Elected Officials, Borough of Elmer. Accessed August 1, 2022. "Elmer is governed by a Mayor and six Borough Council members. The Mayor serves a four year term and Council serves three-year terms."
History, Elmer Borough. Accessed July 29, 2016. "The town was named after Judge Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Elmer, a jurist respected state-wide, who had presided over Salem County's then-famous Treadway murder case and also produced the first compendium of New Jersey state statutes. As a Congressman, Elmer was largely responsible for securing a post office for the town."
Meeting Minutes for February 13, 2019, Borough of Elmer. Accessed February 20, 2020. "Council Vacancy: Motion Davis second Zee to accept the resignation of Councilman R. Matthew Richards with regret effective January 31, 2019. Councilman Zee discussed three candidates recommended by the Republican Committee.... Swearing in and Oath of Office: Bruce Foster was administered the oath of office for Borough Council Member by the Clerk, Sarah Walker. Foster took the seat of Richards for the rest of the meeting."
Kuperinsky, Amy. "'The Jewel of the Meadowlands'?: N.J.'s best, worst and weirdest town slogans", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, January 22, 2015. Accessed July 12, 2016. "Elmer, a borough 40 minutes outside Philadelphia in Salem County, calls itself 'The Small Town with the Big Welcome.' The 'small' refers to the one-square-mile size and population of 1,351."
Dailey, Jennifer. "Elmer and Pittsgrove school districts to merge through send and receive agreement", Today's Sunbeam, June 17, 2009. Accessed October 9, 2013. "The Elmer Board of Education voted unanimously during its school board meeting here Tuesday night to merge with Pittsgrove through a full send and receive agreement. The agreement could have Elmer and Pittsgrove students attending school together."
Elmer Elementary School 2014 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed July 19, 2016. "The Elmer School has been part of the Pittsgrove Township School District for 4 years. Previously the Borough of Elmer's Kindergarten through fourth grade children attended school at the Elmer School while the rest of their students participated in a send/receive agreement with Pittsgrove Township Schools for grades five through twelve. A full send/receive agreement with the Elmer Borough Board of Education was reached for the 2010-2011 school year. All students from both Pittsgrove and Elmer attend school together from preschool through twelfth grade. Elmer Elementary School now houses 200 Pittsgrove and Elmer students in grades one and two"
LaGorce, Tammy. "A Trio of Events With Music in Many Moods", The New York Times, May 25, 2012. Accessed January 17, 2013. "The Appel Farm Arts and Music Festival, to be held June 2 in Elmer from 11:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., draws more famous names, most of them closely aligned with the adult-alternative genre.... Now in its 23rd year, the festival delivers fans by the thousands to the 60-acre grassy site in Salem County; its artistic director, Sean Timmons, is expecting close to 5,000 this year."
Board of Education, Pittsgrove Township School District. Accessed May 26, 2024. "Pittsgrove Township School District is comprised of five schools and is located in Salem County in Southern New Jersey. Our student body consists of approximately 2000 students in grades Pre-K through 12."
Schools, Pittsgrove Township School District. Accessed March 5, 2023.
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.."
