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{{short description|Township in Bergen County, New Jersey, US}} {{Use American English|date=March 2020}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2020}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Wyckoff, New Jersey | official_name = | settlement_type = [[Township (New Jersey)|Township]] | nickname = "Garden Town in the Garden State"<ref>Kuperinsky, Amy. [http://www.nj.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2015/01/town_mottos_new_jersey_slogans.html "'The Jewel of the Meadowlands'?: N.J.'s best, worst and weirdest town slogans"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], January 22, 2015. Accessed July 12, 2016. "Wyckoff, a leafy Bergen County suburb, is known as 'The Garden Town in the Garden State,' which is a loose translation of the Dutch words in its name."</ref> | motto = <!-- Images --> | image_skyline = VAN BLARCOM-JARDINE HOUSE, WYCKOFF, BERGEN COUNTY, NJ.jpg | imagesize = 250x200px | image_caption = [[Van Blarcom – Jardine House]] | image_flag = | image_seal = Wyckoff Seal.png <!-- Maps --> | image_map = Bergen_County_New_Jersey_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Wyckoff_Highlighted.svg | mapsize = 250x200px | map_caption = Location of Wyckoff in [[Bergen County, New Jersey|Bergen County]] highlighted in red (left). Inset map: Location of Bergen County in [[New Jersey]] highlighted in orange (right). | image_map1 = Census_Bureau_map_of_Wyckoff,_New_Jersey.png | mapsize1 = 250x200px | map_caption1 = Census Bureau map of Wyckoff, New Jersey | pushpin_map = USA New Jersey Bergen County#USA New Jersey#USA | pushpin_label = Wyckoff | pushpin_map_caption = Location in [[Bergen County, New Jersey|Bergen County]]##Location in [[New Jersey]]##Location in the United States | pushpin_relief = yes <!-- Location --> | subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]] | subdivision_name = {{nowrap|{{flag|United States}}}} | subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]] | subdivision_name1 = {{flag|New Jersey}} | subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in New Jersey|County]] | subdivision_name2 = [[Bergen County, New Jersey|Bergen]] | government_footnotes = <ref name=DataBook/> | government_type = [[Township (New Jersey)|Township]] | governing_body = Township Committee | leader_title = [[Mayor]] | leader_name = Peter J. Melchionne ([[Republican Party (New Jersey)|R]], term ends December 31, 2024)<ref name=Committee/><ref>[https://www.wyckoffnj.gov/township-committee]. Accessed April 14, 2024.</ref> | leader_title1 = [[City manager|Administrator]] | leader_name1 = Matthew A. Cavallo<ref>[https://www.wyckoffnj.gov/administrator Administrator], Township of Wyckoff. Accessed April 14, 2024.</ref> | leader_title2 = [[Municipal clerk]] | leader_name2 = Nancy A. Brown<ref>[https://www.wyckoff-nj.com/municipal-clerk Municipal Clerk], Township of Wyckoff. Accessed March 17, 2023.</ref> | established_title = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]] | established_date = November 2, 1926 (renamed from Franklin Township) <!-- Area --> | unit_pref = Imperial | area_footnotes = <ref name=CensusArea>[https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_cousubs_34.txt 2019 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed July 1, 2020.</ref> | area_magnitude = | area_total_km2 = 17.22 | area_land_km2 = 17.07 | area_water_km2 = 0.15 | area_total_sq_mi = 6.65 | area_land_sq_mi = 6.59 | area_water_sq_mi = 0.06 | area_water_percent = 0.89 | area_rank = 247th of 565 in state<br>6th of 70 in county<ref name=CensusArea/> <!-- Population --> | population_as_of = [[2020 United States census|2020]] | population_footnotes = <ref name=Census2020/><ref name=LWD2020/> | population_total = 16585 | population_rank = 160th of 565 in state<br>19th of 70 in county<ref name=LWD2020Density>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/dmograph/est/mcd/density.xlsx Population Density by County and Municipality: New Jersey, 2020 and 2021], [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed March 1, 2023.</ref> | population_density_km2 = auto | population_density_sq_mi = 2516.3 | population_density_rank = 249th of 565 in state<br>50th of 70 in county<ref name=LWD2020Density/> | population_est = 17047 | pop_est_as_of = 2023 | pop_est_footnotes = <ref name=Census2020/><ref name=PopEst/> <!-- General information --> | timezone = [[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]] | utc_offset = −05:00 | timezone_DST = [[Eastern Daylight Time|Eastern (EDT)]] | utc_offset_DST = −04:00 | elevation_footnotes = <ref>{{Cite GNIS|id=882309|name=Township of Wyckoff|access-date=March 14, 2013}}</ref> | elevation_m = | elevation_ft = 331 | coordinates_footnotes = <ref name=CensusArea/><ref name="GR1">[https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed September 4, 2014.</ref> | coordinates = {{coord|40.999093|-74.168849|region:US-NJ_type:city|display=inline,title}} | postal_code_type = [[ZIP Code]] | postal_code = 07481<ref>[http://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupResultsAction!input.action?resultMode=0&city=wyckoff&state=NJ Look Up a ZIP Code], [[United States Postal Service]]. Accessed November 15, 2011.</ref><ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/njzips.htm Zip Codes], State of [[New Jersey]]. Accessed November 13, 2013.</ref> | area_code = [[Area codes 201 and 551|201, 551]]<ref>[http://www.area-codes.com/search.asp?frmNPA=&frmNXX=&frmState=NJ&frmCounty=Bergen&frmCity=Wyckoff Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Wyckoff, NJ], Area-Codes.com. Accessed November 13, 2013.</ref> | blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS]] code | blank_info = 3400383050<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name="GR2">[https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed September 4, 2014.</ref><ref>[https://mcdc.missouri.edu/applications/geocodes/?state=34 Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey], Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.</ref> | blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID | blank1_info = 0882309<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name="GR3">[http://geonames.usgs.gov US Board on Geographic Names], [[United States Geological Survey]]. Accessed September 4, 2014.</ref> | website = {{URL|https://www.wyckoffnj.gov/}} | footnotes = }} '''Wyckoff''' ({{ipac-en|w|aɪ|k|ɔː|f}} {{respell|WHY|koff}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Wyckoff, NJ Our Town |url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=y1vSSHj5KVg |website=YouTube |publisher=Coldwell Banker Realty - NJ & NY |access-date=February 5, 2025}}</ref>) is an affluent [[Township (New Jersey)|township]] in [[Bergen County, New Jersey|Bergen County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[New Jersey]]. As of the [[2020 United States census]], the township's population was 16,585,<ref name=Census2020/><ref name=LWD2020/> a decrease of 111 (−0.7%) from the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]] count of 16,696,<ref name=Census2010/><ref name=LWD2010/> which in turn reflected an increase of 188 (+1.1%) from the 16,508 counted in the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]].<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2010/2010data/table7cm.xls 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> As of the 2010 census, Wyckoff ranked 55th in highest-household income places in the United States with a population of at least 10,000 at $103,614.{{citation needed|date=August 2011}} Statewide, Wyckoff ranked 41st among [[New Jersey locations by per capita income]], with a per capita money income of $49,375 as of 1999, an increase of 49.1% from the $33,124 recorded in 1989.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20031215005613/http://www.wnjpin.net/OneStopCareerCenter/LaborMarketInformation/lmi25/pub/NJSDC-P4.pdf#page=66 Money Income (1989 and 1999) and Poverty (1999) New Jersey, Counties and Municipalities], New Jersey State Data Center, April 2003. Accessed November 5, 2012.</ref> From the mid-18th century, what is now Wyckoff was a community within [[Franklin Township, Bergen County, New Jersey|Franklin Township]], formed on June 1, 1797, when Saddle River Township (now [[Saddle Brook, New Jersey|Saddle Brook]]) was split, which consisted of most of northern Bergen County west of the [[Saddle River (Passaic River)|Saddle River]]. Starting in the 1840s, several new municipalities were created from portions of Franklin Township ([[Pompton Township, New Jersey|Pompton Township]] on April 10, 1797, Hohokus Township (now [[Mahwah, New Jersey|Mahwah]]) on April 9, 1849, and [[Ridgewood Township, New Jersey|Ridgewood Township]] on March 30, 1876; remaining now the [[Ridgewood, New Jersey|Village of Ridgewood]]), so that today what is now Wyckoff borders eight different communities. Wyckoff was formed as a township by an act of the [[New Jersey Legislature]] on November 2, 1926, replacing Franklin Township, based on the results of a referendum held that day. Portions of Wyckoff were ceded to [[Midland Park, New Jersey|Midland Park]] based on the results of a referendum held on June 9, 1931.<ref name=Story>Snyder, John P. [https://nj.gov/dep/njgs/enviroed/oldpubs/bulletin67.pdf ''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606–1968''], Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 80. Accessed May 30, 2024.</ref> Though there is no solid historical evidence for any of the various theories, the most commonly given origin for the name Wyckoff, which was the origin accepted by the township committee when the municipality was established, is that the name is from the [[Lenape]] word {{lang|umu|wickoff}}, meaning "high ground", or that it is from {{lang|umu|wickok}}, meaning "water".<ref>[https://www.wyckoff-nj.com/about-wyckoff/pages/history-wyckoff History], Township of Wyckoff. Accessed October 11, 2019. "There is reason to believe that the name Wyckoff is a derivation of the Indian word 'wickoff' meaning high ground or 'wickok' meaning water."</ref><ref name=Thinking/> However, similarly named [[Wyckoff Heights, New York|Wyckoff Heights]] in [[New York City]] is named after the [[Pieter Claesen Wyckoff|Wyckoff family]], who settled in the New York/New Jersey area when both states were part of the Dutch colony of [[New Netherlands]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120808093119/http://schools.nyc.gov/NR/rdonlyres/B52ED0B1-7AD1-4BA2-AB6B-71EB91C960E8/54279/ProclamationLetter1.pdf P.S. 81Q], [[New York City Department of Education]], backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of August 8, 2012. Accessed January 3, 2018.</ref> Other sources ascribe the name to Wicaugh in [[Malpas, Cheshire|Malpas]], [[England]].<ref>Hutchinson, Viola L. [http://mapmaker.rutgers.edu/356/nj_place_names_origin.pdf#page=33 ''The Origin of New Jersey Place Names''], New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed November 9, 2015.</ref> ==History== The first known human inhabitants of the area were the [[Lenape|Lenni Lenape]] [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]] who lived north of the [[Raritan River]] and spoke a [[Munsee language|Munsee]] dialect of [[Algonquian languages|Algonquian]]. Sicomac, said to mean "resting place for the departed" or "happy hunting ground", is an area of Wyckoff that, according to tradition, was the burial place of many Native Americans, including [[Oratam|Chief Oratam]] of the [[Hackensack tribe|Ackingshacys]], and many stores and buildings in the community have been named after the area's name, including Sicomac Elementary School.<ref name=Thinking>Cheslow, Jerry. [https://www.nytimes.com/1995/03/19/realestate/if-you-re-thinking-of-living-in-wyckoff-country-ambiance-in-ramapo-foothills.html "If You're Thinking of Living In/Wyckoff; Country Ambiance in Ramapo Foothills"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', March 19, 1995. Accessed May 7, 2012. "Wyckoff, which means 'water' in the Leni Lenape Indian language, is built around a dozen ponds connected by brooks and streams. The Minisink Indian Trail from the Delaware River to the Atlantic Ocean passed through what is now Wyckoff, in a neighborhood that is still called Sicomac, meaning 'Happy Hunting Ground.'"</ref> Most Native Americans had left by the 19th century, although a small group lived near Clinton Avenue until 1939. What is Wyckoff today was originally part of [[Saddle River Township, New Jersey|Saddle River Township]], which included all of Bergen County west of the Saddle River. Saddle River Township was split in 1771, with the area containing Wyckoff becoming [[Franklin Township, Bergen County, New Jersey|Franklin Township]]. By 1755, about 100 families lived in the Franklin Township area, of which no more than 20 were in what is now Wyckoff. Franklin Township (1771) consisted of what is today [[Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey|Ho-Ho-Kus]] (seceded 1849), [[Ridgewood, New Jersey|Ridgewood]] (seceded 1876), [[Midland Park, New Jersey|Midland Park]] (seceded 1894), [[Oakland, New Jersey|Oakland]] (seceded 1902), [[Franklin Lakes, New Jersey|Franklin Lakes]] (seceded 1922), and Wyckoff. The size of Franklin Township decreased as areas seceded and were incorporated into their own municipalities. After Franklin Lakes was established in 1922, Franklin Township consisted of only the area known locally as Wyckoff. On November 2, 1926, residents voted (243 positive votes out of 337) to change the name from Franklin Township to the Township of Wyckoff.<ref name=Story/> The first recorded permanent settlers were John and William Van Voor Haze (Anglicized as Voorhees), who bought {{Convert|550|acres}} of land in the area in 1720. Other early settlers, primarily Dutch, included the Van Horns, Terhunes, Ackermans, Quackenbushes, Pulises and Vanderhoffs. In 1940, the population was just under 4,000, with 30% of the land devoted to farming. By 1969, the number of farms had decreased to 13. By 2012, only two farms remained: Abma's Farm and Goffle Road Poultry Farm, which is Bergen County's only remaining live market.<ref>Staff. [http://www.northjersey.com/food_dining/85629637_The_good_egg__tasty_and_versatile__it_s_at_the_heart_of_many_a_recipe.html "The good egg: tasty and versatile, it's at the heart of many a recipe"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', February 17, 2010. Accessed May 7, 2012. "For the freshest eggs locally, look to such farms as Goffle Road Poultry Farm or Abma's Farm, both in Wyckoff, where the eggs are collected from their own chickens..."</ref> [[Rail transport|Rail]] service by the [[New Jersey Midland Railway]] began in 1870. That service was purchased by the [[New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway]], which abruptly ended passenger service in 1966. The [[Terhune House (Wyckoff, New Jersey)|Terhune House]] is an historic home listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]], located at 161 Godwin Avenue, that was initially constructed in 1737.<ref>[http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/NJ/Bergen/state4.html NEW JERSEY - Bergen County], [[National Register of Historic Places]]. Accessed February 20, 2008.</ref> In 1994, the Vander Plaat [[funeral home]] prepared the body of [[Richard Nixon]] for burial.<ref>Leifer, Joshua. [https://nassauweekly.com/nixons-ghost/ "Nixon’s Ghost"], Nassau Weekly, August 11, 2016. Accessed July 18, 2024. "Richard Nixon’s body was prepared for burial at the Vander Plaat funeral home in Wyckoff, New Jersey, around the corner from a Dairy Queen—I used to go there after soccer practice to get an Oreo Blizzard."</ref> ==Geography== According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the township had a total area of 6.65 square miles (17.22 km<sup>2</sup>), including 6.59 square miles (17.07 km<sup>2</sup>) of land and 0.06 square miles (0.15 km<sup>2</sup>) of water (0.89%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1 /> [[Local government in New Jersey#Unincorporated communities|Unincorporated communities]], localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include [[Sicomac, New Jersey|Sicomac]].<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search], State of [[New Jersey]]. Accessed May 21, 2015.</ref> The township borders the municipalities of [[Allendale, New Jersey|Allendale]], [[Franklin Lakes, New Jersey|Franklin Lakes]], [[Mahwah, New Jersey|Mahwah]], [[Midland Park, New Jersey|Midland Park]], [[Ridgewood, New Jersey|Ridgewood]] and [[Waldwick, New Jersey|Waldwick]] in Bergen County; and both [[Hawthorne, New Jersey|Hawthorne]] and [[North Haledon, New Jersey|North Haledon]] in [[Passaic County, New Jersey|Passaic County]].<ref>[https://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/1010587/touches.html Areas touching Wyckoff], MapIt. Accessed March 15, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://www.co.bergen.nj.us/visitors-guide/county-maps Bergen County Map of Municipalities], [[Bergen County, New Jersey]]. Accessed March 15, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/gis/maps/polnoroads.pdf New Jersey Municipal Boundaries], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]]. Accessed November 15, 2019.</ref> ==Climate== The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Wyckoff has a [[humid subtropical climate]], abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=305582&cityname=Wyckoff%2C+New+Jersey%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Wyckoff, New Jersey]</ref> ==Demographics== {{US Census population | 1900 = 1285 | 1910 = 1509 | 1920 = 1288 | 1930 = 3001 | 1930n=* | 1940 = 3847 | 1940n=* | 1950 = 5590 | 1960 = 11205 | 1970 = 16039 | 1980 = 15500 | 1990 = 15372 | 2000 = 16508 | 2010 = 16696 | 2020 = 16585 | estimate=17047 | estyear=2023 | estref=<ref name=Census2020/><ref name=PopEst>[https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2023/mcds/totals/SUB-MCD-EST2023-POP-34.xlsx Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Minor Civil Divisions in New Jersey: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023], [[United States Census Bureau]], released May 2024. Accessed May 16, 2024.</ref> |footnote=Population sources:<small><br>1910–1930<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=kifRAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA715 ''Fifteenth Census of the United States : 1930 - Population Volume I''], [[United States Census Bureau]], p. 715. Accessed November 13, 2013. Source lists population of 1,954 in 1910 and 1,671 in 1920, which is the population for Franklin Township.</ref> 1900–2020<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2kpub/njsdcp3.pdf#page=27 Table 6: New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1940 - 2000], Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network, August 2001. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref><ref name=BergenCensus>[https://www.co.bergen.nj.us/images/Departments__Services/Planning__Engineering/Census_Data/Table00_HistPopTo2020.pdf Historical Population Trends in Bergen County 1900-2020], [[Bergen County, New Jersey]] Department of Planning and Engineering, 2022. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref><br>2000<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/> 2010<ref name=Census2010>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0600000US3400383050 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Wyckoff township, Bergen County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212112740/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0600000US3400383050 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed May 7, 2012.</ref><ref name=LWD2010>[http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_ber/wyckoff1.pdf Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for Wyckoff township, Bergen County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120319024939/http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_ber/wyckoff1.pdf |date=March 19, 2012 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed May 7, 2012.</ref> 2020<ref name=Census2020>[https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/wyckofftownshipbergencountynewjersey/QuickFacts Wyckoff township, Bergen County, New Jersey ], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed December 20, 2022.</ref><ref name=LWD2020>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2020/2020%20pl94%20Tables/2020_Mun/MCD%200_All.pdf Total Population: Census 2010 - Census 2020 New Jersey Municipalities], [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref><br>* Lost territory in previous decade.<ref name=Story/></small> }} {| class="wikitable" |+'''Wyckoff township, Bergen County, New Jersey – Racial and Ethnic Composition'''<br /> (''NH = Non-Hispanic'')<br><small>{{nobold|''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.''}}</small> !Race / Ethnicity !Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Wyckoff township, Bergen County, New Jersey|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2010.P2?q=P2:+HISPANIC+OR+LATINO,+AND+NOT+HISPANIC+OR+LATINO+BY+RACE+Wyckoff+township,+Bergen+County,+New+Jersey|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> !Pop 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Wyckoff township, Bergen County, New Jersey|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P2?q=P2:+HISPANIC+OR+LATINO,+AND+NOT+HISPANIC+OR+LATINO+BY+RACE+Wyckoff+township,+Bergen+County,+New+Jersey|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> !% 2010 !% 2020 |- |[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH) |15,005 |13,767 |89.87% |83.01% |- |[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH) |81 |93 |0.49% |0.56% |- |[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH) |5 |4 |0.03% |0.02% |- |[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH) |705 |872 |4.22% |5.26% |- |[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH) |0 |3 |0.00% |0.02% |- |[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Some Other Race]] alone (NH) |12 |23 |0.07% |0.14% |- |[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Race/Multi-Racial]] (NH) |151 |508 |0.90% |3.06% |- |[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race) |737 |1,315 |4.41% |7.93% |- |'''Total''' |'''16,696''' |'''16,585''' |'''100.00%''' |'''100.00%''' |} ===2020 census=== The [[2020 United States census]] counted 16,589 people and 5,749 households in the township, and the [[population density]] was 2532.6 people per square mile. The racial makeup was 90.1% [[White Americans|White]] (14,946), 87.7% [[Non-Hispanic whites|non-Hispanic White]] (14,549), 1.0% [[African Americans|Black]] (166), 0.1% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] (17), 5.2% [[Asian Americans|Asian]] (863), 0.0% [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] (0), 5.4% [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Latino]] (896), and 3.3% from [[Multiracial Americans|two or more races]] (547). Of the 16,589 inhabitants, 24.7% were under the age of 18; 4.4% were under the age of 5; 20.6% were 65 or older; 12.8% spoke a language other than English at home; 10.7% were foreign-born; 4.0% were [[veteran]]s; and 51.4% were female. The average household size was 2.86. 90.0% of homes were [[Owner-occupancy|owner-occupied]] and the median value of such homes was $803,500; the median gross rent, meanwhile, was $2,127. The median yearly household income was $167,368 and the per-capita yearly income was $82,422; 62.1% of residents older than 16 had a job and the mean commute time was 30.6 minutes. 96.3% of inhabitants older than 25 had a high-school diploma and 65.1% had a bachelor's degree or higher. 1.6% of Wyckoff's population was living in [[Poverty threshold|poverty]], 1.5% of those younger than 65 [[Healthcare in the United States|did not have health insurance]], and 2.9% of the same group was [[Disability|disabled]].<ref>{{cite web |title=QuickFacts: Wyckoff township, Bergen County, New Jersey |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/wyckofftownshipbergencountynewjersey/LFE305221#LFE305221 |website=census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> ===2010 census=== The [[2010 United States census]] counted 16,696 people, 5,646 households, and 4,641 families in the township. The [[population density]] was {{convert|2550.1|/sqmi}}. There were 5,827 housing units at an average density of {{convert|890.0|/sqmi}}. The racial makeup was 93.53% (15,616) [[White (U.S. census)|White]], 0.56% (94) [[Black (U.S. census)|Black or African American]], 0.04% (7) [[Native American (U.S. census)|Native American]], 4.23% (706) [[Asian (U.S. census)|Asian]], 0.00% (0) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.47% (79) from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census#Race|other races]], and 1.2% (194) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. census)|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 4.41% (737) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/> Of the 5,646 households, 40.6% had children under the age of 18; 73.2% were married couples living together; 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present and 17.8% were non-families. Of all households, 16.1% were made up of individuals and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.89 and the average family size was 3.26.<ref name=Census2010/> 27.6% of the population were under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 17.9% from 25 to 44, 32.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44.3 years. For every 100 females, the population had 92.2 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 88.0 males.<ref name=Census2010/> The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 [[American Community Survey]] showed that (in 2010 [[inflation adjustment|inflation-adjusted]] dollars) [[median household income]] was $145,366 (with a margin of error of +/− $11,501) and the median family income was $163,034 (+/− $10,963). Males had a median income of $111,950 (+/− $12,210) versus $64,148 (+/− $10,102) for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $64,476 (+/− $5,019). About 0.6% of families and 2.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 0.9% of those under age 18 and 2.4% of those age 65 or over.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3400383050 DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006–2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Wyckoff township, Bergen County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212085030/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3400383050 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed May 7, 2012.</ref> In 2010, the median income for a household in the township was $138,373, and the median income for a family was $154,420. In 2000, males had a median income of $87,850 versus $51,929 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $49,375. About 1.1% of families and 1.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 1.3% of those under age 18 and 1.9% of those age 65 or over.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/> [[Domestic partnership|Same-sex couples]] headed 24 households in 2010, an increase from the 17 counted in 2000.<ref>Lipman, Harvy; and Sheingold, Dave. [https://web.archive.org/web/20130203212228/http://www.northjersey.com/news/127675238_NORTH_JERSEY_SEES_30__GROWTH_IN_SAME-SEX_COUPLES___Census_shows_shift_in_suburbs.html "North Jersey sees 30% growth in same-sex couples"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', August 14, 2011, backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of February 3, 2013. Accessed August 19, 2014.</ref> ===2000 census=== As of the [[2000 United States census|2000 U.S. census]],<ref name="GR2" /> there were 16,508 people, 5,541 households, and 4,632 families residing in the township. The population density was {{convert|2,521.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 5,638 housing units at an average density of {{convert|861.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the township was 94.54% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.47% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.15% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 3.70% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.01% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.45% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.68% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.28% of the population.<ref name=Census2000>[http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/0603400383050.pdf Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Wyckoff township, Bergen County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140701121043/http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/0603400383050.pdf |date=July 1, 2014 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed March 20, 2013.</ref><ref name=Census2000SF1>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3400383050 DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Wyckoff township, Bergen County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212083207/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3400383050 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed March 20, 2013.</ref> There were 5,541 households, out of which 42.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.4% were non-families. 14.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.89 and the average family size was 3.22.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/> In the township, the population was spread out, with 28.3% under the age of 18, 4.3% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 15.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.5 males.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/> ==Government== ===Local government=== [[File:Township Committee 2025 group photo.jpg|thumb|Wyckoff's Township Committee circa 2025. From left to right: Mae Bogdansky, Roger Lane, Rudy Boonstra, Tom Madigan, & Peter Melchionne.]] Wyckoff is governed under the [[Township (New Jersey)|Township]] form of New Jersey municipal government, one of 141 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form, the second-most commonly used form of government in the state.<ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/inventory_of_municipal_forms_of_government_in_new_jersey.pdf ''Inventory of Municipal Forms of Government in New Jersey''], [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies, July 1, 2011. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> The Township Committee is comprised of five members, who are elected on a partisan basis as part of the November general election, with either one or two seats up for vote each year in a three-year cycle.<ref name=DataBook>''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'', [[Rutgers University]] [[Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy]], April 2006, p. 169.</ref><ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=7 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"], p. 7. [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> At an annual reorganization meeting, the Township Committee selects a chairperson from among its members who serves as mayor, and another member to serve as deputy mayor. The committee serves as Wyckoff's legislative and executive body, with the mayor responsible for chairing meetings and signing documents on behalf of the township. {{As of|2025}}, the members of the Wyckoff Township Committee are [[Mayor]] Rudolf E. Boonstra Jr. (R, term ends 2025; one year term as mayor ends 2025), Mae Y. Bogdansky (R, 2027), Roger Lane (R, 2026; elected November 2024 to complete an unexpired term), Thomas J. Madigan (R, 2027) and Peter J. Melchionne (R, 2026).<ref name=Committee>[https://www.wyckoff-nj.com/township-committee Township Committee], Township of Wyckoff. Accessed July 20, 2023. "Wyckoff is governed by a Township Committee, which consists of five part-time legislators elected at large for staggered three-year terms."</ref><ref>[https://www.wyckoff-nj.com/sites/g/files/vyhlif5246/f/pages/2023_adopted_municipal_budget.pdf 2023 Municipal Data Sheet], Township of Wyckoff. Accessed July 17, 2023.</ref><ref name=BergenCountyDirectory>[https://www.co.bergen.nj.us/images/About_Bergen_County/2024-county-directory.pdf#page=68 ''2024 County and Municipal Directory''], [[Bergen County, New Jersey]], April 2024. Accessed April 15, 2024.</ref><ref name=Bergen2022>[https://www.bergencountyclerk.org/_Content/pdf/ElectionResult/Certified%20Statement%20of%20Vote%20Book%2011-21-22.pdf Bergen County November 8, 2022 General Election Statement of Vote], [[Bergen County, New Jersey]] Clerk, updated November 21, 2022. Accessed January 1, 2023.</ref><ref name=Bergen2021>[https://www.bergencountyclerk.org/_Content/pdf/ElectionResult/Statement%20of%20Vote%2011-17-21(1).pdf Bergen County Statement of Vote November 2, 2021 Official results], [[Bergen County, New Jersey]], updated November 17, 2021. Accessed January 1, 2022.</ref><ref name=Bergen2020>[https://www.bergencountyclerk.org/_Content/pdf/ElectionResult/NOV_2020_General_Precinct_Summary.pdf Precinct Summary Results Report - Combined 2020 Bergen County General Election - November 3, 2020 Official Results], [[Bergen County, New Jersey]], December 3, 2020. Accessed January 1, 2021.</ref> ===Township politics=== ====2006==== In November 2006, voters approved a [[Referendum|ballot measure]] establishing the Municipal Open Space Tax to support a Municipal Open Space Fund. Authorized for five years, the tax is an annual levy of a half cent per every $100 assessed valuation. The Municipal Open Space Fund is used to "...[acquire] lands for recreation, and conservation purposes," develop and maintain these lands, "...[acquire] farmland for...preservation purposes," and preserve and acquire, "...historic properties, structures, facilities, sites, [etc.]".<ref>{{cite web |title=ORDINANCE #1937 |url=https://ecode360.com/WY0919/laws/LF1355203.pdf |publisher=Township of Wyckoff |pages=1–4}}</ref> In 2011, 2016, and 2021, Wyckoff voters reauthorized the tax and fund.<ref>{{cite web |title=2021 Election Results by Precinct |url=https://www.bergencountyclerk.org/election |website=bergencountyclerk.org |publisher=Bergen County Clerk |pages=238}}</ref> The Russell Farms property was acquired by the township in 2012 for $3.1 million, using $1.2 million from the Municipal Open Space Fund and $1.85 million from a county grant awarded through the Bergen County Open Space Program; Republican mayor [[Christopher DePhillips|Chris DePhillips]] said the purchase was "...an historic moment for the township".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gerace |first1=Joseph |title=Wyckoff Buys Russell Farms for $3.1M |url=https://patch.com/new-jersey/wyckoff/township-completes-acquisition-of-russell-farms |website=patch.com |date=April 21, 2012 |quote="Wyckoff completed the $3.1 million purchase of Russell Farms on Friday afternoon, according to Mayor [[Christopher DePhillips|Chris DePhillips]]...To fund the purchase, the township was awarded and $1,204,000 from the municipal open space tax collected from Wyckoff taxpayers from January 1, 2007 through December 31, 2011...the Township Committee obtained two extensions from the Bergen County Open Space Program in order to maintain and secure the $1,859,000 open space grant"}}</ref> ====2007==== In the June 2007 Republican primary, committeeman Henry J. McNamara (with 917 votes) defeated challenger Diane Sobin (who earned 713 votes). 17.35% of Wyckoff Republicans turned out for the primary.<ref>{{cite web |title=Republican Primary 2007 |url=https://www.bergencountyclerk.org/election |website=bergencountyclerk.org |publisher=Bergen County Clerk |page=115}}</ref> Afterwards, Sobin launched a [[Write-in candidate|write-in campaign]] against McNamara. In September 2007, McNamara announced that he would not run for re-election due to work commitments, prompting the Bergen County Republican Party's committee on Wyckoff to nominate Rudy Boonstra as their general election candidate. At the time of nomination, Boonstra was chairman of the township's Board of Adjustment (a position he had served in since 1997) as well as chairman of the Bergen County Republican Party that had selected him; Boonstra had lived in Wyckoff his entire life, and had served on the [[Wyckoff School District|township's Board of Education]] for 13 years as well as the [[Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District|Ramapo Indian Hills Board of Education]] for nine.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Devencentis |first1=Philip |title=Two Vie to Serve |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/666217384/?terms=wyckoff%20rudy%20boonstra&match=1 |website=newspapers.com |publisher=Wyckoff Suburban News |access-date=6 September 2023 |date=October 24, 2007}}</ref> Sobin continued her write-in campaign on the basis that, "...the township is run by a small circle of friends and relatives, [including] Boonstra," which, according to Sobin's husband, was evidenced by Boonstra's cousin, Harold Galenkamp, being a township committeeman at the time as well as the fact that, "...[Boonstra's extended] family are likely the largest developers of real estate in Wyckoff," owning, "about 60 acres". Meanwhile, the Democratic candidate, Christopher Hillmann, campaigned on Wyckoff purchasing open space and Boonstra advocated for an ordinance that would limit the size of buildings allowed on a given lot.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sobin |first1=Larry |title=An Open Letter to Wyckoff Voters |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/666208774/?terms=wyckoff%20rudy%20boonstra&match=1 |website=newspapers.com |publisher=Wyckoff Suburban News |access-date=6 September 2023 |date=October 31, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Van Dusen |first1=Matthew |title=Election 2007: Municipal Results |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/505722670/?match=1 |access-date=6 September 2023 |publisher=The Record |date=November 7, 2007 |location=Newspapers.com}}</ref> In the November race for one three-year term on the township committee, Boonstra (with 1,866 votes) overcame 1,032 write-in votes cast in opposition and also defeated Hillmann (who earned 754 votes). 35.98% of Wyckoff voters turned out for the election.<ref>{{cite web |title=2007 General Election Results |url=https://www.bergencountyclerk.org/election |website=bergencountyclerk.org |publisher=Bergen County Clerk |page=107}}</ref> ====2008==== In the November 2008 election, Brian Scanlan became the first Democrat to win a seat on Wyckoff's township committee in 75 years, edging out planning board member Republican Kathleen Scarpelli in a race that was close enough to require that [[provisional ballot]]s be counted: Republican committeeman David Connolly (with 4,670 votes) and Scanlan (with 4,506) defeated Kathleen Scarpelli (who earned 4,486 votes) and Democrat Brian Hubert (who earned 4,402) in the race for two terms on the committee, which 81.59% of Wyckoff voters turned out for.<ref>{{cite web |title=2008 General Election Results |url=https://www.bergencountyclerk.org/election |website=bergencountyclerk.org |publisher=Bergen County Clerk |page=122}}</ref> Scanlan had first become active in Wyckoff politics in 2005 when he organized a public protest against the proposed development of 99 units on eight acres of the [[Deep Voll Brook|Deep Voll Ravine]] property; Scanlan fought for a public park on the site, though the Township compromised by approving an alternative plan of nine homes on 13 acres. According to Marsha Stoltz (writing for The Record), Scanlan, "...won public approval for his advocacy and stunned the Republican stronghold when he was elected".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Stoltz |first1=Marsha |title=Wyckoff's first governing Democrat in 75 years resigns on Election Day |url=https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/wyckoff/2019/11/05/wyckoff-nj-first-democrat-75-years-resigns-township-committee/4168172002/ |website=northjersey.com |quote="Scanlan first came to public attention in 2005 when he helped organize a public protest of the proposed development of the Deep Voll Ravine property by three owners, including the parents of actress Tara Reid. Eight acres of the site were originally scheduled for 99 units under the township's affordable-housing plan, but in a property swap, it was eventually approved for nine homes on 13 acres. Scanlan lost his quest for a public park on the site, but won public approval for his advocacy and stunned the Republican stronghold when he was elected on the basis of provisional ballots over Republican Kathleen Scarpelli in 2008"}}</ref> During the 2008 campaign, the Democrats criticized Wyckoff's one-party rule, with Scanlan stating, "We think that the township would be better off if there were alternate points of view," and suggesting that the committee had ignored dissenting voices — leading to local decisions such as a new Wyckoff [[Stop & Shop]] being approved that the pair claimed was, "too large and ugly"; committeeman Connolly countered that, "...governing on the local level is about knowing the community," and, "On the local level it is not true [that one-party rule is bad]," as, "Politics is personal".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Van Dusen |first1=Matthew |title=Dems in Wyckoff hit one-party rule |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/504595751/?terms=wyckoff%20brian%20scanlan%20-%22to%20the%20editor%22&match=1 |website=newspapers.com |publisher=The Record |access-date=6 September 2023 |date=October 30, 2008}}</ref> ====2009==== In the November 2009 election, the Republican slate of Chris DePhillips (with 3,696 votes) and zoning board chairman [[Kevin J. Rooney|Kevin Rooney]] (with 3,548) defeated Democrat Brian Hubert (who earned 2,597 votes) and independent Diane Sobin (who earned 2,131) in a race for two three-year terms opened by mayor Joseph Fiorenzo and committeeman Richard Alnor deciding not to run for re-election. 56.61% of Wyckoff voters turned out for the election.<ref>{{cite web |title=2009 General Election Results |url=https://www.bergencountyclerk.org/election |website=bergencountyclerk.org |publisher=Bergen County Clerk |pages=102}}</ref> Both teams campaigned on improving committee openness, [[Smart growth|Smart Growth]], fiscal conservatism (with DePhillips and Rooney emphasizing [[shared services]]), and open-space preservation (though the Republicans qualified their support as for "economically prudent" preservation). Hubert and Sobin argued that their opponents were "late" to some of these issues (as Sobin, "...[while] point[ing] to her track record regarding open space...question[ed] her opponents' sincerity...saying that neither signed [the] petition to put a municipal open space tax on the ballot"), characterized them as part of the township's "entrenched" Republican establishment (saying they were "handpicked" by Republicans on the Township Committee), suggested there was a need for differing views on the committee, and specifically advocated for televised committee meetings. DePhillips and Rooney, meanwhile, contended that they brought fresh perspectives, were especially focused on responding to voters' concerns (as evidenced by their estimation that they "...knocked on 80 to 90 percent of doors in the township"), sought to "preserve the character" of Wyckoff, hoped to work closely with township schools, and stated that, "The suggestion is out there that we are...an extension of entrenched incumbents...[but] the incumbents had nothing to do with our running".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Loffredo |first1=Nicholas |title=Four Vie for Two Committee Seats |url=https://patch.com/new-jersey/wyckoff/four-vie-for-two-committee-seats |website=patch.com |publisher=Patch |date=September 30, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Loffredo |first1=Nicholas |title=Rooney, DePhillips Win Committee Seats |url=https://patch.com/new-jersey/wyckoff/rooney-dephillips-win-committee-seats |website=patch.com |publisher=Patch |date=November 3, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Pries |first1=Allison |title=GOP control hangs in balance in Wyckoff |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/505581626/?terms=kevin%20rooney%20wyckoff%20-%22to%20the%20editor%22&match=1 |website=newspapers.com |publisher=The Record |access-date=7 September 2023 |date=October 30, 2009}}</ref> ====2010==== In the June 2010 Republican primary, committeeman Rudy Boonstra, serving for the year as mayor, was challenged by Rev. Jeffrey Boucher, a pastor at Wyckoff's Powerhouse Christian Church, for nomination as the party's committee candidate in the general election. Boonstra touted his long history of volunteering and serving on committees in Wyckoff as well as his role in ongoing land-use agreements whereas Boucher pointed to his work growing Powerhouse and the "vision" a non-profit leader can bring to government. In April 2010, Boonstra formally protested Boucher's nominating petition with the county superintendent of elections, pointing out that not every signature had been individually witnessed and that the certifier had not been a Wyckoff resident at the time of validating the petition; Boucher characterized the legal challenge as "beneath him" and an attempt to, "...take the choice away from the people".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Nesi |first1=Chris |title=Republican challenge in Wyckoff begins on Day One |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/666749077/?terms=boonstra%20boucher%20wyckoff&match=1 |website=newspapers.com |publisher=Franklin Lakes/Oakland Suburban News |access-date=7 September 2023 |date=April 22, 2010}}</ref> Boonstra (with 1,020 votes) fended off Boucher (who earned 520 votes) in a primary that 34.77% of Wyckoff Republicans turned out for.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Loffredo |first1=Nicholas |title=Mayor Boonstra Challenged for GOP Nomination |url=https://patch.com/new-jersey/wyckoff/mayor-boonstra-challenged-for-gop-nomination |website=patch.com |publisher=Patch |date=April 12, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=2010 Primary Election Results |url=https://www.bergencountyclerk.org/election |website=bergencountyclerk.org |publisher=Bergen County Clerk |page=172}}</ref> In October 2010, Republican Tom Madigan, a prolific local volunteer and 12-year Ramapo Indian Hills Board of Education member, was appointed to serve for the remaining one year of what had been Republican committeeman Dave Connolly's term until his resignation.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Loffredo |first1=Nicholas |title=Madigan Appointed to Fill Vacant Township Committee Seat |url=https://patch.com/new-jersey/wyckoff/madigan-appointed-to-fill-vacant-township-committee-seat |website=patch.com |date=October 6, 2010 |publisher=Patch |quote="Madigan, a current member of the township recreation commission, will be sworn in next week at the governing body's work session. He will serve the remainder of Connolly's term, which runs through 2011. Boonstra, Rooney and DePhillips offered their congratulations to Madigan, a 27-year resident with a long history of volunteerism. Madigan, who has coached many sports within the township's Recreation Department in addition to his duties as a commission member, currently is a member of the Wyckoff-Midland Park Rotary Club and the Ramapo Music Parents Association and the Association of Parents, Teachers and Students at Ramapo. Earlier this year, he served as a representative of the rec commission on the Master Plan Committee. He served 12 years on the Ramapo Indian Hills Board of Education and has been active in supporting the Wyckoff Education Foundation. Madigan is a director of the Elizabeth "Bitsy" Madigan Scholarship Fund, which awards scholarships to RIH students, is a member of the John Paul II Foundation, and has participated as a host for the Rotary's Gift of Life program"}}</ref> Connolly, appointed to the committee in 2004, was the longest serving member currently on the committee at the time of his departure. Connolly's tenure included time as chairman of the finance committee and as the Environmental Commission liaison; he cited family priorities as his reason for resigning.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Loffredo |first1=Nicholas |title=Connolly: 'Time for Me to Focus on My Family' |url=https://patch.com/new-jersey/wyckoff/connolly-time-for-me-to-focus-on-my-family |website=patch.com |date=September 15, 2010 |publisher=Patch |quote="Dave Connolly's decision to step down from his Township Committee post was one he didn't make rashly, but was nevertheless necessary after careful consideration of his priorities. 'I've been agonizing for a long time," Connolly said, but "it's time for me to focus on my family.'...Connolly...had been the longest serving member of the Township Committee...First appointed to the governing body in 2004, Connolly has served two elected terms. His six-year tenure has included a variety of liaison and committee assignments, and he most recently chaired the Finance Committee and was the governing body's liaison to the Environmental Commission"}}</ref> In the November 2010 election, Republican committeeman Rudy Boonstra (with 3,691 votes) won re-election to a second term over Democratic challenger Henry Velez (who earned 2,086 votes). 34.77% of Wyckoff voters turned out for the election.<ref>{{cite web |title=2010 General Election Results |url=https://www.bergencountyclerk.org/election |website=bergencountyclerk.org |publisher=Bergen County Clerk |page=102}}</ref> During the campaign, Boonstra stressed his experience, touted his fiscal conservatism (including having successfully refunded $300,000 in surplus library funds to taxpayers), supported open-space preservation (specifically pointing to Russell Farms and Maple Lake), opposed high-density [[Council on Affordable Housing|COAH]] housing, pledged to align future projects like the Christian Health Care Center and ShopRite with Wyckoff's "small town charm", and advocated for pursuing grants to be used for township parks and recreation improvements; Velez promoted the proposed Christian Health Care Center as a "win-win" that provided open space as well as high-density senior housing, promised to address traffic and road safety issues, and expressed concern over Wyckoff's affordability — especially for seniors and individuals on a fixed income.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Weinberger |first1=Jodi |title=Committee campaigns stress experience, service |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/666604336/ |website=newspapers.com |publisher=Wyckoff Suburban News |access-date=7 September 2023 |date=October 21, 2010}}</ref> ====2011==== In the November 2011 election, Democratic committeeman Brian Scanlan and a Republican ticket of committeeman Tom Madigan and Zoning Board chairman Doug Christie competed for two seats on the committee.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Leggate |first1=James |title=Brian Scanlan and Doug Christie Win Committee Seats |url=https://patch.com/new-jersey/wyckoff/brian-scanlan-and-doug-christie-win-committee-seats |website=patch.com |publisher=Patch |date=November 9, 2011 |quote=Current Committeeman Brian Scanlan was re-elected and Zoning Board Chairman Doug Christie was elected to the Wyckoff Township Committee Tuesday, according to township officials}}</ref> Scanlan (with 2,589 votes) won re-election to his second term and Christie (with 2,179) won his first, denying Tom Madigan (who earned 1,921 votes) re-election. 37.61% of Wyckoff voters turned out for the election.<ref>{{cite web |title=2011 General Election Results |url=https://www.bergencountyclerk.org/election |website=bergencountyclerk.org |publisher=Bergen County Clerk |page=124}}</ref> During the campaign, Scanlan promoted his efforts to limit the municipal tax increase to 1.2% annually, supported shared services, touted his initiatives that included having Wyckoff participate in state sustainability programs and passing an ordinance allowing outdoor dining, and "strongly" endorsed the renewal of the Open Space Trust Fund via ballot measure. The Republicans stressed their fiscal conservatism as well as advocated for shared services; supported the Fair School Funding Plan (in opposition to New Jersey's equity-focused school funding formula),<ref>{{cite web |last1=Koruth |first1=Mary Ann |title=Senate approves bill to revisit how NJ's K-12 schools are funded |url=https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/education/2022/02/14/nj-senate-new-jersey-schools-k-12-funding/6786154001/ |website=northjersey.com |publisher=The Record |access-date=7 September 2023 |date=February 14, 2022 |quote=...the School Funding Reform Act of 2008...determines how much money is awarded to school districts every year...The amount of funding a school district should receive is calculated based on the cost per pupil — a calculation based on many factors related to individual student needs. This total amount is split between state and local revenue, based on the district’s capacity to raise taxes locally. The state is required to make up the difference}}</ref> which they claimed would have, "...increas[ed] Wyckoff's state education aid from 2 percent to over 15 percent"; and criticized how, "New Jersey Democrats forced Council on Affordable Housing mandates," which they pledged to, "...vigorously oppose...[to] fight to maintain Wyckoff's small-town charm".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Weinberger |first1=Jodi |title=Two committee seats, open space tax at stake |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/666608262/?terms=doug%20christie%20wyckoff%20-%22to%20the%20editor%22 |website=newspapers.com |publisher=Wyckoff Suburban News |access-date=7 September 2023 |date=October 27, 2011}}</ref> Madigan had appeared in court in October 2011 over allegations that he slapped a 17-year-old at a [[Ramapo High School (New Jersey)|Ramapo High School]] football game in 2010;<ref>{{cite web |last1=Leggate |first1=James |title=Ruling On Committeeman Assault Case Won't Come By Election |url=https://patch.com/new-jersey/wyckoff/township-committeeman-gets-his-day-in-court |website=patch.com |publisher=Patch |date=October 31, 2011 |quote=The judge hearing an assault case involving a Wyckoff Committeeman running for re-election next week said Monday that he will likely announce his findings in the case at the end of November. The ruling means the complaint against Comitteeman Thomas Madigan will not be resolved until after the election. Madigan and his attorney are defending him against a complaint that he allegedly assaulted a 17-year-old boy at a Ramapo High School football game last year}}</ref> in November 2011 (after the election) Madigan was found guilty of simple assault, but a [[New Jersey Superior Court|state superior court]] judge overturned this ruling in April 2012.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gerace |first1=Joseph |title=Madigan Appointed to Zoning Board Despite Scanlan Objection |url=https://patch.com/new-jersey/wyckoff/despite-scanlan-objection-madigan-appointed-to-zoning-board |website=patch.com |publisher=Patch |date=May 2, 2012 |quote=Madigan's future was uncertain within the township...Madigan got his day in court and was initially found guilt of simple assault last November, but a superior court judge overruled the decision last month}}</ref> ====2012==== In May 2012, former committeeman Tom Madigan was appointed to a one-year position on the township's zoning board. Committeeman Brian Scanlan, the lone Democrat serving at the time, was left out of appointment discussions despite being the liaison to the zoning board. Scanlan criticized "the absence of process" in the decision and suggested (while praising Madigan's record of volunteerism), "I would have liked to have cast a wider net in terms of filling this appointment," such as considering interested candidates who held post-graduate degrees in [[Urban planning|city planning]]; committeemen Doug Christie and Kevin Rooney defended Madigan by pointing to his "diligence" and how he, "understands the community...what we try to achieve here".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gerace |first1=Joseph |title=Madigan Appointed to Zoning Board Despite Scanlan Objection |url=https://patch.com/new-jersey/wyckoff/despite-scanlan-objection-madigan-appointed-to-zoning-board |website=patch.com |publisher=Patch |date=May 2, 2012 |quote=The Township...appointed former committeeman Thomas Madigan to...the Wyckoff Zoning Board...Brian Scanlan, the lone Democrat on the committee, said he was left out of the appointment process despite being...the liaison to the land use board...Scanlan...said two [other] candidates in particular had resumes that were noteworthy...Doug Christie...rebuked Scanlan, saying Madigan's appointment was apt...Kevin Rooney also strongly supported...Madigan, saying...Madigan's many positive qualities qualities were too hard to overlook}}</ref> In June 2012, Wyckoff received bids for its annual tree and leaf removal services that, in light of a busy season for tree companies, were (at the lowest) more than double the cost of the previous year. Afterwards, Republican committeeman Kevin Rooney (alongside Scott Fisher, head of the Wyckoff Department of Public Works) spearheaded a successful effort for the township to purchase its own tree-service machinery and, thereafter, run the operation internally via the DPW. Democratic committeeman Brian Scanlan, who helped arrange funding for the deal as a member of the finance committee, estimated that the initial investment would pay for itself over two years; Rooney speculated that with further investment in the program Wyckoff taxpayers could collectively save $100,000.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Weinberger |first1=Jodi |title=Officials' search for savings takes them off the beaten path |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/666915742 |website=newspapers.com |publisher=Suburban News - West |access-date=8 September 2023 |date=June 7, 2012}}</ref> In October 2012, the Township Committee passed an ordinance penalizing "objectionable public displays of behavior" with a $500 fine and up to 90-days imprisonment in an effort to preserve Wyckoff's "small-town charm". Some residents criticized the ordinance as vague, an overstep, and/or apt for litigation; township attorney Robert Landel, meanwhile, defended it, noting that most, "...undesirable behavior is handled as a disorderly persons offense," and the ordinance, "...is one more vehicle to write a summons".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Greene |first1=Rebecca |title=Proposal 'to combat unruly behavior' becomes law |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/666619066 |website=newspapers.com |publisher=Wyckoff Suburban News |access-date=8 September 2023 |date=October 25, 2012}}</ref> In the November 2012 election, Republican committeeman Kevin Rooney and political newcomer Haakon Jepsen, an analyst at Deutsche Bank, ran as a ticket against Democratic challenger and [[Wyckoff School District|Wyckoff public school]] teacher Eileen Avia for two seats on the committee; Republican mayor Chris DePhillips decided not to run for re-election.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Costa |first1=Christopher |title=Committee Candidate Hits Wyckoff Streets |url=https://patch.com/new-jersey/wyckoff/eileen-avia-meets-residents |website=patch.com |publisher=Patch |date=September 15, 2012}}</ref> When asked by the Wyckoff Suburban News what the "single most important issue facing residents" was, the Republicans replied that keeping taxes low was their main concern, saying, "Wyckoff has a winning fiscal record thanks to its long legacy of Republican leadership," and claiming they had the "vision" and "experience" necessary to maintain Wyckoff's history of, "...some of the lowest taxes and highest property values in Bergen County"; Avia also raised property taxes as the most important issue in the election, though she went on to caution against, "...attempting to reign in property taxes with overdevelopment," as she argued it could endanger Wyckoff's "small town feel", natural environment, and traffic safety as well as intensify trends she viewed as encapsulated in, "Overbuilding...[having] transformed our town center into a vast, paved lanscape with no aesthetic merit".<ref>{{cite web |title=Taxes, economy top issues in race for committee seats |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/666619077 |website=newspapers.com |publisher=Wyckoff Suburban News |access-date=8 September 2023 |date=October 25, 2012}}</ref> Jepsen additionally ran on "tapping into" Wyckoff's culture through programs and events and enhancing communication between Wykoffians and the committee,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gerace |first1=Joseph |title=Committee Candidate Jepsen Eyes Cost Control, Culture, Communication |url=https://patch.com/new-jersey/wyckoff/candidate-profile-haakon-jepsen |website=patch.com |publisher=Patch |date=October 23, 2012}}</ref> while Avia broached affordability issues for senior citizens, emphasized shared services and trimming the school budget, and supported increased police funding as well as, specifically, televised committee meetings.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gerace |first1=Joseph |title=For Committee Candidate Avia, Compassion and Volunteerism are Key |url=https://patch.com/new-jersey/wyckoff/eileen-avia-portrait |website=patch.com |publisher=Patch |date=October 17, 2012}}</ref> Rooney (with 5,129 votes) and Jepsen (with 4,721) defeated Avia (who earned 3,578 votes). 73.76% of Wyckoff voters turned out for the election.<ref>{{cite web |title=2012 General Election Results |url=https://www.bergencountyclerk.org/election |website=bergencountyclerk.org |publisher=Bergen County Clerk |page=119}}</ref> ====2013==== In June 2013, the Committee tabled an ordinance proposed by Democratic committeeman Brian Scanlan that would have banned smoking in public areas (such as parks, outside municipal buildings like firehouses and the library, and in municipal outdoor recreation areas) and also would have codified Board of Education policies prohibiting smoking outside schools. Some residents argued that the proposed ordinance was an overreach, both legally and in principle; the Committee decided the proposal would create an "unjustified burden" for adults while Republican committeeman Haakon Jepsen led criticism of the proposal amongst officials, saying, "The more I looked at it, the less I liked it," and Republican committeeman Kevin Rooney added, "Who are we trying to protect?".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ordinance to try to clear community's air is tabled |first1=Rebecca |title=Greene |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/666632705 |website=newspapers.com |publisher=Wyckoff Suburban News |access-date=10 September 2023 |date=June 13, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=McGinley |first1=Devin |title=Wyckoff Reintroduces Smoke Free Ordinance |url=https://patch.com/new-jersey/wyckoff/wyckoff-reintroduces-smoke-free-ordinance |website=patch.com |publisher=Patch |access-date=10 September 2023 |date=July 16, 2013}}</ref> In July 2013, a slightly different ordinance was reintroduced and, in August, passed — with its changes being the exclusion of parking lots and roadways into parks from the ban's purview as well as the addition of the newly-public Russell Farms Community Park and Larkin House properties.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Greene |first1=Rebecca |title=Smoking banned in all parks |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/666659866 |website=newspapers.com |publisher=Wyckoff Suburban News |access-date=10 September 2023 |date=August 15, 2013}}</ref> In the November 2013 election, Republican Committeeman Rudy Boonstra ran unopposed for re-election to his third term. He received 3,498 votes, with 44.61% of Wyckoff voters turning out for the election.<ref>{{cite web |title=2013 General Election Official Results - Final by District |url=https://www.bergencountyclerk.org/election |website=bergencountyclerk.org |publisher=Bergen County Clerk |pages=122}}</ref> Committeeman Kevin J. Rooney won the 2013 version of the [[Food Network]] series ''[[Chopped (TV series)|Chopped]]'', donating his $10,000 winnings to Oasis—A Haven for Women and Children based in [[Paterson, New Jersey|Paterson]].<ref>Herzog, Laura. [http://www.bergen.com/eat-and-drink/featured/serving-up-assistance-chopped-winner-kevin-rooney-of-wyckoff-helps-nonprofits-1.782968 "Serving Up Assistance: Chopped winner Kevin Rooney of Wyckoff helps nonprofits"], ''(201) magazine'', December 27, 2013. Accessed August 19, 2014. "Self-taught home cook and Wyckoff committeeman Kevin Rooney took his kitchen skills all the way to the top on Food Network's cooking competition show Chopped, which he won in 2013.... The former mayor donated the Chopped prize money to the Paterson nonprofit Oasis – A Haven for Women and Children."</ref> ====2014==== In the November 2014 election, Democratic committeeman Brian Scanlan (with 3,204 votes) and Republican mayor Doug Christie (with 2,808) won re-election (to their third and second terms, respectively) over Republican challenger — a member of the zoning board and owner of a Wyckoff small business, Yudin's Appliances — Susan Yudin (who earned 2,394 votes). 46.55% of Wyckoff voters turned out for the election.<ref>{{cite web |title=2014 General Election Final Results |url=https://www.bergencountyclerk.org/election |website=bergencountyclerk.org |publisher=Bergen County Clerk |page=108}}</ref> Scanlan campaigned on many of the same issues that he had raised in the 2011 race, but in 2014 he additionally touted how he was the first committee member to refuse the position's stipend, declined entry into the offered state pension plan, and turned down [[Police unions in the United States|PBA]] cards.<ref>{{cite web |title=Re-elect Brian D. Scanlan |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/666609975 |website=newspapers.com |publisher=Wyckoff Suburban News |access-date=8 September 2023 |date=October 23, 2014}}</ref> Yudin advocated for including a woman's perspective on the all-male committee and, after being defeated, vowed to, "'throw my hat in the ring' again".<ref>{{cite web |title=Democrat emerges as top vote-getter in GOP stronghold |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/666666402 |website=newspapers.com |publisher=Wyckoff Suburban News |access-date=8 September 2023 |date=November 13, 2014}}</ref> ====2015==== In June 2015, Wyckoff Board of Education and Zoning Board member John Carolan was appointed to the Township Committee following Republican committeeman Doug Christie's May 2015 resignation due to moving out of town.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hubbard |first1=Daniel |title=Board Of Education Trustee Appointed To Fill Vacant Wyckoff Committee Seat |url=https://patch.com/new-jersey/wyckoff/board-education-trustee-appointed-fill-vacant-wyckoff-committee-seat-0 |website=patch.com |publisher=Patch |date=June 2, 2015}}</ref> In June 2015, The Pulis Field Recreation Complex, an outdoor artificial turf field located behind the Wyckoff YMCA, was opened; its funding came from donations and fundraisers but mostly from the Wyckoff YMCA itself.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hubbard |first1=Daniel |title=Pulis Field Recreation Complex Kick-Off Celebration Is Wednesday |url=https://patch.com/new-jersey/wyckoff/pulis-field-recreation-complex-kick-celebration-wednesday-0 |website=patch.com |publisher=Patch |access-date=10 September 2023 |date=June 2, 2015}}</ref> Recently resigned committeeman Doug Christie declared that the committee's work to construct the field was his proudest accomplishment, saying, "...when I became mayor in 2013, I brought everyone together and it started to happen".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Greene |first1=Rebecca |title=Christie resigns; to relocate |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/666620434 |website=newspapers.com |publisher=Wyckoff Suburban News |access-date=10 September 2023 |date=May 7, 2015}}</ref> In September 2015, the township committee unanimously approved allocating $300,000 from the Municipal Open Space Fund to light the complex. Given these upgrades, residents of the nearby 55-plus community, Spring Meadow, voiced concerns about noise and light pollution as well as traffic congestion; the president of the Wyckoff Environmental Commission, Harriet Shugarman, suggested that while, "...open space funds can be used on recreation, she hoped it would be used in the future to preserve open space".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Greene |first1=Rebecca |title=Committee OKs $300K for lights |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/666677576 |website=newspapers.com |publisher=Wyckoff Suburban News |access-date=10 September 2023 |date=October 8, 2015}}</ref> In March 2018, the township committee renamed one field in the complex (previously called Pulis Field 3) to Ben Landel Memorial Field in honor of a Wyckoff 18 year old (and son of Robert Landel, the township attorney) who died in January following a nine-month battle with an aggressive cancer, [[NUT carcinoma|NUT midline carcinoma]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Stoltz |first1=Marsha |title=Wyckoff to honor late Ramapo High athlete Ben Landel with field dedication |url=https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/wyckoff/2018/03/12/wyckoff-honor-athlete-ben-landel-field-dedication/411560002/ |website=northjersey.com |publisher=The Record |access-date=10 September 2023 |date=March 12, 2018}}</ref> In the June 2015 Republican primaries, mayor Kevin Rooney and 2014 candidate Susan Yudin ran unopposed for nomination as the party's general election Township Committee ticket;<ref>{{cite web |title=2015 Primary Election Final Results |url=https://www.bergencountyclerk.org/election |website=bergencountyclerk.org |publisher=Bergen County Clerk |page=186}}</ref> Republican committeeman Haakon Jepsen decided not to run for a second term.<ref>{{cite web |title=Township Committee Minutes |url=https://www.wyckoff-nj.com/node/96/minutes/2015 |website=wyckoff-nj.com |publisher=Township of Wyckoff |access-date=10 September 2023 |date=December 15, 2015}}</ref> Former Republican committeeman Tom Madigan, meanwhile, gathered signatures for a petition to run as an independent in the November competition.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hubbard |first1=Daniel |title=Republican Challenges Independent's Bid For Wyckoff Committee Seat |url=https://patch.com/new-jersey/wyckoff/republican-challenged-wyckoff-committee-seat-independent-0 |website=patch.com |publisher=Patch |date=June 10, 2015}}</ref> Yudin launched a failed effort to invalidate this petition (and thereby remove Madigan from the general election ballot), alleging, in a number of suits that eventually reached state superior court, that Madigan had not personally witnessed each signature.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hubbard |first1=Daniel |title=Judge Denies Wyckoff Candidate's Request To Halt Ballot Printing |url=https://patch.com/new-jersey/wyckoff/judge-denies-wyckoff-candidates-request-halt-ballot-printing-0 |website=patch.com |publisher=Patch |date=September 1, 2015}}</ref> Upon Yudin's motion being denied, Madigan characterized her actions as amounting to a, "...baseless claim that she should be permitted to run unopposed," and stated that because, "...Yudin had a high-priced Bergen County Republican Organization lawyer while I was my own counsel," the suit's failure was, "...a win for the little guy".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Greene |first1=Rebecca |title=Court rules petition by independent OK |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/667286743 |website=newspapers.com |publisher=Suburban News - East |access-date=10 September 2023 |date=August 13, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Greene |first1=Rebecca |title=GOP candidate's challenge of independent's nominating petition snagged |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/666626526 |website=newspapers.com |publisher=Wyckoff Suburban News |access-date=10 September 2023 |date=September 17, 2015}}</ref> In the November 2015 general election, Susan Yudin and mayor Kevin Rooney as Republicans and Tom Madigan as an independent competed for two three-year terms while Republican committeeman John Carolan ran unopposed for election to the remaining two years of the term he been appointed to in June. Rooney (with 1,996 votes) and Madigan (with 1,735) won re-election and election over Yudin (who earned 1,295 votes); John Carolan also won election, earning 1,792 votes, while 26.99% of Wyckoff voters turned out for the election.<ref>{{cite web |title=2015 General Election Final Results |url=https://www.bergencountyclerk.org/election |website=bergencountyclerk.org |publisher=Bergen County Clerk |page=96}}</ref> When asked by the media what the most important issue facing Wyckoff was, Carolan responded that maintaining fiscally-conservative local government and using his position to nurture a positive community through "...programs that advocate outstanding schools, wellness, acceptance, and recreation," were most critical; Madigan brought up taming property taxes (the increase in which he blamed, partially, on the township receiving little state aid) through shared services and relying on local volunteers; Rooney cited an impetus to face "increasing challenges from...unfunded state and county mandates, [[Council on Affordable Housing|COAH]] housing obligations, increased traffic...and [decaying] infrastructure," while championing Wyckoff's sense of community; and Yudin raised keeping taxes low as her primary objective, which she believed could be achieved through, "...more transparency in [local] government," such as, "Televising meetings of the Township Committee and land use boards, advertising for open positions in township jobs and vacancies on boards...[banning] [[nepotism]] in township jobs, and rotating the position of mayor among all Township Committee members".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Greene |first1=Rebecca |title=3 vie for governing body's 2 full terms; 1 seeking an unexpired term |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/666608862 |website=newspapers.com |publisher=Wyckoff Suburban News |access-date=10 September 2023 |date=September 17, 2015}}</ref> ====2016==== In the November 2016 election, Republican committeeman Rudy Boonstra ran unopposed for his fourth term and earned 5,665 votes. 76.43% of Wyckoff voters turned out for the election.<ref>{{cite web |title=2016 General Election Official Results |url=https://www.bergencountyclerk.org/election |website=bergencountyclerk.org |publisher=Bergen County Clerk |page=123}}</ref> ====2017==== At the January 2017 reorganization meeting, the Committee selected Republican Rudy Boonstra to act as mayor for the year, passing over Democrat Brian Scanlan despite his never having been selected (though he was entering his ninth year on the body) and the fact that he had served as deputy mayor in 2016 (a role which, in seven of the prior 10 years, resulted in the serving member being chosen as mayor the following year). According to local media, skipping over Scanlan for the position was part of continued efforts by, "The committee's four Republican members...to relegate Scanlan to minor committees and subordinate roles," and resulted in a year of residential protests,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Stoltz |first1=Marsha |title=Wyckoff's first governing Democrat in 75 years resigns on Election Day |url=https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/wyckoff/2019/11/05/wyckoff-nj-first-democrat-75-years-resigns-township-committee/4168172002/ |website=northjersey.com |publisher=The Record}}</ref> including Wyckoffians submitting [[Letter to the editor|letters-to-the-editor]] to [[Patch Media|patch.com]] and The Record.<ref>{{cite web |last1=McGowan |first1=Joseph |title='Denying Scanlan The Mayorship Was Egregious,' Resident Says |url=https://patch.com/new-jersey/wyckoff/denying-scanlan-mayorship-was-egregious-resident-says |website=Patch.com |date=August 10, 2017 |publisher=Daniel Hubbard}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Terry |first1=Margaret |title=Letter: Sad state of affairs in Wyckoff |url=https://www.northjersey.com/story/opinion/readers/2017/01/26/letter-sad-state-affairs-wyckoff/97094506/ |website=northjersey.com |publisher=The Record}}</ref> Eventually, in July 2017, Wyckoff resident Steve Joern submitted a petition (with over 900 Wyckoffians' signatures) to the township committee that proposed a ballot question be added to the November election which would have asked residents if a nonpartisan subcommittee should be established to explore alternative methods for selecting the mayor, "...including a direct election...by the voters of Wyckoff".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Stoltz |first1=Marsha |title=Boonstra weights in on Wyckoff mayor study |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/501858481 |website=newspapers.com |publisher=The Record |access-date=11 September 2023 |date=August 11, 2017}}</ref> In August, the committee voted to deny the ballot question's addition but, in response, immediately created a subcommittee of Scanlan and independent committeeman Tom Madigan to investigate Wyckoff's electoral options. After one of the three scheduled subcommittee meetings transpired and the mayor-selection process had become a local election issue, Scanlan stated, "It's clear to me that [the Republicans] don't want to consider any alternatives to the current system," while Madigan retorted, "Brian Scanlan obviously is not putting his partisanship aside".<ref name="Dems want change. GOP? Not so much">{{cite web |last1=Stoltz |first1=Marsha |title=Dems want change. GOP? Not so much |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/501785398 |website=newspapers.com |publisher=The Record |access-date=11 September 2023 |date=November 4, 2017}}</ref> In January 2018, the Madigan-Scanlan subcommittee released its report, making three recommendations — the most crucial of which proposed eliminating the deputy mayor position and the expectations it sets. The subcommittee agreed that fundamentally changing the township-government structure to a different one appropriate for Wyckoff's size would grant too much power to the mayor and/or town manager; Scanlan, however, included his hopes for non-partisan elections in the report and suggested passing an ordinance to have the mayoral selection tied to which committee member had received the most votes in the previous election, whereas Madigan praised the current form of government, suggesting it incubated sufficiently bipartisan elections.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Stoltz |first1=Marsha |title=Wyckoff study: Eliminate deputy mayor post |url=https://www.newspapers.com/ |website=newspapers.com |publisher=Suburban News - South |access-date=11 September 2023 |date=January 11, 2018}}</ref> Also at the January 2017 reorganization meeting, the Committee appointed Republican Timothy Shanley to fill the seat expiring in December 2018 that had been held by committeeman Kevin Rooney until he resigned from office to fill the vacant Assembly seat that had been held by [[Scott Rumana]].<ref>Stoltz, Marsha. [http://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/wyckoff/2017/04/01/wyckoff-dems-gop-announce-township-committee-slates/99881056/ "Wyckoff Dems, GOP announce Township Committee slates"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', April 1, 2017. Accessed January 3, 2018. "Rooney, a lifelong Wyckoff resident and county committeewoman since 1986, is the daughter of former mayor Henry Shotmeyer Jr. She is married to Kevin Rooney, who resigned as Wyckoff's mayor in December after he was chosen to serve out the remainder of Scott T. Rumana's term in the state Assembly.... Shanley, who was appointed to replace Rooney when he resigned, is running to serve out Rooney's unexpired term."</ref><ref>[https://www.wyckoff-nj.com/sites/wyckoffnj/files/minutes/tc_january_1_2017_-_reorganization_meeting.pdf Reorganization Meeting Minutes January 1, 2017], Township of Wyckoff. Accessed January 3, 2018. "Appointment by Township Committee of new Township Committee person to fill the unexpired term of Kevin J. Rooney. Committeeman Boonstra made a motion to appoint Timothy E. Shanley to the unexpired term of Kevin J. Rooney."</ref> In the November 2017 election, four candidates — Republican candidate Hayley Rooney (the wife of former-committeeman and then-assemblyman Kevin Rooney) and committeeman John Carolan as well as Democratic newcomer Melissa Rubenstein and committeeman Brian Scanlan — ran for two three-year terms on the committee, whereas Republican committeeman Tim Shanley and Democratic challenger Carla Pappalardo competed for the remaining one year of the term Shanley had been appointed to in January; the three Democrats ran under the slogan "One Wyckoff". Scanlan (with 3,340 votes) was elected to his fourth term while Rubenstein (with 2,893) defeated Carolan (who earned 2,809 votes) and Rooney (who earned 2,788); provisional ballots had to be counted because of how close Rubenstein and Carolan's vote totals were. Meanwhile, Shanley (with 2,983 votes) defeated Pappalardo (who earned 2,894). 49.72% of Wyckoff voters turned out for the election.<ref>{{cite web |title=2017 General Election Official Results |url=https://www.bergencountyclerk.org/election |website=bergencountyclerk.org |publisher=Bergen County Clerk |page=130}}</ref> The township's election procedures emerged as campaign issues in 2017, as Scanlan (despite sitting on a subcommittee responsible for delivering a report on the subject in December) and Pappalardo called for Wyckoff to change its government from partisan to [[Non-partisan democracy|non-partisan]] as well as for having residents directly elect the mayor; the opposing ticket and other local Republicans criticized changing the township government in any way, arguing that Bergen County towns with non-partisan governments (such as [[Ridgewood, New Jersey|Ridgewood]] and [[Hackensack, New Jersey|Hackensack]]) are "dysfunctional", have a high tax rate, and are "some of the worst run towns in New Jersey".<ref name="Dems want change. GOP? Not so much"/> The Democrats additionally supported videotaping committee meetings<ref>{{cite web |last1=Clark |first1=Roger |title=Letters - Support for the "One Wyckoff" team |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/667371795 |website=newspapers.com |publisher=Suburban News - South |access-date=11 September 2023 |date=May 25, 2017}}</ref> while Rubenstein individually advocated for full-day kindergarten throughout the township.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Stoltz |first1=Marsha |title=Wyckoff Dems, GOP announce Township Committee slates |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/503273686 |website=newspapers.com |publisher=The Record |access-date=11 September 2023 |date=April 2, 2017}}</ref> The Record characterized the competition for the partisan balance of power on the committee as "a noisy contest" while mayor Rudy Boonstra said, "...passions [were] running...high".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Stoltz |first1=Marsha |title=Wyckoff GOP, Dems battling for committee power |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/501782689 |website=newspapers.com |publisher=The Record |access-date=11 September 2023 |date=November 3, 2017}}</ref> Democrats saw wins throughout the state in 2017, but Rubenstein and Pappalardo claimed the party's success in Wyckoff had "more to do with" Scanlan and his legacy; Rubenstein called her win a "Brian victory" while Pappalardo said that Wyckoff is, "...still a Republican stronghold. Brian was the engine, and I was the caboose"; Scanlan, instead, believed Democrats' local gains were a backlash against, "...partisanship at the national level".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Stoltz |first1=Marsha |title=Wyckoff Democrat makes history with win |url=https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/wyckoff/2017/11/08/wyckoff-democrat-makes-history-win/845053001/ |website=northjersey.com |publisher=The Record |access-date=11 September 2023 |date=November 8, 2017}}</ref> ====2018==== At the January 2018 reorganization meeting, committeeman Brian Scanlan was unanimously chosen as Wyckoff's first Democratic mayor and no deputy mayor was selected.<ref>Sobko, Katie. [http://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/wyckoff/2017/01/01/wyckoff-ignores-tradition-keep-post-mayor-republican/96063238/ "Wyckoff ignores tradition to keep post of mayor Republican"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', January 1, 2017. Accessed January 3, 2018. "The Township Committee bucked tradition and named Rudolf Boonstra the mayor for 2017 at its reorganization meeting Sunday afternoon.Typically, the deputy mayor becomes the mayor but many suspected a change in policy because the deputy mayor, Brian Scanlan, is the first and only Democrat elected to the committee in 75 years."</ref> Rubenstein, Scanlan's running mate, was also sworn in, becoming the second Democrat in over 80 years, second woman, and first Jewish person to serve on the committee.<ref name=Record2018>Stolz, Marsha. [http://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/wyckoff/2018/01/01/wyckoff-makes-history-first-democratic-mayor-and-first-female-democrat/971217001/ "Wyckoff makes history with first Democratic mayor and first female Democrat"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', January 1, 2018. Accessed January 3, 2018. "In a year in which Democrats saw gains across the country, Melissa Rubenstein – the committee's first Jewish member and second Democrat to be elected in 84 years – was sworn to her first term by Township Clerk Joyce Santimauro surrounded by husband Sam and children Jillian and Lucas.... In an unprecedented turn of events, Scanlan was then nominated to the mayoral post by Republican Committeeman Thomas Madigan. The one-year post, typically shared among the five committee members, has eluded Scanlan since he became the first Democrat elected to the committee in 75 years in 2008."</ref> During the 2018 election cycle, three candidates — incumbent Republican Tim Shanley and incumbent Tom Madigan (who, after running as an independent in 2015, now filed as a Republican) as well as Democratic challenger Carla Pappalardo — ran for two seats on the township committee. In November, Shanley (with 5,107 votes) was elected to his first full term and Madigan (with 4,667) was re-elected to his second consecutive term, defeating Pappalardo (who earned 3,705 votes). 68.61% of Wyckoff voters turned out for the election.<ref>{{cite web |title=Official 11-6-2018 General Election Results |url=https://www.bergencountyclerk.org/election |website=bergencountyclerk.org |publisher=Bergen County Clerk |page=132}}</ref> Pappalardo was endorsed by Congressman and Wyckoff-resident [[Josh Gottheimer]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hubbard |first1=Daniel |title=Rep. Gottheimer Endorses Carla Pappalardo for Wyckoff Council |url=https://patch.com/new-jersey/wyckoff/rep-gottheimer-endorses-carla-pappalardo-wyckoff-council |website=patch.com |date=October 31, 2018 |publisher=Patch |quote="Rep. Josh Gottheimer has endorsed Democrat Carla Pappalardo for election to the Township Council. Gottheimer, a first-term congressional Democrat from Wyckoff who is running for re-election, said he was 'thrilled' to support Pappalardo."}}</ref> mayor Brian Scanlan, and Wyckoff-resident Steve Joern, who launched a petition to rethink the township's electoral processes in 2017; in his endorsement, Joern wrote that, "...if Carla Pappalardo is elected...she will help move [the petition's goals] forward...she will respond to the many voices in Wyckoff asking to be heard, including on the mayoral vote issue".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Joern |first1=Steve |title=Support for Pappalardo for Township Committee |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/667363757 |website=newspapers.com |publisher=Suburban News - South |access-date=14 September 2023 |date=October 18, 2018}}</ref> In a letter-to-the-editor submitted to patch.com, Pappalardo stated that her platform consisted of efficient spending, improved water quality, and increased committee transparency through televised meetings — which she claimed her opponents opposed — as well as through ending "political board appointments" and "nepotism"; in the letter Pappalardo also said, "If elected, I look forward to working closely with Rudy Boonstra, Tim Shanley, Melissa Rubenstein, and Brian Scanlan and creating a high functioning team".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Pappalardo |first1=Carla |title=Why I Am Running For Wyckoff Township Committee |url=https://patch.com/new-jersey/wyckoff/why-i-am-running-wyckoff-township-committee |website=patch.com |publisher=Patch |access-date=14 September 2023 |date=October 19, 2018}}</ref> This prompted Republican committeeman Rudy Boonstra to compose his own letter-to-the-editor where he responded, "I feel her statement...is a bit presumptuous as we do not know each other...[and] she has not attended one Township Committee meeting this year," going further to allege that, "...at a recent Ramapo Indian Hills Board Of Education meeting...she referred to Wyckoff as, 'a cheap-a** Dutch town'," which he interpreted, "...as an ethnic slur aimed at me and members of my family who have served Wyckoff well for decades in numerous capacities".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Boonstra |first1=Rudy |title=Why would a Township Committee Candidate say that? |url=https://patch.com/new-jersey/wyckoff/why-would-township-committee-candidate-say |website=patch.com |date=October 25, 2018 |publisher=Patch}}</ref> ====2019==== In April 2019 the Township Committee approved the 2019 municipal budget, which included $307,150 in funding that was partially dedicated to establishing the technology necessary to record future meetings and make them available online.<ref>{{cite web |title=Township Committee Work Session Minutes |url=https://www.wyckoff-nj.com/node/96/minutes/2019 |website=wyckoff-nj.com |publisher=Township of Wyckoff |access-date=7 September 2023 |date=April 16, 2019 |quote=The Township Committee will consider and adopt its 2019 Municipal Budget this evening. Ms. Rubenstein is particularly pleased that the budget includes technology and safety improvements specifically, cameras at the parks and playgrounds and funds to improve the infrastructure such as roads. The budget will also include funding for a video camera system to record the meetings which is expected to be implemented by the end of June.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=ORDINANCE #1877 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/640061756/?terms=wyckoff%20video%20committee%20meeting%20&match=1 |website=newspapers.com |publisher=The Ridgewood News |access-date=7 September 2023 |date=April 19, 2019}}</ref> In May 2019, Committeewoman Melissa Rubenstein, who had been elected in 2017 as a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]], switched her party affiliation to [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]].<ref>Stoltz, Marsha A. [https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/wyckoff/2019/05/01/political-party-switch-leaves-wyckoff-nj-committee-one-democrat/3627590002/ "Political party switch leaves Wyckoff committee with one Democrat"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', May 1, 2019. Accessed October 11, 2019. "Melissa Rubenstein, the first elected Jewish township committee member and the second woman, has switched her party affiliation from Democrat to Republican."</ref> In June 2019, a controversy emerged over whether Wyckoff should fly the [[Rainbow flag (LGBT)|gay pride flag]] at town hall. Republican Mayor Tom Madigan denied calls from residents and local activists, including a petition with over 1000 signatures and a 100-person rally, citing concerns that flying the flag could create a public forum where the town could be forced to recognize any cause.<ref>{{cite news |title=Calls for Gay Pride flag to fly at Wyckoff Town Hall |url=https://www.fox5ny.com/news/calls-for-gay-pride-flag-to-fly-at-wyckoff-town-hall |access-date=August 16, 2021 |publisher=Fox 5 New York}}</ref> A year later, in June 2020, Republican Mayor Tim Shanley led the township committee in flying the pride flag on a pole near the library on the same municipal lot as town hall; Republican committeeman Rudy Boonstra abstained from the flag-raising ceremony, and Shanley accused Madigan, now a committeeman, of saying he "wanted no ceremony," and "to strike 'proudly' from the resolution supporting the cause when we passed it this year".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Stoltz |first1=Marsha |title=Wyckoff raises flag to celebrate Pride Month, but not without controversy |url=https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/wyckoff/2020/06/01/wyckoff-nj-raises-pride-month-flag-but-not-without-controversy/5300542002/ |access-date=August 16, 2021 |publisher=northjersey.com |date=June 1, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Stoltz |first1=Marsha |title=Wyckoff to launch Pride Month by raising rainbow flag after committee refused to last year |url=https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/wyckoff/2020/05/30/wyckoff-nj-raise-pride-flag-after-committee-refused-last-year/5282687002/ |access-date=August 16, 2021 |publisher=northjersey.com}}</ref> In the November 2019 election, Republican committeeman Rudy Boonstra (with 2,530 votes) won re-election to his fifth term over Democratic challenger David Mangot (who earned 1,415 votes). 30.71% of Wyckoff voters turned out for the election.<ref>{{cite web |title=2019 General Election Results |url=https://www.bergencountyclerk.org/election |website=bergencountyclerk.org |publisher=Bergen County Clerk |pages=93}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Hubbard |first1=Daniel |title=Here Are Wyckoff's Democratic And Republican Committee Candidates |url=https://patch.com/new-jersey/wyckoff/here-are-wyckoffs-democratic-republican-committee-candidates |website=patch.com |publisher=Patch |date=June 4, 2019}}</ref> Democratic committeeman Brian Scanlan resigned on election day in November 2019 with a year remaining in his fourth term; he cited a desire to work on a national climate change agenda, reflecting the environmental causes he had championed during his tenure. Mayor Tom Madigan said of the resignation that he was "surprised" and "disappointed" because he believed Scanlan announced on election day "to upstage both local candidates".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Stoltz |first1=Marsha |title=Wyckoff's first governing Democrat in 75 years resigns on Election Day |url=https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/wyckoff/2019/11/05/wyckoff-nj-first-democrat-75-years-resigns-township-committee/4168172002/ |website=northjersey.com |quote="Brian Scanlan, the first Democrat elected to the Township Committee in 75 years, resigned on Election Day with a year left in his fourth term. In a telephone interview on Tuesday, Scanlan, who was first elected in 2008, said he resigned to devote more time to environmental issues...Mayor Thomas Madigan said he was 'disappointed' Scanlan announced his resignation on Election Day 'to upstage both local candidates'"}}</ref> In December 2019, Beth Fischer was chosen to fill Scanlan's seat for the remaining one year of what had been his term; this was the first time two women served simultaneously on Wyckoff's township committee (the other being Melissa Rubenstein), and Fischer (who was, at the time, commissioner of the Wyckoff Environmental Commission) pledged to carry on Scanlan's legacy of environmental activism.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Stoltz |first1=Marsha |title=Wyckoff names Beth Fischer to fill open seat; two women on committee for first time |url=https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/wyckoff/2019/12/06/two-women-serve-first-time-wyckoff-nj-township-committee/2622224001/ |website=northjersey.com |quote="Beth Fischer was named on Thursday to fill the Township Committee seat vacated by Democrat Brian Scanlan. It is the first time two women will serve simultaneously on the township's five-member governing body...Fischer will fill out the final year of Scanlan's term. Scanlan was the first Democrat elected to the committee in 74 years when he won his first term in 2008. He resigned on Election Day this year, citing his interest in devoting more time to environmental causes, one of his hallmark interests while serving on the committee. Fischer pledged to continue that concern"}}</ref> ====2020==== In November 2020, Republican Peter Melchionne won election to his first term and Republican committeewoman Melissa Rubenstein won re-election to her second term (with 6,269 and 6,342 votes, respectively) over the Democratic slate — Lisa Eidel and committeewoman Beth Fischer (who earned 4,548 and 4,717 votes).<ref>{{cite web |last1=Samuels |first1=Montana |title=Wyckoff Township Committee Welcomes New Members |url=https://patch.com/new-jersey/wyckoff/watch-wyckoff-township-committee-welcomes-new-members |website=patch.com|date=January 4, 2021 }}</ref> When campaigning, Fischer touted her history of volunteerism, commitment to environmental issues, and an effective first year on the committee;<ref>{{cite web |last1=Samuels |first1=Montana |title=Wyckoff Township Committee Election Profile: Elizabeth Fischer |url=https://patch.com/new-jersey/wyckoff/wyckoff-township-committee-election-profile-elizabeth-fischer |website=patch.com |date=October 26, 2020 |publisher=Patch |quote="I’m a longtime volunteer in Wyckoff and I’ve worked hard to keep it clean, green, safe, and healthy...My running mate, Lisa Eidel, and I are committed to pedestrian and bike safety, clean drinking water, and protecting the environment while keeping taxes low. Open space and historic preservation are also important to us...In my first year on the Township Committee, I have successfully worked with my colleagues to approve a budget which resulted in a tax decrease, while still providing improvements such as road repaving, enhanced school safety, and recreational facility upgrades. I'm also proud to have supported raising the Pride Flag in town".}}</ref> Eidel asserted a need for differing perspectives on the committee (especially in light of Rubenstein's party switch) and to focus on urban planning;<ref>{{cite web |last1=Samuels |first1=Montana |title=Wyckoff Township Committee Election Profile: Lisa Eidel |url=https://patch.com/new-jersey/wyckoff/wyckoff-township-committee-election-profile-lisa-eidel |website=patch.com |date=October 26, 2020 |publisher=Patch |quote="Because I believe that there has been an imbalance in Wyckoff’s governing body. A balanced municipal government operates in the best interest of ALL residents, not the self-interest of the few. I think I can make a positive change in our community while helping to bring that balance to Wyckoff...In short, I’d say Urban Planning. In order for our town to remain the great place it is and desirable for all residents, we need to know what is important to everyone. Urban planning is both the development of open land and the revitalization of existing parts of Wyckoff. It is important to balance economic growth, environmental sensitivity, and aesthetic appeal...The fundamental difference is that Beth Fischer and I believe that every resident should be represented and have input into the decisions made by our municipal government. We believe that shared power provides the catalyst to improving our town because both sides can bring ideas to the table where they can be discussed and bi-partisan decisions can be made...The current office holder has failed our community by switching political parties mid-term. Elected as a Democrat, it was early into her 2nd year (of a 3 year term) that Melissa Rubenstein became a Republican. Wyckoff Republicans on the Township Committee do not seem content with having a majority. Why else would they feel the need to ask Dems to switch party affiliation?"}}</ref> Melchionne claimed, "Our opponents want to change Wyckoff the town we call home" and promised, instead, to improve and maintain fundamental aspects of the township like local businesses, recreation, and safety;<ref>{{cite web |last1=Samuels |first1=Montana |title=Wyckoff Township Committee Election Profile: Peter Melchionne |url=https://patch.com/new-jersey/wyckoff/wyckoff-township-committee-election-profile-peter-melchionne |website=patch.com |date=October 27, 2020 |publisher=Patch |quote="Our opponents want to change Wyckoff the town we call home. We will continue the progress of why so many call Wyckoff home and continue to move it in the right direction...Improving recreational facilities, parks and pedestrian walkways, maintaining open space, ensuring school and public safety, supporting first responders, improving recreational facilitates, parks and walkways, support local business, and continue the investment in road resurfacing"}}</ref> and Rubenstein similarly stated that, "Our opponents believe that Wyckoff needs to change" and she named utilities quality and reliability as her chief concern.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Samuels |first1=Montana |title=Wyckoff Township Committee Election Profile: Melissa Rubenstein |url=https://patch.com/new-jersey/wyckoff/wyckoff-township-committee-election-profile-melissa-rubenstein |website=patch.com |date=October 27, 2020 |publisher=Patch |quote="Our opponents believe that Wyckoff needs to change. We believe that Wyckoff is a strong, inclusive community that generations of residents have grown up in and moved back to. Our shared Wyckoff values have allowed us to persevere even through unprecedented times such as these...The single most pressing issue facing Wyckoff is the reliability and quality of the utilities mandated by the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities. Through litigation, outreach to the board and via our state level elected officials we will continue to press the BPU and the utility companies to provide the level of service our residents deserve"}}</ref> Additionally, Eidel received attention for her social advocacy, including playing a leading role in pushing Wyckoff to fly the gay pride flag and speaking at a June 2020 "rally for equality" that was organized after a local Chinese restaurant was vandalized with racially-charged graffiti; at the rally, Eidel stated, "I'm a gay woman with two Black sons in a white community...if I don't stand up to the fact that there's racism in this town, who is going to?". Fischer was the only committee member to attend the rally, and Eidel alleged that Republican mayor Tim Shanley had been asked twice by organizers to speak at the event — but that he failed to answer.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ference |first1=Madeline |title=Hate has no home here - Wyckoff rallies in response to bias crime at New Gourmet Garden Chinese restaurant |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/678532544 |website=newspapers.com |publisher=Suburban News - South |access-date=14 September 2023 |date=June 25, 2020}}</ref> Upon Melchionne's taking office in January 2021, Wyckoff had an all-Republican township committee for the first time since 2009.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Stoltz |first1=Marsha |title=Political party switch leaves Wyckoff committee with one Democrat |url=https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/wyckoff/2019/05/01/political-party-switch-leaves-wyckoff-nj-committee-one-democrat/3627590002/ |website=northjersey.com |quote="Rubenstein's decision leaves one Democrat on the five-member committee — Brian Scanlan, her running mate in 2017" [Scanlan was replaced by Beth Fischer, meaning she was the only Democrat on the committee when she lost in 2020]}}</ref> ====2021==== In August 2021 the township committee voted to move Wyckoff Board of Education elections from November to April, claiming that, in part because April elections would allow residents a direct vote on the school budget, the move would increase Board of Education transparency and accountability. The Board President criticized the committee's vote as a "highly political" decision that would "adversely affect the quality of education in Wyckoff", and others cited concerns about lower voter turnout in April elections.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Stoltz |first1=Marsha |title=Wyckoff Township Committee moves school elections to April, angering school board leader |url=https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/wyckoff/2021/08/25/wyckoff-nj-schools-spring-elections-move-upsets-school-board-president/8240030002/ |website=Northjersey.com |access-date=16 December 2021}}</ref> In September 2021, the Wyckoff Board of Education voted to move the election back to November.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Stoltz |first1=Marsha |title=Wyckoff's first Democrat committee member resigns |url=https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/wyckoff/2022/12/02/wyckoff-nj-committeewoman-democrat-melissa-rubenstein-resigns/69697171007/ |website=northjersey.com |quote="During her year as mayor, the Township Committee became involved in the public furor over the Board of Education's handling of the suspension of its middle school principal. The Township Committee voted in August 2021 to move the school board's elections from November to April 'to ensure improved communication' and 'full transparency'...The Board of Education responded by voting to move the April elections back to November the following month"}}</ref> In September 2021, former chairman of the Bergen County Republican Organization Committee Bob Yudin launched a write-in campaign against Republican township committeeman Tom Madigan. Yudin argued that Madigan's role in moving the Wyckoff Board of Education elections from November to April was "a blatant attempt to reduce the voter turnout so Madigan and his minions will have a better chance to put their people into office", and he also attacked Madigan's character by citing a dismissed 2010 complaint that charged him with slapping a 17-year-old.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Stoltz |first1=Marsha |title=Ex-Bergen GOP chairman launches write-in campaign for Township Committee in Wyckoff |url=https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/wyckoff/2021/09/14/wyckoff-nj-bob-yudin-seek-unseat-tom-madigan/8318735002/ |website=Northjersey.com |access-date=16 December 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Stoltz |first1=Marsha |title=Wyckoff council incumbents survive write-in challenge |url=https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/politics/elections/2021/11/05/wyckoff-nj-township-committee-election-shanley-madigan-top-results/6286646001/ |website=Northjersey.com |access-date=16 December 2021}}</ref> In November 2021, Madigan (with 4,130 votes) was re-elected to his third consecutive term and Republican committeeman Tim Shanley (with 5,292) won re-election to his second while 1,291 write-in votes were cast in opposition. 51.91% of Wyckoff voters turned out for the election<ref>{{cite web |title=2021 General Election Results by Precinct |url=https://www.bergencountyclerk.org/election |website=bergencountyclerk.org |publisher=Bergen County Clerk |page=149}}</ref> and no Democrats ran.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Samuels |first1=Montana |title=Wyckoff Council Election Results: Shanley, Madigan Lead |url=https://patch.com/new-jersey/wyckoff/wyckoff-township-council-election-results-2021 |website=Patch|date=November 3, 2021 }}</ref> ====2022==== In the November 2022 election, Republican committeeman Rudy Boonstra ran unopposed for his sixth term and earned 4,867 votes. 55.64% of Wyckoff voters turned out for the election.<ref>{{cite web |title=OFFICIAL 2022 General Election by Precinct |url=https://www.bergencountyclerk.org/election |website=bergencountyclerk.org |publisher=Bergen County Clerk |page=94}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Williamson |first1=Logan |title=Wyckoff 2022 Voter Guide: What You Need To Know |url=https://patch.com/new-jersey/wyckoff/wyckoff-2022-voter-guide-what-you-need-know |website=Patch|date=October 31, 2022 }}</ref> ====2023==== In January 2023, Scott Fisher, the former manager of the township's public works department, was appointed to fill the seat expiring in December 2023 that had been held by Melissa Rubenstein until she resigned from office the previous month.<ref>Stoltz, Marsha A. [https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/wyckoff/2022/12/02/wyckoff-nj-committeewoman-democrat-melissa-rubenstein-resigns/69697171007/ "Wyckoff’s first Democrat committee member resigns"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', December 2, 2022.Accessed January 2, 2023. "Melissa Rubenstein, the township's first Democratic committeewoman and second woman mayor, resigned effective immediately Friday, citing demands of 'family and career.'"</ref><ref>Stoltz, Marsha A. [https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/wyckoff/2023/01/18/wyckoff-nj-former-public-works-scott-fisher-manager-township-committee/69816098007/ "Former public works manager sworn in as newest Wyckoff committee member"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', January 18, 2023. Accessed July 20, 2023. "Scott Fisher, the township's retired public works manager, was sworn in as the newest member of the Township Committee on Tuesday at Township Hall. He succeeds Melissa Rubenstein, who resigned on Dec. 2 citing family conflicts. It is the first time the governing body has been all-male and all-Republican since Rubenstein was elected in 2017."</ref> At the 2023 Ramapo Indian Hills Board of Education reorganization meeting, Republican committeeman Tom Madigan was called upon by board president Judith Sullivan; he stated that the newly constituted parents' rights majority on the Board was, "a breath of fresh air" and that, "...voters will be 'well served'".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Stoltz |first1=Marsha |title='Dumpster fire': New Ramapo Indian Hills trustees start term with changes |url=https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/oakland/2023/01/11/dumpster-fire-ramapo-indian-hills-new-trustees-start-with-changes/69792705007/ |website=northjersey.com |publisher=The Record |date=January 11, 2023}}</ref> In the November 2023 election, Republican committeeman Scott Fisher (with 3,094 votes) was elected to his first full term on Wyckoff's township committee while fellow Republican committeeman Peter Melchionne (with 3,039) was re-elected to his second. 34.81% of Wyckoff turned out for the election<ref>{{cite web |title=OFFICIAL 2023 General Election Results - by District |url=https://www.bergencountyclerk.gov/Election/ |website=bergencountyclerk.org |publisher=Bergen County Clerk |access-date=26 November 2023 |page=564}}</ref> and both candidates ran unopposed.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lissner |first1=Caren |title=Ramapo-Indian Hills School Board Race Gets Heated |url=https://patch.com/new-jersey/wyckoff/wyckoff-commitee-election-unopposed-school-board-may-bring-heat |website=patch.com |publisher=Patch |access-date=26 November 2023 |date=October 19, 2023 |quote=For the five-member Township Committee, Republicans Peter Melchionne (see profile below) and Scott A. Fisher are running to retain their seats. They faced no challengers in the Republican primary and still face none in the Nov. 7 general election.}}</ref> ====2024==== In January 2024, Roger Lane was unanimously approved to replace Scott Fisher on the township committee (through the November 2024 election) following Fisher's resignation "due to recent family matters" earlier in the month.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Stoltz |first1=Marsha |title=Wyckoff Township Committee member resigns after one year in office |url=https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/wyckoff/2024/01/02/wyckoff-township-committee-member-scott-fisher-resigns-after-one-year/72082619007/ |website=northjersey.com |publisher=The Record |access-date=2 February 2024 |date=January 2, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=2024.01.29 Township Committee Special Meeting |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2RnZavV5u4 |website=youtube.com |publisher=Wyckoff Township Committee |access-date=2 February 2024 |pages=00:04:00–00:04:40 |format=Video |date=January 29, 2024}}</ref> Lane had previously served on the [[Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District#Board of education|Ramapo Indian Hills Board of Education]] from 1999 to 2002 and was a [[New Milford, New Jersey|New Milford]] councilman, and later mayor, throughout the 1980s.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Stoltz |first1=Marsha |title=Wyckoff taps former New Milford Mayor Roger Lane for Township Committee |url=https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/wyckoff/2024/02/06/wyckoff-names-former-new-milford-mayor-to-township-committee/72490731007/ |website=northjersey.com |publisher=The Record |access-date=8 February 2024 |date=February 6, 2024}}</ref> Throughout spring 2024, Wyckoff Republicans campaigned in the lead up to a competitive June primary determining who would represent the party in the November township committee races — one race for two new three-year terms on the township committee and another to decide who would serve out the remaining two years of what had been Scott Fisher's term. In the two-seat contest, incumbent committeeman and former mayor Tim Shanley ran as a slate with Drita McNamara (head of the [[New Jersey's 40th legislative district|District 40]] Republican committee and chairwoman of Wyckoff's delegation within the Bergen County Republican Organization) against the team of incumbent committeeman and former mayor Tom Madigan and Wyckoff Republican Club vice president Mae Bogdansky, whose husband was a member of the [[Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District|Ramapo Indian Hills Board of Education]] at the time. In the latter race, Christopher Joachim, a longtime Wyckoff volunteer firefighter, joined Shanley and McNamara's ticket to run against Roger Lane, who had served on the committee since his appointment in January, as Lane campaigned alongside Madigan and Bogdansky. The Shanley, McNamara, and Joachim team was endorsed by the Bergen County Republican Organization and appeared on ballots' first column (the "[[Elections in New Jersey#County line|party line]]" that tends to boost candidates) whereas Madigan, Bogdansky, and Lane organized alternatively as "Republicans for Wyckoff" and appeared on the second column, having been endorsed by Wyckoff mayor Pete Melchionne and committeeman Rudy Boonstra. [[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]] speculated that the local party split, especially between Madigan and Shanley who previously ran together in 2018 and 2021, was connected to cultural divides and potential "Concern about officials blurring the line that traditionally separates education and municipal government" — pointing to how Madigan and Bogdansky actively supported [[Parental rights movement|parents' rights]] board of education members, frequently speaking at meetings, and how Madigan campaigned, in his words, as a "believer in family values."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Stoltz |first1=Marsha |title=Alternate GOP committee slate wins primary in Wyckoff |url=https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/wyckoff/2024/06/05/alternate-gop-committee-slate-wins-primary-in-wyckoff/73983881007/ |website=northjersey.com |publisher=The Record |access-date=7 June 2024 |date=June 5, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Stoltz |first1=Marsha |title=Wyckoff Republicans duke it out for November party line in contested June primary |url=https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/wyckoff/2024/04/23/wyckoff-nj-republicans-contested-june-primary-election/73414465007/ |website=northjersey.com |publisher=The Record |access-date=5 June 2024 |date=April 23, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=JUMP THE LINE....Vote COLUMN 2 |url=https://republicansforwyckoff.com/ |website=republicansforwyckoff.com |publisher=Republicans For Wyckoff |access-date=5 June 2024}}</ref> During an interview with radio station [[WKXW|New Jersey 101.5]], Bogdansky said of divisions amongst Wyckoff Republicans that their opponents and local allies were, "...running under the platform of bringing the community together, yet they're not doing it...we have this little swamp growing...but we're gonna [[drain the swamp|drain it]] really quick."<ref>{{cite web |title=Mae Bogdansky - with Bill Spadea on 101.5 AM radio |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbwH7ru3ONs |website=youtube.com |publisher=Republicans For Wyckoff |access-date=5 June 2024 |date=June 3, 2024}}</ref> Shanley's slate advocated for more-fiscally-conservative municipal borrowing and debt management plus increased communication between the committee and Wyckoff residents, ultimately framing their message as, "...keep[ing] the traditions of Wyckoff that have united us, and...bring[ing] us back to our roots and toward a better more unified tomorrow,"<ref>{{cite web |title=Vote Column 1 |url=https://www.facebook.com/ShanleyMcNamaraJoachim/posts/pfbid0xmJHfWqB3K4RsCfPjxGiZRFnXttSSvi29ZAX1g9QwJmoRb843VCTijAtR8DtbbBUl |website=facebook.com |publisher=Shanley, McNamara & Joachim for Wyckoff |access-date=5 June 2024 |date=May 31, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Wyckoff Needs Real Conservative Republicans |url=https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=122132754578248925&set=a.122110058132248925 |website=facebook.com |publisher=Shanley, McNamara & Joachim for Wyckoff |access-date=5 June 2024 |date=June 3, 2024}}</ref> while Madigan's ticket focused on increased school and pedestrian safety as well as support for first responders, replying to their opponent's statement that: "To say Wyckoff needs change or has lost {{sic|i|t's}} values is insulting. The spirit of Wyckoff is strong...Our slate stands proud of Wyckoff's rich history."<ref>{{cite web |title=Republicans for Wyckoff - Vote Column 2 |url=https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=122127871730254376&set=a.122107420262254376 |website=facebook.com |publisher=Republicans For Wyckoff |access-date=5 June 2024 |date=May 18, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Vote Column 2 |url=https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=122132017136254376&set=a.122101874618254376 |website=facebook.com |publisher=Republicans For Wyckoff |access-date=5 June 2024 |date=May 31, 2024}}</ref> In the June 2024 primary, Madigan (with 1,171 votes) and Bogdansky (with 1,167) defeated Shanley (who earned 950 votes) and McNamara (who earned 894), while Lane (with 1,140 votes) bested Joachim (who earned 934 votes).<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wildstein |first1=David |title=Incumbent loses in Wyckoff GOP split; Torricelli's '88 opponent returns |url=https://newjerseyglobe.com/local/incumbent-loses-in-wyckoff-gop-split-torricellis-88-opponent-returns/ |website=newjerseyglobe.com |publisher=New Jersey Globe |access-date=5 June 2024 |date=June 5, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=OFFICIAL 2024 Primary Election District Report |url=https://www.bergencountyclerk.gov/election |website=bergencountyclerk.gov |publisher=Bergen County Clerk |access-date=25 June 2024 |page=591}}</ref> In the November 2024 election, Mae Bogdansky, the Republican who defeated incumbent committeeman Tim Shanley to be the party's nominee, was elected (with 6,464 votes) to her first term on Wyckoff's township committee, while Republican committeeman Tom Madigan was elected (with 6,162) to his fourth consecutive term; they faced no Democratic opponents, but were challenged by independent candidate Sabaudin Skenderi (who earned 1,272 votes). Meanwhile, Republican committeeman Roger Lane was elected (with 6,570 votes) to serve the remaining two years of what had been Scott Fisher's term; he had no opponents on the ballot.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cattafi |first1=Kristie |title=Bergen County voters will find a dozen independents on November ballot |url=https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/bergenfield/2024/06/17/bergen-county-voters-will-find-a-dozen-independents-on-november-ballot/74101773007/ |website=northjersey.com |publisher=The Record |access-date=11 April 2025 |date=June 17, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=OFFICIAL 2024 General Election District Report |url=https://www.bergencountyclerk.gov/_Content/pdf/ElectionResult/2024%20General%20District%20Report(2).pdf |website=bergencountyclerk.gov |publisher=Bergen County Clerk |access-date=11 April 2025 |page=426 |date=November 18, 2024}}</ref> ====2025==== In December 2024, the Township Committee assembled for a special meeting and voted 3-1-1 to suspend Pamela Steele, who had been Wyckoff's [[Tax assessment|tax assessor]] since 1994. Committeeman Tom Madigan introduced and approved the motion, Rudy Boonstra and Roger Lane joined Madigan in approving, Pete Melchionne (who was mayor at the time) was absent due to pending personal tax negotiations with the township, and committeeman Tim Shanley was the lone vote against firing Steele — citing a legal memo the committee reviewed, which led Shanley to believe the action was illegal. Initially there was no explanation given for suspending Steele's position as Wyckoff's tax assessor.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Stoltz |first1=Marsha |title=Wyckoff suspends 30-year tax assessor without explanation at special meeting |url=https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/wyckoff/2024/12/10/wyckoff-nj-suspends-tax-assessor-30-years-without-explanation/76900636007/ |website=northjersey.com |publisher=The Record |access-date=13 April 2025 |date=December 10, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Lissner |first1=Caren |title=Wyckoff Votes To Suspend Longtime Tax Assessor: Report |url=https://patch.com/new-jersey/wyckoff/wyckoff-votes-suspend-longtime-tax-assessor-report |website=patch.com |publisher=Patch |access-date=13 April 2025 |date=December 13, 2024}}</ref> A week later, Wyckoff's labor attorney filed a petition with the county and state divisions of taxation to officially remove Steele from her role. This petition revealed that Steele was being suspended for working remotely following a lung cancer diagnosis, which the township alleged resulted in Steele being unable to meet with residents about tax issues "for an extended period of years," delaying property assessments for up to six years, and, overall, falling "woefully short of what is required for her position," thus causing "the loss of significant tax revenue to the Township." Following her suspension, Steele called the decision "an illegal, unlawful action," saying: "The allegations are unsupported and baseless" and "I will respond to their allegations through the appropriate channels."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Stoltz |first1=Marsha |title=Petition reveals why Wyckoff suspended township tax assessor |url=https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/wyckoff/2024/12/17/wyckoff-nj-suspended-township-tax-assessor/77006458007/ |website=northjersey.com |publisher=The Record |access-date=13 April 2025 |date=December 17, 2024}}</ref> In January 2025, the New Jersey Division of Taxation and the Association of Municipal Tax Assessors (a labor union) filed complaints against Wyckoff over Steele's firing. The Division of Taxation then ordered the township to rescind the resolution passed on December 10, 2024, that first suspended Steele, declaring that their division, under the [[New Jersey Department of the Treasury|New Jersey Treasury Department]], had sole jurisdiction over firing municipal assessors in New Jersey and that the resolution was "an attempt to circumvent" this process. Over the following two weeks, the Township Committee did not respond publicly, having formally refused to rescind the same resolution on December 31.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Stoltz |first1=Marsha |title=Wyckoff ordered to rescind resolution to suspend longtime tax assessor |url=https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/wyckoff/2025/01/28/wyckoff-nj-ordered-rescind-resolution-suspend-tax-assessor/77971151007/ |website=northjersey.com |publisher=The Record |access-date=13 April 2025 |date=January 28, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Attrino |first1=Anthony |title=N.J. town suspended me after cancer diagnosis, tax assessor says in lawsuit |url=https://www.nj.com/bergen/2025/02/nj-town-suspended-me-after-cancer-diagnosis-tax-assessor-says-in-lawsuit.html |website=nj.com |publisher=NJ.com |access-date=13 April 2025 |date=February 9, 2025}}</ref> On February 6, 2025, Steele filed a whistleblower lawsuit against Wyckoff and its mayor, Rudy Boonstra. In this lawsuit, Steele claimed she was allowed to work from home following her diagnosis in December 2021 through August 2024, at which point she was told to return to working in-person; she then appealed for more time working remotely and, over her tenure, had asked for raises in-line "with what other employees in her position had gotten." Ultimately the lawsuit claimed that the township had "subjected [her] to clear retaliation" by firing her after these requests.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lissner |first1=Caren |title=I Was Suspended After Cancer Diagnosis, Says Wyckoff Tax Assessor |url=https://patch.com/new-jersey/wyckoff/i-was-suspended-after-cancer-diagnosis-says-wyckoff-tax-assessor |website=patch.com |publisher=Patch |access-date=17 April 2025 |date=February 10, 2025}}</ref> ===Federal, state and county representation=== Wyckoff is in the 5th Congressional District<ref name=PCR2012>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/2012-congressional-districts/njcd-2011-plan-components-county-mcd.pdf Plan Components Report], [[New Jersey Redistricting Commission]], December 23, 2011. Accessed February 1, 2020.</ref> and is part of New Jersey's 40th state legislative district.<ref name=Districts2011>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/2011-legislative-districts/towns-districts.pdf Municipalities Sorted by 2011-2020 Legislative District], [[New Jersey Department of State]]. Accessed February 1, 2020.</ref><ref name=LWV2019>[https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/5bae63366fd2b2e5b9f87e5e/5d30f0a94a82c66427e564d2_2019_CitizensGuide.pdf ''2019 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government''], New Jersey [[League of Women Voters]]. Accessed October 30, 2019.</ref><ref>[https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/districts/districtnumbers.asp#40 Districts by Number for 2011–2020], [[New Jersey Legislature]]. Accessed January 6, 2013.</ref> {{NJ Congress 05}} {{NJ Senate}} {{NJ Legislative 40}} {{NJ Bergen County Freeholders}} ===Politics=== {| border = “2” |+ Wyckoff vote<br> by party in presidential elections |- style="background:lightgrey;" ! Year ! [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] ! [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] ! [[Third party (United States)|Third Parties]] |- |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2024 United States presidential election|2024]]<ref name="2024Results">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2024/2024-official-general-results-president-bergen.pdf|title = Presidential - November 5, 2024 - General Election Results - Bergen County}}</ref> |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|43.9% ''4,661'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''53.0%''' ''5,628'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|2.1% ''189'' |- |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2020 United States presidential election|2020]]<ref name="2020Results">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2020/2020-official-general-results-us-senate-bergen.pdf|title = Presidential - November 3, 2020 - General Election Results - Bergen County}}</ref> |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|47.59% ''5,458'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''50.69%''' ''5,814'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.73% ''198'' |- |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2016 United States presidential election|2016]]<ref name="uselectionatlas.org">{{Cite web|url=https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/index.html|title = Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections}}</ref> |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|41.73% ''4,078'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''53.79%''' ''5,257'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|4.48% ''438'' |- |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2012 United States presidential election|2012]]<ref name="uselectionatlas.org"/> |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|34.85% ''3,178'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''64.34%''' ''5,867'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.81% ''74'' |- |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2008 United States presidential election|2008]]<ref name="uselectionatlas.org"/> |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|39.73% ''3,903'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''59.56%''' ''5,851'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.70% ''69'' |- |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2004 United States presidential election|2004]]<ref name="uselectionatlas.org"/> |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|36.36% ''3,459'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''62.97%''' ''5,990'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.66% ''63'' |- |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2000 United States presidential election|2000]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bergencountyclerk.org/Services/25|title=Bergen County Clerk - Historical Election Results}}</ref> |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|35.68% ''3,075'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''61.18%''' ''5,273'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|3.14% ''271'' |- |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1996 United States presidential election|1996]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87716898/bergen-county-nj-election-results/|title=Bergen County, NJ election results, 1996 and others|newspaper=The Record|date=November 7, 1996|page=22}}</ref> |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|33.47% ''2,547'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''60.76%''' ''4,623'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|5.77% ''439'' |- |} As of March 2011, there were a total of 11,809 registered voters in Wyckoff Township, of which 2,203 (18.7% vs. 31.7% countywide) were registered as [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]], 4,504 (38.1% vs. 21.1%) were registered as [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]] and 5,099 (43.2% vs. 47.1%) were registered as [[Unaffiliated (New Jersey)|Unaffiliated]]. There were 3 voters registered as [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarians]] or [[Green Party (United States)|Greens]].<ref name=VoterRegistration>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2011-bergen-co-summary-report.pdf Voter Registration Summary - Bergen], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed December 24, 2013.</ref> Among the township's 2010 Census population, 70.7% (vs. 57.1% in Bergen County) were registered to vote, including 97.7% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 73.7% countywide).<ref name=VoterRegistration/><ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTP7.ST16?slice=GEO~0400000US34 GCT-P7: Selected Age Groups: 2010 - State -- County Subdivision; 2010 Census Summary File 1 for New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212202223/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTP7.ST16?slice=GEO~0400000US34 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed December 24, 2013.</ref> In the [[2020 United States presidential election|2020 presidential election]], Republican [[Donald Trump]] received 5,814 votes (50.7% vs. 41.2% countywide), ahead of Democrat [[Joe Biden]] with 5,458 votes (47.6% vs. 57.7% countywide) and other candidates with 198 votes (1.7% vs. 1.1% countywide), among the 11,470 ballots cast by the township's 14,075 registered voters, for a turnout of 81.5% (vs. 75.1% in Bergen County).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bergencountyclerk.org/election/|title = Bergen County Clerk - Election}}</ref><ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2020/2020-official-general-result-ballotscast-bergen.pdf Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast November 3, 2020 General Election Results Bergen County], [[New Jersey Department of State]], updated December 18, 2020. Accessed March 15, 2022.</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2016|2016 presidential election]], Republican Donald Trump received 5,257 votes (53.8% vs. 41.1% countywide), ahead of Democrat [[Hillary Clinton]] with 4,078 votes (41.7% vs. 54.2%) and other candidates with 442 votes (4.5% vs. 4.6%), among the 9,888 ballots cast by the township's 12,937 registered voters, for a turnout of 76.4% (vs. 72.5% in Bergen County).<ref>[http://www.bergencountyclerk.org/_Content/pdf/elections/BC-Statement-of-Vote-Book-11-08-2016.pdf Presidential November 8, 2016 General Election Results - Bergen County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, November 8, 2016. Accessed May 24, 2020.</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2012|2012 presidential election]], Republican [[Mitt Romney]] received 5,871 votes (64.0% vs. 43.5% countywide), ahead of Democrat [[Barack Obama]] with 3,183 votes (34.7% vs. 54.8%) and other candidates with 68 votes (0.7% vs. 0.9%), among the 9,168 ballots cast by the township's 12,430 registered voters, for a turnout of 73.8% (vs. 70.4% in Bergen County).<ref>[http://njelections.org/2012-results/2012-presidential-bergen.pdf Presidential November 6, 2012 General Election Results - Bergen County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207211248/http://njelections.org/2012-results/2012-presidential-bergen.pdf |date=December 7, 2013 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, March 15, 2013. Accessed December 24, 2013.</ref><ref>[http://njelections.org/2012-results/2012-ballotscast-bergen.pdf Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast November 6, 2012 General Election Results - Bergen County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207211038/http://njelections.org/2012-results/2012-ballotscast-bergen.pdf |date=December 7, 2013 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, March 15, 2013. Accessed December 24, 2013.</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2008|2008 presidential election]], Republican [[John McCain]] received 5,851 votes (59.3% vs. 44.5% countywide), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 3,903 votes (39.6% vs. 53.9%) and other candidates with 55 votes (0.6% vs. 0.8%), among the 9,860 ballots cast by the township's 12,085 registered voters, for a turnout of 81.6% (vs. 76.8% in Bergen County).<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-bergen.pdf 2008 Presidential General Election Results: Bergen County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed December 24, 2013.</ref><ref name=Results2008>[http://dng.northjersey.com/media_server/tr/smaps/2008/electionresults2008/att/North_Jersey_election_results_95.html 2008 General Election Results for Wyckoff], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]''. Accessed August 10, 2011.</ref> In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2013|2013 gubernatorial election]], Republican [[Chris Christie]] received 75.0% of the vote (3,958 cast), ahead of Democrat [[Barbara Buono]] with 24.0% (1,267 votes), and other candidates with 1.0% (52 votes), among the 5,342 ballots cast by the township's 11,974 registered voters (65 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 44.6%.<ref name=2013Elections>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-results-governor-bergen.pdf |title=Governor - Bergen County |date=January 29, 2014 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref><ref name=2013VoterReg>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-ballotscast-bergen.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 5, 2013 - General Election Results - Bergen County|date=January 29, 2014 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref> In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2009|2009 gubernatorial election]], Republican Chris Christie received 1,905 votes (50.3% vs. 45.8% countywide), ahead of Democrat [[Jon Corzine]] with 1,608 votes (42.4% vs. 48.0%), Independent [[Chris Daggett]] with 213 votes (5.6% vs. 4.7%) and other candidates with 24 votes (0.6% vs. 0.5%), among the 3,791 ballots cast by the township's 6,975 registered voters, yielding a 54.4% turnout (vs. 50.0% in the county).<ref>[http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-bergen.pdf 2009 Governor: Bergen County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207010131/http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-bergen.pdf |date=December 7, 2013 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed December 24, 2013.</ref> ==Education== The [[Wyckoff School District]] serves public students in [[pre-kindergarten]] through [[eighth grade]].<ref>[https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=18318674eb7b4588824e6a5923cd8a79 Wyckoff Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification], Wyckoff School District. Accessed July 15, 2022. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten (special education) through eight in the Wyckoff Township School District. Composition: The Wyckoff Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Wyckoff Township."</ref> As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of five schools, had an enrollment of 1,932 students and 179.2 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 10.8:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3418360&DistrictID=3418360 District information for Wyckoff Township Public School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 15, 2022.</ref> Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the [[National Center for Education Statistics]]<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3418360 School Data for the Wyckoff School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 15, 2022.</ref>) are Calvin Coolidge Elementary School,<ref>[https://coolidge.wyckoffps.org/o/coolidge Calvin Coolidge Elementary School], Wyckoff School District. Accessed July 15, 2022.</ref> with 289 students in grades K-5, Abraham Lincoln Elementary School,<ref>[https://lincoln.wyckoffps.org/o/lincoln Abraham Lincoln Elementary School], Wyckoff School District. Accessed July 15, 2022.</ref> with 304 students in grades K-5, Sicomac Elementary School,<ref>[https://sicomac.wyckoffps.org/o/sicomac Sicomac Elementary School], Wyckoff School District. Accessed July 15, 2022.</ref> with 297 students in grades PreK-5, George Washington Elementary School<ref>[https://washington.wyckoffps.org/o/washington George Washington Elementary School], Wyckoff School District. Accessed July 15, 2022.</ref> with 346 students in grades K-5 and Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School,<ref>[https://eisenhower.wyckoffps.org/o/eisenhower Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School], Wyckoff School District. Accessed July 15, 2022.</ref> with 672 students in grades 6–8.<ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/03/5920 School Performance Reports for the Wyckoff Township Public School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed April 3, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/5920 New Jersey School Directory for the Wyckoff School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref> Calvin Coolidge School, located at 420 Grandview Avenue, is an [[elementary school]] which opened in 1932 as a six-room K–6 school and has been expanded several times over the years. Eisenhower Middle School was approved in 1960 and dedicated 1963. Since 1993, Eisenhower has served grades 6 to 8. Abraham Lincoln School was dedicated in 1953 on land purchased in 1950. Sicomac School was completed in 1967. George Washington School was constructed as an 11-room brick building on the site where the previous school had burned down. In the 2003–2004 school year, Eisenhower Middle School was recognized with the [[National Blue Ribbon Schools Program|National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence Award]] from the [[United States Department of Education]], the highest honor that an American school can achieve.<ref>[http://www2.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/2003-schools.pdf#page=8 2003 No Child Left Behind – Blue Ribbon Schools], [[United States Department of Education]]. Accessed December 24, 2013.</ref> Public high school students from Wyckoff in [[ninth grade|ninth]] through [[twelfth grade]]s attend the schools of the [[Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District]], which also serves students from [[Franklin Lakes, New Jersey|Franklin Lakes]] and [[Oakland, New Jersey|Oakland]].<ref>[https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=fe00aa80407b4789890b24592a36dfb6 Ramapo Indian Hills Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification], [[Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District]]. Accessed March 16, 2020. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades nine through twelve in the Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District. Composition: The Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Franklin Lakes, Oakland, and Wyckoff."</ref><ref>[https://www.nj.gov/education/pr/1415/narrative/03/4300/000.html Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District 2015 Report Card Narrative], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed March 16, 2020. "The Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District serves students from Franklin Lakes, Oakland, and Wyckoff in a comprehensive two-campus setting. Students from the three communities may choose which of the two high schools they wish to attend for their four-year high school experience."</ref> Students entering the district as freshmen have the option to attend either of the district's high schools, subject to a choice made during eighth grade.<ref>Van Dusen, Matthew. [https://web.archive.org/web/20140610175920/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-145302229.html "Ramapo-Indian Hills schools chief to retire."], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', October 24, 2007. Accessed March 16, 2020. "Later, parents of Oakland students protested their lack of choice, and students in Wyckoff, Franklin Lakes and Oakland can now attend either school."</ref><ref>[https://www.rih.org/academics/guidance/8th_grade_school_choice Eighth Grade School Choice], [[Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District]]. Accessed March 16, 2020. "All eighth grade students from Franklin Lakes, Oakland, and Wyckoff may choose to attend the high school of their choice...."</ref> Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the [[National Center for Education Statistics]]<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3413560 School Data for the Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed November 1, 2019.</ref>) are [[Indian Hills High School (New Jersey)|Indian Hills High School]], located in Oakland<ref>[https://indianhills.rih.org/ Indian Hills High School], Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District. Accessed July 15, 2022.</ref> (919 students) and [[Ramapo High School (New Jersey)|Ramapo High School]], located in Franklin Lakes<ref>[https://ramapo.rih.org/ Ramapo High School], Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District. Accessed July 15, 2022.</ref> (1,285 students).<ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/03/4300 School Performance Reports for the Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed April 3, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/4300 New Jersey School Directory for the Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref> The high school district's nine-member [[board of education]] oversees the operation of the district; seats on the board are allocated based on population, with four of the nine seats allocated to Wyckoff.<ref>[https://www.rih.org/board_of_ed/board_members Board Members], [[Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District]]. Accessed March 16, 2020. "The Board of Education is comprised of nine citizens who are elected by the public in the November general election. Each member serves a three year term. Representatives are elected from each of the constituent districts based on population. Currently, there are four representatives from Wyckoff, three from Oakland and two from Franklin Lakes."</ref> The first public school building in the township was a one-room schoolhouse constructed on Wyckoff Avenue in 1869 and used until 1906. Prior to 1929, high school students attended [[Paterson Central High School]] in [[Paterson, New Jersey|Paterson]], before the [[Board of Education]] voted to send students to [[Ramsey High School (New Jersey)|Ramsey High School]] in [[Ramsey, New Jersey|Ramsey]] instead.<ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1954/09/05/archives/enrollments-tax-schools-in-bergen-auxiliary-rooms-are-being.html "Enrollments Tax Schools in Bergen; Auxiliary Rooms Are Being Converted for Classes and Construction Is Pushed"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', September 4, 1954. Accessed December 24, 2013. "How soon this plant will be ready is problematical, but there is pressure in the fact that Wyckoff and Franklin Lakes students will not be accepted at Ramsey High School after the fall of 1956."</ref> Franklin Lakes, Oakland and Wyckoff (FLOW district) approved the creation of a regional high school in 1954 by a vote of 1,060 to 51, with Ramapo High School (in Franklin Lakes) opened in 1957 and Indian Hills High School in 1960.{{citation needed|date=December 2013}} 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, New Jersey|Hackensack]], and the [[Bergen County Technical High School, Teterboro Campus|Bergen Tech campus in Teterboro]] or [[Bergen County Technical High School, Paramus Campus|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.<ref>[http://bcts.bergen.org/index.php/about-us About Us] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014000910/http://bcts.bergen.org/index.php/about-us |date=October 14, 2013 }}, [[Bergen County Technical Schools]]. Accessed December 24, 2013.</ref><ref>[https://bcts.bergen.org/index.php/admissions Admissions] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305034226/https://bcts.bergen.org/index.php/admissions |date=March 5, 2017 }}, [[Bergen County Technical Schools]]. Accessed December 29, 2016.</ref> Eastern Christian Middle School (ECMS) is a private Christian school with about 200 students in grades 6–8 that is a part of the Eastern Christian School Association.<ref>[http://www.easternchristian.org/schools/middle-school Middle School], Eastern Christian School Association. Accessed November 13, 2013.</ref> Saint Elizabeth School serves children grades Pre-K–8, with an average of 30 kids in each grade and operates under the supervision of the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark]].<ref>[http://catholicschoolsnj.org/elementary/bergen-elementary/ Bergen County Catholic Elementary Schools] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151026021711/http://catholicschoolsnj.org/elementary/bergen-elementary/ |date=October 26, 2015 }}, [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark]]. Accessed April 4, 2016.</ref> The school was recognized in 2011 with the [[National Blue Ribbon Schools Program|National Blue Ribbon Award of Excellence]] by the [[United States Department of Education]].<ref>[http://sainte-school.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/School-Information.pdf School Information], Saint Elizabeth School. Accessed April 4, 2016.</ref> ==Emergency services== ===Fire department=== Wyckoff has a fire department that was founded in 1907 and consists of three companies.<ref>[http://www.wyckofffire.com History], Wyckoff Fire Department. Accessed March 21, 2015.</ref> {| class=wikitable |- valign=bottom ! Company ! Address ! Apparatus |- | Wyckoff Fire Department Company #1 ||1 Scott Plaza ||Battalion 1, R242, E234, E235, TL241, Rescue Boats |- | Wyckoff Community Engine Company #2 || 178 Wyckoff Avenue|| Battalion 2, E231, E232, |- | Sicomac Engine Company #3 ||428 Sicomac Avenue||Battalion 3, E233, E236 |} ===Ambulance and police departments=== Wyckoff has its own volunteer ambulance corps. It was established in 1926 and responded to over 1,000 calls in 2014.<ref>[http://www.wyckoffambulance.org About Us], Wyckoff Ambulance Corps. Accessed March 21, 2015.</ref> Wyckoff Police Department was established in 1922 and operates on a 24-hour basis.<ref>[http://www.wyckoffpolice.org History], Wyckoff Police Department. Accessed March 21, 2015.</ref> ==Transportation== [[File:2021-08-08 16 09 17 View south along New Jersey State Route 208 from the overpass for Bergen County Route S93 (Russell Avenue) in Wyckoff Township, Bergen County, New Jersey.jpg|thumb|right|[[New Jersey Route 208|Route 208]] southbound in Wyckoff]] ===Roads and highways=== {{As of|2010|5}}, the township had a total of {{convert|92.04|mi}} of roadways, of which {{convert|77.02|mi}} were maintained by the municipality, {{convert|12.60|mi}} by Bergen County and {{convert|2.42|mi}} by the [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]].<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/mileage_Bergen.pdf Bergen County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], May 2010. Accessed November 13, 2013.</ref> [[New Jersey Route 208|Route 208]] heads northwest through the township, entering from [[Hawthorne, New Jersey|Hawthorne]] in [[Passaic County, New Jersey|Passaic County]] and continuing {{convert|2.5|mi}} before entering [[Franklin Lakes, New Jersey|Franklin Lakes]].<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/00000208__-.pdf#page=3 Route 208 Straight Line Diagram], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], March 2006. Accessed November 13, 2013.</ref> [[County Route 502 (New Jersey)|County Route 502]] (Franklin Avenue) enters from Franklin Lakes and runs east–west through the northern portion of the township for {{convert|2.0|mi}} before entering [[Waldwick, New Jersey|Waldwick]].<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/00000502__-.pdf#page=3 County Route 502 Straight Line Diagram], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], March 2006. Accessed November 13, 2013.</ref> ===Public transportation=== [[NJ Transit]] provides service on the [[148 (New Jersey bus)|148]] route to the [[Port Authority Bus Terminal]] in [[Midtown Manhattan]] and local bus service on the [[722 (New Jersey bus)|722]] route and on the [[752 (New Jersey bus)|752]] route, which operates between [[Oakland, New Jersey|Oakland]] and [[Hackensack, New Jersey|Hackensack]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090522212317/http://www.njtransit.com/sf/sf_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=BusRoutesBergenCountyTo Routes by County: Bergen County], [[NJ Transit]], backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of May 22, 2009. Accessed August 10, 2011.</ref><ref>[http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/bus/Bergen_County_Map.pdf Bergen County System Map] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190806135221/https://www.njtransit.com/pdf/bus/Bergen_County_Map.pdf |date=August 6, 2019 }}, [[NJ Transit]]. Accessed September 14, 2016.</ref> Bus service is also provided by [[Short Line (bus company)|Short Line Bus]] to the [[Port Authority Bus Terminal]] in [[Midtown Manhattan]], with some buses providing service across [[42nd Street (Manhattan)|42nd Street]] to [[Second Avenue (Manhattan)|Second Avenue]].<ref>[http://www.coachusa.com/shortline/ss.details.asp?action=Lookup&c1=Wyckoff&s1=NJ&c2=New+York&s2=NY&resultId=101717&order=&dayFilter=&scheduleChoice=&sitePageName=%2Fshortline%2Findex.asp&cbid=483635994512 Schedule Details from Wyckoff, NJ to New York, NY], [[Short Line (bus company)|Short Line]]. Accessed December 24, 2013.</ref> ===Historic rail service=== [[File:Wyckoff Station.jpg|right|thumb|The former [[Wyckoff (NYS&W station)|station at Wyckoff]]]] The historic [[Wyckoff (NYS&W station)|Wyckoff railroad station]] was built by the [[New Jersey Midland Railway]] around 1870<ref>Hadowanetz, Wasco. [http://focus.nps.gov/GetAsset?assetID=7cd6997c-e1a6-4f55-af93-42fef95a870a National Register of Historic Places Registration: Backwards Tunnel], [[United States Department of the Interior]] [[National Park Service]], November 17, 2005. Accessed October 22, 2016.</ref> and later served passengers on the [[New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad]] (NYS&W).<ref>Kaminski, Edward S. [https://books.google.com/books?id=G1ENevqcHHcC&pg=PA85 ''New York, Susquehanna & Western Railroad in New Jersey''], p. 85. [[Arcadia Publishing]], 2010. {{ISBN|978-0-7385-7367-0}}. Accessed October 22, 2016.</ref> until service was abruptly curtailed in 1966. Plans to restore service have not materialized.<ref>Hanley, Robert. [https://www.nytimes.com/1992/06/07/nyregion/freight-line-to-restore-passengers.html "Freight Line To Restore Passengers"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', June 7, 1992. Accessed October 22, 2016. "N.J. Transit would use the tracks under an agreement with the New York, Susquehanna & Western Railway Corporation of Cooperstown, N.Y. The new line would veer from the existing Bergen County Main Line in Hawthorne and run for about 30 miles through Midland Park, Wyckoff, Franklin Lakes and Oakland in western Bergen County; Pompton Lakes, Riverdale, Butler, Bloomingdale, Newfoundland and Oak Ridge in Passaic and Morris County, and then into Stockholm and Beaver Lake, two hamlets in eastern Sussex County, about an hour's ride from Hoboken."</ref> The township is a stop on the annual [[Toys for Tots]] train.<ref>Torrejon, Rodrigo. [http://www.northjersey.com/news/nation/merchants-expand-collection-1.1466389 "Toys For Tots train to stop in Oakland, Wyckoff and Midland Park"], ''Franklin Lakes - Oakland Suburban News'', December 3, 2015. Accessed October 22, 2016. "The train will also make stops at Wortendyke station in Midland Park at 11:10 a.m. and Wyckoff at 11:45 a.m."</ref><ref>O'Toole, Mike. [https://web.archive.org/web/20160304003837/http://urhs.org/blog/nj-ny-toys-for-tots-trains-december-6-7-13-14-2014/ "NJ & NY Toys For Tots trains: December 6, 7, 13, 14 2014"], United Railroad Historical Society News Blog, October 31, 2014, backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of March 4, 2016. Accessed July 8, 2018. "On Saturday, December 6th, the train will stop in Rochelle Park, Hawthorne, Wortendyke, Wyckoff, Oakland, Pompton Lakes, and Butler along the New York, Susquehanna & Western Railway."</ref> ==Local media== Wyckoff is served by the ''Wyckoff Suburban News'', a weekly community newspaper published by the [[North Jersey Media Group]]. The daily newspaper for the region is ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'' which is also published by North Jersey Media Group. ==Houses of worship== Houses of worship in the township include:<ref>[https://www.wyckoff-nj.com/community-resources/pages/houses-worship Houses of Worship], Wyckoff, New Jersey. Accessed June 30, 2020.</ref> *Abundant Life Reformed Church<ref>[http://abundantlifewyckoff.org/ Home Page], Abundant Life Reformed Church. Accessed November 9, 2015.</ref> *Advent Lutheran Church ([[Evangelical Lutheran Church in America]])<ref>[http://www.adventlutheranwyckoff.org/ Home Page], Advent Lutheran Church. Accessed November 9, 2015.</ref> *Bergen Christian Testimony Church<ref>[http://www.bctcnj.org/www/bctc/en/index.htm Home Page], Bergen Christian Testimony Church . Accessed November 9, 2015.</ref> *Bethany Church ([[Assemblies of God]])<ref>[http://www.bethanychurch.tv/our-history Our History], Bethany Church. Accessed November 9, 2015.</ref> *Cedar Hill Christian Reformed Church ([[Christian Reformed Church in North America]]), founded in 1990<ref>[http://www.cedarhillchurch.org/vision Our History], Cedar Hill Christian Reformed Church. Accessed November 9, 2015.</ref> *Cornerstone Christian Church<ref>[http://www.cornerstonenj.org Home Page], Cornerstone Christian Church. Accessed November 9, 2015.</ref> *Faith Community Christian ([[Christian Reformed Church in North America]])<ref>[http://www.faithcommunitycrc.com Home Page], Faith Community Christian. Accessed November 9, 2015.</ref> *Grace United Methodist Church ([[United Methodist Church]]) was established in [[Paterson, New Jersey|Paterson]] in 1868 and relocated to Wyckoff in 1964.<ref>[http://www.gumc.org/about-us/history Our History], Grace United Methodist Church. Accessed November 9, 2015.</ref> *St. Barsawmo Syriac Orthodox Church ([[Syriac Orthodox Church]]) was founded in [[Mahwah, New Jersey|Mahwah]] in 1998 and relocated to Wyckoff in 2008.<ref>[http://saintbarsawmo.com/about-us/ About Us], St. Barsawmo Syriac Orthodox Church. Accessed November 9, 2015.</ref> *St. Elizabeth of Hungary Roman Catholic Church ([[Roman Catholic Church]])<ref>[http://www.saintelizabeths.org Home Page], St. Elizabeth Roman Catholic Church. Accessed November 9, 2015.</ref> *St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church (Greek Orthodox Metropolis of New Jersey) was established in 1970 and opened at its current site in 1973.<ref>[http://www.stnicholasnj.org/about-us/about_us Parish History], St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church. Accessed November 9, 2015.</ref> *Temple Beth Rishon (an "independent, liberal, egalitarian Jewish congregation")<ref>[http://www.bethrishon.org Home Page], Temple Beth Rishon. Accessed November 9, 2015.</ref> *Wyckoff Assembly of God<ref>[http://www.wyckoffagnj.org Home Page], Wyckoff Assembly of God. Accessed November 9, 2015.</ref> *[[Wyckoff Reformed Church]] ([[Reformed Church in America]])<ref>[http://wyckoffreformed.squarespace.com/beliefs/ Beliefs], Wyckoff Reformed Church. Accessed November 9, 2015.</ref> ==Notable people== {{Category see also|People from Wyckoff, New Jersey}} People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Wyckoff include: (<span style="color:blue;">'''(B)'''</span> denotes that the person was born in Wyckoff). {{div col}} * [[Tom Acker]] (1930–2021), former [[Major League Baseball]] [[pitcher]] who played for the [[Cincinnati Reds]]<ref>Schwartz, Paul. [https://www.northjersey.com/story/sports/mlb/2021/01/10/former-mlb-pitcher-tom-acker-fair-lawn-nj-dies-90/6589266002/ "Tom Acker, former Major League pitcher and Bergen County legend, dies at age 90"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', January 10, 2021. Accessed January 10. 2021. "Tom Acker's senior baseball season at Fair Lawn High School in 1948 was extraordinary.... Acker returned home to Bergen County, where he worked for a trucking company and built a home in Wyckoff."</ref> * [[Paul Apostol]] (born 1945), [[fencing|fencer]] who competed in the individual and team [[sabre (fencing)|sabre]] events at the [[1972 Summer Olympics|1972]] and [[1976 Summer Olympics]]<ref>Loffredo, Nicholas. [https://patch.com/new-jersey/wyckoff/rhs-coach-to-rep-us-at-fencing-championships "RHS Coach to Rep U.S. at Fencing Championships; Standout student makes his mark on national stage"], Wyckoff Patch, July 26, 2010. Accessed November 13, 2017. "Paul Apostol, a Wyckoff resident and fencing coach at Ramapo High School, won the Veterans National Championship in the 60-69 age group earlier this month."</ref> * [[Jillian Armenante]] (born 1968), actress who played the role of Donna Kozlowski on the TV show ''[[Judging Amy]]''<ref>Rohan, Virginia. [https://web.archive.org/web/20140610175913/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-46427558.html "Comic Actress Makes a Lot Out of Little Parts"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', August 21, 2001. Accessed December 24, 2013. "Nowadays, she lives in Los Angeles, and on TV she calls Hartford home. But on this summer morning, Jillian Armenante is in Wyckoff, her real hometown, sipping a grande coffee at Starbucks."</ref> * [[Theodore J. Bauer]] (1909–2005), former [[Surgeon General of the United States|Assistant Surgeon General of the United States]] and head of the [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]]<ref>[http://boards.ancestry.com/topics.obits/39435/mb.ashx?pnt=1 Obit: Dr. Theodore J. Bauer], [[Ancestry.com]], November 14, 2005. Accessed November 13, 2013. "Dr. Theodore J. Bauer, 95, of Wyckoff on May 6, 2005 at home."</ref><ref>Staff. [https://www.proquest.com/docview/409801440 "Theodore J. Bauer"], ''[[The Washington Post]]'', May 15, 2005. Accessed November 13, 2013. "Theodore J. Bauer, 95, a former head of the Centers for Disease Control and assistant surgeon general and an expert on venereal disease, died May 6 of congestive heart failure at his home in Wyckoff, NJ."</ref> * [[Marco Benevento]] (born 1977), jazz keyboardist and member of [[Benevento/Russo Duo]]<ref>Daly, Mike. [https://web.archive.org/web/20100924172909/http://201.net/issues/2008/07/features/Keeping%20the%20Critics%20Jazzed.story "Keeping the Critics Jazzed; Marco Benevento, raised in Wyckoff"], ''(201) magazine'', July 2008, backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of September 24, 2010. Accessed October 11, 2019.</ref> * [[Katrina Bowden]] (born 1988), actress on ''[[30 Rock]]''<span style="color:blue;">'''(B)'''</span><ref>Staff. [http://record-bergen.vlex.com/vid/wyckoff-katrina-bowden-nbc-surging-sitcom-62887536 "'Rock' & a Good Place; Wyckoff's Katrina Bowden Gains Rich Experience On NBC's Surging Sitcom"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', December 28, 2006. Accessed November 13, 2013. "Katrina Bowden was all set to move from her family's Wyckoff home into a college apartment in New York City when she found out in late August that she'd landed the role of Cerie, the reluctant receptionist on the NBC comedy ''30 Rock.''"</ref> * [[Kirk DeMicco]], screenwriter, director and producer, best known for writing and directing ''[[Space Chimps]]'' and ''[[The Croods]]''<ref>Wassel, Bryan. [http://www.northjersey.com/arts_entertainment/movies/198600811_Wyckoff_native_talks_up_prehistoric_adventure.html "Wyckoff native talks up prehistoric adventure"], ''Wyckoff Suburban News'', March 16, 2013. Accessed November 13, 2013. "On March 9, Kirk DeMicco returned to where it all began.... The Wyckoff native and former Franklin Lakes resident said his passion for movies was born at a screening of ''Star Wars'' in the now-demolished movie theater on Route 4 that the AMC has replaced."</ref><ref>McGinley, Devin. [http://wyckoff.patch.com/groups/arts-and-entertainment/p/wyckoff-native-driving-profits-in-hollywood "Wyckoff Native Driving Profits in Hollywood; Wyckoff native Kirk DeMicco's "The Croods" is reportedly responsible for a surge in profits at DreamWorks Animation."], WyckoffPatch, August 1, 2013. Accessed November 13, 2013. "DeMicco, a former Wyckoff resident who attended Sicomac Elementary, Eisenhower Middle School and Ramapo High School, returned to Bergen County in 2012 for a prerelease screening of the film for friends and family."</ref> * [[Bucky Dent]] (born 1951), [[New York Yankees]] player, best known for home run that beat the [[Boston Red Sox]] on October 2, 1978, in a one-game tiebreaker to get to the playoffs<ref>Hague, Jim. [http://hudsonreporter.com/view/full_story/2363968/article-Former-Yankee-hero-greets-Clemente-youngsters--Dent-conducts-clinic-in-downtown-Jersey-City "Former Yankee hero greets Clemente youngsters; Dent conducts clinic in downtown Jersey City"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304071549/http://hudsonreporter.com/view/full_story/2363968/article-Former-Yankee-hero-greets-Clemente-youngsters--Dent-conducts-clinic-in-downtown-Jersey-City |date=March 4, 2016 }}, ''[[The Hudson Reporter]]'', July 22, 2000. Accessed November 9, 2015. "'Being here in New Jersey means a lot to me, because I used to live here [in Wyckoff, when he was with the Yankees] for six years.'"</ref><ref name=Dent>[[Mike Vaccaro|Vaccaro, Mike]]. [https://books.google.com/books?id=ITL4Kl_NEQgC&pg=PA4 ''Emperors and Idiots: The Hundred Year Rivalry Between the Yankees and Red Sox, From the Very Beginning to the End of the Curse''], p. 4. [[Random House]], 2007. {{ISBN|9780307418951}}. Accessed December 24, 2013. "By 1983, Dent had been traded away to the Texas Rangers, though he still owned a house in Wyckoff, New Jersey, which he rented out during the season. That year, the lease belonged to the man who'd recently been hired as the Yankees' third-base coach, a baseball lifer named Don Zimmer, the same man who'd been the Red Sox manager on October 2, 1978, and whose professional fate was irreversibly sealed with that one swing of Dent's bat."</ref> * [[Christopher DePhillips]] (born 1965), politician who has represented the [[New Jersey's 40th legislative district|40th Legislative District]] in the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] since 2018<ref>[http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/BIO.asp?Leg=404 Assemblyman Christopher P. DePhillips], [[New Jersey Legislature]]. Accessed January 24, 2018. "Public/Party Service: Northwest Bergen County Utilities Authority Commissioner 2012-17; Township of Wyckoff Township Committee 2010-13, Mayor 2012"</ref> * [[Steve Doocy]] (born 1956), [[Fox News]] anchor on ''[[Fox & Friends]]''<ref>Spelling, Ian. [http://www.bergen.com/Putting_Down_Roots_Fox__Friends_co-anchor_Steve_Doocy_is_right_at_home_in_Bergen.html "Putting Down Roots: Fox & Friends co-anchor Steve Doocy is right at home in Bergen"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105151546/http://www.bergen.com/Putting_Down_Roots_Fox__Friends_co-anchor_Steve_Doocy_is_right_at_home_in_Bergen.html |date=November 5, 2013 }}, ''(201) magazine'', February 1, 2010. Accessed September 20, 2011. "Steve Doocy was born in Iowa, raised in Kansas, works in Manhattan, and lives in Wyckoff with his wife, Kathy, and their three children, Peter, Mary and Sally."</ref> * [[Mary P. Easley]], attorney, academic, and former university administrator who, as the wife of Governor [[Mike Easley]], served as First Lady of North Carolina from 2001 to 2009<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-mary-pipines-of-wyckoff-marries/136417120/ "Mary Pipines, Michael Easley wed March 29 in No. Carolina"], ''The News'', April 10, 1980. Accessed December 7, 2023, via [[Newspapers.com]], "The new Mrs. Easley attended Coolidge and Lincoln Schools in Wyckoff and graduated from Ramapo High School w here she was president of the Student Council and an Honor Graduate in 1968."</ref> * [[Gertrude Ederle]] (1905–2003), first woman to swim the [[English Channel]]<ref>[http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2003/12/01/gertrude_ederle_first_woman_to_swim_english_channel_at_98/ Gertrude Ederle, first woman to swim English Channel; at 98], ''[[The Boston Globe]]'', December 1, 2003. "She had spent the last several years living at the Christian Health Care Center in Wyckoff, N.J., about {{convert|25|mi|km}} northwest of New York City."</ref> * [[William W. Evans Jr.]] (1921–1999), politician who served as Mayor of Wyckoff and in the [[New Jersey General Assembly]], who was a candidate for the Republican nomination for president in 1968<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=u1gLAQAAIAAJ&q=wyckoff+%22William+W.+Evans%22 ''Fitzgerald's Legislative Manual, 1960''], p. 378. Accessed November 13, 2017. "William W. Evans, Jr. (Rep., Wyckoff) William W. Evans, Jr., was born in Paterson, New Jersey, on May 6, 1921..... He is former Mayor of Wyckoff, New Jersey."</ref> * [[Liam Fornadel]] (born 1999), [[Guard (gridiron football)|guard]] who plays for the [[New England Patriots]]<ref>[https://jmusports.com/sports/football/roster/liam--fornadel/17197 Liam Fornadel], [[James Madison Dukes football]]. "Hometown Wyckoff, N.J;. High School Don Bosco Prep"</ref> * [[Marcel Gleyre]] (1910–1996), [[gymnastics|gymnast]] who competed in the [[Gymnastics at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Men's vault|men's vault event]] at the [[1932 Summer Olympics]]<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87763553/obituary-for-marcel-n-gleyre-aged-85/ "Marcel Gleyre, 85, Olympic gymnast"], ''[[Daily Record (New Jersey)|Daily Record]]'', March 24, 1996. Accessed February 16, 2022, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "Marcel N. Gleyre died Friday at home after a long illness.... He lived in Wyckoff before moving to Madison 10 years ago. Mr. Gleyre was a member of the U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Team and competed in the 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles."</ref> * [[Josh Gottheimer]] (born 1975), U.S. Representative for [[New Jersey's 5th congressional district]], serving since 2017<ref>Editorial. [http://archive.northjersey.com/news/the-record-endorses-josh-gottheimer-for-congress-1.1686532 "The Record endorses Josh Gottheimer for Congress"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', November 2, 2016. Accessed January 3, 2017. "This year, Garrett is facing his most serious challenge in Democrat Josh Gottheimer. The Wyckoff resident was a speechwriter for former President Bill Clinton and then went on to work as an executive at Microsoft."</ref> * [[Vernon Greene]] (1908–1965), prolific cartoonist and illustrator who worked on several comic strips and was best known for his artwork on ''[[Bringing Up Father]]''<ref>Wood, Art. [https://books.google.com/books?id=3Y4vUNDN2qkC&pg=PA112 ''Great Cartoonists and Their Art''], p. 112. [[Pelican Publishing Company]]. {{ISBN|9781455605293}}. Accessed November 13, 2017. "Vernon Greene, a former political cartoonist for the ''Portland Oregonian'', had ghosted a number of top King strips-including ''The Shadow'' and ''Polly and Her Pals''.... Vernon lived in a farmhouse in Wyckoff, New Jersey."</ref> * [[Amy Grossberg and Brian Peterson|Amy Grossberg]] (born 1978), served nearly 37 months in jail for killing her baby with her boyfriend, Brian Peterson<ref name=Time1996/> * [[Morgan Hoffmann]] (born 1989), professional golfer<ref>Prunty, Brendan. [http://www.nj.com/golf/index.ssf/2013/08/barclays_2013_wyckoffs_morgan.html "Barclays 2013: Wyckoff's Morgan Hoffmann makes stellar PGA Tour debut in front of home crowd"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', August 22, 2013. Accessed November 13, 2013. "Morgan Hoffmann completed his first round in his home state as a PGA Tour pro in sterling fashion. The Wyckoff native is in a seven-way tie for seventh place, after shooting a 4-under 67."</ref> * [[Chris Hogan (American football)|Chris Hogan]] (born 1988), [[wide receiver]] who has played in the NFL for the [[New England Patriots]]<ref>Idec, keith. [http://www.northjersey.com/sports/222778181_Buffalo_Bills_give_Wyckoff_s_Chris_Hogan_a_shot_Wyckoff_s_Hogan_a_shot.html "Buffalo Bills give Wyckoff's Chris Hogan a shot"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', September 7, 2013. Accessed November 13, 2013. "Chris Hogan slept for about an hour last Friday night.... The Wyckoff resident was out of football for two-plus months, until Buffalo signed him to its practice squad Nov. 6."</ref> * [[Nancy Hower]] (born 1966), actress, director, screenwriter and producer, who had a recurring role as Ensign Samantha Wildman on the sci-fi series ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]''<span style="color:blue;">'''(B)'''</span><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=oMOGAWvn2hsC&pg=PA238 ''Theatre World 1996-1997''], p. 238. Accessed November 13, 2017. "Hower, Nancy. Born May 11 in Wyckoff, NJ."</ref> * [[Frankie Jonas]] (born 2000), actor, younger brother of the [[Jonas Brothers]]<span style="color:blue;">'''(B)'''</span><ref name=IrishRoots>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qM6JXZCm_yU "The Jonas Brothers talk purity rings & their Irish roots"] [[YouTube]]; May 19, 2009; Accessed July 17, 2010</ref><ref name=lat>Reily, Sean Patrick. [http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2009/02/the-jonas-broth.html "The Jonas Brothers: It's full scream ahead"] ''[[The Los Angeles Times]]''; February 26, 2009</ref><ref>Chebatoris, Jac. [http://www.newsweek.com/boy-band-next-door-87403 "The Boy Band Next Door"], ''[[Newsweek]]'', January 26, 2008. Accessed December 24, 2013. "The boys are from Wyckoff, N.J., but they now call L.A. home—when they're there, which Joe says means 'four days since last May.'"</ref> * [[Joe Jonas]] (born 1989), musician and member of the band Jonas Brothers<ref name=Jonas>[http://www.cbsnews.com/news/second-cup-cafe-the-jonas-brothers/ Second Cup Café: The Jonas Brothers], [[CBS News]], September 2, 2006. Accessed December 24, 2013. "The brothers from Wyckoff, N.J., visit the Second Cup Café to play songs from their album."</ref> * [[Kevin Jonas]] (born 1987), musician and member of the band Jonas Brothers<ref name=Jonas/> * [[Nick Jonas]] (born 1992), musician and member of the band Jonas Brothers<ref name=Jonas/> * [[Dan Karaty]] (born 1976), television personality, producer, dancer and choreographer who has been a judge on ''[[So You Think You Can Dance]]''<ref>West, Kelly. [http://www.cinemablend.com/television/Bravo-Announces-Launch-My-Line-Contestants-18871.html "Dan Karaty"], Television Blend, July 27, 2009. Accessed November 13, 2013. "Dan Karaty, Choreographer – Hometown: Wyckoff, N.J.; Currently Resides In: Los Angeles, Calif."</ref><ref>Staff. [http://thewyckoffjournal.com/arts-entertainment/dan-karaty/ "Dan Karaty"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110831024313/http://thewyckoffjournal.com/arts-entertainment/dan-karaty/ |date=August 31, 2011 }}, ''The Wyckoff Journal''. Accessed November 13, 2013. "Wyckoff native Dan Karaty, well known for his work on ''So You Think You Can Dance,'' will be appearing in a new reality TV show on Bravo."</ref> * [[Peter Kreeft]] (born 1937), philosopher and author of numerous popular books of [[Christian philosophy]], [[Christian theology|theology]], and [[Christian apologetics|apologetics]]<span style="color:blue;">'''(B)'''</span><ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/article/ridgewood-herald-news-peter-kreeft-of-wy/137475978/ "Kreeft Chosen For Fellowship"], ''Ridgewood Herald-News'', March 12, 1959. Accessed December 27, 2023, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "Peter J. Kreeft of 760 Frederick Court has been chosen as a Woodrow Wilson Fellow for the 1959-1980 year and will enter Yale University to do graduate work in philosophy in September. He Is now student at Calvin College."</ref> * [[Artie Lewicki]] (born 1992), MLB pitcher for the [[Detroit Tigers]]<ref>[http://www.virginiasports.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/artie_lewicki_748249.html Artie Lewicki] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170902050503/http://www.virginiasports.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/artie_lewicki_748249.html |date=September 2, 2017 }}, [[Virginia Cavaliers baseball]]. Accessed September 5, 2017.</ref> * [[Bruce Lundvall]] (1935–2015), record company executive, best known for his period as the President and CEO of the [[Blue Note Records|Blue Note Label Group]], reporting directly to [[Eric Nicoli]], the chief executive officer of [[EMI Group]]<ref>Griffith, Janelle. [http://www.nj.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2014/08/nj_bruce_lundvall_jazz_music.html "N.J. record exec stricken with Parkinson's organizes benefit featuring Norah Jones"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], August 22, 2014. Accessed November 13, 2017. "Born in Englewood in 1935, Bruce Lundvall gained an appreciation for jazz music early in life.... Some of these acts — including Reeves, Lovano and Jones — will headline a benefit concert Aug. 24 at Brighton Gardens of Saddle River Sunrise Senior Living Community, where Lundvall now lives. The 78-year-old moved there in April because of issues with Parkinson's disease; his wife, Kay, remains in their Wyckoff home."</ref> * [[Tor Lundvall]] (born 1968), painter and musician<ref>[https://steponnopets.wordpress.com/2011/05/16/tor-lundvall-beauty-is-everything-in-a-hostile-world-like-this/ "Tor Lundvall: beauty is everything in a hostile world like this."], exh:b:t:on of words and sounds, May 16, 2011. Accessed November 13, 2017. "Tor Lundvall (born 1968) is both a visual artist and ambient composer from Wyckoff, New Jersey."</ref> * [[Martha MacCallum]] (born 1964), news anchor on [[Fox News Channel]]<span style="color:blue;">'''(B)'''</span><ref>Rohan, Virginia. [https://web.archive.org/web/20130730211745/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-115325827.html "Professional juggler"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', November 13, 2005. Accessed December 24, 2013. "'I'm sort of half in one world, half in the other at this point of the day,' says MacCallum, a Wyckoff native who has lived in Ridgewood since her elder son was 2 weeks old."</ref> * [[Constantine Maroulis]] (born 1975), singer/actor who was a finalist on ''[[American Idol season 4|American Idol]]'' season 4 in 2005<ref>"Wyckoff native Constantine Maroulis moves beyond 'Idol' fame", ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', February 13, 2007.</ref><ref>Hernandez, Ernio. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/122492-PLAYBILLCOMS-CUE-A-Constantine-Maroulis "Playbill.Com's Cue & A: Constantine Maroulis"], ''[[Playbill (magazine)|Playbill]]'', October 21, 2008. Accessed November 13, 2013. "Hometown: Born in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Raised in Wyckoff, NJ"</ref> * [[Henry McNamara]] (1934–2018), member of the [[New Jersey Senate]] from 1985 to 2008 who served as Mayor of Wyckoff in 1979<ref>Parisi, Albert J. [https://www.nytimes.com/1988/03/06/nyregion/parole-curb-bill-gaining-support.html "Parole-Curb Bill Gaining Support"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', March 6, 1988. Accessed November 13, 2013. "According to its primary sponsor in the Senate, Henry P. McNamara, Republican of Wyckoff, the legislation is designed to 'make someone think twice before using a gun on someone entrusted with protecting society, its laws and its property.'"</ref> * [[Sunny Mehta]] (born 1978), Assistant General Manager of the [[Florida Panthers]], former professional poker player, trader, author, and musician<ref>[https://www.nhl.com/panthers/news/florida-panthers-announce-hockey-operations-promotions-additions Sunny Mehta AGM], nhl.com. Accessed September 21, 2023.</ref> * [[Max Middendorf]] (born 1967), ice hockey [[center (ice hockey)|center]] who played in the NHL for the [[Quebec Nordiques]] and [[Edmonton Oilers]]<ref>Dupont, Kevin. [https://www.nytimes.com/1985/06/17/sports/rangers-waiting-for-coach-and-draftee.html "Rangers Waiting For Coach And Draftee"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', June 17, 1985. Accessed November 13, 2013. "Max Middendorf of Wyckoff, N.J., was Quebec's third-round choice, 57th over all."</ref> * [[Rob Milanese]] (born 1980), professional football [[wide receiver]] / [[cornerback]] who played for the [[Philadelphia Soul]] in the [[Arena Football League]]<ref>Juliano, Joe. [https://web.archive.org/web/20131113202631/http://articles.philly.com/2002-11-22/sports/25355515_1_ivy-league-penn-career-rob-milanese "Milanese is happy, all-Ivy or not The top receiver in Penn football history is very satisfied with his college career."], ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', November 22, 2002. Accessed November 13, 2013. "Milanese, of Wyckoff, N.J., has played a major role in Penn's domination of the Ivy League this season."</ref> * [[Ezra Miller]] (born 1992), actor<span style="color:blue;">'''(B)'''</span><ref>Beckerman, Jim; and Rohan, Virginia. [http://www.northjersey.com/arts_entertainment/138023858_Our_picks_for_Oscar_s_top_honors.html "Our picks for Oscar's top honors"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', January 25, 2012. Accessed June 7, 2012. "And what happened to Tilda Swinton, Leonardo DiCaprio and Wyckoff's Ezra Miller (a Best Supporting Actor possibility for ''We Need to Talk About Kevin'')?"</ref> * [[John J. Mooney]] (1930–2020), [[chemical engineer]] who was co-inventor of the three-way [[catalytic converter]]<ref>Staff. [http://www.njit.edu/news/2004/2004-158.php "John Mooney, Co-inventor of the Catalytic Converter, to Receive Distinguished Alumni Achievement Medal from New Jersey Institute of Technology"], [[New Jersey Institute of Technology]] press release, September 29, 2004. Accessed November 13, 2013. "We can all breathe a lot easier thanks to John Mooney, of Wyckoff, who was awarded the National Medal of Technology in 2002 for pioneering the automotive catalytic converter."</ref> * [[Tim Pernetti]] (born 1970), Chief Business Officer of the [[Major League Soccer]] expansion club [[New York City FC]] who had been Director of Intercollegiate Athletics at [[Rutgers University]] between 2009 and 2013<ref>Wolff, Craig. [http://www.nj.com/rutgersfootball/index.ssf/2013/01/tim_pernetti_the_face_of_rutge.html "Part visionary, part politician: Rutgers' Tim Pernetti could be prototype for the modern AD"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', January 6, 2013. Accessed November 13, 2013. "Season to season, their backyard on Birchwood Drive in Wyckoff was a football field, or Fenway park."</ref> * [[Amy Grossberg and Brian Peterson|Brian Peterson]], served two years in jail for killing his baby with his girlfriend, Amy Grossberg<ref name=Time1996>Gleick, Elizabeth. [http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,985630,00.html?promoid=googlep "Three Kids, One Death"], ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'', December 2, 1996. Accessed December 24, 2013.</ref> * [[John R. Ramsey]] (1862–1933), represented [[New Jersey's 6th congressional district]] from 1917 to 1921<span style="color:blue;">'''(B)'''</span><ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=R000027 John Rathbone Ramsey], ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed July 28, 2007.</ref> * [[Tara Reid]] (born 1975), actress<span style="color:blue;">'''(B)'''</span><ref>Petrick, John. [https://web.archive.org/web/20121020061846/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-112015134.html "Local Girl Goes Wild!"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', August 8, 2005. Accessed June 5, 2007. "'You're going to know who the real Tara Reid is. Not what the newspapers and the press say,' says the Wyckoff native, international movie star, girlfriend to some of the greats and, most recently, victim of a mortifying red carpet wardrobe malfunction."</ref> * [[Kevin J. Rooney]] (born 1960), politician who has represented the [[New Jersey's 40th legislative district|40th Legislative District]] in the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] since 2016<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://patch.com/new-jersey/wyckoff/former-wyckoff-mayor-cooking-champ-kevin-rooney-sworn-state-assembly-seat|title=Former Wyckoff Mayor, Cooking Champ Kevin Rooney Sworn Into State Assembly Seat|date=2016-12-13|website=Wyckoff, NJ Patch|language=en|access-date=2019-01-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://observer.com/2016/12/rooney-sworn-in-as-new-assemblyman-from-n-j-s-40th-district/|title=Rooney Sworn in as New Assemblyman From N.J.'s 40th District|date=2016-12-12|website=Observer|language=en|access-date=2019-01-03}}</ref> * [[Greg Schiano]] (born 1966), former head coach of the [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]], former and current head coach of the [[Rutgers Scarlet Knights football]] team<span style="color:blue;">'''(B)'''</span><ref>Jenkins, Lee. [https://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/09/sports/ncaafootball/09rutgers.html "Rutgers Coach Dreamed Where Others Had Night Terrors"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', November 9, 2006. Accessed July 30, 2018. "Big-time college football is finally being reintroduced to the New York metropolitan area -- or, as Schiano likes to call it, the State of Rutgers. Growing up in Wyckoff, N.J., Schiano did not know that such a place could exist."</ref> * [[John A. Spizziri]] (born 1934), politician who served in the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] from 1972 to 1978<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=eDfwQUp48R8C&q=%22Assemblyman+Spizziri+was+born+in+Paterson+Sept.+2,+1934.%22 ''Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey, 1977''], p. 255. E. J. Mullin, 1977. Accessed July 18, 2019. "John A. Spizziri, Rep., Franklin Lakes - Assemblyman Spizziri was born in Paterson Sept. 2, 1934. He was first elected to the Wyckoff Township Committee in 1966, and served as road commissioner."</ref> * [[Robert B. Sturges]], Florida businessman and former New Jersey government official.<ref>Leith, Rod. [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108602948/the-record/ "New scrutiny of casinos; Support services to get hard look"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', April 1, 1982. Accessed August 30, 2022. "Sturges commutes each workday from his home in Wyckoff, rising before 6 a.m. and making a point to be home before his 5-year-old daughter and 2 1/2-year-old son are asleep."</ref> * [[Melissa Sweet (illustrator)|Melissa Sweet]] (born 1956), children's book writer and illustrator who is a [[Sibert Medal]] winner and two-time [[Caldecott Medal]] winner<span style="color:blue;">'''(B)'''</span><ref>[https://www.mazzamuseum.org/project/melissa-sweet/ Melissa Sweet], [[Mazza Museum]]. Accessed March 21, 2020. " Melissa Sweet was born in 1956 in Wyckoff, New Jersey."</ref> * [[Danny Tamberelli]] (born 1982), actor<span style="color:blue;">'''(B)'''</span><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121020061858/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-22372789.html "He's Nickelodeon's Kind Of Kid -- But Wyckoff Teen Takes His Stardom In Stride"] ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', April 4, 1998.</ref> * [[Brian Toal]] (born 1985), professional football player<span style="color:blue;">'''(B)'''</span><ref>Vega, Michael. [https://www.proquest.com/docview/404929454 "All The Wooing Resulted In Woe For Rutgers, Toal Is One Who Got Away"], ''[[The Boston Globe]]'', November 7, 2004. Accessed December 24, 2013. "Rutgers officials gave Toal the red-carpet treatment, squiring him to a men's basketball game against Notre Dame last Jan. 31 at the Louis Brown Athletic Center, where the capacity crowd, many attired in No. 1 Rutgers jerseys with Toal's name on the back, serenaded the blue-chip recruit from Wyckoff, N.J., with choruses of 'We want Toal! We want Toal! We want Toal!'"</ref> * [[Al Vandeweghe]] (1920–2014), professional football player for the [[All-America Football Conference]]'s [[Buffalo Bills (AAFC)|Buffalo Bisons]] in 1946<span style="color:blue;">'''(B)'''</span><ref>[http://obits.dignitymemorial.com/dignity-memorial/obituary.aspx?n=Alfred-Vandeweghe&lc=4712&pid=169496656&mid=5841118 Alfred Bernard Vandeweghe obituary]. dignitymemorial.com. Accessed March 24, 2014.</ref> * [[Stuart Varney]] (born 1949), economics journalist who has appeared on the [[Fox News Channel]] and the [[Fox Business Network]]<ref>Rohan, Virginia. [http://www.northjersey.com/arts_entertainment/television/93550794_British_voice_of_American_business.html "British voice of American business"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', May 12, 2010. Accessed November 13, 2013. "Now, here he is all these years later, with his own show, ''Varney & Company'' on Fox Business Network, and a lovely house in Franklin Lakes, where he has lived for the past 16 years. Before that, he lived for 13 years in Wyckoff."</ref> * [[George Verwer]] (born 1938), founder of [[Operation Mobilisation]] (OM), a Christian [[Mission (Christianity)|missions]] organization<ref>Wood, Patrick. [http://news.om.org/recent-news-article/r52107 "George Verwer and the birth of OM"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171020035002/http://news.om.org/recent-news-article/r52107 |date=October 20, 2017 }}, [[Operation Mobilisation]], October 30, 2016. Accessed October 19, 2017. "In Wyckoff, New Jersey, in 1953 George was 14 years old, high-spirited, and showing promise as a natural-born leader at Ramsey High School when Mrs. Clapp’s son first gave him a copy of John’s Gospel."</ref> * [[Chris Wragge]] (born 1970), news anchor on [[WCBS-TV]]<ref>Spelling, Ian. [https://www.northjersey.com/insider/extras/2018/07/24/news-get-know-cbs-2-chris-wragge/735634002/ "On the News: CBS 2’s Chris Wragge"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', July 30, 2018. Accessed July 30, 2018. "The world can change in 10 years. Chris Wragge can vouch for that.... And, the Mahwah native, after years in Manhattan, recently settled in Wyckoff with his wife, Sarah, and son, Christian."</ref> * [[Don Zimmer]] (1931–2014), [[New York Yankees]] bench coach and former [[Boston Red Sox]] Manager<ref name=Dent/> {{div col end}} ==Historic sites== {{Main|National Register of Historic Places listings in Wyckoff, New Jersey}} Wyckoff is home to the following locations on the [[National Register of Historic Places]]:<ref>[http://www.nj.gov/dep/hpo/1identify/nrsr_lists/Bergen.pdf New Jersey New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places listings for Bergen County], [[New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection]] Historic Preservation Office, updated August 17, 2017. Accessed September 5, 2017.</ref> * [[Cairns–Whitten–Blauvelt House]] – 160 Ravine Avenue (added 1983), was constructed {{circa|1770}}.<ref>[http://wyckoffhistory.org/index.php/Stone-Houses/cairns-whiten-blauvet-dambach-house.html Cairns-Whiten-Blauvelt-Dambach House], Wyckoff Historical Society. Accessed November 13, 2013.</ref> * [[Cruse–Hossington House]] – 301 Newtown Road (added 1983), is a Dutch farmhouse that dates back to 1798.<ref>[http://wyckoffhistory.org/index.php/Stone-Houses/cruse-hossington-house.html Cruse-Hossington House], Wyckoff Historical Society. Accessed November 13, 2013.</ref> * [[Folly House]] – 310 Crescent Avenue (added 1983), is a {{frac|1|1|2}}-story home constructed sometime before 1860.<ref>[http://wyckoffhistory.org/index.php/Stone-Houses/folley-bush-house.html Folley-Bush House], Wyckoff Historical Society. Accessed November 13, 2013.</ref> * [[Masker House]] – 470 Wyckoff Avenue (added 1983), was constructed in 1780, with an addition built on to the original structure.<ref>[http://wyckoffhistory.org/index.php/Stone-Houses/masker-house.html Masker House], Wyckoff Historical Society. Accessed November 13, 2013.</ref> * [[Reformed Dutch Church of Wyckoff]] – 580 Wyckoff Avenue (added 2003) * [[John C. Stagg House]] – 308 Sicomac Avenue (added 1983), was built in the second half of the 18th century on a foundation dating to 1747.<ref>[http://wyckoffhistory.org/index.php/Stone-Houses/john-c-stagg-house.html John C. Stagg House], Wyckoff Historical Society. Accessed November 13, 2013.</ref> * [[Terhune House (Wyckoff, New Jersey)|Terhune House]] – 161 Godwin Avenue (added 1983), dates to the 1700s.<ref>[http://wyckoffhistory.org/index.php/Stone-Houses/terhune-house.html Terhune House], Wyckoff Historical Society. Accessed November 13, 2013.</ref> * [[Van Blarcom–Jardine House]] – 380 Wyckoff Avenue (added 1983) * [[Van Blarcom House (Wyckoff, New Jersey)]] – 131 Godwin Avenue (added 1983).<ref>[http://wyckoffhistory.org/index.php/Stone-Houses/van-blarcom-jardine-house.html Van Blarcom-Jardine House], Wyckoff Historical Society. Accessed November 13, 2013.</ref> * [[Albert Van Blarcom House]] – 250 Crescent Avenue (added 1983) dates back to the 1700s, with the main portion of the current house constructed around 1830.<ref>[http://wyckoffhistory.org/index.php/Stone-Houses/albert-van-blarcom-house.html Albert Van Blarcom House], Wyckoff Historical Society. Accessed November 13, 2013.</ref> * [[Van Gelder House]] – 347 Godwin Avenue (added 1983) * [[Van Horn–Ackerman House]] – 101 Wyckoff Avenue (added 1983), consists of an original structure dating back to 1750, with successively larger additions tacked on to the house over the years.<ref>[http://wyckoffhistory.org/index.php/Stone-Houses/van-horn-ackerman-house.html Van Horn-Ackerman House], Wyckoff Historical Society. Accessed November 13, 2013.</ref> * [[Van Houten–Ackerman House (Wyckoff, New Jersey)]] – 480 Sicomac Avenue (added 1983), known by the name "Wellsweep", the original portion of the home dates back to the 1700s.<ref>[http://wyckoffhistory.org/index.php/Stone-Houses/van-houten-ackerman-house.html Van Houten-Ackerman House], Wyckoff Historical Society. Accessed December 24, 2013.</ref> * [[Van Voorhees–Quackenbush House]] – 421 Franklin Avenue (added 1983). Dating to an original structure built {{circa|1740}}, the house is believed to be the oldest in the township and was contributed to the township in 1973 following the death of Grace Quackenbush Zabriskie.<ref>[http://wyckoffhistory.org/index.php/Stone-Houses/van-voorhees-quackenbush-zabriskie-house.html Van Voorhees-Quackenbush-Zabriskie House], Wyckoff Historical Society. Accessed November 13, 2013.</ref><ref>[http://www.wyckoff-nj.com/zabriskiehouse1.html Zabriskie House], Township of Wyckoff. Accessed November 13, 2013.</ref><ref>[http://zabriskiehouse.org/about/ About], Van Voorhees - Quackenbush - Zabriskie House. Accessed November 9, 2015.</ref> * [[Van Voorhis-Quackenbush House]] – 625 Wyckoff Avenue (added 1984) ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Sources== * ''Municipal Incorporations of the State of New Jersey (according to Counties)'' prepared by the Division of Local Government, Department of the Treasury (New Jersey); December 1, 1958. * Brown, David R.; and the Wyckoff Historical Society [https://books.google.com/books?id=LA75B2SCA38C ''Images of America: Wyckoff''], [[Arcadia Publishing]], 2002. {{ISBN|9780738511412}}. * Clayton, W. Woodford; and Nelson, William. [https://archive.org/details/historyofbergen00clay ''History of Bergen and Passaic Counties, New Jersey, with Biographical Sketches of Many of its Pioneers and Prominent Men.''], Philadelphia: Everts and Peck, 1882. * Harvey, Cornelius Burnham (ed.), [https://archive.org/details/genealogicalhist00harv ''Genealogical History of Hudson and Bergen Counties, New Jersey.''] New York: New Jersey Genealogical Publishing Co., 1900. * Van Dusen, Matthew. [http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXkzJmZnYmVsN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk2OTkxOTc4 "Losing the Space Race"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', September 14, 2006. * Van Valen, James M. [https://archive.org/details/historybergenco00valegoog ''History of Bergen County, New Jersey.''] New York: New Jersey Publishing and Engraving Co., 1900. * Westervelt, Frances A. (Frances Augusta), 1858–1942, [https://books.google.com/books?id=As8wAQAAMAAJ ''History of Bergen County, New Jersey, 1630–1923''], Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1923. * [https://books.google.com/books?id=iZJPAAAACAAJ ''On High Ground: A History of the Township of Wyckoff, New Jersey''], Donning Company Publishers, 2000. {{ISBN|9781578641215}}. ==External links== {{commons category|Wyckoff, New Jersey}} * [https://www.wyckoff-nj.com/ Wyckoff official website] {{Bergen County, New Jersey}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:Wyckoff, New Jersey| ]] [[Category:1926 establishments in New Jersey]] [[Category:Populated places established in 1926]] [[Category:Township form of New Jersey government]] [[Category:Townships in New Jersey]] [[Category:Townships in Bergen County, New Jersey]]
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