Editing Berkeley Heights, New Jersey (section)

==Infrastructure==

===Transportation===

====Roads and highways====
[[File:2021-06-30 15 57 31 View west along Interstate 78 (Phillipsburg-Newark Expressway) from the overpass for Union County Route 640 (McMane Avenue) in Berkeley Heights Township, Union County, New Jersey.jpg|thumb|right|[[Interstate 78]] in Berkeley Heights]]
{{As of|2010|5}}, the township had a total of {{convert|65.73|mi}} of roadways, of which {{convert|50.46|mi}} were maintained by the municipality, {{convert|12.11|mi}} by Union County and {{convert|3.16|mi}} by the [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]].<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/mileage_Union.pdf Union County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], May 2010. Accessed July 18, 2014.</ref>

The most significant highway serving Berkeley Heights is [[Interstate 78 in New Jersey|Interstate 78]], which runs from [[New York City]] to [[Pennsylvania]]. Other major roads in Berkeley Heights include Springfield Avenue, Mountain Avenue, Snyder Avenue, Plainfield Avenue, and Park Avenue. Springfield Avenue and Mountain Avenue run east–west, Snyder Avenue and Plainfield Avenue run north–south, while Park Avenue runs northeast–southwest. Each of these roads is heavily residential (except parts of Springfield Avenue) with only one travel lane in each direction.

====Public transportation====
[[File:Berkeley Heights NJ train tracks eastbound to New York.jpg|thumb|right|Commuter train tracks headed eastbound to New York City]]
[[File:Berkeley Heights NJ train station exterior.jpg|thumb|right|Train station]]
[[NJ Transit]] provide service at the [[Berkeley Heights station]]<ref>[http://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=TrainStationLookupFrom&selStation=17 Berkeley Heights station], [[NJ Transit]]. Accessed December 1, 2014.</ref> serving [[Hoboken Terminal]], [[Newark Broad Street Station]], and [[Pennsylvania Station (New York City)|Penn Station]] in [[Midtown Manhattan]] as part of the [[Gladstone Branch]]. Berkeley Heights is also in close proximity of the [[Summit station (NJ Transit)|Summit station]], which provides frequent commuter rail service to [[New York City]].

NJ Transit offers local bus service on the [[986 (New Jersey bus)|986]] route.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090522212305/http://www.njtransit.com/sf/sf_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=BusRoutesUnionCountyTo Union County Bus/Rail Connections], [[NJ Transit]], backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of May 22, 2009. Accessed July 3, 2011.</ref> [[Lakeland Bus Lines]] also provides commuter bus service to the [[Port Authority Bus Terminal]] in [[Midtown Manhattan]] and a connection to [[Gladstone, New Jersey|Gladstone]].

Freight rail transportation had been provided by [[Norfolk Southern]] via off-peak use of New Jersey Transit's Gladstone Branch line until a final run on November 7, 2008, after 126 years of service. The Berkeley Heights plant of Reheis Chemical located on Snyder Avenue was the last freight customer on the Gladstone Branch, receiving shipments of hydrochloric acid.<ref>Reilly, Frank T. [http://newjerseyhills.com/echoes-sentinel/news/last-freight-leaves-stirling-station/article_4d1fa97d-9e76-5493-b51f-bb4ab187fd7c.html "Last freight leaves Stirling station "], ''Eoes-Sentinel'', November 14, 2008. Accessed August 26, 2013. "One-hundred twenty-six years of freight service on the NJ Transit Gladstone Branch came to an end on Friday morning, Nov. 7, when Norfolk Southern Railway locomotive 3010 hauled six tank cars from the last remaining freight customer on that branch, ending railroad freight service in southern Morris and northwestern Union counties.... But the sole customer, Reheis Chemical in Berkeley Heights, needed large tank cars of hydrochloric acid, a very profitable commodity for the railroad."</ref>

[[Newark Liberty International Airport]] is approximately {{convert|18|mi|km}} east of Berkeley Heights.

===Healthcare===
The [[Summit Medical Group]], located on Mountain Avenue, is the main medical facility in Berkeley Heights.<ref>[http://www.summitmedicalgroup.com/location/berkeley_heights_campus/ Berkeley Heights Campus], [[Summit Medical Group]]. Accessed August 26, 2013.</ref>

===Public library===
Originally opened in 1949, Berkeley Heights Public Library closed its doors to the public at its 290 Plainfield Avenue location. It was moved to a temporary home at 110 Roosevelt Avenue, otherwise known as the Little Flower Church Rectory.<ref>[http://www.bhplnj.org/history-of-bhpl/ History], Berkeley Heights Public Library. Accessed April 1, 2020.</ref> The library is a member of the Infolink region of libraries, the Morris Union Federation (MUF) and the Middlesex Union Reciprocal Agreement Libraries (MURAL).<ref>[https://hillsidepl.org/m-u-r-a-l-middlesex-union-reciprocal-associated-libraries-borrowing/ M.U.R.A.L. (Middlesex Union Reciprocal Associated Libraries) Borrowing], Hillside Public Library. Accessed April 1, 2020.</ref>

===Berkeley Heights Police Department===
[[File:Final New Patch 2024 BHPDNJ.jpg|thumb|Berkeley Heights Police Department Patch 2024]]
The Berkeley Heights Police Department is located at the Municipal Building, 29 Park Avenue.<ref>[https://www.berkeleyheights.gov/193/Police Police], Township of Berkeley Heights. Accessed April 1, 2020.</ref> The Berkeley Heights Police Department celebrated its 100-year anniversary in 2024. The first police officer was Dominick Russo, who was appointed in 1924. He would later serve as its first Chief of Police. Today, the [https://berkeleyheights.gov/193/Police Berkeley Heights Police Department] consists of 28 sworn officers and is led by Chief of Police William A. Ives. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Berkeley Heights Welcomes William Ives as Police Chief: 27-Year Veteran and First Cuban American to Lead Department |url=https://www.tapinto.net/towns/berkeley-heights/sections/police-and-fire/articles/berkeley-heights-welcomes-william-ives-as-police-chief-27-year-veteran-and-first-cuban-american-to-lead-department |access-date=2024-07-14 |website=TAPinto |language=en}}</ref>


'''Berkeley Heights Fire Department & Rescue Squad'''

The Berkeley Heights Volunteer Rescue Squad, founded in 1942, is located at the corner of Snyder Avenue and Locust Avenue. The closest trauma centers are [[Morristown Medical Center]] (in [[Morristown, New Jersey|Morristown]]) and [[University Hospital (Newark, New Jersey)|University Hospital]] in [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]]. The closest hospital emergency room is [[Overlook Hospital]] in [[Summit, New Jersey|Summit]]. The all-volunteer Rescue Squad provides emergency medical services to the township seven days per week. As of April 2019, the squad had 60 riding members including college and high school students of which 32 are certified EMTs.

The Berkeley Heights Fire Department is a [[volunteer fire department]] commanded by Chief James Hopkins.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.tapinto.net/towns/berkeley-heights/sections/police-and-fire/articles/berkeley-heights-fire-department-returns-to-primavera-regency-for-annual-installation-dinner | title=Berkeley Heights Fire Department Returns to Primavera Regency for Annual Installation Dinner }}</ref> In addition to fire suppression, the department has members trained to respond to technical rescue and hazardous materials releases.