The area that is now Mahwah was originally formed as Hohokus Township on April 9, 1849, from portions of the former Franklin Township (now Wyckoff). While known as Hohokus Township, territory was taken to form Orvil Township (on January 1, 1886; remainder of township is now Waldwick), Allendale (November 10, 1894), Upper Saddle River (November 22, 1894), and Ramsey (March 10, 1908). On November 7, 1944, the area was incorporated by an act of the New Jersey Legislature as the Township of Mahwah, based on the results of a referendum held that day, replacing Hohokus Township.[26]New Jersey Monthly magazine ranked Mahwah as its ninth best place to live in its 2008 rankings of the "Best Places To Live" in New Jersey.[27]
History
The Lenape and ancestral Indigenous peoples were the original inhabitants of Mahwah (the meeting place) and surrounding area.
In 1849, Hohokus Township was established from the northern part of Franklin Township in Bergen County. It extended from the Saddle River on the east to the western boundary of Bergen County with Passaic County and north to the New York border. Hohokus Township was first subdivided in 1886 with the creation of Orvil Township on both sides of the Saddle River, consisting of the eastern portion of Hohokus Township and the western portion of Washington Township. 1894's outbreak of "Boroughitis" brought the creation of the boroughs of Allendale and Upper Saddle River, both of which were created from portions of Hohokus and Orvil Townships. Next to leave was Ramsey, which was created in 1908.
Hohokus Township ceased to exist on November 7, 1944, when a referendum was passed creating Mahwah Township from the remaining portions of Hohokus Township.[28][29][26]
Ford Motor Company operated the Mahwah Assembly plant from 1955, producing 6 million cars in the 25 years it operated before the last car rolled off the line on June 20, 1980.[33][34] 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 township and its reputation for low home property taxes.[35] The Mahwah town sports teams remain named Thunderbirds in honor of the Ford plant.
Due to contractors' dumping of hazardous wastes at the Ringwood Mines landfill site before federal regulation, it has been designated as an EPA Superfund site which needs extensive environmental cleanup. In 2006, some 600 Ramapough Indians filed a mass tort claim against Ford for damages.[36] Mahwah, and the closure of the Ford plant, is mentioned in the opening line of the 1982 Bruce Springsteen song "Johnny 99".[37][38]
In July 2017, while holding the position of BergenCounty prosecutor prior to becoming New Jersey Attorney General, Gurbir Grewal ordered the Mahwah police department not to enforce a ban on non-New Jersey residents using parks in Mahwah, stating his concern that a ban could lead to anti-Semiticreligious profiling against the growing population of Orthodox Jews in Mahwah and those visiting from neighboring Rockland County, New York.[39] On December 14, 2017, following the advice of legal counsel, the Mahwah council repealed the still-unenforced ban on out-of-state park users, and abandoned an attempt to amend the sign ordinance to bar "other matter" (the lechis) from being affixed to utility poles to form an Orthodox Jewish eruv.[40]
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 25.88 square miles (67.04 km2), including 25.39 square miles (65.76 km2) of land and 0.49 square miles (1.27 km2) of water (1.90%).[1][2] It is the largest municipality in Bergen County by area, more than 2½ times larger than the next-largest municipality, Paramus, and covering 10.6% of the total area of the entire county.[41]
Inserra Supermarkets, a member of the ShopRite retail cooperative, operating approximately 22 stores.[51] It is a family-owned business and is one of the 500 largest private companies in the United States.
Mahwah Mall, which is to be built at the site of the Sheraton Crossroads Hotel. Many Mahwah citizens were against the mall being built because the mall would cause high congestion, increased crime rate, and increased pollution, but the planning board approved the plan in January 2014 for a mall that would include 600,000 square feet (56,000 m2) of selling space.[64]
Parks and recreation
Campgaw Mountain Reservation is a Bergen County accredited park, covering 1,351 acres (547 ha) in Mahwah and portions of Oakland, that has campgrounds and ski slopes for skiing.[65]
Mahwah township, Bergen County, New Jersey – Racial and Ethnic Composition (NH = Non-Hispanic) Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Of the 9,505 households, 28.9% had children under the age of 18; 54.1% were married couples living together; 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present and 34.3% were non-families. Of all households, 30.1% were made up of individuals and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 3.05.[19]
19.8% of the population were under the age of 18, 16.2% from 18 to 24, 20.3% from 25 to 44, 29.4% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.4 years. For every 100 females, the population had 87.1 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 82.6 males.[19]
The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $92,971 (with a margin of error of +/− $5,209) and the median family income was $107,977 (+/− $7,049). Males had a median income of $85,873 (+/− $6,728) versus $54,111 (+/− $3,935) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $53,375 (+/− $3,851). About 2.2% of families and 3.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.7% of those under age 18 and 4.3% of those age 65 or over.[80]
Same-sex couples headed 49 households in 2010, an increase from the 27 counted in 2000.[81]
2000 census
As of the 2000 United States census[16] there were 24,062 people, 9,340 households, and 6,285 families residing in the township. The population density was 927.9 inhabitants per square mile (358.3/km2). There were 9,577 housing units at an average density of 369.3 per square mile (142.6/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 87.93% White, 2.16% African American, 0.70% Native American, 6.31% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.50% from other races, and 1.38% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.27% of the population.[75][76]
There were 9,340 households, out of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.8% were married couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.7% were non-families. 28.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.01.[75][76]
In the township the population was spread out, with 22.2% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 32.2% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 10.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.4 males.[75][76]
The median income for a household in the township was $79,500, and the median income for a family was $94,484. Males had a median income of $62,326 versus $42,527 for females. The per capita income for the township was $44,709. About 1.2% of families and 2.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.8% of those under age 18 and 4.2% of those age 65 or over.[75][76]
Government
Local government
Mahwah is governed within the Faulkner Act (formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law) under the Mayor-Council system of municipal government (Plan B), implemented by direct petition as of July 1, 1984.[82] The township is one of 71 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form of government.[83] The governing body is comprised of the Mayor and the seven-member Township Council, with all members elected at-large to staggered four-year terms of office on a non-partisan basis as part of the November general election in even-numbered years. Four council seats are up for vote together and then three seats and the mayoral seat are up for vote together two years later. The legislative powers of the township are exercised by the Township Council.[7][3][84] In September 2010, the township council voted to shift the township's non-partisan elections from May to November, citing increased voter participation and prospective savings of $30,000 associated with supporting each election, with the first November election taking place in 2012.[85]
As of 2023[update], the Mayor of Mahwah is Jim Wysocki, who was elected to succeed John Roth, and whose term of office ends December 31, 2024.[86] Roth had been elected in November 2018 following the recall of the former mayor, William Laforet.[87] Members of the Township Council are Council President Rob Ferguson (2026), Council Vice President Michelle Paz (2026), Janet Ariemma (2026), Kim Bolan (2024), Ward Donigian (2026), Dave May (2024) and Jonathan Wong (2026).[3][88][89][90][91]
Then-Mayor Bill Laforet faced a recall election in November 2018, after a resident group submitted in June a list of 5,000 petition signatures that they had collected calling for the action, in excess of the 25% needed to place the measure in front of voters.[92] In the November 2018 general election, Laforet was recalled from office and John Roth was elected mayor. The successful recall was the first in the county for at least 25 years.[93]
Michelle Paz, a Republican, was appointed to fill the seat expiring in December 2020 that was vacated following the resignation of Steven Sbarra that became effective at the end of December 2017, and was elected in her own right in November 2018 to fill the unexpired term.[94]
At the January 2017 reorganization meeting, David May was sworn in to fill the seat expiring in December 2020 that had been won by Jonathan Marcus in the November 2016 general election, but which Marcus decided not to accept; May was elected in his own right in the November 2017 general election, to serve the balance of the term.[95]
In December 2016, the Township Council selected George Ervin to fill the seat that had been held by Mary Amoroso expiring in December 2018 that became vacant after she was elected the Bergen County Board of Chosen Freeholders; Ervin served on an interim basis until the November 2017 general election, when voters elected him in his own right to fill the balance of the term.[96] Ervin was re-elected in the November 2018 election to fill a full four-year term, expiring in 2022.
In August 1997, due to personal debt, then-Mayor David J. Dwork shot and killed himself in the town's mayoral offices. There were also unverified allegations of corruption.[97] Dwork was memorialized with a tree dedicated to him at the site of the Mahwah Public Library. Dwork was succeeded by Richard J. Martel, then a township council member, who served for 14 years until his own death, of natural causes, on March 7, 2011.[98] Martel himself was succeeded by Council President John DaPuzzo as acting mayor.[99]
Federal, state and county representation
Mahwah is located in the 5th Congressional District[100] and is part of New Jersey's 39th state legislative district.[77][101][102]
Bergen County is governed by a directly elected County Executive, with legislative functions performed by a Board of County Commissioners composed of seven members who are elected at-large to three-year terms in partisan elections on a staggered basis, with either two or three seats coming up for election each November; a Chairman and Vice Chairman are selected from among its seven members at a reorganization meeting held every January. As of 2024[update], the county executive is James J. Tedesco III (D, Paramus), whose four-year term of office ends December 31, 2026.[108]
As of March 2011, there were a total of 15,168 registered voters in Mahwah Township, of which 3,410 (22.5% vs. 31.7% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 4,349 (28.7% vs. 21.1%) were registered as Republicans and 7,399 (48.8% vs. 47.1%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 10 voters registered as Libertarians or Greens.[130] Among the township's 2010 Census population, 58.6% (vs. 57.1% in Bergen County) were registered to vote, including 73.1% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 73.7% countywide).[130][131]
In the 2016 presidential election, Republican Donald Trump received 6,811 votes (52.6% vs. 41.1% countywide), ahead of Democrat Hillary Clinton with 5,623 votes (43.4% vs. 54.2%) and other candidates with 525 votes (4.1% vs. 4.6%), among the 13,108 ballots cast by the township's 17,408 registered voters, for a turnout of 75.3% (vs. 72.5% in Bergen County).[132] In the 2012 presidential election, Republican Mitt Romney received 6,862 votes (56.2% vs. 43.5% countywide), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 5,143 votes (42.1% vs. 54.8%) and other candidates with 99 votes (0.8% vs. 0.9%), among the 12,203 ballots cast by the township's 16,357 registered voters, for a turnout of 74.6% (vs. 70.4% in Bergen County).[133][134] In the 2008 presidential election, Republican John McCain received 6,768 votes (54.3% vs. 44.5% countywide), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 5,501 votes (44.2% vs. 53.9%) and other candidates with 100 votes (0.8% vs. 0.8%), among the 12,457 ballots cast by the township's 15,705 registered voters, for a turnout of 79.3% (vs. 76.8% in Bergen County).[135][136] In the 2004 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 6,829 votes (58.1% vs. 47.2% countywide), ahead of Democrat John Kerry with 4,829 votes (41.1% vs. 51.7%) and other candidates with 67 votes (0.6% vs. 0.7%), among the 11,758 ballots cast by the township's 14,759 registered voters, for a turnout of 79.7% (vs. 76.9% in the whole county).[137]
In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 70.4% of the vote (5,115 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 28.5% (2,070 votes), and other candidates with 1.1% (79 votes), among the 7,391 ballots cast by the township's 15,601 registered voters (127 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 47.4%.[138][139] In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 4,602 votes (57.4% vs. 45.8% countywide), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 2,942 votes (36.7% vs. 48.0%), Independent Chris Daggett with 404 votes (5.0% vs. 4.7%) and other candidates with 34 votes (0.4% vs. 0.5%), among the 8,018 ballots cast by the township's 15,479 registered voters, yielding a 51.8% turnout (vs. 50.0% in the county).[140]
The Mahwah Township Public Schools provides public education for students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade.[143] As of the 2019–20 school year, the district, comprised of six schools, had an enrollment of 2,913 students and 262.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.1:1.[144] Schools in the district, with 2019–20 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics,[145] are
Lenape Meadows Elementary School[146] with 328 students in grades Pre-K–3,
Betsy Ross Elementary School[147] with 241 students in grades K–3,
George Washington Elementary School[148] with 189 students in grades K–3,
Joyce Kilmer Elementary School[149] with 414 students in grades 4–5,
Ramapo Ridge Middle School[150] with 685 students in grades 6–8 and
Mahwah High School[151] with 900 students in grades 9–12.[152][153][154]
The district's newest building, Lenape Meadows, was opened in 2002 and changed the way the district divided up grade levels. Since the K–3 grades are broken up by location in the township which determines the elementary school to attend, before Lenape Meadows was built, students of that section of town attended Commodore Perry School. Commodore Perry School, Betsy Ross, and George Washington originally only housed the K–2 grades and the entire 3rd grade class attended Joyce Kilmer. The construction of Lenape Meadows added enough room for 3rd grade students as well, allowing Betsy Ross and George Washington room to house their students for 3rd grade, too.[citation needed]
Public school students from the township, and all of Bergen County, are eligible to attend the secondary education programs offered by the Bergen County Technical Schools, which include the Bergen County Academies in Hackensack, and the Bergen Tech campus in Teterboro or Paramus. The district offers programs on a shared-time or full-time basis, with admission based on a selective application process and tuition covered by the student's home school district.[155][156]
Private school
Young World Day School serves students in pre-kindergarten through fifth grade using Montessori and traditional educational methods.[157]
As of May 2010[update], the township had a total of 110.29 miles (177.49 km) of roadways, of which 81.91 miles (131.82 km) were maintained by the municipality, 20.59 miles (33.14 km) by Bergen County and 7.79 miles (12.54 km) by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.[160]
Interstate 287 heads north from Franklin Lakes, continuing for 5.3 miles (8.5 km) to the New York State border.[161] U.S. Route 202 heads north for 5.7 miles (9.2 km), running from Oakland to the New York State border.[162]
Route 17 extends 2.5 miles (4.0 km) from Ramsey until it forms a concurrency where it merges with Interstate 287.[163] County Route 507 runs 2.0 miles (3.2 km) across the northeastern portion of the township, from Ramsey to an intersection with U.S. Route 202 near the state line.[164]
Vlad Holiday (born 1989), singer, songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist who is the lead singer and founder of the New York City-based indie band Born Cages[190]
Krysten Moore (born 1989), anti-bullying advocate who won the 2007 Miss Teen New Jersey International pageant and the 2008 National American Miss New Jersey Teen pageant[198]
Edgar Smith (1934–2017), convicted murderer, who was once on death row for the 1957 murder of fifteen-year-old honor student and cheerleader Victoria Ann Zielinski[206]
^ abcTownship 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."
^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."
^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."
^"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."
^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.
^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."
^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."
^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."
^"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."
^"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."
^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. "
^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."
^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."
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