Dunellen, New Jersey

Dunellen (Template:IPAc-en) is a borough in Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is located within the Raritan Valley region of central New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 7,637,<ref name=Census2020/><ref name=LWD2020/> an increase of 410 (+5.7%) from the 2010 census count of 7,227,<ref name=Census2010/><ref name=LWD2010/> which in turn had reflected an increase of 404 (+5.9%) from the 6,823 counted at the 2000 census.<ref>Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, February 2011. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref>

Dunellen was formed as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on October 28, 1887, when it broke away from Piscataway Township, based on the results of a referendum held on March 23, 1886. Dunellen's incorporation was confirmed on April 15, 1914.<ref name=Story>Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 170. Accessed May 30, 2012.</ref> The borough was named for the Dunellen station of the Central Railroad of New Jersey.<ref>Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed August 29, 2015.</ref>

History

The earliest inhabitants of the area that would become Dunellen were the Lenape Native Americans; several Lenape sites in Dunellen were identified as part of a comprehensive survey in 1915.<ref>Heleniak, Heidi. "Local Lenni-Lenape Sites Mentioned in 1915 Survey Article", Dunellen411, July 25, 2015. Accessed December 3, 2019.</ref><ref>Spier, Leslie. "Indian Remains near Plainfield, Union County, and along the Lower Delaware Valley", Geological Survey of New Jersey. Accessed December 3, 2019.</ref> European settlers were drawn to the area as early as 1682, attracted by the productive agricultural land.<ref>Triolo, John; and Marren-Licht, Liz. Dunellen, p. 7. Arcadia Publishing, 2012. Template:ISBN. Accessed December 3, 2019. "The Dunellen area was verdant farmland settled by early colonialists, such as David Coriell in 1682, Reune Runyon in 1736, Cornelius Boice in 1768, and Peter Marcellas and Zacharaiah Pound in 1780."</ref>

Railroad access from New York City to present-day Dunellen began in 1840.<ref name=StrategicPlan/> Dunellen grew from its start in 1867 with the construction of a railroad station, which was originally called New Market station, serving the nearby community of the same name in Piscataway.<ref>Loyer, Susan. "Dunellen: Tremendous effort by parents, tremendous fun for kids", Home News Tribune, June 5, 2005. Accessed February 16, 2024, via Newspapers.com. "Originally part of Piscataway, Dunellen was established in 1867 and grew up around the New Jersey Central Railroad station, which was known as New Market station."</ref> When it was originally constructed, the tracks were at grade level with North Avenue and the railroad was the Elizabethtown and Somerville Railroad, which later became part of the Central Railroad of New Jersey. The Central Railroad of New Jersey created the residential development in the area which it owned surrounding its train station.<ref name=StrategicPlan>Dunellen Transit Hub Strategic Plan, Borough of Dunellen, June 2019. Accessed December 3, 2019. "The railroad from New York was extended to the area now known as Dunellen in 1840. The Borough of Dunellen, incorporated in 1887 when it separated from Piscataway, was built by the Central Railroad of New Jersey. The railroad company owned the land, built the railroad and subdivided the surrounding farmland into a residential community."</ref> The railroad brought industry to the area.

The Art Color factory built in 1925 was Dunellen's principal industry and produced as many as 10 million magazines a month. The W. F. Hall Printing Company of Chicago bought Art Color in 1931, and ran it until 1968, when it closed the plant there.<ref>"Arnold A. Schwartz" "Template:Webarchive", Dunellen Public Library. Accessed April 1, 2008.</ref>

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 1.06 square miles (2.75 km²), all of which was land.<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1 /> Dunellen is in the Raritan Valley, a line of communities in central New Jersey. Dunellen is in the central division along with Bound Brook, South Bound Brook and Middlesex.

The borough borders Middlesex and Piscataway Township in Middlesex County; Green Brook Township in Somerset County; and Plainfield in Union County.<ref>Areas touching Dunellen, MapIt. Accessed July 12, 2016.</ref><ref>Municipalities, Middlesex County, New Jersey. Accessed December 1, 2019.</ref><ref>New Jersey Municipal Boundaries, New Jersey Department of Transportation. Accessed November 15, 2019.</ref>

Demographics

2010 census

The 2010 United States census counted 7,227 people, 2,566 households, and 1,763 families in the borough. The population density was 6,894.8 per square mile (2,662.1/km²). There were 2,683 housing units at an average density of 2,559.7 per square mile (988.3/km²). The racial makeup was 73.46% (5,309) White, 8.62% (623) Black or African American, 0.26% (19) Native American, 4.51% (326) Asian, 0.06% (4) Pacific Islander, 9.67% (699) from other races, and 3.42% (247) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 26.75% (1,933) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/>

Of the 2,566 households, 33.0% had children under the age of 18; 49.4% were married couples living together; 13.3% had a female householder with no husband present and 31.3% were non-families. Of all households, 24.9% were made up of individuals and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.36.<ref name=Census2010/>

23.7% of the population were under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 30.9% from 25 to 44, 26.8% from 45 to 64, and 9.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.1 years. For every 100 females, the population had 101.3 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 100.4 males.<ref name=Census2010/>

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $74,375 (with a margin of error of +/− $13,504) and the median family income was $88,527 (+/− $13,868). Males had a median income of $48,542 (+/− $13,495) versus $43,920 (+/− $12,613) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $30,960 (+/− $3,015). About 5.6% of families and 8.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.8% of those under age 18 and 9.5% of those age 65 or over.<ref>DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Dunellen borough, Middlesex County, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed May 30, 2012.</ref>

2000 census

As of the 2000 United States census<ref name="GR2" /> there were 6,823 people, 2,451 households, and 1,710 families residing in the borough. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 2,520 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the borough was 84.07% White, 3.66% African American, 0.25% Native American, 3.56% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 6.38% from other races, and 2.07% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 14.80% of the population.<ref name=Census2000>Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Dunellen borough, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed May 30, 2012.</ref><ref name=Census2000SF1>DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Dunellen borough, Middlesex County, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed November 22, 2012.</ref>

There were 2,451 households, out of which 33.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.4% were married couples living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.2% were non-families. 23.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.30.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

In the borough the population was spread out, with 24.9% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 36.0% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.2 males.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

The median income for a household in the borough was $59,205, and the median income for a family was $67,188. Males had a median income of $45,000 versus $34,130 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $26,529. About 1.4% of families and 3.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.0% of those under age 18 and 4.2% of those age 65 or over.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

Government

Local government

Dunellen is governed under the borough form of New Jersey municipal government, which is used in 218 municipalities (of the 564) statewide, making it the most common form of government in New Jersey.<ref>Inventory of Municipal Forms of Government in New Jersey, Rutgers University Center for Government Studies, July 1, 2011. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> The governing body is comprised of the mayor and the borough council, with all positions elected at-large on a partisan basis as part of the November general election. A mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office. The borough council includes six members elected to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election 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, March 2013, p. 98.</ref> The borough form of government used by Dunellen is a "weak mayor / strong council" government in which council members act as the legislative body with the mayor presiding at meetings and voting only in the event of a tie. The mayor can veto ordinances subject to an override by a two-thirds majority vote of the council. The mayor makes committee and liaison assignments for council members, and most appointments are made by the mayor with the advice and consent of the council.<ref>Cerra, Michael F. "Forms of Government: Everything You've Always Wanted to Know, But Were Afraid to Ask", New Jersey State League of Municipalities, March 2007. Accessed January 1, 2025.</ref><ref>"Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey", p. 6. Rutgers University Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref>

Template:As of, the mayor of Dunellen is Republican Jason F. Cilento, whose term of office ends December 31, 2027. Members of the borough council (with party and term-end year in parentheses) are Council President Teresa Albertson (R, 2024), Crisol-Iris Lantz (R, 2026), Joseph Paltjon (R, 2024), Trina G. Rios (R, 2025), Daniel Cole Sigmon (R, 2025) and Harold VanDermark (R, 2026).<ref name=MayorCouncil>Mayor and Council, Borough of Dunellen. Accessed May 27, 2024.</ref><ref>2024 Municipal Data Sheet, Borough of Dunellen. Accessed May 27, 2024.</ref><ref name=Middlesex2023>November 7, 2023 General Election Official Results, Middlesex County, New Jersey, December 7, 2023. Accessed January 1, 2024.</ref><ref name=Middlesex2022>November 8, 2022 General Election Official Results, Middlesex County, New Jersey, updated November 22, 2022. Accessed January 1, 2023.</ref><ref name=Middlesex2021>General Election November 2, 2021 Official Results, Middlesex County, New Jersey, updated November 19, 2021. Accessed April 13, 2022.</ref>

In October 2021, the borough council selected Harold VanDermark from a list of three candidates nominated by the Democratic municipal committee to fill the seat expiring in December 2023 that had been held by Tremayne Reid until he resigned earlier that month. VanDermark will serve on an interim basis until the November 2021 general election, when voters will choose a candidate to serve the balance of the term of office.<ref>Borough Council Meeting Minutes for October 18, 2021, Borough of Dunellen. Accessed May 23, 2022. "Whereas, Tremayne Reid resigned his position as Councilperson for the Borough of Dunellen on October 4, 2021; and WHEREAS, the Democratic Municipal Committee has presented to the Dunellen Borough Council the names of three eligible persons to fill the vacancy; and... NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Dunellen, that Harold Vandermark be selected to fill the vacancy of the Council seat held by Tremayne Reid, said term to expire on December 31, 2022, with the intervening General Election to be held on November 8, 2022 to select a candidate to fill the remaining term of Tremayne Reid that would have expired on December 31, 2023."</ref>

Federal, state and county representation

Dunellen is located in the 12th Congressional District<ref name=PCR2012>Plan Components Report, New Jersey Redistricting Commission, December 23, 2011. Accessed February 1, 2020.</ref> and is part of New Jersey's 21st state legislative district.<ref>Districts by Number for 2023-2031, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed September 18, 2023.</ref>

Politics

As of March 2011, there were a total of 3,775 registered voters in Dunellen, of which 1,063 (28.2%) were registered as Democrats, 726 (19.2%) were registered as Republicans and 1,983 (52.5%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 3 voters registered as Libertarians or Greens.<ref>Voter Registration Summary - Middlesex, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed November 22, 2012.</ref>

In the 2012 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 56.1% of the vote (1,387 cast), ahead of Republican Mitt Romney with 42.3% (1,047 votes), and other candidates with 1.6% (39 votes), among the 2,488 ballots cast by the borough's 3,842 registered voters (15 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 64.8%.<ref name=2012Elections>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=2012VoterReg>Template:Cite web</ref> In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 52.9% of the vote (1,478 cast), ahead of Republican John McCain with 44.5% (1,244 votes) and other candidates with 1.8% (50 votes), among the 2,794 ballots cast by the borough's 3,883 registered voters, for a turnout of 72.0%.<ref>2008 Presidential General Election Results: Middlesex County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed November 22, 2012.</ref> In the 2004 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 50.0% of the vote (1,260 ballots cast), outpolling Democrat John Kerry with 48.0% (1,211 votes) and other candidates with 1.2% (44 votes), among the 2,521 ballots cast by the borough's 3,666 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 68.8.<ref>2004 Presidential Election: Middlesex County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed November 22, 2012.</ref>

Presidential Elections Results

Year	Republican	Democratic	Third Parties
style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Democratic|2024<ref name="2024Elections">Template:Cite web</ref>	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|43.5% 1,409	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Democratic|53.6% 1,733	2.9% 81
style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Democratic|2020<ref name="2020Elections">Template:Cite web</ref>	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|38.2% 1,256	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Democratic|59.4% 1,953	2.4% 58
style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Democratic|2016<ref name="2016Elections">Template:Cite web</ref>	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|41.4% 1,170	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Democratic|52.1% 1,472	5.2% 148
style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Democratic|2012<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|42.3% 1,047	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Democratic|56.1% 1,387	1.6% 39
style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Democratic|2008<ref>2008 Presidential General Election Results: Middlesex County Template:Webarchive, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed January 9, 2025.</ref>	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|44.5% 1,244	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Democratic|52.9% 1,478	1.8% 50
style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|2004<ref>2004 Presidential Election: Middlesex County Template:Webarchive, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed January 9, 2025.</ref>	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|50.0% 1,260	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Democratic|48.0% 1,211	1.2% 44

In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 64.7% of the vote (982 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 33.2% (503 votes), and other candidates with 2.1% (32 votes), among the 1,540 ballots cast by the borough's 3,894 registered voters (23 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 39.5%.<ref name=2013Elections>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=2013VoterReg>Template:Cite web</ref> In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 54.6% of the vote (944 ballots cast), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 34.1% (589 votes), Independent Chris Daggett with 8.9% (153 votes) and other candidates with 1.9% (33 votes), among the 1,728 ballots cast by the borough's 3,744 registered voters, yielding a 46.2% turnout.<ref>2009 Governor: Middlesex County Template:Webarchive, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed November 22, 2012.</ref>

Education

The Dunellen Public Schools serve students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade.<ref>Dunellen Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Dunellen Public Schools. Accessed August 28, 2022. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades kindergarten through twelve in the Dunellen School District.. Composition: The Dunellen School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Dunellen."</ref> As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of three schools, had an enrollment of 1,238 students and 112.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.1:1.<ref name=NCES>District information for Dunellen 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>School Data for the Dunellen Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.</ref>) are John P. Faber School<ref>John P. Faber School, Dunellen Public Schools. Accessed August 28, 2022.</ref> with 591 students in grades PreK-5, Lincoln Middle School<ref>Lincoln Middle School, Dunellen Public Schools. Accessed August 28, 2022.</ref> with 246 students in grades 6-8 and Dunellen High School<ref>Dunellen High School, Dunellen Public Schools. Accessed August 28, 2022.</ref> with 372 students in grades 9-12.<ref>School Performance Reports for the Dunellen Public School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 16, 2024.</ref><ref>Schools, Borough of Dunellen. Accessed September 28, 2022.</ref><ref>New Jersey School Directory for the Dunellen Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>

Eighth grade students from all of Middlesex County are eligible to apply to attend the high school programs offered by the Middlesex County Magnet Schools, a county-wide vocational school district that offers full-time career and technical education at its schools in East Brunswick, Edison, Perth Amboy, Piscataway and Woodbridge Township, with no tuition charged to students for attendance.<ref>Heyboer, Kelly. "How to get your kid a seat in one of N.J.'s hardest-to-get-into high schools", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, February 23, 2019. Accessed February 8, 2025. "Middlesex County has two stand-alone career academies for high-achieving students: the Academy for Science, Math and Engineering Technology, located on the campus of Middlesex County College in Edison, and the Academy for Allied Health and Biomedical Sciences in Woodbridge. How to apply: Students must attend a mandatory information session and submit an application by November of their 8th grade year."</ref><ref>About Our Schools, Middlesex County Magnet Schools. Accessed February 8, 2025. "These high schools are free public schools that offer hands-on, integrated learning opportunities for students in grades 9-12 interested in all types of careers as well as higher education. Any student who resides anywhere in Middlesex County's 25 municipalities student may apply to the school district. If accepted, the home school district will permit the student to attend and will organize daily transportation at no cost to the student's family."</ref>

Transportation

File:2018-05-20 16 52 45 View east along New Jersey State Route 28 (North Avenue) at Middlesex County Route 529 (Washington Avenue) in Dunellen, Middlesex County, New Jersey.jpg

Route 28 in Dunellen

Roads and highways

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

No Interstate or U.S. highways serve Dunellen directly.<ref>Middlesex County Road Map, New Jersey Department of Transportation. Accessed December 10, 2022.</ref> The most prominent roads passing through the borough include New Jersey Route 28<ref>Route 28 Straight Line Diagram, New Jersey Department of Transportation, updated March 2017. Accessed December 3, 2019.</ref> and County Route 529.<ref>County Route 529 Straight Line Diagram, New Jersey Department of Transportation, updated November 2012. Accessed December 3, 2019.</ref>

Public transportation

The Dunellen station offers NJ Transit service on the Raritan Valley Line.<ref>Raritan Valley Line Template:Webarchive, NJ Transit. Accessed October 8, 2013.</ref> There is a ticket office open only during morning rush hour and a small waiting area at this stop. There are now automated ticket machines located next to the office. A simple station, there are two tracks with two small side platforms. The station is located on a high embankment.<ref>Dunellen station, NJ Transit. Accessed February 16, 2024.</ref>

NJ Transit bus service is provided on the 113 and 114 routes to the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan, with local service on the 59, 65 and 66 routes.<ref>Middlesex County Bus/Rail Connections, NJ Transit, backed up by the Internet Archive as of May 22, 2009. Accessed September 3, 2011.</ref><ref>Middlesex County Transit Guide 2019 Edition, Middlesex County, New Jersey. Accessed April 1, 2023.</ref>

Suburban Transit offers service between Dunellen and Atlantic City on its 700 route.<ref>Schedule Details: Dunellen, NJ to Atlantic City, NJ, Suburban Transit. Accessed December 3, 2019.</ref>

Organizations

• Juggling Life is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to inspire and emotionally heal ill and/or disadvantaged children through juggling and the arts.<ref>A Brief History, Juggling Life. Accessed April 20, 2015.</ref>

Notable people

Template:Category see also People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Dunellen include:

• Tom Brislin (born 1973), keyboardist/songwriter/vocalist for the band Kansas since 2018<ref>Hicks, Robert. "Spiraling gets its music to the masses with technology", Daily Record, March 16, 2005. Accessed December 10, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "Brislin hails from Dunellen but now lives in Piscataway."</ref>
• Horace Butterworth (1868–1939),sports coach, college athletics administrator and educator<ref>"Horace Butterworth Dies in Washington", Courier News, December 11, 1939. Accessed March 23, 2025, via Newspapers.com. "Dunellen - Word has been received here of the death of Horace Butterworth, brother of Mrs. Walter A. Houghtaling, 265 S. Washington Ave., in Washington, D. C., on Friday, (Dec. 8, 1939).... He made his home here with Mr. and Mrs. Houghtaling since his retirement."</ref>
• Bob Fitzsimmons (1863–1917), boxer who was the sport's first three-division world champion<ref>Staff. "'Bob' Fitzsimmons Robbed.", The New York Times, March 19, 1913. Accessed May 30, 2012. "The home of 'Bob' Fitzsimmons, the ex-champion prizefighter, at Dunellen, was robbed of $1500 worth of silverware some time within the last few days, while the family was away."</ref>
• Bob Maier (1915–1993), third baseman who played for the Detroit Tigers team that won the 1945 World Series in his only season in the Major Leagues<ref>Bob Maier, Baseball-Reference.com. Accessed May 30, 2012.</ref>
• Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (born 1999), hurdler and sprinter who won the Gold Medal in the 400-meter hurdles at the 2020 and 2024 Summer Olympics<ref>[1] Team USA. Accessed August 6, 2021.</ref>
• Judith Persichilli (born 1949), nurse and health care executive who has served as the commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Health<ref>Burling, Stacey. "Catholic Health East names a new leader", The Philadelphia Inquirer, December 16, 2009. Accessed July 18, 2019. "Persichilli, who grew up in Dunellen, N.J., began her career in health care as a staff nurse after graduating from the St. Francis School of Nursing, Trenton, in 1968."</ref>
• William Marsh Rice (1816–1900), businessman who bequeathed his fortune to found Rice University<ref>Staff. "W.M. Rice's Sudden Death; Detectives at Work on Lines Which They Do Not Disclose. A.T. Patrick's Statement Charles F. Jones Says He Was Instructed to Withhold the News that His Employer Was Dead.", The New York Times, September 27, 1900. Accessed May 30, 2012. "During his visits to the North he lived part of the time at Dunellen, N. J., and later at the Grenoble, Seventh Avenue and Fifty-sixth Street."</ref>
• Tom Scharpling (born 1969), author, screenwriter, broadcaster, and media executive; creator and host of The Best Show<ref>LaGorce, Tammy. "In Person; Gotcha! Stay Tuned", The New York Times, January 1, 2006. Accessed July 18, 2019. "'It's great when people you admire like what you're doing,' Mr. Scharpling, who grew up in Dunellen, writes for Monk in Summit and lives with his wife in Woodbridge, said before a recent Best Show."</ref>
• Walter Stone (1920–1999), writer for The Honeymooners and The Jackie Gleason Show<ref>Triolo, John; and Marren-Licht, Liz. Dunellen, p. 124. Arcadia Publishing, 2012. Template:ISBN. Accessed April 10, 2016. "Walter Stone, chief writer for the Honeymooners television series, was born in Dunellen in 1920."</ref>
• Frank Umont (1917–1991), Major League Baseball umpire<ref>Staff. "J.J. Awaits Draft; New Jersey Sports Canada Interested", The New York Times, January 26, 1974. Accessed May 30, 2012. "Frank Umont of Dunellen, the former major league umpire who also played for the New York Football Giants in the 1940s also will be on the dais..."</ref>

Twin towns—Sister cities

Dunellen is twinned with:

• Template:Flagicon Borgonovo Val Tidone, Italy<ref name=sistercity>Sister City: Val Tidone, Italy, Boroug hof Dunellen. Accessed May 23, 2022. "On July 2, 2018, the Mayor and Borough Council approved a resolution establishing the sister relationship with Val Tidone, Italy.... In order to promote exchanges in educational, cultural, recreational and economic fields, the Borough of Dunellen agreed to the Sister City relationship with the towns of Borgonovo V.T. and Castel San Giovanni."</ref>
• Template:Flagicon Castel San Giovanni, Italy<ref name="sistercity" />

External links

• Official Dunellen Borough website
• Dunellen Police Department website
• Dunellen Fire Department website
• Dunellen Rescue Squad website
• Dunellen Public Schools
• Template:NJReportCard
• School Data for the Dunellen Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics
• Dunellen Historical Society