Is there a better backcourt in the league than the one that resides on the same street in Saddle River, N.J.? The two neighbors bowl and play Ping-Pong together when they aren't connecting on alley-oops."
  106. Moritz, Owen; and Coleman, Chrisena. "Family's Employes Stunned", New York Daily News, September 25, 1997. Accessed September 7, 2012.
  107. Sacks, Jason. "The Thin Black Line: Perspectives on Vince Colletta, Comics' Most Controversial Inker", Comics Bulletin. Accessed October 11, 2012. "One key fact that Bryant discusses is Colletta's palatial house in upscale Saddle River, New Jersey. Colletta loved the house, which he bought in 1962 and which today is worth about 3.6 million dollars. Even 50 years ago, the house was terribly expensive to buy and maintain, which meant that Vince needed to work very hard in order to pay his mortgage."
  108. Web site: 5 NJ Billionaires on Forbes List of Richest Americans. October 4, 2018.
  109. McMenamin, Jessica. "All Due Respect; 'This thing of ours.' The phrase is a hushed acknowledgment, a hedge against uninvited ears. In 1999, an invitation was extended, and people around the world began a tutorial on the inner workings of an alleged waste-management firm in northern New Jersey. Eight years later, millions of people salt their vocabularies with phrases from their weekly sit-down with The Sopranos. And it's all because a Jersey guy's mom was driving him nuts.", New Jersey Monthly, December 21, 2007. Accessed September 30, 2015. "'I don't think there's one of us who thinks that all of this is real,' says Vince Curatola. The Englewood native, who recently moved to Saddle River, plays John 'Johnny Sack' Sacramoni, the head of the New York City Mob."
  110. http://governors.rutgers.edu/interview_forum/documents/Dugan-interview.pdf Interview with James P. Dugan
  111. , National Register of Historic Places. Accessed September 30, 2015.
  112. Staff. "Carol Haney, Pajama Game Dancer, Dies at 39", The New York Times, May 12, 1964. Accessed September 30, 2015. "Miss Haney, who had been a choreographer in recent years, became ill at her home in Saddle River, N. J., on Tuesday night."
  113. Geiger, Mia. "Suspense queen sailing two ships", The Denver Post, April 6, 2007. Accessed May 14, 2007. "It seemed only natural for Clark to set the story on Cape Cod, a place that feels magical to the Saddle River, N.J., resident."
  114. Coutros, Evonne. "YOUNG ACTOR AIMS HIGH", The Record, April 12, 1994. Accessed October 28, 2007. "Horneff of Saddle River is starring opposite Peter Strauss and Jean Smart at 9 p.m. Sunday in The Yearling,..."
  115. Howard-Cooper, Scott. "Leadership Is His Specialty : Filling Clipper Point Guard Role Excites Mark Jackson", Los Angeles Times, October 2, 1992. Accessed September 21, 2013. "Jackson, who is building a home in Saddle River, N.J., won't play at Madison Square Garden until Jan. 2."
  116. Considine, Bob. "Saddle River resident Wyclef Jean eyes run for president of Haiti", The Star-Ledger, July 30, 2010. Accessed December 17, 2013. "Wyclef Jean, the Grammy-award winning musician and Saddle River resident, is considering a run for president of earthquake-ravaged Haiti, according to several published reports."
  117. Finn, Robin. "Lamborghini? But Wait, There’s More", The New York Times, July 9, 2010. Accessed October 7, 2019. "Mr. Khubani, 50, is the president of TeleBrands, a New Jersey-based telemarketing Goliath that he conjured in 1983 after seeing a magazine advertisement for a cheap but functional digital watch. He lives in Saddle River, N.J., with his wife, Poonam, and two of their three children."
  118. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,242770,00.html "New Jersey Nets Star Jason Kidd Files Divorce Papers Claiming He's An Abused Spouse"
  119. Zwain, Heather. "Free Spirit: The Flair of Saddle River's Joumana Kidd", (201) magazine, November 1, 2010. Accessed December 17, 2013. "Joumana Kidd may spend her days with her team of stylists, perfecting her flawless appearance for her next big hosting gig, but the truth is, this vibrant beauty prefers lounging in sweatpants, hair in a messy bun, at home with Trey, 12, and 9-year-old twins Miah and Jazelle. Kidd's Saddle River home is 100-percent kid proof."
  120. Hsu, Eric and Kim, Yung. "Family mourns real estate broker fatally stabbed in Conn.", The Record, April 8, 2006. Accessed August 29, 2013. "William Kissel, a chemist, was a manager for Sun Chemical Corp., before starting his own copier toner company in 1972. He moved the family to a small house in Woodcliff Lake from Manhattan before settling in Saddle River. Robert Kissel grew up to become a wealthy investment banker at Merrill Lynch and was sent to Hong Kong with his wife and three children."
  121. Ung, Elisa. "Ung: North Jersey bakery mass-produces artisanal breads", The Record, August 17, 2014. Accessed September 10, 2015. "Saddle River resident Mariusz Kolodziej began an artisanal bread empire in 1994 from scratch after arriving in the United States from his native Poland, then later built a gym in his bakery from which he manages fighters."
  122. Miller, Jonathan. "He Fought the Law. They Both Won.", The New York Times, January 22, 2006. Accessed December 17, 2013. "The child of Filipino doctors, Mr. Lat grew up in blue-collar Bergenfield and well-to-do Saddle River, where his neighbors included former President Richard M. Nixon. When he was young, he would go to the Nixon house to get candy, a Halloween card and a handshake from the former president."
  123. https://web.archive.org/web/20071225080302/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,967245-2,00.html The Dark Comedian
  124. Geannette, Gloria. "G-Man: For actor Jeffrey Nordling, it's all in a day's work", Bergen.com, April 1, 2009. Accessed September 7, 2012. "Jeffrey Nordling plays straight-laced FBI agent Larry Moss on the current season of the Fox hit series 24. The actor, who was raised in Washington Township and Saddle River, has been working nonstop since 1985 when he finished the master's program in theater at Southern Methodist University in Dallas."
  125. Rohan, Virginia. "Bergen County native's 'Dirt' character reaps what he sows", The Record, January 1, 2007. Accessed August 29, 2013. "Nordling was born 3,000 miles from the craziness, at Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, and grew up mostly in Washington Township (in the only house on the town's Times Square). When he was 15, the family moved to Saddle River, and Nordling transferred to Ramsey High School, where he became a soccer star."
  126. Lynn, Kathleen. "Rosie O'Donnell buys Saddle River home", The Record, January 7, 2014. Accessed September 10, 2014.
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  128. Saitz, Greg S. "Former exec at Knight Capital Group cleared of fraud charges", The Star-Ledger, June 12, 2008. Accessed September 20, 2011. "The Securities and Exchange Commission had sued Kenneth Pasternak, a Saddle River resident who now runs a hedge fund, and another former Knight executive in 2005, accusing Pasternak of allowing improper trading at the Jersey City firm during the tech boom in 1999 and 2000."
  129. Dazio, Stefanie. "Saddle River singer Caroline Pennell talks about 'Voice' and future in music", The Record, December 29, 2013. Accessed September 30, 2015. "Hours after she returned from California on a red-eye flight following the show's finale, Pennell was sitting and at times lying down on the couch in exhaustion in her Saddle River home, reliving her experiences this year and talking about what she hopes to accomplish in the next one."
  130. Feuer, Alan. "Mario Perillo, 76, 'Mr. Italy' To Vacation Planners, Is Dead", The New York Times, March 2, 2003. Accessed September 20, 2015. "Mario Perillo, the silver-haired tour operator whose raspy television pitch, 'Go Perillo to Italy,' persuaded more than a million Americans to visit that country, died Friday at his home in Saddle River, N.J."
  131. Staff. "Eleanore Pettersen, 86, Pioneering Architect", The New York Times, January 18, 2003. Accessed October 14, 2015. "Eleanore Pettersen, a New Jersey architect who helped lead the way for women in her profession, died on Wednesday at her home in Saddle River, N.J.... Ms. Pettersen was born in Passaic, N.J."
  132. Friedman, Matt. "Recently resigned NJ Republican chairman to return", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, January 27, 2014. Accessed September 30, 2015. "Sam Raia, the mayor of Saddle River who recently resigned as New Jersey Republican state chairman, is coming back to the job, The Star-Ledger has learned."
  133. Holahan, Catherine. "Just a hip, hop and jump – Rappers making the move to Bergen County", The Record, October 10, 2005. Accessed August 29, 2013.
  134. Nolan, Sarah. "Saddle River native Scafuro premieres documentary on Soleri", Town Journal, October 17, 2013. Accessed December 28, 2015. "When Saddle River native Lisa Scafuro moved back to the land of her alma mater in Arizona 17 years ago, it was to draw inspiration from the raw beauty of the desert and focus on her passion: writing."
  135. http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/w-soccer/mtt/schulmann_danielle00.html Danielle Schulmann
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  137. Staff. "Mission to sellRev. Run and mogul brother unloading N.J. spreads", New York Daily News, June 20, 2007. Accessed December 17, 2013. "Rev. Run's $5.5 million colonial on Wildwood Road, Saddle River, N.J. Six bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, 3 fireplaces, home theater, sound studio and lounge with hot tub."
  138. Reingold, Jennifer. Rush Hour: Russell Simmons, the godfather of hip-hop, has used street smarts and a platinum Rolodex to create a $300 million conglomerate. Now he's flexing his political muscle. Come inside the frenetic world of a modern entrepreneur., Fast Company, November 2003. Accessed December 17, 2013. "Easygoing, profane, and hilarious, Simmons regularly speaks all over the country to everyone from small-town entrepreneurs to Harvard MBAs, is photographed at every social event, takes an intensive yoga class every single day, and somehow makes it home every night to his palatial 35,000-square-foot spread in Saddle River, New Jersey, to see his two daughters, Ming Lee, 3, and Aoki Lee, 11 months."
  139. https://web.archive.org/web/20061125045412/http://www.forbes.com/realestate/2006/08/24/russell-simmons-estate_cx_lr_0825how.html Home of the Week:Simmons' Saddle River Splendor
  140. via Associated Press. "Vereen moving to Saddle River", Daytona Beach Morning Journal, July 15, 1982. Accessed December 17, 2013. "Actor and Singer Ben Vereen is putting down new roots in Saddle River because, he joked Wednesday, the residents 'asked me to move out there to improve the neighborhood.'"
  141. via Associated Press. "Truck Driver Gets Probation", The New York Times, June 19, 1988. Accessed September 20, 2011. "Naja Vereen, 16, of Saddle River, N.J., was killed and her mother, Nancy, who was driving, was injured in the accident."
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