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Template:Short description Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Nutley is a township in Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 30,143,<ref name=Census2020/><ref name=LWD2020/> an increase of 1,773 (+6.2%) from the 2010 census count of 28,370,<ref name=Census2010/><ref name=LWD2010/> which in turn reflected an increase of 1,008 (+3.7%) from the 27,362 counted in the 2000 census.<ref>Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, February 2011. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref>

What is now Nutley was originally incorporated as Franklin Township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 18, 1874, from portions of Belleville Township. Nutley was incorporated as a town on March 5, 1902, replacing Franklin Township.<ref name=Story>Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606–1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 130 for Nutley, p. 128 for Franklin Township. Accessed May 30, 2024.</ref><ref>Honeyman, Abraham Van Doren. Index-analysis of the Statutes of New Jersey, 1896–1909: Together with References to All Acts, and Parts of Acts, in the 'General Statutes' and Pamphlet Laws Expressly Repealed: and the Statutory Crimes of New Jersey During the Same Period, p. 209. New Jersey Law Journal Publishing Company, 1910. Accessed September 12, 2015.</ref> In 1981, the town was one of seven Essex County municipalities to pass a referendum to become a township, joining four municipalities that had already made the change, of what would ultimately be more than a dozen Essex County municipalities to reclassify themselves as townships in order take advantage of federal revenue sharing policies that allocated townships a greater share of government aid to municipalities on a per capita basis.<ref>"Chapter VI: Municipal Names and Municipal Classification", p. 73. New Jersey State Commission on County and Municipal Government, 1992. Accessed September 24, 2015.</ref><ref>"Removing Tiering From The Revenue Sharing Formula Would Eliminate Payment Inequities To Local Governments", Government Accountability Office, April 15, 1982. Accessed September 24, 2015. "In 1978, South Orange Village was the first municipality to change its name to the 'township' of South Orange Village effective beginning in entitlement period 10 (October 1978 to September 1979). The Borough of Fairfield in 1978 changed its designation by a majority vote of the electorate and became the 'Township of Fairfield' effective beginning entitlement period 11 (October 1979 to September 1980).... However, the Revenue Sharing Act was not changed and the actions taken by South Orange and Fairfield prompted the Town of Montclair and West Orange to change their designation by referendum in the November 4, 1980, election. The municipalities of Belleville, Verona, Bloomfield, Nutley, Essex Fells, Caldwell, and West Caldwell have since changed their classification from municipality to a township."</ref><ref>Narvaez, Alfonso A. "New Jersey Journal", The New York Times, December 27, 1981. Accessed September 24, 2015. "Under the Federal system, New Jersey's portion of the revenue sharing funds is disbursed among the 21 counties to create three 'money pools.' One is for county governments, one for 'places' and a third for townships. By making the change, a community can use the 'township advantage' to get away from the category containing areas with low per capita incomes."</ref><ref>Karcher, Alan J. New Jersey's Multiple Municipal Madness, pp. 119–120. Rutgers University Press, 1998. Template:ISBN. Accessed September 24, 2015.</ref>

Nutley derived its name from the estate of the Satterthwaite family, established in 1844, which stretched along the Passaic River and from an artist's colony in the area.<ref name=NutleyHistory/><ref name=Thinking/><ref>Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed August 25, 2015.</ref>

History

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Former railroad station at Franklin Avenue<ref>Demmer, John. "Nutley opinion: Trains come to Nutley", Nutley Sun, June 27, 2013. Accessed November 1, 2013. "The West Nutley, or Franklin Station, was the major focal point for one of Nutley's earliest and most popular real estate developers, William Lambert."</ref>
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Annie Oakley performing at an amateur circus at Nutley in 1894, to raise funds for the Red Cross

Nutley grew slowly as Newark developed. The first European settler in the area, recorded in the minutes of a Newark town meeting in 1693, was a Dutch planter named Bastian Van Giesen. His son had a home constructed after inheriting the property in 1751 and is now known as Vreeland Homestead. It still stands today on Chestnut Street and was the location of the Nutley Women's Club from 1912 until 2012 when it was sold to the township.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The Van Riper House is another building from the era.<ref name="NutleyHistory">Template:Cite web</ref> During the revolutionary war, the Continental Army, under the command of General George Washington, retreated from New York through Essex County and what is now Nutley.<ref>Frazza, Al. https://patch.com/new-jersey/belleville/remembering-george-washington-s-retreat-through-essex-county "Remembering George Washington's Retreat Through Essex County "</ref>

The first brownstone quarry in Nutley is believed to have been in operation by the early 18th century and was the town's first major industry.<ref name=NutleyHistory/> Jobs at the brownstone quarry in the Avondale section of Nutley provided work for many Italian and Irish immigrants. Mills situated along the Third River in the area now known as Memorial Park I became Nutley's second major industry.<ref name=NutleyHistory/>

John and Thomas Speer, Joseph Kingsland, and Henry Duncan all operated mills in the town during the 1800s. Current streets in Nutley are named after these mill owners. Henry Duncan built several mills throughout the town and established the village of Franklinville consisting of 30 homes and a few small businesses which later became the center of Nutley.<ref name=NutleyHistory/> One of Duncan's buildings has been modified and now serves as the town hall. Kingsland Manor is a national historic place.

During the late 1880s, painter Frank Fowler founded an artists' colony on The Enclosure, a dead-end street that is near the Third River, a stream that runs through the town's parks. Later artist residents of the street included Frederick Dana Marsh, Reginald Marsh and muralist Michael Lenson.<ref>Bailinson, Frank. "Paving a Major Issue in Nutley; Muralist's Home", The New York Times, October 21, 1973. Accessed October 28, 2013.</ref><ref name=ETTC>Frank Fowler (1852–1910 ), Stockton University Art and Architecture of New Jersey, backed up by the Internet Archive as of July 19, 2011. Accessed February 3, 2017.</ref>

Nutley's town historian, John Demmer, is the author of the book in the "Images of America" series titled Nutley; Demmer is also part of The Nutley Historical Society, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to serve the educational, cultural and historical needs of the community. The Nutley Historical Society manages the operation of The Nutley Historical Museum, housed in a former town schoolhouse at 65 Church Street.<ref>History, Nutley Historical Society. Accessed November 6, 2019.</ref>

Several other historical works on Nutley have been written by local historians, notably the late Ann Troy's Nutley: Yesterday – Today; "Nutley" by Marilyn Peters and Richard O'Connor in the "Then and Now" series; and books about the Nutley Velodrome. The board track racing facility was used in the 1930s for racing midget cars.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Local resident Chris Economaki wrote extensively about the Nutley Velodrome in his autobiographical racing history Let Them All Go! as the Velodrome was the first racetrack he had visited as a child.

Geography

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According to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 3.42 square miles (8.86 km2), including 3.37 square miles (8.74 km2) of land and 0.05 square miles (0.12 km2) of water (1.37%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1 />

Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Avondale, Franklin, Glendale and Yanticaw.<ref>Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed May 21, 2015.</ref>

The township borders the municipalities of Belleville and Bloomfield in Essex County; Lyndhurst in Bergen County; and Clifton in Passaic County.<ref>Areas touching Nutley, MapIt. Accessed March 1, 2020.</ref><ref>Municipalities, Essex County, New Jersey Register of Deeds and Mortgages. Accessed March 1, 2020.</ref><ref>New Jersey Municipal Boundaries, New Jersey Department of Transportation. Accessed November 15, 2019.</ref>

Demographics

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2020 census

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Nutley township, Essex County, New Jersey – Racial and Ethnic Composition
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
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Race / Ethnicity Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref> Pop 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref> % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 21,196 18,864 74.71% 62.58%
Black or African American alone (NH) 541 928 1.91% 3.08%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 12 38 0.04% 0.13%
Asian alone (NH) 2,789 3,518 9.83% 11.67%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 1 13 0.00% 0.04%
Some Other Race alone (NH) 84 178 0.30% 0.59%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) 393 746 1.39% 2.47%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3,354 5,858 11.82% 19.43%
Total 28,370 30,143 100.00% 100.00%

2010 census

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The 2010 United States census counted 28,370 people, 11,314 households, and 7,660 families in the township. The population density was 8,384.1 per square mile (3,237.1/km2). There were 11,789 housing units at an average density of 3,484.0 per square mile (1,345.2/km2). The racial makeup was 82.50% (23,405) White, 2.21% (628) Black or African American, 0.13% (36) Native American, 9.95% (2,824) Asian, 0.01% (4) Pacific Islander, 2.97% (842) from other races, and 2.22% (631) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.82% (3,354) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/>

Of the 11,314 households, 29.6% had children under the age of 18; 52.8% were married couples living together; 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present and 32.3% were non-families. Of all households, 27.5% were made up of individuals and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.10.<ref name=Census2010/>

20.7% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 28.9% from 45 to 64, and 14.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.7 years. For every 100 females, the population had 88.9 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 86.0 males.<ref name=Census2010/>

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $76,167 (with a margin of error of +/− $3,896) and the median family income was $98,042 (+/− $4,394). Males had a median income of $64,736 (+/− $4,840) versus $52,410 (+/− $3,558) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $37,706 (+/− $1,918). About 3.1% of families and 4.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.9% of those under age 18 and 5.9% of those age 65 or over.<ref>DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006–2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Nutley township, Essex County, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed May 29, 2012.</ref>

2000 census

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As of the 2000 United States census,<ref name=GR2/> there were 27,362 people, 10,884 households, and 7,368 families residing in the township. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 11,118 housing units at an average density of 1, 273.8/km2 (3,300.6/sq mi). The racial makeup of the township was 87.95% White, 1.87% African American, 0.05% Native American, 7.10% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 1.75% from other races, and 1.24% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.69% of the population.<ref name=Census2000>Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Nutley township, Essex County, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 1, 2012.</ref><ref name=Census2000SF1>DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 – Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Nutley township, Essex County, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 15, 2013.</ref>

As of the 2000 Census, 36.0% of town residents were of Italian ancestry, the 12th-highest percentage of any municipality in the United States, and fifth-highest in New Jersey, among all places with more than 1,000 residents identifying their ancestry.<ref>Italian Communities Template:Webarchive, EPodunk. Accessed June 9, 2007.</ref>

There were 10,884 households, out of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.0% were married couples living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.3% were non-families. 27.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.11.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

In the town the population was spread out, with 21.8% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 31.6% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.0 males.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

The median income for a household in the township was $59,634, and the median income for a family was $73,264. Males had a median income of $51,121 versus $37,100 for females. The per capita income for the township was $28,039. About 3.4% of families and 4.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.4% of those under age 18 and 7.9% of those age 65 or over.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

Economy

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Nutley had been the U.S. headquarters of Hoffmann-La Roche and was the site of the creations of the medications Valium and Librium, later becoming one of the major R&D sites for Roche, hosting major research areas in oncology, virology and inflammation.<ref name=Thinking>Roman, Mark B. "If You're Thinking of Living in: Nutley", The New York Times, September 18, 1983. Accessed June 1, 2012. "Industry is allowed only in the fringe areas, including parts of Kingsland Street, the headquarters of Hoffman-La Roche Inc., the pharmaceutical corporation, where the drugs Valium and Librium were invented."</ref> Roche announced in June 2012 that operations at the site would end in 2013, leading to the elimination of 1,000 positions at the company, and that the facility would be shuttered by year end 2015.<ref>"Roche announces closure of Nutley, NJ site: Business operations to cease by end of 2013; site plant to be shut down by end of 2015" Template:Webarchive, Roche, June 26, 2012. Accessed July 4, 2012. "Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) has decided to close its operations in Nutley, New Jersey by the end of 2013 as part of an effort to refocus its Pharma global research portfolio and support efficient allocation of resources for the company's expanding product development pipeline.Closing the Nutley site will result in a reduction of approximately 1,000 positions among Roche employees."</ref> Located in Nutley since 1929, the company had reached a peak of 10,000 employees on the site, and the $9 million paid by the company in local property taxes accounted for 9% of the township's tax revenues.<ref>Todd, Susan; and Jones, Stacy. "Roche will close Nutley plant, shed nearly 1,000 jobs", The Star-Ledger, June 27, 2012. Accessed July 4, 2012. "In Nutley, local officials called an emergency meeting to discuss the departure of the community's largest taxpayer – and its impact on the township's finances. The drug maker pays $9 million in annual property taxes, which represents roughly 9 percent of what Nutley collects, Mayor Alphonse Petracco said."</ref>

Parks and recreation

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Nutley's parks include Booth Park, DeMuro Park, Father Glotzbach Park, Msgr Owens Park, Flora Louden Park, Kingsland Park, Memorial Park I, II, III, Nichols Park, and Rheinheimer Park. They offer fields for baseball, football, basketball, lacrosse, roller hockey, and soccer among other sports.<ref>Parks Layout Template:Webarchive, Township of Nutley. Accessed May 14, 2007.</ref> The township hosts a weekly Market Walk and Talk beginning and ending at the township farmer's market where participants take a one-hour loop through the local scenic parks.<ref>Nutley Market Walk and Talk, Township of Nutley. Accessed August 30, 2016.</ref>

Government

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Local representation

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Nutley has operated a commission form of government under the Walsh Act since 1912.<ref name=DataBook>2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, March 2013.</ref><ref>"The Commission Form of Municipal Government", p. 53. Accessed June 3, 2015.</ref><ref>"Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey", p. 8. Rutgers University Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> The township is one of 30 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use the commission form of government.<ref>Inventory of Municipal Forms of Government in New Jersey, Rutgers University Center for Government Studies, July 1, 2011. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> The governing body is comprised of five commissioners, who are elected on a non-partisan basis to serve four-year concurrent terms as part of the May municipal election. The commissioners also serve as department heads in addition to their legislative functions. The Commissioners elect one Commissioner as Mayor. Historically the Commissioner that receives the most votes is appointed Mayor. The mayor is only responsible for his or her departments and serves as the chair of the commission.<ref name=Commission>Commission Form of Government, Township of Nutley. Accessed January 22, 2025. "Nutley's population warrants a five member board and each commissioner serves as a department head for one of the following departments: Department of Public Affairs; Department of Public Safety; Department of Public Works; Department of Parks and Public Property; or Department of Revenue and Finance, with each having complete control over the executive, administrative, judicial and legislative powers over their independent.... The Commissioners function as the legislative authority of the municipality. They are elected at-large in nonpartisan elections to serve concurrent four-year terms. The mayor is selected from among the Commissioners (often the one who received the most votes)"</ref> The Nutley Police Department provides law enforcement services.

Template:As of and continuing through May 16, 2028, members of Nutley's Board of Commissioners are Mayor John V. Kelly III (Commissioner of Public Affairs), Thomas J. Evans (Commissioner of Revenue and Finance), Alphonse Petracco (Commissioner of Public Safety), Joseph P. Scarpelli (Commissioner of Public Works) and Mauro G. Tucci (Commissioner of Parks and Public Property).<ref name=Commissioners>Board of Commissioners, Township of Nutley. Accessed January 22, 2025. "4-Year Term - May 21, 2024 thru May 16, 2028".</ref><ref>2024 Municipal Data Sheet, Township of Nutley. Accessed January 22, 2025.</ref><ref>Board of Commissioners Resolutions for May 21, 2024, Township of Nutley. Accessed July 15, 2024.</ref><ref name=EssexDirectory>Essex County Directory, Essex County, New Jersey. Accessed January 22, 2025.</ref><ref name=Essex2024Municipal>May Municipal Election May 14, 2024 Official Results, Essex County, New Jersey, May 22, 2024. Accessed July 1, 2024.</ref>

Federal, state and county representation

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Franklin Avenue, a main shopping street

Nutley is located in the 11th Congressional District<ref name=PCR2012>Plan Components Report, New Jersey Redistricting Commission, December 23, 2011. Accessed February 1, 2020.</ref> and is part of New Jersey's 34th state legislative district.<ref>Districts by Number for 2023-2031, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed September 18, 2023.</ref>

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Politics

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Template:PresHead Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow |} As of March 2011, there were a total of 18,833 registered voters in Nutley, of which 5,737 (30.5%) were registered as Democrats, 3,753 (19.9%) were registered as Republicans and 9,327 (49.5%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 142 voters registered as Libertarians or Greens.<ref>Voter Registration Summary – Essex, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed November 6, 2012.</ref>

In the 2016 presidential election, Republican Donald Trump received 49.9% (7,061 votes), edging out Democrat Hillary Clinton with 46.9% (6,634 votes).<ref>2016 Presidential General Election Results: Essex County, New Jersey Department of State, Division of Elections, December 14, 2016. Accessed January 14, 2020.</ref> In the 2012 presidential election, incumbent Democrat Barack Obama received 50.33% of the vote (6,507 votes), ahead of Republican Mitt Romney with 48.52% (6,273 votes) and other candidates with 1.14% (148 votes), among the 12,928 ballots cast by the township's 19,623 registered voters, for a turnout of 65.88%.<ref>2012 Presidential General Election Results: Essex County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, March 15, 2013. Accessed June 24, 2013.</ref><ref>Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast November 6, 2012 General Election Results: Essex County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, March 15, 2013. Accessed June 24, 2013.</ref> In the 2008 presidential election, Republican John McCain received 52.4% of the vote (7,325 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 45.6% (6,374 votes) and other candidates with 1.2% (163 votes), among the 13,985 ballots cast by the township's 18,853 registered voters, for a turnout of 74.2%.<ref>2008 Presidential General Election Results: Essex County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed November 6, 2012.</ref> In the 2004 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 54.5% of the vote (7,579 ballots cast), outpolling Democrat John Kerry with 43.8% (6,099 votes) and other candidates with 0.6% (106 votes), among the 13,914 ballots cast by the township's 18,087 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 76.9.<ref>2004 Presidential Election: Essex County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed November 6, 2012.</ref>

In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 57.4% of the vote (4,497 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 41.3% (3,234 votes), and other candidates with 1.3% (100 votes), among the 7,950 ballots cast by the township's 19,559 registered voters (119 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 40.6%.<ref name=2013Elections>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=2013VoterReg>Template:Cite web</ref> In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 52.9% of the vote (4,684 ballots cast), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 38.6% (3,416 votes), Independent Chris Daggett with 6.8% (601 votes) and other candidates with 1.0% (92 votes), among the 8,859 ballots cast by the township's 18,793 registered voters, yielding a 47.1% turnout.<ref>2009 Governor: Essex County Template:Webarchive, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed November 6, 2012.</ref>

Education

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The Nutley Public Schools serve students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade.<ref>District Policy 0110 - Identification, Nutley Public Schools. Accessed August 30, 2023. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades PK through 12 in the Nutley School District. Composition: The Nutley School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of the Township of Nutley."</ref> As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprised of seven schools, had an enrollment of 4,034 students and 328.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.3:1.<ref name=NCES>District information for Nutley Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref> Schools in the district (with 2021–22 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics<ref>School Data for the Nutley Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed September 1, 2022.</ref>) are Lincoln School<ref>Lincoln School, Nutley Public Schools. Accessed August 30, 2023.</ref> with 448 students in grades K-6, Radcliffe School<ref>Radcliffe School, Nutley Public Schools. Accessed August 30, 2023.</ref> with 346 students in grades K-6, Spring Garden School<ref>Spring Garden School, Nutley Public Schools. Accessed August 30, 2023.</ref> with 439 students in grades PreK-6, Washington School<ref>Washington School, Nutley Public Schools. Accessed August 30, 2023.</ref> with 484 students in grades K-6, Yantacaw School<ref>Yantacaw School, Nutley Public Schools. Accessed August 30, 2023.</ref> with 480 students in grades K-6, John H. Walker Middle School<ref>John H. Walker Middle School, Nutley Public Schools. Accessed August 30, 2023.</ref> with 618 students in grades 7-8 and Nutley High School<ref>Nutley High School, Nutley Public Schools. Accessed August 30, 2023.</ref> with 1,163 students in grades 9-12.<ref>School Performance Reports for the Nutley Public School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 1, 2024.</ref><ref>New Jersey School Directory for the Nutley Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>

Transportation

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Roads and highways

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View north along Route 21 in Nutley

Template:As of, the township had a total of Template:Convert of roadways, of which Template:Convert were maintained by the municipality, Template:Convert by Essex County, Template:Convert by the New Jersey Department of Transportation and Template:Convert by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority.<ref>Essex County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction, New Jersey Department of Transportation, May 2010. Accessed July 18, 2014.</ref>

The Garden State Parkway clips the southwest corner of the township, entering in the south from Bloomfield before reentering Bloomfield in the north.<ref>Garden State Parkway Straight Line Diagram, New Jersey Department of Transportation, updated August 2014. Accessed December 7, 2022.</ref> Route 7 runs through the north of Nutley at its border with Clifton in Passaic County to its border with Belleville, using segments of Cathedral Avenue, Kingsland Street and Washington Avenue; part of the route on Kingsland Street dips into Clifton and then back into Nutley.<ref>New Jersey Route 7 Straight Line Diagram, New Jersey Department of Transportation, updated May 2015. Accessed July 15, 2024.</ref> Route 21 follows the township's eastern border between Clifton and Belleville.<ref>New Jersey Route 21 Straight Line Diagram, New Jersey Department of Transportation, updated May 2017. Accessed July 15, 2024.</ref>

Public transportation

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NJ Transit provides bus service between the township and the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan on the 192 route, to Newark on the 13, 27, 72 and 74 routes, with local service on the 709 route.<ref>Essex County Bus / Rail Connections, NJ Transit. Accessed October 28, 2013.</ref><ref>Essex County System Map Template:Webarchive, NJ Transit. Accessed November 2, 2019.</ref>

Until 1966, the Newark Branch of the Erie-Lackawanna Railroad served the township with stations at Walnut Street, Highfield Street and at Franklin Avenue.<ref>Chalk, Victoria. "Nutley a great destination, even in early years", Nutley Sun, January 28, 2010. Accessed August 25, 2015. "With a population of about 7,000, it is the principal commuting centre on the Newark branch of the Erie Railroad."</ref><ref>Young, Fred. "Commuting by the Erie in the Old Days", Nutley Historical Society. Accessed September 16, 2019. "The Walnut Street and Highfield Street stations have been long-ago demolished. The Franklin Avenue station has also been demolished and replaced by an office building."</ref> The Newark Branch tracks are now used for freight only, operated by Norfolk Southern.<ref>Master Plan for the Township of Nutley, Essex County, NJ, Township of Nutley, December 19, 2012. Accessed August 26, 2018. "Freight rail service is provided along the former Erie-Lackawanna (Newark Branch) passenger line. The line is currently owned by and operated by the Norfolk Southern Corporation."</ref>

Operation Nutley Cares

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After Hurricane Katrina devastated the central gulf coast region on August 29, 2005, Mayor Joanne Cocchiola and Commissioner Carmen A. Orechio reached out to local residents who wanted to help victims of the devastation, and formed the Operation Nutley Cares Committee. A decision was made to adopt Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, as a sister city, Bay St. Louis, population 8,500, which sits just northeast of New Orleans, and had at least 60% of the community completely destroyed by Katrina and another 20% condemned. Monetary donations are still being accepted to help fund efforts to assist Bay St. Louis.<ref>"Help a sister city in need", The Nutley Sun, September 29, 2005. Accessed February 19, 2023, via Newspapers.com. "Bay St. Louis, a town about the size of Nutley devastated by Katrina, has been named Nutley's 'sister city.' Under the supervision of local officials, donations of clothing, building materials and other essentials will be sent there to help the Mississippi town gets back on its feet, under a program called 'OPERATION NUTLEY CARES.'"</ref>

Notable people

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Cultural references

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  • Aerosmith played at the Nutley prom in the 1960s.<ref>Aerosmith, Davis, Stephen. Walk This Way: The Autobiography of Aerosmith, p. 42. HarperCollins, 2003. Template:ISBN. "We played a lot of proms: New Rochelle, Eastchester, West Point, Nutley High in New Jersey on June 17, the week after Steven got arrested, and he's still very upset. Nutley is a wealthy, conservative town and their prom was very formal, uptight. We walked in, they took one look at us, and I knew we were in trouble."</ref>
  • Antiwar activist and Quaker Carl Hinke became the last American arrested for the Vietnam War draft Opposition to the Vietnam War on December 12, 1976. He had moved to Canada due to his pacifist convictions after being offered a one-way ticket to North Vietnam by Nutley's American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars chapters. Hinke was pardoned by Jimmy Carter on January 21, 1977, in his first official act as president.<ref>Kneeland, Douglas E. "Few War Resisters in Canada Seek to Return to U.S.", The New York Times, February 1, 1977. Accessed November 6, 2019. "'Those people in Toronto talk of American unity up her,' said Carl Hinke, a 26-year-old draft resister from Nutley, N.J., who has been a Canadian citizen since 1975, 'but there is no American community up here.'"</ref>
  • Weird NJ runs regular features on past and present Nutley destinations such as Franklin Avenue beat coffee house, Angelo Nardone's Villa Capri,<ref>"Weird NJ Stories : Local Heroes And Villains : Angelo's Statue House", Weird NJ. Accessed December 29, 2012.</ref> which the town council tried to close for decades, and various Nutley "old man" bars such as the Old Canal Inn.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Nutley was also used as a shooting location for the 1999 film Weird N.J.
  • The courtroom in NBC's television show Ed was an exact replica of Nutley's municipal courtroom, and various locations in the township were used during filming, including the outside of the Public Safety building.<ref>Moore, Frazier. "Reality, Whimsy Are Right Up Ed's Alley Far From The Big City, The Bricks-And-Mortar Sets Add To The Show's Quirky Charm."Template:Dead linkTemplate:Cbignore, Orlando Sentinel, December 17, 2000. Accessed July 4, 2012. "There among other interior sets can be found the Stuckeyville courtroom in which Ed pleads his cases. It was reproduced from a courtroom in nearby Nutley."</ref>
  • The short-lived Fox television show Quintuplets was set in Nutley.<ref>Rohan, Virginia. "Richter deserves a big high five", The Record, November 8, 2004. Accessed June 1, 2012. "On 'Quintuplets,' Richter plays Bob Chase, a Nutley family man who has one thing in common with Greta Garbo."</ref>
  • ECW wrestler Balls Mahoney was billed as being from Nutley.<ref>Fortenbaugh, Rick. "Who's On Top, The Trentonian, February 2, 2010. Accessed January 20, 2013. "Nutley? The only wrestler we ever heard of that came from Nutley was former ECW superstar Balls Mahoney."</ref>
  • On Saturday Night Live, aired January 12, 2001, episode hosted by Derek Jeter. Derek Jeter stars in a fake commercial for Derek Jeter's Taco Hole, which is located in Nutley, NJ. Premise: Derek Jeter is a great chef and during the off-season he sells tacos. Lyrics sung to The Beach Boys' Kokomo song: "... Just off Route 3, There's a place called Nutley, New Jersey, If good Mexican food is your goal, There's just one place you should go, Derek Jeter's Taco Hole".
  • In What We Do in the Shadows Season 3, Episode 6 "The Escape," a home in Nutley, NJ becomes the residence for The Sire, The Baron, and a hellhound.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • In Gutenberg! The Musical!, main characters Bud Davenport and Doug Simon are from Nutley, NJ<ref>Template:Citation</ref>

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