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Town Name: |
Closter |
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City Hall: |
Closter Borough Hall |
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Address: |
295 Closter Dock Road, Closter NJ 07624 |
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Phone Number: |
201-784-0600 |
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Government: |
Mayor and Council |
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Type: |
Borough |
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Population: |
8383 |
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Land Area: |
3.2 square miles |
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Persons Per Sq Mile: |
2620 |
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Distance to NYC: |
14 miles |
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Website: |
http://www.closterboro.com/ |
| Parks and Recreation: |
Director James Oettinger, 201-750-9507
Boy Scouts, 201-784-8953
Girl Scouts, 201-767-3586
Closter Swim Club, 201-768-1266
Athletic Programs: Tennis, Ice Skating Facilities
Nature Center with Nature Program, Arts & Crafts, 201-750-2778
Part time Recreation Director is Employed
25 Acres of Conservation Area, 4 local parks, 5 public playgrounds, 4 athletic fields, 1 private swimming pool.
Movie Theater, 201-768-8800 |
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| Town History: |
| Indians of the Lenape Tribe occupied the land now called Closter. They were displaced by the Europeans, predominately the Dutch. For 200 years Dutch was the common language. English was not taught until 1770. Most of the Colonial architecture in the Hudson River Valley was Dutch in origin and over 20 of these original homes still remain and are still used by Closter residents. No other town in Bergen County boasts so great a concentration of houses built in or prior to 1740. In 1904, Borough of Closter was incorporated and present town boundaries were established encompassing 3.31 square miles with 150 acres of reservoirs and streams. |
| Public Schools |
 Board of Education: 201-768-3001, Located at 340 Homans Avenue
Superintendent of School: 201-768-3001, Jeffery Feifer, Located at 340 Homans Avenue
Hillside School: 768-3860, Located at 340 Homans Avenue
Tenakill Middle School: 201-768-1332, Located at 275 High Street
Northern Valley Regional High School, 201-768-2200, Located at 162 Knickerbocker Road |
| Utilities and Services |
| Water: |
Hackensack Water Company |
| Gas & Electric: |
P.S.E.&G/Rockland Electric |
| Health: |
Pascack Valley Hospital |
| Sanitation: |
DPW: 201-784-0753. Wednesday curbside pickup for recycling. Trash/household garbage collection twice a week. Recycling Program includes: glass, aluminum, bi-metal cans, metal, plastic, cardboard, paper, magazines, grass, leaves, etc. |
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Town Name: |
Demarest |
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City Hall: |
Demarest Borough Hall |
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Address: |
118 Serpentine Road, Demarest NJ 07627 |
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Phone Number: |
201-768-0167 |
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Government: |
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Type: |
Borough |
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Population: |
4845 |
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Land Area: |
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Persons Per Sq Mile: |
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Distance to NYC: |
22 miles |
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Website: |
http://www.demarestnj.net/ |
| Parks and Recreation: |
 A part-time recreation director is employed. Facilities include 2 outdoor ice skating rinks and 1 public playground. |
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| Town History: |
| Demarest, only 2.5 square miles, a small affluent, friendly bedroom community just 8 miles from the G.W.B., nestled around the Tenafly Brook Duck Pond and the 19th century railroad station. It is bordered on the north by Closter, the south by Cresskill, the west by Haworth and the east by Alpine. Most new residents are professionals or business executives who like the small town charm, peaceful atmosphere, fine schools, and the simple commute to NYC. |
| Public Schools |
Board of Education: 201-768-6060, Located at 568 Piermont Road
Superintendent of Schools: 201-768-6060
County Road School (k-2): 201-768-6256, Located at 130 County Road
Luther Lee Emerson School (3-5): 201-784-2084, Located at 15 Columbus Road
Demarest Middle School: 201-768-6060, Located at 568 Piermont Road
Northern Valley Regional High School: 201-768-3200, Located at 150 Knickerbocker Road
Parochial Schools:
St. Joseph's R.C. School, 201-768-5534
Academy of the Holy Angels, 201-768-7822
Special Education: Child Study Team: 201-768-6060
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| Utilities and Services |
| Water: |
Hackensack Water Company |
| Gas & Electric: |
P.S.E. & G./Rockland Electric |
| Health: |
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| Sanitation: |
Miele Sanitation (201) 768-3818. Garbage - curbside pickup twice a week. Mondays - curbside pick up (maximum 2 receptacles). Thursdays - curbside pick up only (maximum of 6 receptacles). 1st/3rd Wednesdays - bottles and cans. 2nd/4th Wednesdays - paper. |
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