Canal, Christopher. "Coffee Connoisseur Dick Sweeney", Bost Inno, October 28, 2014. Accessed July 18, 2018. "Life wasn’t easy for the young Richard Sweeney who was raised by a widowed mother in Roselle Park, New Jersey."
Morgan, Audrey; Pagnetti, Patricia; and Sokol, Barbara. Roselle Park, p. 87. Arcadia Publishing, 2000. ISBN9780738504308. Accessed April 7, 2016. "In 1883, the first store in the world to be lighted by electricity was Charles E. Stone's general store at 14 East Westfield Avenue."
A Brief History of Roselle, Borough of Roselle. Accessed September 25, 2015. "By 1866, a Mr. John Conklin Rose took advantage of his connections with the railroad, (which was by then known as the Central Railroad of New Jersey) and with the cooperation of several landowners in this area established the Roselle Land Improvement Company. They laid out 'The Village of Roselle' on an area that the railroad had called Mulford Station, a stop on the road named for the many Mulford families who lived here."
"NJ Councilwoman Rescinds Resignation Over 'Christmas' Tree Lighting Ceremony", WCBS-TV, December 5, 2015. Accessed August 4, 2016. "Earlier this week, the Roselle Park City Council voted 4 to 2 to change the name of their 'Tree Lighting Ceremony' to 'Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony.' Councilwoman Charlene Storey, a Democrat, left the meeting and later sent in a letter of resignation, WCBS 880's Stephanie Colombini reported.... But on Saturday, Storey rescinded her resignation and agreed to chair a new diversity committee, Conybeare reported."
Union County Clerk. "Union County Clerk". Union County Clerk. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
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Borough Code: Chapter II Administration, Borough of Roselle Park. Accessed October 24, 2014. "The Governing Body shall consist of the Mayor and six (6) Council members, one (1) member elected at large, five (5) members elected by ward in the Borough, all of whom shall be elected and take office in the manner provided by law. The term of office shall commence January 1 next following their election. ... Roselle Park is governed under the Borough form of government outlined in Chapter 60 of Title 40A of the New Jersey Statutes with the exception of the election of Council members."
Brin, David M. "Outrageous Energy and Very Good Discipline", Edmund Kara. Accessed September 25, 2015. "Kara was born in 1925 in Roselle Park, New Jersey, the grandson of Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe."
Biography, Congressman Donald M. Payne Jr. Accessed January 3, 2019. "U.S. Representative Donald M. Payne, Jr. is a lifelong resident of Newark, New Jersey."
Morgan, Babette. "Man of Mystery", St. Louis Post-Dispatch, October 22, 1989. Accessed March 19, 2024, via Newspapers.com. "Indeed, he describes his life as quite ordinary. He was born in Bayonne, N J., but grew up in Roselle Park, N.J."
Haydon, Tom. "Roselle Park councilwoman quits over 'Christmas' tree lighting", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, December 4, 2015. Accessed December 5, 2015. "It came down to the addition of a single word for the a tree lighting ceremony, but that word carried enough significance for borough Councilwoman Charlene Storey to resign. Minutes after the council voted 4-2 Thursday night to change the name of the ceremony from A Tree Lighting to A Christmas Tree Lighting, the councilwoman-at-large, left the meeting. She later submitted her letter of resignation with the municipal clerk's office."
Remo, Jessica. "Sign-stealing mayoral candidate resigns, claims he's victim of sting operation", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, January 31, 2015. Accessed January 31, 2015. "Roselle Park Councilman and 2014 Republican mayoral candidate Michael Yakubov says the borough and its police department conducted a sting operation that led to his October arrest for stealing his opponent's campaign sign from a neighbor's lawn. Yakubov filed a notice of tort claim against the borough last week and on Friday announced that he will step down from his seat on council as of March 5."
Haydon, Tom. "N.J. councilman switches parties 5 days after taking office", NJ Advance media for NJ.com, May 5, 2015. Accessed December 5, 2015. "Roselle Park Councilman Richard Templeton was appointed to the governing body March 19 to fill a seat held by a Republican. On March 24, Templeton switched parties to become a Democrat."
Frassinelli, Mike. "NJ Transit opens Bayonne 8th Street Station, extending Hudson-Bergen Light Rail service", The Star-Ledger, January 31, 2011. Accessed September 3, 2013. "Bayonne Mayor Mark Smith was in high school when that part of downtown Bayonne waved goodbye to train service nearly 33 years ago. 'The last time a train rolled out of here was in August of 1978, headed for Cranford and points west,' he said. For 113 years previously, Smith said, Bayonne had been part of the reliable Jersey Central railroad system that linked the state."
Schlesinger, Toni. "Cancer Vixen Tells All", New York Observer, October 2, 2006. Accessed August 12, 2019. "Ms. Marchetto grew up in a split-level home in Roselle Park, N.J."
Staff. "Garbage Trains", Daily Record, May 16, 2005. Accessed September 3, 2013. "But the chief executive officer of the Morristown & Erie Railway Co., the Morristown company contracted by Union County to rebuild the Rahway Valley Railroad and the Staten Island Railroad lines, and a representative of a group that supports the Lackawanna Cutoff, said the opponent group's assertion was wrong."
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Government, Borough of Roselle Park. Accessed June 30, 2022. "The Borough of Roselle Park is chartered under a unique version of the Borough form of government. The municipality is governed by an elected Mayor and six Councilmembers. Divided into five Wards, one Councilperson is elected from each Ward, and one Councilperson elected at-large. The Mayor is elected at-large to a four-year term, while Councilmembers are elected to three-year terms.".
Administration, Borough of Roselle Park. Accessed March 4, 2023.
Clerk, Borough of Roselle Park. Accessed March 4, 2023.
The History of Roselle Park, New Jersey, Borough of Roselle Park. Accessed September 25, 2015. "In 1839, the first railroad began regular routes from Elizabethtown to Plainfield, and soon a stop at Mulford Station, named in honor of a prominent family, was scheduled, where Union Road crossed the tracks to Roselle. The stop was moved to Chestnut street about 30 years later and named Roselle in honor of the railroad president's good friend, John Pierre Roselle."
Children & Teens, Roselle Park Veterans Memorial Library. Accessed September 3, 2013.
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"What Ward Am I In?: A Primer On Roselle Park’s Wards", Roselle Park News. Accessed May 14, 2020. "Out of the 566 municipalities in the state, Roselle Park is only one of two that have a Borough form of government that have ward councilmembers dedicated to individual wards. The other is its neighbor to the south, Roselle.... In Roselle Park and Roselle, residents in each of the five wards can vote for their ward council representative and only they can vote for their councilmember."
Qersdyn, Saul. "Joseph Petrosky Appointed Second Ward Councilman", Roselle Park News, January 3, 2015. Accessed January 4, 2015. "During last night's Mayor & Council Re-Organization Meeting, Joseph Petrosky was unanimously voted by council to become Roselle Park's Second Ward Councilman.Mr. Petrosky will complete the term left vacant by Charlene Storey who was elected to Councilwoman-At-Large in November."
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About the School, Robert Gordon Elementary School. Accessed April 7, 2016. "The Robert Gordon School is quite distinctive in that it is the first poured concrete building, created by an experimental process invented by Thomas Edison."
Roselle Park Board of Education District Policy 9009 _ Name and Classification, Roselle Park School District. Accessed May 14, 2020. "The Roselle Park Borough School District has been comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Roselle Park for the purpose of providing a program of education in grades Kindergarten through Twelve."
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.."
Lloyd, Kathy. "Roselle Park Swears in Two Council Members and Makes History as First Community to Have a Gay Married Couple Serve on Council", TAP into Roselle / Roselle Park, January 8, 2018. Accessed January 26, 2018. "Two council members took the oath of office on Sunday at Roselle Park’s reorganization meeting. History was made as the council will now have a gay married couple sitting on the dais to serve as councilmen at the same time. Joseph DeIorio (R) took the oath of office as councilman-at-large. DeIorio’s husband Thomas (Thos) Shipley (R) is currently serving as the community's Fifth Ward councilman."
Lloyd, Kathy. "Roselle Park Re-organization - Councilman Changes Party Affiliation", TAP into Roselle / Roselle Park, January 6, 2017. Accessed August 17, 2017. "Councilwoman Storey who is a registered Democrat, was publicly removed from the Democratic Committee in Aug. of last year, by the Roselle Park Democratic Committee (RPDC) Dan Petrosky, the brother of Councilman Joe Petrosky.... Ward Councilman Eugene Meola also known to be registered as a Democrat, had voted through the whole meeting with the Republican team. It was found out later that Meola had actually switched parties from Democrat to the Independent Party. "
Lloyd, Kathy. "Democrats Sweep All of Roselle and Roselle Park… Well Almost", TAP into Roselle/Roselle Park, November 4, 2015. Accessed August 4, 2016. "Shipley made history as the first African-American man to ever be elected to a council seat in Roselle Park, as well the first openly gay man to be elected in the town. Shipley is married to his campaign manager and former Mayor of the town for 16 years, Joe DeIorio."
Louie, Tim. "North Jersey Notes Updates", The Aquarian Weekly, November 5, 2008. Accessed October 28, 2014. "And finally, my bud and legendary photographer, Mark Weiss, handled all of the photography in a new book that was recently released called Time Flies When You're In A Coma: The Wisdom Of The Metal Gods by author and Roselle Park, NJ, native Mike Daly."
Chris Ostrowsky, Yale Bulldogs football. Accessed February 9, 2024. "A Roselle Park, N.J. native, Ostrowsky played quarterback at Jersey City State College, where he earned a bachelor's degree in history in 1993."
