City Council, City of Englewood. Accessed April 26, 2024. "The City Council consists of five members, each elected for a three-year term. Four are elected by the individual wards in which they live and the other is elected by a city-wide vote as an at-large member. The city is divided into four wards which are approximately equal in population."
Police DepartmentArchived August 11, 2022, at the Wayback Machine, City of Englewood. Accessed August 19, 2022. "Englewood is served by a full-time professionally trained police department consisting of 79 sworn Police Officers, 6 civilian dispatchers."
Municipal Master Plan 2014Archived January 12, 2017, at the Wayback Machine, p. 97, City of Englewood. Accessed December 24, 2016. "Locate Station at Depot Square, convenient to BergenPAC. NJ Transit should improve passenger convenience and station visibility by relocating the proposed new Englewood Town Center Station to the northern side of Palisade Avenue along Depot Square, between Bergen Performing Arts (PAC) and the former rail station. This is the commercial and cultural heart of Englewood as well as the historic location of the passenger rail service. This station stop is the commercial and cultural heart of Englewood as well as the historic location of the passenger rail service. This station stop is the City's much-preferred alternative to the W. Englewood Avenue station assumed in the DEIS."
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."
"Gone But Not Forgotten: A Look At NJSGA's Lost Founding Clubs"Archived December 7, 2014, at the Wayback Machine New Jersey State Golf Association. Accessed December 4, 2014. 'The Englewood Golf Club, located in Englewood and Leonia in Bergen County, had the distinct honor of hosting both a U.S. Amateur and a U.S. Open.... Just three years after the success of the Amateur, Englewood became the only New Jersey club other than Baltusrol to host the U.S. Open when it did so in 1909."
Historic Background: History of the Northern BranchArchived June 20, 2019, at the Wayback Machine, Northern Branch DEIS, December 2011. Accessed September 29, 2019. "The rail line now known as the Northern Branch was originally the Northern Railroad of New Jersey and was built in the period from 1854-1859 as the six-foot gauge Northern Railroad of New Jersey (Refer to Figure H-1).... Passenger service on the Northern Branch was terminated on September 30, 1966."
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."
Staff. "Writing cred for 'Rapper's Delight' sparks grudge"Archived April 2, 2019, at the Wayback Machine, New York Post, January 26, 2014. Accessed December 9, 2016. "Thirty-five years ago, the Sugar Hill Gang from Englewood, NJ, burst onto the scene with 'Rapper's Delight' and introduced the world to the Bronx-born music known as hip-hop. It was the first of its kind to break the Billboard Top 40 and sold more than 5 million copies."
Horner, Shirley. "About Books"Archived September 20, 2017, at the Wayback Machine, The New York Times, May 26, 1991. Accessed August 25, 2011. "One landowner, J. Wyman Jones, known as the "father" of Englewood because he swung the vote to the name Englewood (presumably from "English neighborhood") over such names as Liberty Pole or Palisades, built a stone Victorian mansion on his 20-acre estate."
Staff. "Who's on First? Why, New Jersey, of Course"Archived September 17, 2017, at the Wayback Machine, The New York Times, July 22, 1979. Accessed May 28, 2017. "More recently, on Nov. 10, 1951, Mayor Leslie Denning of Englewood telephoned Mayor Frank Osborne of Alameda, Calif., without the help of an operator and Englewood became the first city in the nation whose residents had direct‐dial coast‐to‐coast service."
Tully, Tracey. "This Police Union Suspended 8 Members. Seven Are Black."Archived January 3, 2021, at the Wayback Machine, The New York Times, December 31, 2020. Accessed August 19, 2022. "In November, the union suspended eight officers who had expressed support for the chiefs. The suspensions, which last a year, meant the union would not provide the officers with legal representation if they had trouble on the job during that time. Like the chief and deputy chief, seven of the eight officers who were suspended are Black.... Mayor Wildes, a former federal prosecutor who has participated in more than a dozen Black Lives Matter marches in Englewood, said he believed that each of the city’s 72 police officers, individually, was committed to serving the public."
Capuzzo, Jill P. "The Little Land of Big Houses"Archived December 25, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, The New York Times, June 4, 2013. Accessed December 24, 2016. "Dwight Morrow is also home to the Academies@Englewood, the state's largest interdistrict public school, which is by application only."
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.."
"Governor - Bergen County"(PDF). New Jersey Department of Elections. January 29, 2014. Archived(PDF) from the original on November 28, 2018. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
Englewood Board of Education District Policy 0110 - IdentificationArchived September 3, 2023, at the Wayback Machine, Englewood Public School District. Accessed May 27, 2020. "Purpose: The Englewood Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-K through 12 for students of the City of Englewood Public Schools. Classification: The City of Englewood Public School District shall be classified as a Type II district. Composition: The City of Englewood Public School District is comprised of all of the area within the municipal boundaries of the City of Englewood."
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Wiener, Julie. "Increased Competition Shakes Up N.J. Schools"Archived September 17, 2017, at the Wayback Machine, The Jewish Week, April 10, 2013. Accessed September 16, 2017. "While sources close to the school told The Jewish Week that enrollment there has dropped from approximately 1,000 a few years ago to 780 this year to about 700 projected for next year, Sohn, in an e-mail to The Jewish Week, said that enrollment is currently over 800, and that the early childhood program is increasing 15 percent for next year."
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Friedman, Jeanette. "Ahavath Torah expands"Archived March 13, 2023, at the Wayback Machine ,The Jewish Standard, July 6, 2006. Accessed March 13, 2023. "In 1895, Ahavath Torah consisted of eight families with a single Torah scroll. Services rotated among members’ homes.... By 1958, the Ahavath Torah membership had grown to 300 families and they desperately needed space, so for $55,000, the congregation bought a huge estate on Broad Avenue from Baroness Cassel Van Dorn."
Horner, Shirley. "About Books"Archived September 20, 2017, at the Wayback Machine, The New York Times, May 26, 1991. Accessed August 25, 2011. "One landowner, J. Wyman Jones, known as the "father" of Englewood because he swung the vote to the name Englewood (presumably from "English neighborhood") over such names as Liberty Pole or Palisades, built a stone Victorian mansion on his 20-acre estate."
Brown, Peggy Ann. "Not Your Usual Boardinghouse Types: Upton Sinclair's Helicon Home Colony, 1906-1907", Department of American Studies, George Washington University, May 1993, backed up by the Internet Archive as of December 2, 2016. Accessed September 16, 2017. "For five months more than seventy-five men, women, and children made Helicon their home for varying lengths of time. Their efforts received wide press coverage and attracted the attention of William James and John Dewey in addition to numerous curiosity-seekers. On March 16, 1907 a fire destroyed the main building, and the colony disbanded."
1951: First Direct-Dial Transcontinental Telephone Call, AT&T Corporation, backed up by the Internet Archive as of January 7, 2007. Accessed September 16, 2017. "Nov. 10, 1951: Mayor M. Leslie Downing of Englewood, N.J., picked up a telephone and dialed 10 digits. Eighteen seconds later, he reached Mayor Frank Osborne in Alameda, Calif. The mayors made history as they chatted in the first customer-dialed long-distance call, one that introduced area codes."
Staff. "Who's on First? Why, New Jersey, of Course"Archived September 17, 2017, at the Wayback Machine, The New York Times, July 22, 1979. Accessed May 28, 2017. "More recently, on Nov. 10, 1951, Mayor Leslie Denning of Englewood telephoned Mayor Frank Osborne of Alameda, Calif., without the help of an operator and Englewood became the first city in the nation whose residents had direct‐dial coast‐to‐coast service."
Fabiano, Giovanna. "Englewood's St. Cecilia school to close", The Record, March 1, 2011, backed up by the Internet Archive as of January 21, 2016. Accessed September 10, 2017. "St. Cecilia's students went on to St. Cecilia High School - where legendary Green Bay Packers Coach Vince Lombardi got his coaching start - before it closed its doors in 1986."
Staff. "Writing cred for 'Rapper's Delight' sparks grudge"Archived April 2, 2019, at the Wayback Machine, New York Post, January 26, 2014. Accessed December 9, 2016. "Thirty-five years ago, the Sugar Hill Gang from Englewood, NJ, burst onto the scene with 'Rapper's Delight' and introduced the world to the Bronx-born music known as hip-hop. It was the first of its kind to break the Billboard Top 40 and sold more than 5 million copies."
"Gone But Not Forgotten: A Look At NJSGA's Lost Founding Clubs"Archived December 7, 2014, at the Wayback Machine New Jersey State Golf Association. Accessed December 4, 2014. 'The Englewood Golf Club, located in Englewood and Leonia in Bergen County, had the distinct honor of hosting both a U.S. Amateur and a U.S. Open.... Just three years after the success of the Amateur, Englewood became the only New Jersey club other than Baltusrol to host the U.S. Open when it did so in 1909."
Police DepartmentArchived August 11, 2022, at the Wayback Machine, City of Englewood. Accessed August 19, 2022. "Englewood is served by a full-time professionally trained police department consisting of 79 sworn Police Officers, 6 civilian dispatchers."
Tully, Tracey. "This Police Union Suspended 8 Members. Seven Are Black."Archived January 3, 2021, at the Wayback Machine, The New York Times, December 31, 2020. Accessed August 19, 2022. "In November, the union suspended eight officers who had expressed support for the chiefs. The suspensions, which last a year, meant the union would not provide the officers with legal representation if they had trouble on the job during that time. Like the chief and deputy chief, seven of the eight officers who were suspended are Black.... Mayor Wildes, a former federal prosecutor who has participated in more than a dozen Black Lives Matter marches in Englewood, said he believed that each of the city’s 72 police officers, individually, was committed to serving the public."
"Governor - Bergen County"(PDF). New Jersey Department of Elections. January 29, 2014. Archived(PDF) from the original on November 28, 2018. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
Englewood Board of Education District Policy 0110 - IdentificationArchived September 3, 2023, at the Wayback Machine, Englewood Public School District. Accessed May 27, 2020. "Purpose: The Englewood Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-K through 12 for students of the City of Englewood Public Schools. Classification: The City of Englewood Public School District shall be classified as a Type II district. Composition: The City of Englewood Public School District is comprised of all of the area within the municipal boundaries of the City of Englewood."
Capuzzo, Jill P. "The Little Land of Big Houses"Archived December 25, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, The New York Times, June 4, 2013. Accessed December 24, 2016. "Dwight Morrow is also home to the Academies@Englewood, the state's largest interdistrict public school, which is by application only."
Wiener, Julie. "Increased Competition Shakes Up N.J. Schools"Archived September 17, 2017, at the Wayback Machine, The Jewish Week, April 10, 2013. Accessed September 16, 2017. "While sources close to the school told The Jewish Week that enrollment there has dropped from approximately 1,000 a few years ago to 780 this year to about 700 projected for next year, Sohn, in an e-mail to The Jewish Week, said that enrollment is currently over 800, and that the early childhood program is increasing 15 percent for next year."
Fabiano, Giovanna. "Englewood's St. Cecilia school to close", The Record, March 1, 2011, backed up by the Internet Archive as of January 21, 2016. Accessed September 16, 2017. "St. Cecilia Interparochial School is closing its doors for good at the end of the school year. The landmark K-8 school on West Demarest Avenue has suffered from low enrollment over the last decade, Jim Goodness, a spokesman for the Archdiocese of Newark, said Tuesday. He added that the decision to close was no surprise to parents and staff."
Historic Background: History of the Northern BranchArchived June 20, 2019, at the Wayback Machine, Northern Branch DEIS, December 2011. Accessed September 29, 2019. "The rail line now known as the Northern Branch was originally the Northern Railroad of New Jersey and was built in the period from 1854-1859 as the six-foot gauge Northern Railroad of New Jersey (Refer to Figure H-1).... Passenger service on the Northern Branch was terminated on September 30, 1966."
Municipal Master Plan 2014Archived January 12, 2017, at the Wayback Machine, p. 97, City of Englewood. Accessed December 24, 2016. "Locate Station at Depot Square, convenient to BergenPAC. NJ Transit should improve passenger convenience and station visibility by relocating the proposed new Englewood Town Center Station to the northern side of Palisade Avenue along Depot Square, between Bergen Performing Arts (PAC) and the former rail station. This is the commercial and cultural heart of Englewood as well as the historic location of the passenger rail service. This station stop is the commercial and cultural heart of Englewood as well as the historic location of the passenger rail service. This station stop is the City's much-preferred alternative to the W. Englewood Avenue station assumed in the DEIS."
Friedman, Jeanette. "Ahavath Torah expands"Archived March 13, 2023, at the Wayback Machine ,The Jewish Standard, July 6, 2006. Accessed March 13, 2023. "In 1895, Ahavath Torah consisted of eight families with a single Torah scroll. Services rotated among members’ homes.... By 1958, the Ahavath Torah membership had grown to 300 families and they desperately needed space, so for $55,000, the congregation bought a huge estate on Broad Avenue from Baroness Cassel Van Dorn."
