"Johnny 99" LyricsArchived May 17, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, BruceSpringsteen.net. Accessed June 13, 2008. "Well they closed down the auto plant in Mahwah late that month"
Bergen County New Jersey MunicipalitiesArchived August 23, 2020, at the Wayback Machine, Dutch Door Genealogy. Accessed October 16, 2007. "Mahwah Township was incorporated November 15, 1944 (referendum November 7, 1944) replacing Hohokus Township."
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."
McLellan, Dennis. "Bill McCutcheon, 77; Comedic Actor", Los Angeles Times, January 12, 2002. Accessed May 16, 2016. "McCutcheon, who lived in Mahwah, N.J., died Wednesday of natural causes at a hospital in Ridgewood, N.J."
Mahwah High School Mission StatementArchived March 23, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, Mahwah High School. Accessed June 23, 2012. "The Leni Lenape Indians called it Mawewi – the meeting place of rivers and paths – and though its modern name, Mahwah, is slightly different, it is as appropriate today as it was in 1700, when the first white settler, Blandina Bayard, established a trading post there."
Sikorsky, Kate. The Ford Motor Company Assembly Plant, Mahwah, NJ, Mahwah Museum. Accessed October 3, 2019. "The Ford Motor Company operated an assembly plant in Mahwah from 1955 to 1980. At the time of its completion, it was the largest motor vehicle assembly plant in the United States. The Ford Plant, along with other businesses, such as, American Brake Shoe and Foundry Company, helped contribute to the economic development of the town of Mahwah."
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Township CouncilArchived August 15, 2021, at the Wayback Machine, Township of Mahwah. Accessed January 10, 2023. "The legislative power of the municipality is exercised by a seven member Township Council. Officials are elected at non-partisan elections, held every other November, for four-year terms."
2021 Municipal Data Sheet, Township of Mahwah. Accessed May 27, 2022. Note that incorrect term end years of 2023 are shown for Mayor Wysocki and for councilmembers Bolan, May and Paz, who were all elected in 2020 to four-year terms of office.
via Associated Press. "Last Ford Rolls Off Line At Mahwah Plant"Archived November 19, 2015, at the Wayback Machine, Toledo Blade, June 20, 1980. Accessed November 27, 2013. "A two-door, cream-and-tan-colored Fairmont Futura became the last of 6 million vehicles to roll of Ford's Mahwah assembly line as the 25-year-old plant shut down Friday, idling more than 3,700 employees."
Staff. "Reutershan hurt in 2-car wreck"Archived November 18, 2015, at the Wayback Machine, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, March 2, 1981. Accessed December 10, 2013. "Reutershan, who went to Pitt from his home town of Mahwah, N.J., and now lives at 6350 Forward Ave. in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill section, was seriously injured in November 1978 when his car ripped through a guardrail on state Route 519 in South Fayette Township and snapped a utility pole."
"Chairman Suggests Private Road Plan", The Record, January 27, 1959. Accessed February 26, 2024, via Newspapers.com. "Now, according to the Board's approval of the subdivision, Oakley would have to build a road meeting Township standards intersecting with Deerhaven Road opposite singer Don Cornell's residence."
Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606–1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 81. "Mahwah township - 1944 Nov. 7 - Replaced Hohokus twp.". Accessed May 29, 2024.
Nobile, Tom. "Mahwah walks back controversial eruv and parks bans"Archived November 12, 2018, at the Wayback Machine, The Record, December 15, 2017. Accessed October 3, 2019. "The council introduced an ordinance Thursday that would do away with a ban on non-state residents in township parks and replace it with language that states Mahwah's parks and playgrounds may be used by 'residents and non-residents alike.' The council also approved a separate resolution disavowing a proposed law that would have prohibited the posting of devices or 'other matter,' such as the white PVC pipes used to denote a Jewish boundary known as an eruv, on utility poles. That ordinance was introduced but never adopted."
Pries. Allison. "Mahwah municipal elections moving to November in 2012"Archived December 13, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, The Record, September 24, 2010. Accessed December 10, 2013. "The Township will hold its non-partisan municipal elections in November beginning in 2012, according to an ordinance passed this week. The council voted 4-3 on Thursday to move the voting for mayor and council terms from the second Tuesday in May to the November general election date."
Stoltz, Marsha A. "Mahwah swears in new mayor following recall of William Laforet"Archived October 2, 2019, at the Wayback Machine, The Record, November 20, 2018. Accessed October 3, 2019. "Former council President John Roth was sworn in as mayor of the county's largest municipality in a Tuesday morning ceremony shortly after he was certified winner of the Nov. 6 mayoral race, which also recalled the previous mayor.... Roth was elected mayor to succeed William Laforet, 5,015 to 3,995, on the same ballot the former mayor was recalled by a vote of 4,968 to 4,628.... Roth will serve out the remainder of Laforet's term, which ends in 2020."
Burrow, Megan. "Recall effort against Mahwah Mayor William Laforet moves forward"Archived November 5, 2018, at the Wayback Machine, The Record, July 13, 2018. Accessed July 25, 2018. "The effort to recall Mayor William Laforet will proceed with a vote in November, unless the mayor attempts a legal challenge. Township Clerk Kathrine Coviello has ratified enough of the 5,000 signatures that were filed last month seeking a recall vote. The Committee to Recall Mayor William Laforet needed 25 percent of the township’s registered voters, or 4,170 signatures, to place the question on the ballot in November."
Nobile, Tom; and Stoltz, Marsha. "Mahwah Mayor Bill Laforet recalled from office"Archived November 8, 2018, at the Wayback Machine, The Record, November 6, 2018. Accessed November 7, 2018. "Mayor Bill Laforet was recalled from office, candidates confirmed Tuesday night.... Barring a surge of mail-in ballots in Laforet's favor, the mayor will become the first public official in Bergen County to be recalled in at least 25 years. On the same ballot, residents also voted for a new mayor: John Roth, a former councilman who challenged Laforet for mayor in 2016."
Nobile, Tom. "Mahwah walks back controversial eruv and parks bans"Archived November 12, 2018, at the Wayback Machine, The Record, December 15, 2017. Accessed July 25, 2018. "Hermansen on Thursday also announced that Sbarra will resign from his position at the end of the year for 'personal reasons.' The council will have 30 days to appoint a new member once the seat becomes vacant."
Nobile, Tom. "Two newcomers join Mahwah Council"Archived April 28, 2017, at the Wayback Machine, The Record, January 5, 2017. Accessed April 27, 2017. "Shortly after, council members appointed David May by a 5-0 vote with one abstention to fill the council seat left empty by Jonathan Marcus.... Marcus won election to the council in November, but declined the seat less than a month later, citing personal reasons."
Nobile, Tom. "Mahwah council appoints newcomer to vacancy"Archived December 17, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, The Record, December 16, 2016. Accessed December 16, 2017. "The Township Council voted Thursday night to appoint council newcomer George Ervin to fill the council seat vacated by Freeholder-elect Mary Amoroso.... Ervin was sworn in immediately following the vote and assumed his seat on the dais. He will sit on the council through the end of 2017."
Pries, Allison; and Shilling, Erik. "Saddened Mahwah swears in new mayor"Archived September 27, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, The Record, March 10, 2011. Accessed April 11, 2012. "The Township Council appointed its president, John DaPuzzo, as the new mayor on Wednesday, two days after the death of longtime Mayor Richard Martel."
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."
Stoltz, Marsha A. "First lady Jill Biden is a South Jersey native — but she also has roots in Mahwah"Archived March 18, 2021, at the Wayback Machine, The Record, March 15, 2021. Accessed March 16, 2021. "You won't find it mentioned in her Wikipedia biography, but 8-year-old Jill Jacobs' arrival at Betsy Ross Elementary School is carefully preserved in its 1959 attendance records, in teacher Harriett Cook's perfect handwriting, which show her moving from Hatboro. The Jacobs family moved to Miller Road in Mahwah, which they called home from about 1959 to 1961. While living there, Donald Jacobs served as CEO of the Mahwah Savings and Loan Association."
Mahwah TownshipArchived January 19, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. Accessed October 16, 2007. "1944 – Mahwah Township incorporated, replacing Hohokus Township."
Camp Glen GrayArchived June 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. Accessed December 19, 2011. "Here also was the home of civil libertarians Evelyn Preston and her husband Roger Nash Baldwin (1884–1981). Baldwin was the founder and head of the American Civil Liberties Union."
Smothers, Ronald. "Debt Drove A Mayor To Suicide, Widow Says"Archived August 21, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, The New York Times, August 26, 1997. Accessed December 10, 2013. "Deep personal financial debt led the Mayor of Mahwah, N.J., David J. Dwork, to commit suicide in his township office on the night of Aug. 18, his widow, Johanna, said at a weekend memorial service."
Sturken, Barbara. "Off the Field, Giants Call New Jersey Home"Archived January 9, 2020, at the Wayback Machine, The New York Times, March 31, 1991. Accessed April 11, 2012. "This year's group includes Leonard Marshall, defensive end, who lives in Mahwah and is finishing an undergraduate degree in finance that he started at Louisiana State University; Perry Williams, defensive back, who lives in Passaic and is earning a master's in public administration, and John Washington, defensive lineman, who is at work on an M.B.A. "
Strauss, Michael. "New Jersey Sports; En Garde! Touchez!"Archived July 25, 2018, at the Wayback Machine, The New York Times, April 3, 1973. Accessed July 25, 2018. "As a result of his efforts and those of other fencing enthusiasts such as Evelyn Terhune of Mahwah, Irwin Bernstein of Westfield and Denise O'Connor of Bayonne—all top regional competitors—New Jersey now has a large number of devotees."
Shalin, Mike. "Frank Chamberlin"Archived November 6, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Boston Herald, August 23, 1997. Accessed March 31, 2011. "When Frank Chamberlin left Mahwah, N.J., for Boston College, he was a linebacker expecting to play for Dan Henning. He had no way of knowing a gambling scandal would rock the school during his first year."
Company OverviewArchived December 20, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, Radwin. Accessed December 19, 2013. "RADWIN's North America team headquartered in Mahwah, NJ is a division of RAD Group, Israel's largest telecommunications group is a leading global provider of wireless Point-to-Point and Point-to-MultiPoint solutions in the sub-6GHz space."
"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.
Mahwah Board of Education District Policy 0110 - IdentificationArchived April 5, 2023, at the Wayback Machine, Mahwah Township Public Schools. Accessed March 24, 2020. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-K through 12 in the Mahwah Township Public School District. Composition: The Mahwah Township Public School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Mahwah Township."
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John HollingerArchived March 18, 2015, at the Wayback Machine, Twitter, June 30, 2011. Accessed January 7, 2015. "Despite the lockout I'm beaming with pride. Today my hometown of Mahwah, NJ made the biggest human smiley face ever."
UPS Data Centers Fact SheetArchived December 13, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, United Parcel Service. Accessed December 10, 2013. "Located in Mahwah, NJ at the UPS World Technology Headquarters, Ramapo Ridge Data Center encompasses 470,600 square feet on 39 acres and features 55,400 square feet of raised flooring 24 inches high."
Maull, Samuel. "Foxy Brown Sentenced to a Year in Jail"Archived May 31, 2017, at the Wayback Machine, The Washington Post, February 7, 2007. Accessed April 12, 2008. "The judge found Brown had left the state without permission; had moved her residence from Brooklyn to Mahwah, N.J., without permission; had failed to notify the department of an arrest in Mahwah; had failed to report to probation officers, and had dropped court-ordered anger management sessions with a psychologist."
Township CouncilArchived August 15, 2021, at the Wayback Machine, Township of Mahwah. Accessed January 10, 2023. "The legislative power of the municipality is exercised by a seven member Township Council. Officials are elected at non-partisan elections, held every other November, for four-year terms."
Mahwah High School Mission StatementArchived March 23, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, Mahwah High School. Accessed June 23, 2012. "The Leni Lenape Indians called it Mawewi – the meeting place of rivers and paths – and though its modern name, Mahwah, is slightly different, it is as appropriate today as it was in 1700, when the first white settler, Blandina Bayard, established a trading post there."
Bergen County New Jersey MunicipalitiesArchived August 23, 2020, at the Wayback Machine, Dutch Door Genealogy. Accessed October 16, 2007. "Mahwah Township was incorporated November 15, 1944 (referendum November 7, 1944) replacing Hohokus Township."
Mahwah TownshipArchived January 19, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. Accessed October 16, 2007. "1944 – Mahwah Township incorporated, replacing Hohokus Township."
via Associated Press. "Last Ford Rolls Off Line At Mahwah Plant"Archived November 19, 2015, at the Wayback Machine, Toledo Blade, June 20, 1980. Accessed November 27, 2013. "A two-door, cream-and-tan-colored Fairmont Futura became the last of 6 million vehicles to roll of Ford's Mahwah assembly line as the 25-year-old plant shut down Friday, idling more than 3,700 employees."
"Johnny 99" LyricsArchived May 17, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, BruceSpringsteen.net. Accessed June 13, 2008. "Well they closed down the auto plant in Mahwah late that month"
Nobile, Tom. "Mahwah walks back controversial eruv and parks bans"Archived November 12, 2018, at the Wayback Machine, The Record, December 15, 2017. Accessed October 3, 2019. "The council introduced an ordinance Thursday that would do away with a ban on non-state residents in township parks and replace it with language that states Mahwah's parks and playgrounds may be used by 'residents and non-residents alike.' The council also approved a separate resolution disavowing a proposed law that would have prohibited the posting of devices or 'other matter,' such as the white PVC pipes used to denote a Jewish boundary known as an eruv, on utility poles. That ordinance was introduced but never adopted."
Company OverviewArchived December 20, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, Radwin. Accessed December 19, 2013. "RADWIN's North America team headquartered in Mahwah, NJ is a division of RAD Group, Israel's largest telecommunications group is a leading global provider of wireless Point-to-Point and Point-to-MultiPoint solutions in the sub-6GHz space."
UPS Data Centers Fact SheetArchived December 13, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, United Parcel Service. Accessed December 10, 2013. "Located in Mahwah, NJ at the UPS World Technology Headquarters, Ramapo Ridge Data Center encompasses 470,600 square feet on 39 acres and features 55,400 square feet of raised flooring 24 inches high."
Pries. Allison. "Mahwah municipal elections moving to November in 2012"Archived December 13, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, The Record, September 24, 2010. Accessed December 10, 2013. "The Township will hold its non-partisan municipal elections in November beginning in 2012, according to an ordinance passed this week. The council voted 4-3 on Thursday to move the voting for mayor and council terms from the second Tuesday in May to the November general election date."
Stoltz, Marsha A. "Mahwah swears in new mayor following recall of William Laforet"Archived October 2, 2019, at the Wayback Machine, The Record, November 20, 2018. Accessed October 3, 2019. "Former council President John Roth was sworn in as mayor of the county's largest municipality in a Tuesday morning ceremony shortly after he was certified winner of the Nov. 6 mayoral race, which also recalled the previous mayor.... Roth was elected mayor to succeed William Laforet, 5,015 to 3,995, on the same ballot the former mayor was recalled by a vote of 4,968 to 4,628.... Roth will serve out the remainder of Laforet's term, which ends in 2020."
Burrow, Megan. "Recall effort against Mahwah Mayor William Laforet moves forward"Archived November 5, 2018, at the Wayback Machine, The Record, July 13, 2018. Accessed July 25, 2018. "The effort to recall Mayor William Laforet will proceed with a vote in November, unless the mayor attempts a legal challenge. Township Clerk Kathrine Coviello has ratified enough of the 5,000 signatures that were filed last month seeking a recall vote. The Committee to Recall Mayor William Laforet needed 25 percent of the township’s registered voters, or 4,170 signatures, to place the question on the ballot in November."
Nobile, Tom; and Stoltz, Marsha. "Mahwah Mayor Bill Laforet recalled from office"Archived November 8, 2018, at the Wayback Machine, The Record, November 6, 2018. Accessed November 7, 2018. "Mayor Bill Laforet was recalled from office, candidates confirmed Tuesday night.... Barring a surge of mail-in ballots in Laforet's favor, the mayor will become the first public official in Bergen County to be recalled in at least 25 years. On the same ballot, residents also voted for a new mayor: John Roth, a former councilman who challenged Laforet for mayor in 2016."
Nobile, Tom. "Mahwah walks back controversial eruv and parks bans"Archived November 12, 2018, at the Wayback Machine, The Record, December 15, 2017. Accessed July 25, 2018. "Hermansen on Thursday also announced that Sbarra will resign from his position at the end of the year for 'personal reasons.' The council will have 30 days to appoint a new member once the seat becomes vacant."
Nobile, Tom. "Two newcomers join Mahwah Council"Archived April 28, 2017, at the Wayback Machine, The Record, January 5, 2017. Accessed April 27, 2017. "Shortly after, council members appointed David May by a 5-0 vote with one abstention to fill the council seat left empty by Jonathan Marcus.... Marcus won election to the council in November, but declined the seat less than a month later, citing personal reasons."
Nobile, Tom. "Mahwah council appoints newcomer to vacancy"Archived December 17, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, The Record, December 16, 2016. Accessed December 16, 2017. "The Township Council voted Thursday night to appoint council newcomer George Ervin to fill the council seat vacated by Freeholder-elect Mary Amoroso.... Ervin was sworn in immediately following the vote and assumed his seat on the dais. He will sit on the council through the end of 2017."
Smothers, Ronald. "Debt Drove A Mayor To Suicide, Widow Says"Archived August 21, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, The New York Times, August 26, 1997. Accessed December 10, 2013. "Deep personal financial debt led the Mayor of Mahwah, N.J., David J. Dwork, to commit suicide in his township office on the night of Aug. 18, his widow, Johanna, said at a weekend memorial service."
Pries, Allison; and Shilling, Erik. "Saddened Mahwah swears in new mayor"Archived September 27, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, The Record, March 10, 2011. Accessed April 11, 2012. "The Township Council appointed its president, John DaPuzzo, as the new mayor on Wednesday, two days after the death of longtime Mayor Richard Martel."
"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.
Mahwah Board of Education District Policy 0110 - IdentificationArchived April 5, 2023, at the Wayback Machine, Mahwah Township Public Schools. Accessed March 24, 2020. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-K through 12 in the Mahwah Township Public School District. Composition: The Mahwah Township Public School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Mahwah Township."
Camp Glen GrayArchived June 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. Accessed December 19, 2011. "Here also was the home of civil libertarians Evelyn Preston and her husband Roger Nash Baldwin (1884–1981). Baldwin was the founder and head of the American Civil Liberties Union."
Stoltz, Marsha A. "First lady Jill Biden is a South Jersey native — but she also has roots in Mahwah"Archived March 18, 2021, at the Wayback Machine, The Record, March 15, 2021. Accessed March 16, 2021. "You won't find it mentioned in her Wikipedia biography, but 8-year-old Jill Jacobs' arrival at Betsy Ross Elementary School is carefully preserved in its 1959 attendance records, in teacher Harriett Cook's perfect handwriting, which show her moving from Hatboro. The Jacobs family moved to Miller Road in Mahwah, which they called home from about 1959 to 1961. While living there, Donald Jacobs served as CEO of the Mahwah Savings and Loan Association."
Maull, Samuel. "Foxy Brown Sentenced to a Year in Jail"Archived May 31, 2017, at the Wayback Machine, The Washington Post, February 7, 2007. Accessed April 12, 2008. "The judge found Brown had left the state without permission; had moved her residence from Brooklyn to Mahwah, N.J., without permission; had failed to notify the department of an arrest in Mahwah; had failed to report to probation officers, and had dropped court-ordered anger management sessions with a psychologist."
Shalin, Mike. "Frank Chamberlin"Archived November 6, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Boston Herald, August 23, 1997. Accessed March 31, 2011. "When Frank Chamberlin left Mahwah, N.J., for Boston College, he was a linebacker expecting to play for Dan Henning. He had no way of knowing a gambling scandal would rock the school during his first year."
John HollingerArchived March 18, 2015, at the Wayback Machine, Twitter, June 30, 2011. Accessed January 7, 2015. "Despite the lockout I'm beaming with pride. Today my hometown of Mahwah, NJ made the biggest human smiley face ever."
Sturken, Barbara. "Off the Field, Giants Call New Jersey Home"Archived January 9, 2020, at the Wayback Machine, The New York Times, March 31, 1991. Accessed April 11, 2012. "This year's group includes Leonard Marshall, defensive end, who lives in Mahwah and is finishing an undergraduate degree in finance that he started at Louisiana State University; Perry Williams, defensive back, who lives in Passaic and is earning a master's in public administration, and John Washington, defensive lineman, who is at work on an M.B.A. "
Staff. "Reutershan hurt in 2-car wreck"Archived November 18, 2015, at the Wayback Machine, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, March 2, 1981. Accessed December 10, 2013. "Reutershan, who went to Pitt from his home town of Mahwah, N.J., and now lives at 6350 Forward Ave. in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill section, was seriously injured in November 1978 when his car ripped through a guardrail on state Route 519 in South Fayette Township and snapped a utility pole."
Strauss, Michael. "New Jersey Sports; En Garde! Touchez!"Archived July 25, 2018, at the Wayback Machine, The New York Times, April 3, 1973. Accessed July 25, 2018. "As a result of his efforts and those of other fencing enthusiasts such as Evelyn Terhune of Mahwah, Irwin Bernstein of Westfield and Denise O'Connor of Bayonne—all top regional competitors—New Jersey now has a large number of devotees."
