Editing Boonton Township, New Jersey (section)

== Notable people ==
{{Category see also|People from Boonton Township, New Jersey}}
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Boonton Township include:
* [[Anthony M. Bucco]] (born 1962), member of the [[New Jersey Senate]] from the [[New Jersey's 25th legislative district]] since his father's death in 2019<ref name=Bucco />
* [[Anthony R. Bucco]] (1938–2019), member of the New Jersey Senate who represented the 25th Legislative District from 1998 until his death<ref name=Bucco>Garber, Phil. [http://newjerseyhills.com/th-district-assembly-and-senate-independents-clash-with-republican-incumbents/article_6a9125f0-3cd6-11e3-8972-001a4bcf887a.html?TNNoMobile "25th District Assembly and senate Independents clash with Republican incumbents"], ''New Jersey Hills'', October 25, 2013. Accessed November 13, 2013. "In the Senate race, Independent Maureen Castriotta of the Landing section of Roxbury Township is vying for the four-year seat of Republican Sen. Anthony 'Tony' Bucco of Boonton Township.... They are competing against incumbents Michael Patrick Carroll of Morris Plains and Anthony M. Bucco of Boonton Township for the two two-year terms at stake."</ref>
* [[John H. Dorsey]] (1937–2018), attorney and politician who served in the New Jersey Legislature from 1976 to 1994<ref>Romano, Jay. [https://www.nytimes.com/1993/07/18/nyregion/a-senate-tradition-faces-wide-attack.html "A Senate Tradition Faces Wide Attack"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', July 18, 1993. Accessed November 14, 2013. "But Senator John H. Dorsey of Boonton Township has invoked senatorial courtesy, whereby a state senator acting alone can block such an appointment."</ref>
* [[Mike Michalowicz]] (born 1970), author and entrepreneur<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/592042821/ "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. He graduated from Boonton High School and the Virginia Institute of Technology."</ref>
* [[Kelly Tripucka]] (born 1959), former professional basketball player who played for ten seasons in the NBA<ref>[http://preview.msg.com/television/kelly-tripucka.html Kelly Tripucka – Knicks Television Analyst] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102194425/http://preview.msg.com/television/kelly-tripucka.html |date=2014-01-02 }}, [[MSG (TV network)|MSG Network]]. Accessed November 14, 2013. "Tripucka and wife Janice reside in Boonton Township, NJ and have three children: 11-year-old daughter Reagan and sons Jake, 18, and Travis, 20, who attend college and play lacrosse."</ref>
* [[Travis Tripucka]] (born 1989), [[long snapper]] who was signed by the [[St. Louis Rams]] as an undrafted free agent in 2012, and is the son of [[Kelly Tripucka]]<ref>O'Neill, Dan. [http://www.stltoday.com/sports/football/professional/tripucka-s-sports-dream-runs-in-the-family/article_730d0a86-bb43-5e98-ba8f-0cf8e6dc0114.html "Tripucka's sports dream runs in the family"], ''[[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]]'', May 29, 2012. Accessed November 14, 2013. "Growing up in Boonton Township, N.J., Travis Tripucka wanted to play basketball. Specifically, he wanted to play basketball at the University of Notre Dame, just like his dad. His dad is Kelly Tripucka, among the more celebrated athletes ever to come out of Notre Dame."</ref>