Ortenberg, Art. Liz Claiborne: The Legend, The Woman, p. 25. Rowman & Littlefield, 2010. ISBN9781589794948. Accessed April 17, 2023. "And then we moved to Mountain Lakes, New Jersey. That's down the road from Morristown. I did sort of go through primary and secondary schooling, though only until my sophomore year.... They all returned to the United States at the outbreak of the war; all three of the Claiborne children had attended Mountain Lakes High School in New Jersey. Liz, of the three, did not graduate."
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Frederick Elmes, ASC, International Cinematographers Guild, May 8, 2004. Accessed January 11, 2015. "Frederick Elmes, ASC, was born and raised in Mountain Lakes, New Jersey."
Westhiven, William. "The other Jersey shores: North Jersey's lakes", Daily Record, August 11, 2018. Accessed July 19, 2022. "Upscale Mountain Lakes is known for its distinctive 'Hapgood' homes built by developer Herbert Hapgood beginning in 1910. About 454 of the 500 Hapgoods still stand, constituting one of the largest collections of Craftsman-influenced houses in the world."
Ann F. Grossi, Esq., Office of the Morris County Clerk. Accessed June 1, 2022.
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Board of County Commissioners, Morris County, New Jersey. Accessed June 1, 2022. "Morris County is governed by a seven-member Board of County Commissioners, who serve three-year terms."
Tayfun Selen, Morris County, New Jersey. Accessed June 1, 2022.
John Krickus, Morris County, New Jersey. Accessed June 1, 2022.
Douglas R. Cabana, Morris County, New Jersey. Accessed June 1, 2022.
Borough Council, Borough of Mountain Lakes. Accessed April 26, 2023. "The Borough Council of the Borough of Mountain Lakes consists of 7 elected officials. Council Members are elected for 4 year terms from the population at large. The Mayor and Deputy Mayor are chosen from within the Council by the Council at the Reorganization meeting the first week in January."
Borough Manager, Borough of Mountain Lakes. Accessed April 9, 2023.
Municipal Clerk, Borough of Mountain Lakes. Accessed April 9, 2023.
Brigadier General Frederick Walker CastleArchived September 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, Mountain Lakes, New Jersey. Accessed August 19, 2007. "Brigadier General Castle was born October 14, 1908 at Fort McKinley, Manila, Philippines, during the first foreign service tour of his father, the late Colonel Benjamin Frederick Castle then in Tientsin, China, Washington, D.C., Paris, and finally in Mountain Lakes, NJ where the family resided for many years after World War I."
Mountain Lakes, NJ, NeighborhoodScout. Accessed March 29, 2020. "The per capita income in Mountain Lakes in 2010 was $84,741 (~$115,614 in 2023), which is wealthy relative to New Jersey and the nation."
Lusardi, Anthony. "Mountain Lakes author will read, sign books in Boonton", The Citizen of Morris County, July 16, 2018. Accessed November 29, 2020. "Mountain Lakes author Mark Di Ionno will bring his latest novel to Bobby’s News & Gifts store on Main Street at 7 p.m. on Thursday, July 19."
Staff. "Former State Senator Harry L. Sears, 82, instrumental force in creation of Meadowlands, lottery and state tax reform", New Jersey Hills, May 23, 2002. Accessed June 4, 2018. "Former State Senator Harry L. Sears, 82, of Mount Arlington, who took the lead as Senate majority leader in passing legislation creating the Meadowlands Complex and the lottery, as well as a broad-based state tax reform, died after a short illness on Friday, May 17, 2002, at Saint Clare's Hospital in Denville. Mr. Sears was born in Paterson and lived in Mountain Lakes for 45 years before he moved to Mount Arlington six years ago."
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Pacenza, Matt. "Teen named Presidential Scholar", Courier News, July 9, 2000. Accessed July 19, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "But that's not what really stands out about Claire McCusker, a Mountain Lakes 18-year-old whom President Clinton recently selected as one of only three Presidential Scholars in New Jersey."
"Book can help entrepreneurs", Neighbor News, December 3, 2008. Accessed December 26, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "Michael (Mike) Michalowicz, who started and sold two businesses and now works as a consultant to individuals undertaking new business ventures, recently published The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur.... The author, who lives in Mountain Lakes with his wife and three children, grew up in Boonton Township."
Biggy, David. "Zucker is ready for network role", Daily Record, November 11, 2011. Accessed June 11, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "'This is a big deal for me,' said Zucker, who grew up in Mountain Lakes and now lives in Summit with his wife, Rachel, and son, Max."
Marcus, Samantha. "These are the towns with the highest property taxes in each of N.J.’s 21 counties", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, April 22, 2019. Accessed November 5, 2019. "The average property tax bill in New Jersey was $8,767 last year. But there can be big swings from town to town and county to county.... The average property tax bill in Mountain Lakes Borough was $20,471 (~$24,470 in 2023) in 2018, the highest in Morris County."
Lutz, Jaime. "From Mountain Lakes to Nickelodeon, Brittany Underwood doesn't sleep", The Star-Ledger, July 5, 2012. Accessed January 11, 2015. "She started acting professionally while she was still a student at Mountain Lakes High School, getting a steady, if slight, stream of work: a guest-star role on Law and Order, a featured part in Kenneth Lonergan's Margaret, various commercials."
Boonton Township School District 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 6, 2016. "The Boonton Township School District has one school, Rockaway Valley School, which houses a PreK through Grade 8 program for approximately 450 children. The district maintains a send-receive relationship with the neighboring Mountain Lakes School District, whereby our students attend Mountain Lakes High School."
O'Dea, Colleen. "The List: Dozen ‘Smartest’ Towns in New Jersey", NJ Spotlight. Accessed March 29, 2020. "Mountain Lakes: Advanced education typically correlates with wealth and socioeconomic status. This borough in Morris County was the richest, with a median household income of more than $216,000, (~$258,191 in 2023) according to the five-year 2018 American Community Survey."
Forrest, Cindy. "Mountain Lakes Council considers beach badge age change", Neighbor News (Boonton), May 4, 2012. Accessed October 24, 2013. "If passed, the amended law would require a tag for "all residents 2 years of age or older desiring to use facilities at Island Beach, Birchwood Beach and borough-owned lakes between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. between Memorial Day and Labor Day.'"
Everson, Darren. "Devils Deal Friesen To Capitals", New York Daily News, September 27, 2005. Accessed December 20, 2012. "Still, the move was a huge disappointment to Friesen, whose Game 7-winning goal against Ottawa ended the 2003 Eastern Conference finals and propelled Jersey to the Stanley Cup. He just closed on a house in Mountain Lakes yesterday."
Capuzzo, Jill P. "Mountain Lakes, N.J.: A 'Resort Getaway' to Call Home", The New York Times, June 25, 2014. Accessed January 21, 2015. "In recent years, a growing number of foreigners have moved to this borough of 4,160 residents, Ms. Pinke said. Germans, South Africans and Chinese, among others, have discovered it partly because of the schools' reputation and partly through relocation companies' recommendations."
Lakes Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Mountain Lakes Schools. Accessed July 19, 2022. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through twelve in the Mountain Lakes School District. Composition: The Mountain Lakes School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Mountain Lakes."
Brigadier General Frederick Walker CastleArchived September 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, Mountain Lakes, New Jersey. Accessed August 19, 2007. "Brigadier General Castle was born October 14, 1908 at Fort McKinley, Manila, Philippines, during the first foreign service tour of his father, the late Colonel Benjamin Frederick Castle then in Tientsin, China, Washington, D.C., Paris, and finally in Mountain Lakes, NJ where the family resided for many years after World War I."
Guliti, Tom. "Lou bids farewell to Friesen", The Record, September 27, 2005. Accessed December 20, 2012. "Friesen closed on his new house in Mountain Lakes about 30 minutes before Devils general manager Lou Lamoriello called to inform him of the deal in which the Capitals gave up only a third-round pick in the 2006 draft."
