Scotch Plains, New Jersey Explained

Scotch Plains, New Jersey
Settlement Type:Township
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Pushpin Label:Scotch Plains
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Union County##Location in New Jersey##Location in the United States
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Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Union
Government Type:Faulkner Act (council–manager)
Governing Body:Township Council
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Joshua Losardo (D, term ends December 31, 2024)[1]
Leader Title1:Manager
Leader Name1:Alexander Mirabella[2]
Leader Title2:Municipal clerk
Leader Name2:Bozena Lacina[3]
Established Title:Incorporated
Established Date:March 6, 1878 (as Fanwood Township)
Established Title1:Renamed
Established Date1:March 29, 1917 (as Scotch Plains)
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[4]
Area Total Km2:23.46
Area Land Km2:23.36
Area Water Km2:0.09
Area Total Sq Mi:9.06
Area Land Sq Mi:9.02
Area Water Sq Mi:0.04
Area Water Percent:0.40
Area Rank:220th of 565 in state
4th of 21 in county
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:24968
Population Rank:105th of 565 in state
7th of 21 in county[5]
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:2767.8
Population Density Rank:232nd of 565 in state
19th of 21 in county
Population Est:24430
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:141
Coordinates:40.633°N -74.3729°W
Coordinates Footnotes:[7]
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:07076[8]
Area Code:908
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:3403966060[9] [10]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:0882217[11]

Scotch Plains is a township in Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The township is located on a ridge in northern-central New Jersey, within the Raritan Valley and Rahway Valley regions in the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 24,968, an increase of 1,458 (+6.2%) from the 2010 census count of 23,510, which in turn reflected an increase of 778 (+3.4%) from the 22,732 counted in the 2000 census.[12]

History

Native settlement

The Lenape are the ancestral community indigenous to a large chunk of the Mid-Atlantic region, stretching from Eastern Pennsylvania to the Atlantic Ocean, and from Delaware to Southern New York.[13] Scotch Plains and the Mid-Atlantic region was used by the Lenape and their ancestors for roughly 10,000 years. It is suggested that the Lenape used Scotch Plains as a temporary camp in between the highly-utilized Delaware River and mountains to the West, and the Atlantic Ocean to the East.[14]

Chronology and Ways of life

From the earliest periods of the Paleo-Indian (10,000-12,000 years ago) to the Archaic Period (4,000-10,000 years ago), there is evidence suggesting a high degree of mobile hunting in the rivers and woods around the Scotch Plains area, with spears, atlatls, and axe heads being found. During the Woodland period (450-4,000 years ago), it was common for communities to make items such as dugout canoes and nets for fishing, two artifacts the Lenape have come to be known for, along with their shelter of choice, the wigwam.[13] [15] During this time they also extensively farmed, moving around to different areas in search of productive land as the seasons progressed.[13]

Colonial era

The area known as Scotch Plains was first settled by Europeans, including many Scottish Quakers, as early as 1684.[16] The name is said to have come from George Scott, a leader of a group of Scottish settlers.[17] It later served as a stop on the stage coach line between New York City and Philadelphia.

The Lenni Lenape were significantly impacted by the establishment of colonies in the 17th century, with colonists taking up a large majority of land that had once been the living area of the community. In 1778, the US ratified the first treaty with an American Indian tribe, the Treaty of Fort Pitt; the treaty eventually fell apart, causing the inter-cultural relationship to rupture.[18] Today, the Lenni-Lenape, now known as the Delaware Nation, are found in small regions across the US and Canada.[19] A variety of treaties, conflicts, and migration have spread out the community, although a small group continue to live in their ancestral region, hoping to educate and bring to light their claims to the land, including Scotch Plains.[20]

The Ash Swamp in Scotch Plains was the scene of a key action in the Battle of Short Hills, on June 26, 1777, which included skirmishes as Washington's forces moved along Rahway Road in Scotch Plains toward the Watchung Mountains. An ancient house in Scotch Plains recalls those skirmishes and with the acreage adjoining the house, presents a vista of that decade, the 1770s. This was the home of Aunt Betty Frazee, whose retort to Lord Cornwallis led the British to find their bread from friendlier bakers in the same battle. The farmstead of Betty and Gershom Frazee is being restored by local organizations.[21]

What is now Scotch Plains was originally incorporated as Fanwood Township on March 6, 1878, by an act of the New Jersey Legislature from portions of Plainfield Township and Westfield Township. Portions of the township were taken to form Fanwood Borough on October 2, 1895. Fanwood Township was renamed as Scotch Plains on March 29, 1917, based on the results of a referendum held that same day.[22]

Scotch Plains was home to the Shady Rest Golf and Country Club, the nation's first African-American country club. Its pro, John Shippen, the first African-American golf professional, led the 1892 U.S. Open in the final round before finishing fifth.[23] The Shady Rest clubhouse hosted Cab Calloway and other greats as a local center for African-American culture in the 1920s and 1930s. It is preserved today as the Scotch Hills Municipal course.[24]

A much more complete history of the township can be found in the October 28, 1999, "Our Towns: Scotch Plains-Fanwood (2nd Annual)" issue of The Times of Scotch Plains-Fanwood, produced by the town's newspaper of record at the time[25] as well as on the township's website.[26]

The ancestors of many residents immigrated from the area of Montazzoli, Italy, as part of a wave of Italian immigrants who arrived in the area in the early 20th century.[27] [28] [29] In recognition of this longstanding connection, the township established "Montazzoli Plaza" in October 2015 in front of the Italian American Club.[30]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 9.06 square miles (23.46 km2), including 9.02 square miles (23.36 km2) of land and 0.04 square miles (0.09 km2) of water (0.40%).[4]

The township borders the municipalities of Berkeley Heights, Clark, Fanwood, Mountainside, Plainfield and Westfield in Union County; Edison and South Plainfield in Middlesex County; and Watchung in Somerset County.[31] [32] [33]

Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Alton, Goodmans, Graceland, Two Bridges and Willow Grove.[34]

The Robinson's Branch of the Rahway River additionally flows through Scotch Plains en route to the Robinson's Branch Reservoir.

Demographics

Bloomberg Businessweek ranked Scotch Plains as the most affordable suburb in New Jersey in its 2009 report.[35]

2020 census

Scotch Plains township, Union County, New Jersey – Racial and ethnic composition
!Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)!Pop 2000[36] !Pop 2010[37] ![38] !% 2000!% 2010!
White alone (NH)17,33517,121style='background: #ffffe6; 16,29776.26%72.82%style='background: #ffffe6; 65.27%
Black or African American alone (NH)2,5322,519style='background: #ffffe6; 2,36511.14%10.71%style='background: #ffffe6; 9.47%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)1623style='background: #ffffe6; 140.07%0.10%style='background: #ffffe6; 0.06%
Asian alone (NH)1,6381,795style='background: #ffffe6; 2,6107.21%7.64%style='background: #ffffe6; 10.45%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)22style='background: #ffffe6; 00.01%0.01%style='background: #ffffe6; 0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)3060style='background: #ffffe6; 1450.13%0.26%style='background: #ffffe6; 0.58%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH)284408style='background: #ffffe6; 9581.25%1.74%style='background: #ffffe6; 3.84%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)8951,852style='background: #ffffe6; 2,5793.94%6.73%style='background: #ffffe6; 10.33%
Total22,73223,510style='background: #ffffe6; 24,968100.00%100.00%style='background: #ffffe6; 100.00%

2010 census

The 2010 United States census counted 23,510 people, 8,595 households, and 6,429 families in the township. The population density was . There were 8,896 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup was 77.43% (18,203) White, 11.08% (2,605) Black or African American, 0.12% (29) Native American, 7.65% (1,799) Asian, 0.01% (2) Pacific Islander, 1.39% (327) from other races, and 2.32% (545) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.73% (1,582) of the population.

Of the 8,595 households, 37.4% had children under the age of 18; 62.6% were married couples living together; 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present and 25.2% were non-families. Of all households, 21.7% were made up of individuals and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.20.

25.9% of the population were under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 29.3% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.9 years. For every 100 females, the population had 91.5 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 88.3 males.

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $104,873 (with a margin of error of +/− $6,397) and the median family income was $126,138 (+/− $7,410). Males had a median income of $90,016 (+/− $11,033) versus $66,022 (+/− $5,055) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $52,488 (+/− $3,094). About 1.3% of families and 3.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.7% of those under age 18 and 4.7% of those age 65 or over.[39]

2000 census

As of the 2000 United States census there were 22,732 people, 8,349 households, and 6,295 families residing in the township . The population density was 2503.3sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 8,479 housing units at an average density of 933.7sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 78.88% White, 11.30% African American, 0.09% Native American, 7.25% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.95% from other races, and 1.52% from two or more races. 3.94% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.[40] [41]

There were 8,349 households, out of which 36.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.4% were married couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.6% were non-families. 20.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.16.[40] [41]

In the township the population was distributed with 25.4% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 31.8% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.8 males.[40] [41]

The median income for a household in the township was $81,599, and the median income for a family was $96,238. Males had a median income of $63,648 versus $43,714 for females. The per capita income for the township was $39,913. 3.0% of the population and 2.0% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 2.0% of those under the age of 18 and 7.0% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.[40] [41]

Parks and recreation

Parks in the township include:

Government

Local government

Scotch Plains is governed within the Faulkner Act, formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law, under the Council-Manager form of New Jersey municipal government. The township is one of 42 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form of government.[48] The governing body is comprised of the Mayor and the four-member Township Council. Council members are elected at-large in partisan elections to serve four-year terms of office on a staggered basis in even-numbered years, with the Mayor and one of the council members elected in years divisible by four and the three other council seats coming up for election two years later. The Mayor and the Councilmembers are the only elected officials in the township government. The Mayor and Council then appoint a Township Manager, who serves as the chief executive officer of the Township, with the authority to appoint most subordinate personnel.[49] [50] [51]

, the mayor of Scotch Plains is Democrat Joshua G. Losardo, whose term of office expires on December 31, 2024. Members of the Township Council are Deputy Mayor Ellen Zimmerman (D, 2024), Matthew S. Adams (D, 2026), Elizabeth Stamler (D, 2026), and Roshan "Roc" White (D, 2026).[52] [53] [54] [55]

In January 2021, the Township Council chose Suman Dahiya-Shah from a list of three candidates nominated by the Democratic municipal committee to fill the council seat expiring in December 2022 that had been held by Joshua Losardo until he stepped down to take office as mayor.[56] In April 2021, Matthew Adams was selected to fill Dahiya-Shah's seat, after she stepped down from office in March, citing "personal reasons".[57] Adams served on an interim basis until the November 2021 general election, when he was elected to serve the balance of the term of office.[58]

The Chief of Police is Jeffrey Briel. The Deputy Police Chief is Al Sellinger.[59]

Federal, state and county representation

Scotch Plains is split between the 7th and 12th Congressional Districts[60] and is part of New Jersey's 22nd state legislative district.[61]

Prior to the 2010 Census, all of Scotch Plains had been part of the 7th Congressional District, a change made by the New Jersey Redistricting Commission that took effect in January 2013, based on the results of the November 2012 general elections.[62] The redistricting plan that went into effect in 2013 put 1,091 residents from the extreme northernmost portion of the township into the 7th District, with the remaining 22,419 put into the 12th District.[63] [64]

Politics

As of March 2011, there were a total of 15,979 registered voters in Scotch Plains Township, of which 5,061 (31.7% vs. 41.8% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 3,562 (22.3% vs. 15.3%) were registered as Republicans and 7,346 (46.0% vs. 42.9%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 10 voters registered as Libertarians or Greens.[65] Among the township's 2010 Census population, 68.0% (vs. 53.3% in Union County) were registered to vote, including 91.7% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 70.6% countywide).[65] [66]

In the 2012 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 6,801 votes (54.8% vs. 66.0% countywide), ahead of Republican Mitt Romney with 5,394 votes (43.5% vs. 32.3%) and other candidates with 135 votes (1.1% vs. 0.8%), among the 12,407 ballots cast by the township's 16,820 registered voters, for a turnout of 73.8% (vs. 68.8% in Union County).[67] [68] In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 7,094 votes (55.0% vs. 63.1% countywide), ahead of Republican John McCain with 5,603 votes (43.5% vs. 35.2%) and other candidates with 109 votes (0.8% vs. 0.9%), among the 12,894 ballots cast by the township's 16,359 registered voters, for a turnout of 78.8% (vs. 74.7% in Union County).[69] In the 2004 presidential election, Democrat John Kerry received 6,134 votes (51.0% vs. 58.3% countywide), ahead of Republican George W. Bush with 5,757 votes (47.9% vs. 40.3%) and other candidates with 83 votes (0.7% vs. 0.7%), among the 12,018 ballots cast by the township's 15,361 registered voters, for a turnout of 78.2% (vs. 72.3% in the whole county).[70]

In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 60.8% of the vote (4,504 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 37.8% (2,804 votes), and other candidates with 1.4% (105 votes), among the 7,532 ballots cast by the township's 16,527 registered voters (119 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 45.6%.[71] [72] In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 4,381 votes (50.8% vs. 41.7% countywide), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 3,480 votes (40.4% vs. 50.6%), Independent Chris Daggett with 633 votes (7.3% vs. 5.9%) and other candidates with 68 votes (0.8% vs. 0.8%), among the 8,619 ballots cast by the township's 16,122 registered voters, yielding a 53.5% turnout (vs. 46.5% in the county).[73]

Education

See main article: Scotch Plains-Fanwood Regional School District. Public school students in Scotch Plains attend the schools of the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Regional School District, which serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from the Borough of Fanwood and the Township of Scotch Plains.[74] [75] The district has five elementary schools (grades PreK to 4), two middle schools (5–8) and a comprehensive high school (9–12).,[76] all of which are located in Scotch Plains. Students from School One, Evergreen and Brunner pool into Nettingham Middle School, while students from Coles and McGinn feed into Terrill. School One is the only elementary school that teaches English as a second language. As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of eight schools, had an enrollment of 5,649 students and 438.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.9:1.[77] Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[78]) are Howard B. Brunner Elementary School[79] with 414 students in grades Pre-K–4, J. Ackerman Coles School[80] with 552 students in grades Pre-K–4, Evergreen School[81] with 402 students in grades Pre-K–4, William J. McGinn School[82] with 512 students in grades K–4, School One[83] with 395 students in grades Pre-K–4, Malcolm E. Nettingham Middle School[84] with 909 students in grades 5-8, Terrill Middle School[85] with 811 students in grades 5–8 and Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School[86] with 1,574 students in grades 9–12.[87] [88] Seats on the district's nine-member board of education are allocated based on the population of the constituent districts, with seven seats assigned to Scotch Plains.[89] [90]

Park Middle School was renamed in 2021 to honor Malcolm V. Nettingham, who had served with the Tuskegee Airmen.[91]

Shackamaxon School, was built in 1951 (the same year as Evergreen School) and operated until 1981, when it was leased to the Jewish Federation of Central New Jersey as their Jewish Community Center and offices. The Federation bought the building outright five years later.[92]

The Union County Vocational Technical Schools includes the Union County Magnet High School, the Academy for Information Technology, the Union County Academy for Allied Health Sciences, the Union County Academy for Performing Arts and the Vocational-Technical School. The grouping of different schools is for vocational as well as gifted students, publicly funded by the combined taxes of Union County municipalities.[93]

Union Catholic Regional High School (often abbreviated UC), a private Roman Catholic school, brings in students from Union County and parts of Essex and Middlesex counties and operates under the supervision of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark.[94] The Newark Archdiocese also supervises operation of the K–8 St. Bartholomew Academy.[95]

Union County College has a facility in Scotch Plains.[96]

Transportation

Roads and highways

, the township had a total of of roadways, of which were maintained by the municipality, by Union County and by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.[97]

The two major roads that pass through are Route 28 for a brief stretch in the central part and U.S. Route 22 in the north.

The township is accessible from major limited access highways in neighboring communities, such as Interstate 78 in both Watchung and Berkeley Heights, the Garden State Parkway in Clark and Interstate 287 in Edison Township.

Public transportation

Scotch Plains is bisected by NJ Transit's Raritan Valley Line, formerly the mainline of the Central Railroad of New Jersey. A passenger station is located in Fanwood. Another rail line, the Lehigh Line, carries freight trains through the southernmost tip of the township.

New Jersey Transit offers service on the 112, 113, 114 and 117 routes to the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan, and service to Newark on the 59, 65 and 66 (Limited) routes.[98]

Newark Liberty International Airport is approximately 14miles east of Scotch Plains, most conveniently reached via Route 22, and Linden Airport, a general aviation facility is in nearby Linden, New Jersey. Newark Liberty International Airport is also accessible via New Jersey Transit train by transferring from the Raritan Valley Line to the Northeast Corridor Line at Newark Penn Station.

Scotch Plains also has access to Amtrak service, by taking the Raritan Valley Line to Newark Penn Station. This gives Scotch Plains rail access to destinations along the entire east coast.

News coverage

The township falls in the New York media market, with daily news being based in New York City. Its weekly newspaper of record is the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times, also publisher of the neighboring town's newspaper of record, The Westfield Leader.[99]

Points of interest

Notable people

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

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.state.nj.us/dca/home/2023mayors.pdf 2023 New Jersey Mayors Directory
  2. https://www.scotchplainsnj.gov/government/township-manager/ Township Manager
  3. https://www.scotchplainsnj.gov/index.php/government/clerk Clerk
  4. https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_cousubs_34.txt 2019 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places
  5. https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/dmograph/est/mcd/density.xlsx Population Density by County and Municipality: New Jersey, 2020 and 2021
  6. , Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 14, 2013.
  7. https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990
  8. http://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupResultsAction!input.action?resultMode=0&city=scotch%20plains&state=NJ Look Up a ZIP Code for Scotch Plains, NJ
  9. https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website
  10. https://mcdc.missouri.edu/applications/geocodes/?state=34 Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey
  11. http://geonames.usgs.gov US Board on Geographic Names
  12. 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
  13. Web site: Walter Licht . Mark Frazier Lloyd . J.M. Duffin . Mary D. McConaghy . West Philadelphia Collaborative History . The Original People and Their Land: The Lenape, Pre-History to the 18th Century . 2023-11-06.
  14. News: Duggan . Lillian . October 28, 1999 . Stage House Inn Continues . 12–13 . Our Towns: 2nd Annual Edition . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150207174434/http://www.goleader.com/99ot/99ot.pdf . February 7, 2015.
  15. Web site: Native Americans . Upper Delaware Scenic & Recreational River . U.S. National Park Service . 2023-11-06.
  16. Dudley, William L. "Friendly Families: The Shotwells", The Story of the Friends in Plainfield Including A History of Early Quaker Families, Rahway & Plainfield Friends (Quaker) Meeting, March 29, 1929. Accessed May 22, 2013.
  17. Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed October 1, 2015.
  18. Web site: 1778 Treaty of Fort Pitt: U.S. Treaty-Making with the Lenape Nation . 2023-11-06 . The National Museum of American Diplomacy.
  19. Web site: History . 2023-11-06 . Delaware Nation.
  20. Web site: ‘We just want to be welcomed back’: The Lenape seek a return home . 2023-11-06 . WHYY.
  21. http://www.fsprotary.org/programs/ Major Events and Fundraisers
  22. Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606–1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 238 re Fanwood Township. p. 241 re Scotch Plains. Accessed May 30, 2024.
  23. Staff. "Making an impact.", Black Enterprise, November 1, 2003. Accessed December 18, 2011.
  24. Venutolo, Anthony. "Shady Rest in Scotch Plains was first African-American club of its kind", The Star-Ledger, February 19, 2009. Accessed December 18, 2011.
  25. Madison, Deborah. "Scotch Plains and Fanwood – A Tale of Two Communities", The Times of Scotch Plains-Fanwood, October 28, 1999. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  26. http://www.scotchplainsnj.gov/history.html History
  27. http://www.stbartholomewchurch.org/parish-life/history A Brief History of St. Bartholomew the Apostle Parish
  28. http://scotchplainsitalianamericanclub.com/About_Us.php About Us
  29. Capuzzo, Jill P. "Where Commuters Can Spread Out", The New York Times, December 17, 2014. Accessed January 15, 2015. "Now home to around 23,500 residents, Scotch Plains saw a big increase in its population in the early 1900s when a large wave of Italians immigrated here, many from a small town in the Abruzzo region, Montazzoli."
  30. Mooney, John. "Columbus Day Celebration: Mayor, Council Unveil Montazzoli Plaza in Scotch Plains", TAPIntoScotchPlainsFanwood, October 11, 2015. Accessed January 15, 2015. "For decades, Scotch Plains and the village of Montazzoli, Italy, have been sister cities as hundreds of immigrants left the Abruzzo region of Italy in search of a better life.... On Saturday, Oct. 10, at the Township's Columbus Day celebration, Mayor Kevin Glover announced the creation of Montazzoli Plaza, which will be located in front of the Italian American Club on Valley Ave."
  31. https://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/552337/touches.html Areas touching Scotch Plains
  32. https://ucnj.org/municipal-profiles/ Union County Municipal Profiles
  33. https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/gis/maps/polnoroads.pdf New Jersey Municipal Boundaries
  34. http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search
  35. Staff. Best Affordable Suburbs 2009, Bloomberg Businessweek. Accessed April 21, 2011.
  36. Web site: P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Scotch Plains township, Union County, New Jersey. . January 26, 2024.
  37. Web site: P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Scotch Plains township, Union County, New Jersey. United States Census Bureau.
  38. Web site: P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Scotch Plains township, Union County, New Jersey. United States Census Bureau.
  39. http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3403966060 DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006–2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Scotch Plains township, Union County, New Jersey
  40. http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/0603403966060.pdf Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Scotch Plains township, Union County, New Jersey
  41. http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3403966060 DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 – Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Scotch Plains township, Union County, New Jersey
  42. https://ucnj.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Watchung_Res_Park_Map-11x17_-_8-12-2020_-_merged_COLOR_MAP.pdf Watchung Reservation
  43. http://www.preservationnj.org/site/ExpEng/index.php?/ten_most_11/archive_by_city_detail/2008/Shady_Rest_Golf_and_Country_Club 10 Most Endangered Historic Sites in New Jersey 2011: Shady Rest Golf and Country Club
  44. http://shackamaxoncc.com/our-facility/accolades-history/ Tradition
  45. https://willowgroveswimclub.com/about-us-51/ About Us
  46. http://www.hscpool.com/page1.php About Us
  47. Gordon, William A. Shot on This Site: A Traveler's Guide to the Places and Locations Used to Film Famous Movies and TV Shows, p. 204. Citadel Press, 1995. . Accessed August 9, 2013.
  48. 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
  49. 2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, March 2013, p. 98.
  50. https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=12 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"
  51. http://www.scotchplainsnj.gov/form-govt.html Form of Government
  52. https://www.scotchplainsnj.gov/government/mayor-council/ Mayor and Council
  53. https://unioncountyvotes.com/elected-officials/ Elected Officials
  54. https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Union/116135/web.303253/#/summary General Election November 8, 2022 Official Results
  55. https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Union/107155/web.262169/#/summary General Election November 3, 2020 Official Results
  56. Staff. "Newly Appointed Scotch Plains Councilwoman Suman Dahiya-Shah Resigns After Just Two Months on the Governing Body", TAP into Scotch Plains / Fanwood, March 21, 2021. Accesses April 11, 2022. "Scotch Plains Mayor Josh Losardo began the township council meeting on Tuesday, March 16, by announcing that Councilwoman Suman Dahiya-Shah, whom he appointed in January to fill his unexpired council term when he became mayor, has resigned. Losardo said that Councilwoman Dahiya-Shah said she submitted her resignation due to 'personal reasons' but did not elaborate further about why she resigned other than to say that she 'was unable to handle the responsibilities of the job.'"
  57. Staff. "Scotch Plains Welcomes New Councilman Matt Adams", TAP into Scotch Plains / Fanwood, April 26, 2021. Accessed April 11, 2022. "Following the recommendation of the Scotch Plains Democratic Committee, the Township Council welcomed Matthew S. Adams to fill the unexpired term on the Township Council that became vacant when Josh Losardo became mayor and his initial replacement pick Suman Dahiya-Shah resigned."
  58. https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Union/111504/web.278093/#/summary General Election November 2, 2021 Official Results
  59. https://police.scotchplainsnj.gov/index.php/about-us/history Dept About Us page
  60. https://www.njredistrictingcommission.org/documents/2021/Data2021/Plan%20Components.pdf 2022 Redistricting Plan
  61. https://pub.njleg.gov/publications/pdf/2023-NJ-Leg-District-Map.pdf Municipalities Sorted by 2023-2031 Legislative District
  62. http://www.lwvnj.org/images/cg_2011.pdf#page=64 2011 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government
  63. https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/2012-congressional-districts/njcd-2011-plan-components-county-mcd.pdf Plan Components Report
  64. https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/2012-congressional-districts/2012-nj-scotch-plains.pdf New Jersey Congressional Districts 2012-2012: Scotch Plains Map
  65. http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2011-union-co-summary-report.pdf Voter Registration Summary – Union
  66. http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTP7.ST16?slice=GEO~0400000US34 GCT-P7: Selected Age Groups: 2010 – State – County Subdivision; 2010 Census Summary File 1 for New Jersey
  67. http://njelections.org/2012-results/2012-presidential-union.pdf Presidential November 6, 2012 General Election Results – Union County
  68. http://njelections.org/2012-results/2012-ballotscast-union.pdf Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast November 6, 2012 General Election Results – Union County
  69. http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-union.pdf 2008 Presidential General Election Results: Union County
  70. http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_union_co_2004.pdf 2004 Presidential Election: Union County
  71. Web site: Governor – Union County . January 29, 2014 . New Jersey Department of Elections . December 24, 2014.
  72. Web site: Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast – November 5, 2013 – General Election Results – Union County. January 29, 2014 . New Jersey Department of Elections . December 24, 2014.
  73. http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-union.pdf 2009 Governor: Union County
  74. https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=b353e5f174554937a7b1e054bc178f6a Scotch Plains-Fanwood Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification
  75. https://www.nj.gov/education/pr/1415/narrative/39/4670/000.html Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District 2015 Report Card Narrative
  76. https://www.spfk12.org/domain/17 About Us
  77. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3414670&DistrictID=3414670 District information for Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District
  78. http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3414670 School Data for the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Regional School District
  79. https://www.spfk12.org/Domain/11 Howard B. Brunner Elementary School
  80. https://www.spfk12.org/Domain/12 J. Ackerman Coles School
  81. https://www.spfk12.org/Domain/13 Evergreen School
  82. https://www.spfk12.org/Domain/14 William J. McGinn School
  83. https://www.spfk12.org/Domain/15 School One
  84. https://www.spfk12.org/nettingham Malcolm E. Nettingham Middle School
  85. https://www.spfk12.org/Domain/10 Terrill Middle School
  86. https://www.spfk12.org/Domain/8 Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School
  87. https://www.spfk12.org/domain/45
  88. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/4670 New Jersey School Directory for the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Regional School District
  89. https://www.spfk12.org/domain/47 Board Members
  90. Wilkes-Edrington, Lindsay. "School Board Candidates to State Their Cases Tonight", Scotch Plains-Fanwood, NJ Patch, April 6, 2019. Accessed May 27, 2020. "Scotch Plains-Fanwood has nine total Board of Education members, split geographically based on population – seven from Scotch Plains and two from Fanwood."
  91. Russell, Suzanne. "'He just served': Scotch Plains Tuskegee Airman's school now bears his name", Courier News, November 11, 2021. Accessed August 12, 2022. "So the renaming of his former high school, most recently known as Park Middle School, to Malcolm E. Nettingham Middle School, during a Veterans Day ceremony on Thursday, would have been beyond his imagination, according to his son, Malcolm V. Nettingham."
  92. Dyckman, Susan M. "Single Classroom, Built in 1768, Marks Beginning of Public School District", Our Towns, October 28, 1999.
  93. http://www.ucvts.tec.nj.us/ucvts/_zumu_sidebar/Superintendent's%20Report/ Superintendent's Report
  94. https://catholicschoolsnj.org/high-school/union-county-catholic-high-schools/ Union County Catholic High Schools
  95. https://catholicschoolsnj.org/elementary/union-elementary/ Union County Catholic Elementary Schools
  96. https://web.archive.org/web/20111016031720/http://ucc.edu/about/Generalinformation/ColFacilities.aspx College Facilities
  97. http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/mileage_Union.pdf Union County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction
  98. https://web.archive.org/web/20090522212305/http://www.njtransit.com/sf/sf_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=BusRoutesUnionCountyTo Union County Bus / Rail connections
  99. http://www.goleader.com/help/contact.htm About Us
  100. http://www.frazeehouse.org/history/ History of the Property
  101. http://www.historicalsocietyspfnj.org/museum/ Osborn-Cannonball House Museum
  102. https://www.hillsidecemetery.com/historical.html Historical People & Points of Interest
  103. Book: Bousquet . Richard . Bousquet . Suzanne . Images of America: Scotch Plains and Fanwood . Dover, NH . . 32–33 . 1995 . 0-7385-6318-8.
  104. http://www.goleader.com/06sep14/06sep14.pdf "SP's John's Meat Market is Prime Location for New Reality TV Show"
  105. http://ucnj.org/government/prosecutor/john-h-stamler-police-academy/ John H. Stamler Police Academy
  106. http://www.jewishjerseycentral.org/page.aspx?id=164432 Directions
  107. Flores, Raúl A. "For openers", San Antonio Express-News, September 11, 2009. Accessed July 21, 2011. "Audrey Assad Young new artist from Scotch Plains NJ weaves her melodic voice with keyboard acoustics and lyrics that explore faith through music."
  108. Amos, Evan. Audrey Assad interview, Wikimedia Commons, June 30, 2011. Accessed July 19, 2011.
  109. Peyton, Paul J.; and Rossi, Fred. "Alan M. Augustine Dies Following Long Illness", The Westfield Leader, June 14, 2001. Accessed October 1, 2015. "Mr. Augustine was also well-known for the 20 years he spent as a member of the Scotch Plains Township Council."
  110. http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000172 Barr, Thomas Jefferson, (1812–1881)
  111. "Former Philadelphia Warriors player Hank Beenders dies at 87", Burlington County Times, October 27, 2003. "Born in Haarlem, Holland, he lived in Brooklyn, and in Scotch Plains before moving to Bridgewater 36 years ago."
  112. Staff. "Henry Beenders, 87, Pro Basketball Player; Was Member of NBA Championship Team", The Westfield Leader and The Scotch Plains – Fanwood Times, October 30, 2003. Accessed October 1, 2015. "Born in Haarlem, Holland, he emigrated to the United States 79 years ago. He had lived in Brooklyn, N.Y. and in Scotch Plains before relocating to Bridgewater 36 years ago."
  113. [Barbara Crossette|Crossette, Barbara]
  114. Gulitti, Tom. "76ers owners Josh Harris, David Blitzer buy Devils", The Record, August 15, 2013. Accessed October 1, 2015. "'It's tough to parse words on that, honestly, because, A, we're brand new,' said Blitzer, a Scotch Plains native and senior managing director of Blackstone Group in New York."
  115. Goldblatt, Jennifer. "Blume's Day", The New York Times, November 14, 2004. Accessed October 1, 2015. "It wasn't until after Ms. Blume had gotten her bachelor's degree in education from New York University in 1961, was married and raising her son, Larry, and her daughter, Randy, and living in Plainfield and later Scotch Plains, that she started to commit her stories and characters to paper, cramming writing sessions in while the children were at preschool and at play."
  116. Goodman, Jeff. "Heralded recruit struggles with expectations", USA Today, November 16, 2005. Accessed October 1, 2015. "Caracter grew up in Scotch Plains (pop. 22,732, about 15 miles southwest of Newark) in a middle-class family."
  117. Coles, Abraham; Hunt, Ezra Mundy. Abraham Coles: Biographical Sketch, Memorial Tributes, Selections from His Works, (some Hitherto Unpublished.), p. 54. D. Appleton, 1892. Accessed October 1, 2015. "There was no more scholarly man in New Jersey than Dr. Abraham Coles, who was best known for his translations of the 'Dies Irae.' Although he practiced medicine in Newark, he made his home at Scotch Plains, N. J."
  118. http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000047 Darby, Ezra, (1768–1808)
  119. https://www.nga.org/governor/donald-t-difrancesco/ New Jersey Governor Donald T. DiFrancesco
  120. Cahillane, Kevin. "Not Fade Away: The Smithereens' Monument to Persistence", The New York Times, October 10, 2004. Accessed November 13, 2018. "The band formed in 1980 when three Carteret High School graduates (class of 1975) and childhood friends (Mr. Babjak, Dennis Diken on drums and Mike Mesaros on bass) met Pat DiNizio, a Scotch Plains singer-songwriter-garbage man."
  121. [David Wildstein|Edge, Wally]
  122. John Gano, Biographical memoirs of the late Rev. John Gano, of Frankfort (Kentucky): formerly of the city of New York (Printed by Southwick and Hardcastle for J. Tiebout, 1806)
  123. Thomas R. McKibbens, The forgotten heritage: a lineage of great Baptist preaching (Mercer University Press, 1986), pg. 136
  124. Stanmyre, Matthew. "Rashan Gary, nation's top recruit, was recruited to Paramus Catholic, old school indicates", The Star-Ledger, August 25, 2014. Accessed November 6, 2017. "Gary’s mother, Jennifer Coney, said today her son 'absolutely was not recruited.' She said Gary had been living with his father and grandparents in Scotch Plains, but the house is now for sale, so she moved her son into her home in Plainfield."
  125. Mazzeo, Mike. "N.J. native lifts No. 2 Pitt over Rutgers", ESPN New York, January 30, 2011. Accessed April 21, 2011. "Pittsburgh junior guard Ashton Gibbs grew up 25 minutes from the Louis Brown Athletic Center in nearby Scotch Plains. Leave it to the hometown kid to stick the dagger in the hearts of the home crowd."
  126. Carino, Jerry. "In huge blow, Sterling Gibbs leaving Seton Hall basketball", Asbury Park Press, April 28, 2015. Accessed January 15, 2019. "The final thud from Seton Hall's freefall in men's basketball echoed Tuesday with news that Sterling Gibbs – a homegrown talent and the face of the program – is leaving to take a postgraduate year elsewhere.... Like Sina, the Scotch Plains native committed to the Hall at a time when Willard was scraping for recruits."
  127. "Swimmer ready for the race of his life", The Star-Ledger, September 17, 2000. "Name: Scott Goldblatt Age: 21 Hometown: Summit Residence: Scotch Plains, until going away to college in Austin, Texas. Education: He attended Mcginn Elementary School, Coles Elementary School and Terrill Middle School in Scotch Plains and then the Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School, graduating in 1997."
  128. Staff. "Baseball; Rookie Tips His Nervousness", The New York Times, June 26, 1993. Accessed May 4, 2007. "'I've never been that nervous before in my life,' said the 22-year-old center fielder, who played at Stanford and is from Scotch Plains, N.J. 'I would have swung at anything on that pitch. I'm just happy it dropped in. After that hit, it just carried on from there.'"
  129. [Margalit Fox|Fox, Margalit]
  130. Portantiere, Michael. "Opera and Musical Theater Star Jerome Hines Dies at 81", Theatermania.com, February 5, 2003. Accessed October 1, 2015. "A resident of Scotch Plains, New Jersey, Hines appeared frequently at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn in recent years."
  131. Campaniani, Jim. "UConn recruiting focus in-state, but not local", The Day, December 18, 1983. Accessed October 1, 2015. "A Scotch Plains, native and former all-east guard at Penn State, Jackson has a good feel for in-state talent."
  132. http://www.nfl.com/draft/profiles/nathan_jones Nathan Jones prospect profile
  133. O'Gorman, George. "Klimowicz, Hurley among New Jersey sportswriters' honorees", The Trentonian, January 4, 2010. Accessed October 1, 2015. "TCNJ's Division III national Player of the Year Hillary Klimowicz, who hails from Scotch Plains, will join legendary St. Anthony of Jersey City basketball coach Bob Hurley in the spotlight at the 74th annual N.J. Sports Writers Association dinner on Sunday Jan. 31 at Pines Manor on Route 27 in Edison starting at 11:30 a.m."
  134. Downey, Sally A. "Christian J. Lambertsen, 93, developer of the first scuba gear", The Philadelphia Inquirer, February 21, 2011. Accessed August 12, 2019. "A native of Scotch Plains, N.J., Dr. Lambertsen worked as a youth at resorts along Barnegat Bay. An expert swimmer, he began experimenting with homemade diving equipment."
  135. Staff. "Obituary: Mary Lesawyer, 91, opera singer and community activist", The Ukrainian Weekly, June 27, 2004. Accessed October 1, 2015. "The Lesawyers lived for many years in Scotch Plains, N.J., before moving to Venice, Fla., after their retirement."
  136. Sheldon, Linzi. "Wall Street Journal selects Dartmouth junior Joseph Malchow as a 2007 Bartley Fellow", Dartmouth News, April 11, 2007. Accessed March 16, 2015. "Dartmouth junior Joseph Malchow has been chosen as a 2007 Bartley fellow, winning a paid summer internship at The Wall Street Journal.... Malchow, a native of Scotch Plains, N.J., is a government major and prospective English major at Dartmouth."
  137. Giase, Frank. "Monmouth goalkeeper Bryan Meredith selected in second round of MLS SuperDraft by Seattle Sounders", The Star-Ledger, January 13, 2011. Accessed December 18, 2011. "The Seattle Sounders selected Meredith, a Scotch Plains native, in the second round of the Major League Soccer SuperDraft (No. 29 overall), a team that in a year will have a gaping hole at goalkeeper."
  138. Bernstein, Jason. "James Murphy of Scotch Plains is named Gatorade New Jersey Boys Soccer Player of the Year", The Star-Ledger, February 13, 2014. Accessed August 10, 2016. "On the soccer field Scotch Plains' James Murphy has the ability to anticipate just about anything that comes his ways. Despite an already lengthy list awards, he did not expect to be named the 2013–14 Gatorade New Jersey Boys Soccer Player of the Year."
  139. https://www.loudoununitedfc.com/news_article/show/1031697 "Loudoun United Have Acquired Three New Players For The Remainder Of The Inaugural Season"
  140. Staff. "Sports people; Nehemiah Wins One", The New York Times, November 10, 1982. Accessed August 30, 2012. "Frank Greenberg, secretary of the Middle Atlantic Athletic Congress, said after a hearing in Philadelphia that the 23-year-old Nehemiah wanted to remain an amateur so he could compete at Los Angeles. The native of Scotch Plains, N.J., holds the 110-yard hurdles record of 12.93 seconds."
  141. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-fairleigh-dickinson-university/139540193/ "F-D Literary Review Award To Louise Nicholl"
  142. Vanderhoof, Tricia. "Mondays with authors: Gender identity focus of Amy Ellis Nutt's Becoming Nicole", Courier News, June 14, 2018. Accessed August 12, 2019. "Nutt was born in Staten Island and grew up in New Jersey, She has lived in Scotch Plains, Princeton, Cranbury, Bridgewater, Somerville and Watchung. She’s in Washington, D.C. now, but still keeps her 908-cell phone."
  143. http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=O000109 Thomas W. Osborn
  144. https://seminoles.com/sports/golf/roster/john-pak/ John Pak
  145. Freehling, Alison. "W&M Grad To Finance New Ballpark $1.8 Million Donation Earmarked For Baseball", Daily Press, October 25, 1996. Accessed April 21, 2011. "Joseph J Plumeri, II, a financial executive living in Scotch Plains, N.J., will make the donation for a facility behind the Dillard Complex off Ironbound Road."
  146. Hoffman, M. M. "John F. Rague, Architect", Wisconsin Magazine of History, Vol. 12, No. 1 (Sep. 1928), pp. 109–111. Accessed August 30, 2012.
  147. Brody, Millicent K. "Westfield art show a 'win-win' for artists and community", Courier News, May 29, 2002. Accessed August 30, 2012. "Originally from Scotch Plains, and now a resident of Manhattan, banjo player and vocalist, Cynthia Sayer was accompanied by trio members Dan Levinson on clarinet and Mike Weatherly on bass, while a variety of musicians from the Westfield Community Band and the New Jersey Workshop for the Arts entertained throughout the day."
  148. Kanzler, George. "Cynthia Sayer brings friends and banjo to Zinno.", The Star-Ledger, April 24, 1998, p. 32. "When she was growing up in Scotch Plains in the '60s and '70s, Cynthia Sayer wanted to be a big- band drummer."
  149. http://www.goleader.com/97nov13/sp.pdf "Honoring Former High School Greats"
  150. https://www.nj.com/suburbannews/2017/09/the_college_club_welcomes_alan.html "The College Club welcomes Alan Sepinwall on Oct. 23"
  151. Callahan, Michael; with Chmiel, David; Miller, Jen A.; and Weiss, Jennifer. "Best of Jersey", New Jersey Monthly, January 2007. Accessed May 18, 2007. "Composer Scotch Plains native Marc Shaiman, who has won an Emmy, a Grammy, and a Tony (the latter for the score to the Broadway smash Hairspray), crafts melodies you hum long after you leave the theater."
  152. none . National Register of Historic Places Registration: Shady Rest Golf and Country Club (Draft) . National Park Service. Margaret . Newman . July 2020 . home of John Shippen, an African American golf pioneer, from 1931-1964..
  153. Staff. "John Stamler, 51, Dies; New Jersey Prosecutor", The New York Times, March 27, 1990. Accessed December 31, 2017. "John H. Stamler, the Prosecutor in Union County, N.J., for 13 years, died of cancer on Sunday at his home in Scotch Plains, N.J. He was 51 years old."
  154. Krebs, Albin. "Notes on People", The New York Times, January 26, 1978. Accessed December 18, 2011. "Enzo Stuarti, the nightclub and television singing star, and his wife of 30 years, Esther, were divorced in Elizabeth, N.J.... Mrs. Stuarti is to retain the family home in Scotch Plains, N.J."
  155. http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S001088 Swan, Samuel, (1771–1844)
  156. Goodman, Jeff. "Lance Thomas situation muddy without answers; Former Duke forward Lance Thomas bought $30,000 worth of jewelry in the middle of his senior season with the Blue Devils and was also given a line of credit worth nearly $70,000 more. Thomas hardly grew up poor, but questions still need to be answered as to where the money came from.", CBS Sports, September 11, 2012. Accessed August 12, 2019. "Thomas was, at one time, a highly regarded player who was pursued by all the big boys. A former high school teammate of Derrick Caracter's, he resided in the upper-middle class town of Scotch Plains, N.J., and ultimately chose Duke over hometown Rutgers."
  157. Staff. "Union County Historical Society to present a book discussion featuring Illustrator Frank Thorne", Suburban News, January 11, 2010. Accessed August 27, 2011. "Frank Thorne was born in Rahway in 1930 and currently resides in Scotch Plains."
  158. [Lola Ogunnaike|Ogunnaike, Lola]
  159. http://www.comicbookdb.com/creator.php?ID=4748 Frank Thorne at the ComicBookDB
  160. Ware, David S. "David S. Ware", JazzTimes, June 2003. Accessed August 9, 2011. "'Come on girls, we're going to put you in the magazine,' says David S. Ware, calling Bibi and Mikuro into the music room of his three-story house in Scotch Plains, N.J.... Ware drove taxis for 14 years in New York City, where he relocated in 1973 after growing up in Scotch Plains and later attending Boston's Berklee College of Music."
  161. http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/BiosHistory/MemBio.cfm?ID=990&body=H Melissa Murphy Weber
  162. Web site: Drew W. Wesche . .

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