Liao, Misty. "Spending a Day in Regan Mizrahi's Boots", 34th Streeet, October 2, 2018. Accessed February 3, 2024. "Upon first glance, he may seem like just your average dog–loving, saxophone–playing, aspiring BBB student, but Regan Mizrahi (C '22) is all of that and more.... Growing up in Closter, New Jersey as the great grandson of a radio personality and the son of a doctor and actress, Regan exhibited the signs of a brilliant actor at an early age."
Abram Belskie, Belskie Museum of Art and Science. Accessed August 16, 2007. "In 1931, Abram Belskie moved to Closter, where he would remain for the next fifty-seven years. Here he worked at the studio of the master-carver Robert Alexander Baillie."
Westergaard, Barbara. "Closter: Bergen", New Jersey: A Guide to the State, p. 78. Rutgers University Press, 2006. ISBN0-8135-3685-5. Accessed July 22, 2011. "Known locally as the "hub of the Northern Valley," Closter (pronounced with a long o) was an early settlement - the first individual purchases in the records date to 1701 - and many of its Dutch houses remain (try Hickory La. and Piermont Rd.)"
Van Valen, James M. History of Bergen County, New Jersey, p. 688. New Jersey Publishing and Engraving Company, 1900. Accessed December 4, 2013. "In 1868 a residence was established in Rutherford, N. J., and next a removal was made to Saratoga county, N. Y. In 1890 Mr. Dayton came to Closter where he has resided ever since."
Pettinger, Peter. Bill Evans: How My Heart Sings, p. 238. Accessed September 11, 2017. "For the growing Evans family, the Riverdale apartment had become constrictinglysmall. Bill and Nenette, with their son Evan and Nenette's daughter Maxine, moved into a large, three-level house in Closter, a little town in Bergen County, New Jersey."
Mayor's Newsletter, Borough of Closter. December 29, 2017. Accessed December 18, 2023. "The renovation and reopening of the Closter Plaza was one of the most visible milestones that Closter has realized, followed by our road projects and municipal upgrades. The planning and construction of the new Plaza has taken the last twelve years."
Clerks, Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey. Accessed March 16, 2023.
Sheriffs, Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey. Accessed March 16, 2023.
Surrogates, Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey. Accessed March 16, 2023.
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Levine, Cecilia. "Christie Names Closter Politician To State Board Of Pharmacy", Cresskill-Closter Daily Voice, July 25, 2017. Accessed March 2, 2018. "Former Bergen County Freeholder candidate and Closter Council President Robert Di Dio was recently appointed to the New Jersey Board of Pharmacy by Governor Christie."
Biography, Congressman Josh Gottheimer. Accessed January 3, 2019. "Josh now lives in Wyckoff, New Jersey with Marla, his wife who was a federal prosecutor, and their two young children, Ellie and Ben."
via Associated Press. "Former major league ump, Tom Gorman, Dies", Williamson Daily News, August 13, 1986. Accessed March 2, 2011. "Closter, N.J. - Tom Gorman, a major league umpire for 25 years until his retirement in 1976, is dead of a heart attack. Gorman died Tuesday at the age of 67 at his home in this Northern New Jersey town."
via Associated Press, "Baseball career good fit for hurler", The Rock Hill Herald, August 3, 1981. Accessed July 28, 2011. "Former clothing salesman Tom Waddell's new career as a baseball pitcher for the Anderson Braves suits him fine.... The Closter, N.J. native signed as a free agent and is now pitching for the Braves' team in the South Atlantic League."
"A Curious Land Claim. An Old Title to Property In Bergen County", Passaic Daily News, March 29, 1894. Accessed January 30, 2023, via Newspapers.com. "More than two hundred and fifty years ago, as the story goes, one Frederick Closter, a Scandinavian by birth was a soldier in the army of King Charles I. of England. For heroism on the field of battle the King granted to his brave vassal, by patent under the great seal of the kingdom, a tract of several thousand acres of wild land on the West bank of the Hudson river, including within it the sites of the present villages of Closter and Alpine and much of the country round about. Frederick Closter, the patentee, abandoned the life of a soldier, came to America, settled on the tract in question and built a dock on the river front, which he called Closter dock. In order to further perpetuate his surname, he bestowed it on the whole tract. This was in 1639 or 1640. In 1643 Frederick Closter and his adventurous companions were all murdered by Indians, but, although the immigrant was completely wiped out, his plantation and his dock have ever since retained his name."
Lamendola, Michael. "Recreational activities in Bergen are calling your name", Glen Rock Gazette, June 7, 2013. Accessed December 27, 2023, via Newspapers.com. "Other similar facilities include the 24-acre Closter Golf Center (153 Homans Ave., Closter) with 120 driving stalls and mini golf...."
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Melisurgo, Len. "Here's the right way to pronounce 25 N.J. town names everyone botches", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, June 25, 2017. Accessed June 26, 2017. "Closter (Bergen County) - There's been some debate over whether this small borough is pronounced CLOSS-ter, with a soft O, CLOSE-ter, with a long O (rhyming with glows or Lowe's), or CLOOS-ter, which rhymes with rooster. Which one is correct? The locals say it's CLOSE-ter, rhyming with glows and Lowe's."
Strunsky, Steve. "Failed Christie court nominee gets Port Authority job", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, July 26, 2012. Accessed September 11, 2017. "Kwon told lawmakers during his confirmation hearing that he had not been aware of his mother's behavior, though they lived together during that time in a $2.3 million home in Closter purchased in 2010."
Cattafi, Kristie. "Democrats pick Bergenfield councilman to fill vacancy on Bergen County commissioners board", The Record, March 13, 2023. Accessed March 16, 2023. "A Democratic councilman from Bergenfield will be sworn in as a Bergen County commissioner Wednesday night, filling a vacancy on the governing body for almost 1 million residents. Rafael Marte will serve until Dec. 31, taking on the unexpired term left by former Commissioner Ramon Hache, a Democrat who resigned last week to lead the Ridgewood YMCA as its chief executive officer."
Our CommunitiesArchived October 10, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, Northern Valley Regional High School District. Accessed August 28, 2014. "The seven towns that make up the Northern Valley Regional High School District - Closter, Demarest, Harrington Park, Haworth, Northvale, Norwood, and Old Tappan - are situated in the northeast corner of Bergen County, New Jersey."
Our CommunitiesArchived October 10, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, Northern Valley Regional High School District. Accessed May 31, 2016. "The seven towns that make up the Northern Valley Regional High School District - Closter, Demarest, Harrington Park, Haworth, Northvale, Norwood, and Old Tappan - are situated in the northeast corner of Bergen County, New Jersey."
Lynn, Kathleen. "Closter, N.J.: Strong Schools and a Revitalized Downtown", The New York Times, May 30, 2018. Accessed December 18, 2023. "For years, downtown Closter, N.J., was defined by the empty storefronts and potholed parking lot of Closter Plaza, a 1960s shopping center that had fallen on hard times.... But a few years ago, a new owner renovated the 16-acre property, attracting national retailers like Whole Foods, Target and HomeGoods."
Kaufman, Michael T."Marcel Jovine, 81; Designed Toys and Coins", The New York Times, January 27, 2003. Accessed November 8, 2011. "Marcel Jovine, who shaped such popular toys as the Visible Man and the Visible Woman before becoming an award-winning designer of coins and a sculptor of racehorses, died last Monday in Greenwich, Conn., at the home of his daughter, Andrea Coopersmith. He was 81 and lived and worked in Closter, N.J."
Horner, Shirley. "About Books", The New York Times, October 3, 1993. Accessed May 17, 2012. "The other inductees are... Robert Lipsyte of Closter, a sports columnist for The New York Times and the author of The Contender, a young-adult novel published by Harper in 1967 and still in print..."
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Kraushar, Jonathan P. "Bergen: Comics' Haven", The New York Times, March 21, 1976. Accessed December 17, 2012. "For London Lee, for example, a resident of Closter, his childhood as a 'poor, little rich boy' provided him meat for his act for many years."
Nash, Margo "Jersey Footlights", The New York Times, July 11, 2004. Accessed August 29, 2015. "Among the New York City residents who moved to bucolic Closter in the 19th century was J. Massey Rhind, a sculptor who worked on Grant's Tomb. He set up a studio and sculpture yard in town in 1899. And he became the first of a series of sculptors who lived and worked in Closter."
Staff. "Corrections", Poets & Writers, May/June 2010. Accessed July 28, 2011. "Sam Lipsyte's hometown is Closter, New Jersey, not Demarest, as stated in Failure's Fortune by Frank Bures (March/April 2010)."
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Rademacher, Brian. Interview with Rich Luzzi, Rock Eyez, June 2008. Accessed June 3, 2014. "Brian Rademacher: Where did you grow up? Rich Luzzi: Closter, New Jersey."
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Cahill, William. A History of Closter's Sculptors Closter Historic Preservation Commission. Accessed December 11, 2011. "The fourth notable artist-resident of Closter was Marcel Jovine (1921–2003).... Jovine turned to fine art when the Borough of Closter asked him to create its seal, which commemorates the ride of the Closter Horseman."
Biography of Bob Menendez, United States Senate, January 26, 2015. "Menendez, who started his political career in Union City, moved in September from Paramus to one of Harrison's new apartment buildings near the town's PATH station.."
Home Page, The Church of Saint Mary. Accessed January 23, 2020.
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Closter Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Closter Public Schools. Accessed July 25, 2023. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through eight in the Closter School District. Composition: The Closter School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Closter."
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About Us, Teample Emanu-El. Accessed January 23, 2020. "Temple Emanu-El is an egalitarian, Conservative synagogue serving the spiritual and communal needs of our congregants in the northern valley of Bergen County, NJ."
Pinto, Jennifer. "At Home In: Closter", The Record, May 31, 2012, backed up by the Internet Archive as of March 10, 2016. Accessed September 11, 2017. "According to the borough's website, 'It is believed that Closter was named after Frederick Closter, who received a grant of several thousand acres as a military reward from King Charles I of England.'"
Yellin, Deena. "After 10 years, Closter Plaza renovation begins", The Record, July 13, 2015, backed up by the Internet Archive as of March 26, 2016. Accessed September 11, 2017. "Closter Plaza was the site of Hollywood activity in August 2012, when the Martin Scorsese film, The Wolf of Wall Street, began filming there with star Leonardo DiCaprio."
Christie, Robert. "Hennessey is appointed to vacant Closter council seat", Northern Valley Suburbanite, February 5, 2015, backed up by the Internet Archive as of September 21, 2016. Accessed September 11, 2017. "The governing body appointed a new member to fill a seat on the council that became vacant after voters elected a new mayor. Thomas Hennessey was appointed to the seat at the Jan. 14 Mayor and Council meeting. The term expires at the end of 2015. Hennessey replaces John Glidden who was elected mayor in November 2014."
Our CommunitiesArchived October 10, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, Northern Valley Regional High School District. Accessed August 28, 2014. "The seven towns that make up the Northern Valley Regional High School District - Closter, Demarest, Harrington Park, Haworth, Northvale, Norwood, and Old Tappan - are situated in the northeast corner of Bergen County, New Jersey."
Our CommunitiesArchived October 10, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, Northern Valley Regional High School District. Accessed May 31, 2016. "The seven towns that make up the Northern Valley Regional High School District - Closter, Demarest, Harrington Park, Haworth, Northvale, Norwood, and Old Tappan - are situated in the northeast corner of Bergen County, New Jersey."
History of Closter, Borough of Closter, backed up by the Internet Archive as of July 8, 2011. Accessed September 11, 2017. "Formal schooling began here when Benjamin Blackledge arrived in Closter in 1760 to teach the Dutch citizens the King's English."
Spelling, Ian. "Hero Worship: Former Jets star Bruce Harper inspires sportsmanship and good character", (201) magazine, August 1, 2009, backed up by the Internet Archive as of September 9, 2015. Accessed September 11, 2017. "Likewise, Harper is a Bergen lifer. He was born in Englewood, lived for a time in Fort Lee, bought a house in Englewood, moved to Norwood, and currently resides in Closter with his wife, Nancy."
Alex, Patricia. "Richard H. Hunt, at 40; Brought Muppets to Life", The Record, January 8, 1992, backed up by the Internet Archive as of September 11, 2016. Accessed September 11, 2017. "Richard H. Hunt, a puppeteer who created several Muppets characters including Kermit the Frog's zealous sidekick 'Scooter,' died Tuesday. The Closter resident was 40."
Staff. "Helen Jepson Chosen Chairman of Music Foundation Auxiliary", Raritan Township and Fords Beacon, July 20, 1950, p. 3, backed up by the Internet Archive as of December 20, 2013. Accessed September 11, 2017. "Miss Jepson lives in Closter, Bergen County, and has been a resident of the state for a number of years.... Besides lecturing at Bergen Junior College, she conducts studios both in New York and on the grounds of her Closter home where she teaches New Jersey pupils."
Odum, Charles via Associated press. "MLB: Tommy La Stella steps right up", The Record, June 3, 2014, backed up by the Internet Archive as of March 4, 2016. Accessed September 11, 2017. "The Braves received a needed boost from two players recalled from the minors last week. Now Tommy La Stella of Closter and Shae Simmons are set for their home debuts."
