Glen Rock, New Jersey

Template:Short description Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Glen Rock is a borough in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 12,133,<ref name=Census2020/><ref name=LWD2020/> an increase of 532 (+4.6%) from the 2010 census count of 11,601,<ref name=Census2010/><ref name=LWD2010/> which in turn reflected increased by 55 (+0.5%) from the 11,546 counted in the 2000 census.<ref>Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, February 2011. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref>

The borough has been one of the state's highest-income communities. Based on data from the American Community Survey for 2013–2017, Glen Rock residents had a median household income of $162,443, ranked 6th in the state among municipalities with more than 10,000 residents, more than double the statewide median of $76,475.<ref>Raychaudhuri, Disha. "The wealthiest towns in N.J., ranked", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, June 7, 2019. Accessed November 4, 2019. "The median household income in N.J. is $76,475, recent Census data shows.... A note about the data: The data comes from 2013-2017 American Community Survey conducted by U.S. Census Bureau. Smaller towns with less than 10,000 residents were excluded from the list.... 6. Glen Rock, Bergen County Median income: $162,443"</ref>

Glen Rock was voted one of the best places to live in New Jersey for its low crime rate, good schools, close proximity to New York City and its high property values, including in 2018, when Niche ranked it the 19th best place to live in New Jersey.<ref>Hubbard, Daniel. "Glen Rock Ranked Among Best Places To Live In NJ; 'It's truly an amazing place to raise a family,' a reviewer said.", Ridgewood Patch, April 11, 2018. Accessed October 3, 2018. "Glen Rock received an A+. It was ranked the fifth best place to live in Bergen County and the 19th best in New Jersey."</ref>

History

Glen Rock was formed on September 14, 1894, from portions of Ridgewood Township and Saddle River Township during the "Boroughitis" phenomenon then sweeping through Bergen County, in which 26 boroughs were formed in the county in 1894 alone.<ref>Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 78. Accessed March 20, 2012.</ref><ref>"History of Bergen County" Vol. 1, p. 366. Source shows September 12, 1894 as date of formation.</ref><ref>Harvey, Cornelius Burnham. Genealogical History of Hudson and Bergen Counties, New Jersey, p. 11, New Jersey Genealogical Publishing Company, 1900. Accessed September 2, 2013. "For a period of sixteen years following the passage of this act few boroughs were organized in the State, only three of them being in Bergen County.... As it was twenty-six boroughs were created in the county from January 23, 1894, to December 18, of the same year."</ref> The main impetus for the break from Ridgewood Township was the decision to have Glen Rock students attend a new school closer to the center of Ridgewood instead of their one-room schoolhouse located at the intersection of Ackerman Avenue and Rock Road.<ref name=Living/> Originally, the borough was to be named "South Ridgewood", but in order to prevent confusion with the neighboring Ridgewood Village, resident Monsieur Viel suggested the alternative name of Glen Rock.<ref>Template:Cite web "The original plan by the town fathers was to call the borough South Ridgewood but on second thought they were concerned that this could cause confusion with our neighbor so Monsieur Viel offered his alternative, which was immediately accepted."</ref>

The borough was settled around the Glen Rock, a large boulder in a small valley (glen), from which the borough gets its name.<ref>Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed August 31, 2015.</ref><ref>Herman, Jennifer New Jersey Encyclopedia, p. 280. State History Publications, 2008. Template:ISBN. Accessed August 31, 2015.</ref> The rock, a glacial erratic weighing in at Template:Convert and located where Doremus Avenue meets Rock Road, is believed to have been carried to the site by a glacier that picked up the rock 15,000 years ago near Peekskill, New York, and carried it for Template:Convert to its present location. The Lenape Native Americans called the boulder "Pamachapuka" (meaning "stone from heaven" or "stone from the sky") and used it for signal fires and as a trail marker.<ref name="Living">Elder, Janet. "If You're Thinking of Living in Glen Rock", The New York Times, May 5, 1985. Accessed October 26, 2016. "Glen Rock is named for a 570-ton boulder, believed to have been deposited by a glacier, that stands at the northern endTemplate:Sic of Rock Road, the town's main street. Called Pamackapuka, or Stone from Heaven, by the Delaware Indians, it served as a base for Indian signal fires and later as a trail marker for colonists."</ref><ref>Coutros, Evonne. "Glen Rock's boulder going national", The Record, February 15, 2012, backed up by the Internet Archive as of October 26, 2016. Accessed August 29, 2017. "The borough's most famous boulder at the busy intersection of Rock Road and Doremus Avenue will be featured in the March issue of National Geographic magazine."</ref><ref>Hoffmann, Fritz. "Rock... And Roll", National Geographic, March 2012. Accessed October 26, 2016. "Glen Rock, New Jersey, is named for its 570-ton erratic. Scientists believe a glacier brought it from about 20 miles north."</ref>

The borough was the site of one of Bergen County's most serious public transportation accidents. In 1911, a trolley operator for the North Jersey Rapid Transit Company, one day away from retirement, died in a crash with an opposing trolley around the intersection of Prospect and Grove Streets that was caused by signal problems. In addition to the death of the opposing trolley operator, 12 people were injured. This crash in part hastened the demise of this transportation mode which ran from Elmwood Park, New Jersey, to Suffern, New York, and competed with the Erie Railroad. The right of way for this trolley line was purchased by the Public Service Enterprise Group and is still visible today.<ref>Smith Jr., Don E. "Historian Marks 100th Anniversary of Glen Rock's Deadly Trolley Crash", Ridgewood Patch, July 7, 2011. Accessed August 29, 2017.</ref><ref>Quimbly, EJ. Interurban Interludes: A history of the North Jersey Rapid Transit Company, A Carstens publication, 1968.</ref>

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 2.72 square miles (7.04 km²), including 2.70 square miles (7.00 km²) of land and 0.01 square miles (0.04 km²) of water (0.51%).<ref name="CensusArea" /><ref name="GR1" />

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

The borough borders the municipalities of Fair Lawn, Paramus and Ridgewood in Bergen County, and Hawthorne in Passaic County.<ref>Areas touching Glen Rock, MapIt. Accessed March 25, 2020.</ref><ref>Bergen County Map of Municipalities, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed March 25, 2020.</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 11,601 people, 3,917 households, and 3,290 families in the borough. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 4,016 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup was 87.16% (10,111) White, 1.37% (159) Black or African American, 0.09% (10) Native American, 9.09% (1,054) Asian, 0.03% (3) Pacific Islander, 0.62% (72) from other races, and 1.66% (192) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.54% (527) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/>

Of the 3,917 households, 46.3% had children under the age of 18; 75.4% were married couples living together; 6.5% had a female householder with no husband present and 16.0% were non-families. Of all households, 14.2% 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 2.96 and the average family size was 3.28.<ref name=Census2010/>

30.0% of the population were under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 19.7% from 25 to 44, 32.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42.2 years. For every 100 females, the population had 94.5 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 90.1 males.<ref name=Census2010/>

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $140,882 (with a margin of error of +/− $13,445) and the median family income was $160,360 (+/− $10,024). Males had a median income of $110,506 (+/− $13,238) versus $64,250 (+/− $11,788) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $61,013 (+/− $6,466). About 1.1% of families and 1.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.6% of those under age 18 and 2.2% of those age 65 or over.<ref>DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Glen Rock borough, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed March 21, 2012.</ref>

Same-sex couples headed 20 households in 2010, an increase from the 15 counted in 2000.<ref>Lipman, Harvy; and Sheingold, Dave. "North Jersey sees 30% growth in same-sex couples", The Record, August 14, 2011, backed up by the Internet Archive as of February 3, 2013. Accessed July 23, 2014.</ref>

2000 census

As of the 2000 United States census<ref name="GR2" /> there were 11,546 people, 3,977 households, and 3,320 families residing in the borough. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 4,024 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the borough was 90.07% White, 1.81% African American, 0.16% Native American, 6.48% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.61% from other races, and 0.86% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.72% of the population.<ref name="Census2000">Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Glen Rock borough, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed March 5, 2013.</ref><ref name="Census2000SF1">DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Glen Rock borough, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed March 5, 2013.</ref>

There were 3,977 households, out of which 43.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.1% were married couples living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.5% were non-families. 14.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.2% 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 borough the age distribution of the population shows 29.4% under the age of 18, 3.9% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.5 males.<ref name="Census2000" /><ref name="Census2000SF1" />

The median income for a household in the borough was $104,192, and the median income for a family was $111,280. Males had a median income of $84,614 versus $52,430 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $45,091. About 2.1% of families and 2.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.0% of those under age 18 and 3.8% of those age 65 or over.<ref name="Census2000" /><ref name="Census2000SF1" />

Economy

Glen Rock's central business district is situated on a roughly 0.2 mile (0.3 km) stretch of Rock Road between the borough's two train stations.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Long-standing businesses include the Glen Rock Inn, a bar and restaurant in operation since 1948,<ref>Davidowitz, Esther. "28 restaurants North Jersey can't bear to lose, from classic hot dog joints to beloved diners", The Record, January 13, 2021. Accessed October 24, 2021. "The Glen Rock Inn is nothing fancy, just a solid neighborhood bar that's been slinging solid pub food and pouring surprisingly good wines for the better part of a half century."</ref> and the Rock Ridge Pharmacy, opened in 1950.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Corporate residents of Glen Rock include Genovese & Maddalene, an architectural firm that specialized in designing churches.<ref name="met">Office for Metropolitan History Template:Webarchive, "Manhattan NB Database 1900-1986", Accessed December 25, 2010.</ref>

Arts and culture

Musical groups from the borough include the indie-rock band Titus Andronicus.<ref>Bieselin, Robert. "Talking with Glen Rock's Titus Andronicus about the band's new album", The Record, April 20, 2010. Accessed February 2, 2011.</ref>

In October 2005, many scenes of prominent locations in town were shot for the film World Trade Center, starring Nicolas Cage and directed by Oliver Stone, with Glen Rock having had 11 residents who were killed in the September 11 terrorist attacks.<ref>Cahillane, Kevin. "Jersey Footlights; Oliver Stone Filming In Glen Rock", The New York Times, October 30, 2005. Accessed October 3, 2018. "Oliver Stone, who has directed political powder kegs like Born on the Fourth of July, Platoon and J.F.K., has started shooting in Glen Rock for an as-yet-untitled movie about the Sept. 11 attacks. Based on the true account of two Port Authority police officers who were rescued from the rubble of the World Trade Center, the film stars Nicolas Cage and is expected to be the first major studio release to focus on the attacks. While Lower Manhattan will be the center of the film, Glen Rock, a town of just over 11,000 people in Bergen County, had 11 residents who died in the World Trade Center."</ref>

Government

Local government

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Glen Rock Borough Hall

Glen Rock 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. The 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. 165.</ref><ref name="MayorCouncil" />

The borough form of government used by Glen Rock 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" Template:Webarchive, New Jersey State League of Municipalities. Accessed November 30, 2014.</ref><ref>"Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey", p. 6. Rutgers University Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> The council appoints a professional borough administrator who is the chief administrative officer of the borough, responsible to the mayor and council.<ref>Borough Departments, Borough of Glen Rock. Accessed September 1, 2021. "Glen Rock operates under the Mayor/Council form of government with the annual appointment of a full time professional borough administrator who is the Chief Administrative Officer of the Borough, responsible to the Mayor and Council."</ref>

Template:As of, the mayor of Glen Rock is Democrat Kristine Morieko, whose term of office ends December 31, 2027. Members of the Borough Council are Council President Jill Orlich (D, 2024), Mary Barchetto (D, 2024), Teresa M. G. Gilbreath (D, 2025), Paula Gilligan (D, 2025), Amy Martin (D, 2026) and Regina Viadro (D, 2026).<ref name="MayorCouncil">Mayor & Council, Borough of Glen Rock. Accessed June 4, 2024. "Your governing body, the Mayor and Council, consists of a mayor and six council members elected at large. Two council members are elected each year for three-year terms and the Mayor is elected for four years. The Mayor is the Chief Executive Officer for the Borough. Glen Rock operates under the Mayor/Council form of government with the annual appointment of a full time professional borough administrator who is the Chief Administrative Officer of the Borough, responsible to the Mayor and Council."</ref><ref>2024 Municipal Data Sheet, Borough of Glen Rock. Accessed June 4, 2024.</ref><ref name="BergenCountyDirectory">2024 County and Municipal Directory, Bergen County, New Jersey, April 2024. Accessed April 15, 2024.</ref><ref name="Bergen2023">Official Statement of Vote 2023 General Election - November 7, 2023 Official Results, Bergen County, New Jersey, November 27, 2023. Accessed January 1, 2024.</ref><ref name="Bergen2022">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">Bergen County Statement of Vote November 2, 2021 Official results, Bergen County, New Jersey, updated November 17, 2021. Accessed January 1, 2022.</ref>

In January 2020, the borough council chose Caroline Unzaga from a list of three candidates nominated by the Democratic municipal committee to fill the seat expiring in December 2021 that had been held by Kristine Morieko until she stepped down to take office as mayor.<ref>Shanes, Alexis. "Empty Glen Rock council seat filled as leadership shifts to Democrats", The Record, January 10, 2020. Accessed March 25, 2020. "An all-Democrat borough council on Wednesday filled the seat Kristine Morieko vacated when she became mayor. Caroline Unzaga will serve in the empty seat for one year, Morieko said.... The Bergen County Democratic Committee was responsible for naming up to three candidates for the seat, which will be up for reelection in 2021."</ref>

In July 2019, the borough council selected Michelle Torpey from a list of three names nominated by the Republican municipal committee to fill the seat expiring in December 2019 that was vacated by Bill J. Leonard Jr. after he resigned from office and announced that he was moving out of the borough.<ref>Greene, Rebecca. "Michelle Torpey Chosen As Glen Rock Replacement on Council", TAPinto.net, July 9, 2019. Accessed October 2, 2019. "Candidate Michelle Torpey became Councilwoman Torpey last night when the Borough Council chose her as the replacement for Bill Leonard. Torpey, a republican, replaced Leonard who stepped down as councilman after his June wedding and subsequent move out of town."</ref>

Bruce Packer won the mayoral seat in the 2015 general election over incumbent John van Keuren, who had been seeking a fourth term. Packer's Democratic running-mates William "Skip" Huisking and Kristine Morieko were also elected to three-year Borough Council terms, giving the borough a Democratic mayor for the first time in 12 years, and a 3–3 split on the council.<ref>De Santa, Richard. "Democrats win mayoral, council seats in Glen Rock", Glen Rock Gazette, November 3, 2015, backed up by the Internet Archive as of March 4, 2016. Accessed August 29, 2017. "Democratic mayoral challenger Bruce Packer turned back incumbent Mayor John van Keuren's bid for a fourth term, as Glen Rock voters opted for change at the polls Tuesday. Packer's Democratic running-mates William (Skip) Huisking and Kristine Morieko were also elected to three-year Borough Council terms, unseating GOP incumbent Joan Orseck and outpacing her running-mate, Robert Bourne."</ref>

Glen Rock's borough government recognizes an annual Poverty Awareness Week. The community comes together for an annual project to combat extreme global poverty. In 2007, the community built a Habitat House in Paterson, New Jersey (the second home built by Glen Rock residents), and the community was honored as Paterson Habitat's Volunteers of the Year (a first for a community). In 2008, the Borough came together for the Water for Africa Music Festival. The event raised the funds to pay for two Roundabout PlayPump water systems in sub-Saharan Africa.<ref>Water for Africa Festival Scheduled for Memorial Weekend Template:Webarchive, dBusinessNews.com, April 4, 2008. Accessed July 24, 2011.</ref> In 2009, the community continued its battle against poverty, raising funds to battle malaria in hurricane-ravaged Haiti.

The borough government has declared Glen Rock a sustainable community, pursuing a "Green Up" policy that reflects a commitment to protecting the borough's trees, water and general environment. Shade trees are provided at no cost annually to citizens with cooperation from the DPW.<ref>About Template:Webarchive, Green Up Glen Rock. Accessed August 29, 2017.</ref><ref>Glen Rock Environmental Commission, Borough of Glen Rock. Accessed December 7, 2013.</ref> On April 10, 2019, the borough council passed an ordinance outlawing single-use plastic bags in retail establishments.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Federal, state and county representation

Glen Rock is located in the 5th 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 New Jersey's 38th legislative district.<ref>Districts by Number for 2023-2031, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed September 18, 2023.</ref> Template:NJ Congress 05 Template:NJ Senate

Politics

As of March 2011, there were a total of 8,112 registered voters in Glen Rock, of which 2,490 (30.7% vs. 31.7% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 1,971 (24.3% vs. 21.1%) were registered as Republicans and 3,645 (44.9% vs. 47.1%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 6 voters registered as Libertarians or Greens.<ref name="VoterRegistration">Voter Registration Summary - Bergen, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed December 7, 2013.</ref> Among the borough's 2010 Census population, 69.9% (vs. 57.1% in Bergen County) were registered to vote, including 99.9% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 73.7% countywide).<ref name="VoterRegistration" /><ref>GCT-P7: Selected Age Groups: 2010 - State -- County Subdivision; 2010 Census Summary File 1 for New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 7, 2013.</ref>

In the 2016 presidential election, Democrat Hillary Clinton received 4,063 votes (60.4% vs. 54.2% countywide), ahead of Republican Donald Trump with 2,355 votes (35.0% vs. 41.1%) and other candidates with 206 votes (3.1% vs. 4.6%), among the 6,787 ballots cast by the borough's 8885 registered voters, for a turnout of 76.7% (vs. 72.5% in Bergen County).<ref>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 2012 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 3,326 votes (52.6% vs. 54.8% countywide), ahead of Republican Mitt Romney with 2,881 votes (45.5% vs. 43.5%) and other candidates with 50 votes (0.8% vs. 0.9%), among the 6,326 ballots cast by the borough's 8,486 registered voters, for a turnout of 74.5% (vs. 70.4% in Bergen County).<ref>Presidential November 6, 2012 General Election Results - Bergen County Template:Webarchive, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, March 15, 2013. Accessed December 7, 2013.</ref><ref>Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast November 6, 2012 General Election Results - Bergen County Template:Webarchive, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, March 15, 2013. Accessed December 7, 2013.</ref> In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 3,762 votes (55.3% vs. 53.9% countywide), ahead of Republican John McCain with 2,955 votes (43.4% vs. 44.5%) and other candidates with 45 votes (0.7% vs. 0.8%), among the 6,807 ballots cast by the borough's 8,316 registered voters, for a turnout of 81.9% (vs. 76.8% in Bergen County).<ref>2008 Presidential General Election Results: Bergen County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed December 7, 2013.</ref><ref name="Results2008">2008 General Election Results for Glen Rock" Template:Webarchive, The Record. Accessed September 27, 2011.</ref> In the 2004 presidential election, Democrat John Kerry received 3,333 votes (51.5% vs. 51.7% countywide), ahead of Republican George W. Bush with 3,092 votes (47.8% vs. 47.2%) and other candidates with 38 votes (0.6% vs. 0.7%), among the 6,475 ballots cast by the borough's 7,931 registered voters, for a turnout of 81.6% (vs. 76.9% in the whole county).<ref>2004 Presidential Election: Bergen County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed December 7, 2013.</ref>

Presidential elections results

Year	Republican	Democratic
style="text-align:center; Template:Party shading/Democratic|2024<ref name="2024Elections">Template:Cite web</ref>	style="text-align:center; Template:Party shading/Republican|35.3% 2,498	style="text-align:center; Template:Party shading/Democratic|61.5% 4,352
style="text-align:center; Template:Party shading/Democratic|2020<ref name="2020Elections">Template:Cite web</ref>	style="text-align:center; Template:Party shading/Republican|32.2% 2,549	style="text-align:center; Template:Party shading/Democratic|65.8% 5,213
style="text-align:center; Template:Party shading/Democratic|2016<ref name="2016Elections">Template:Cite web</ref>	style="text-align:center; Template:Party shading/Republican|35.0% 2,355	style="text-align:center; Template:Party shading/Democratic|60.4% 4,063
style="text-align:center; Template:Party shading/Democratic|2012<ref name="2012Elections">Template:Cite web</ref>	style="text-align:center; Template:Party shading/Republican|45.5% 2,881	style="text-align:center; Template:Party shading/Democratic|52.6% 3,326
style="text-align:center; Template:Party shading/Democratic|2008<ref name="state.nj.us">2008 Presidential General Election Results: Bergen County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed November 21, 2012.</ref>	style="text-align:center; Template:Party shading/Republican|43.4% 2,955	style="text-align:center; Template:Party shading/Democratic|55.3% 3,762
style="text-align:center; Template:Party shading/Democratic|2004<ref name="Presidential Election 2004">[1], New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed November 21, 2012.</ref>	style="text-align:center; Template:Party shading/Republican|47.8% 3,092	style="text-align:center; Template:Party shading/Democratic|51.5% 3,333

In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 61.6% of the vote (2,606 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 37.2% (1,574 votes), and other candidates with 1.1% (48 votes), among the 4,329 ballots cast by the borough's 8,196 registered voters (101 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 52.8%.<ref name="2013Elections">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="2013VoterReg">Template:Cite web</ref> In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Democrat Jon Corzine received 2,204 ballots cast (47.2% vs. 48.0% countywide), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 2,116 votes (45.3% vs. 45.8%), Independent Chris Daggett with 299 votes (6.4% vs. 4.7%) and other candidates with 11 votes (0.2% vs. 0.5%), among the 4,666 ballots cast by the borough's 8,203 registered voters, yielding a 56.9% turnout (vs. 50.0% in the county).<ref>2009 Governor: Bergen County Template:Webarchive, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed December 7, 2013.</ref>

Gurbir Grewal, a member of Glen Rock's Indian American and Sikh communities, was nominated by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie to the position of Bergen County prosecutor in September 2013.<ref>Ensslin, John C. "Christie's choice for Bergen County prosecutor surprises political insiders", The Record, September 14, 2013, backed up by the Internet Archive as of August 6, 2016. Accessed August 29, 2017. "Governor Christie's choice of Glen Rock attorney Gurbir Grewal as his nominee for Bergen County prosecutor took county Republicans and Democrats, many of whom had been handicapping the selection, by surprise.... Gordon, whose district includes Glen Rock, said he met Grewal through a mutual friend, Hoboken Councilman Ravinder Bhalla, who like Grewal is Sikh."</ref> Grewal was sworn as an assistant attorney general and acting Bergen County prosecutor on January 4, 2016.<ref>"Glen Rock attorney sworn in as Bergen County prosecutor", The Record, January 4, 2016, backed up by the Internet Archive as of October 21, 2016. Accessed August 29, 2017.</ref>

Education

Template:See also Template:Multiple image The Glen Rock Public Schools serve students in kindergarten through twelfth grade.<ref>Glen Rock Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Glen Rock Public Schools. Accessed September 24, 2024. "Purpose The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through twelve in the Glen Rock School District. Composition The Glen Rock School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Glen Rock."</ref> The operation of the district is overseen by a nine-member board of education.<ref>Board of Education, Glen Rock Public Schools. Accessed September 24, 2024. "The Glen Rock Board of Education is comprised of a 9-member board of trustees, the chief school administrator and the board secretary/district business administrator."</ref> As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of six schools, had an enrollment of 2,620 students and 222.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.8:1.<ref name=NCES>District information for Glen Rock Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref> Schools in the district (with 2022–23 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics<ref>School Data for the Glen Rock Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>) are Richard E. Byrd School<ref>Richard E. Byrd School, Glen Rock Public Schools. Accessed September 24, 2024.</ref> with 269 students in grades K–5, Central Elementary School<ref>Central Elementary School, Glen Rock Public Schools. Accessed September 24, 2024.</ref> with 339 students in grades K–5, Clara E. Coleman School<ref>Clara E. Coleman School, Glen Rock Public Schools. Accessed September 24, 2024.</ref> with 351 students in grades K–5, Alexander Hamilton Elementary School<ref>Alexander Hamilton Elementary School, Glen Rock Public Schools. Accessed September 24, 2024.</ref> with 281 students in grades K–5, Glen Rock Middle School<ref name=MSHS>Glen Rock Middle and High School, Glen Rock Public Schools. Accessed September 24, 2024.</ref> with 621 students in grades 6–8 and Glen Rock High School<ref name=MSHS/> with 729 students in grades 9–12.<ref>District, Glen Rock Public Schools. Accessed September 24, 2024. "Today, Glen Rock Public Schools serve 2,562 students in grades pre-K through 12 in four elementary schools - Richard E. Byrd, Central, Clara E. Coleman and Alexander Hamilton - plus Glen Rock Middle School and Glen Rock High School."</ref><ref>School Performance Reports for the Glen Rock Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.</ref><ref>New Jersey School Directory for the Glen Rock Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>

Public school students from the borough (and all of Bergen County) are eligible to attend the secondary education programs offered by the Bergen County Technical Schools, which include Bergen County Academies in Hackensack and the Bergen Tech campuses in Teterboro and 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>About Us Template:Webarchive, Bergen County Technical Schools. Accessed December 7, 2013.</ref><ref>Admissions Template:Webarchive, Bergen County Technical Schools. Accessed December 29, 2016.</ref>

Academy of Our Lady is a Catholic school for students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade that is affiliated with St. Catharine's Roman Catholic Church located in Glen Rock and Our Lady of Mount Carmel in neighboring Ridgewood, and is operated under the supervision of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark.<ref>Our School's History, Academy of Our Lady. Accessed August 29, 2017.</ref><ref>Bergen County Catholic Elementary Schools, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark. Accessed December 16, 2022.</ref> In September 2013, the school was one of 15 schools in New Jersey to be recognized by the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program, which Education Secretary Arne Duncan described as schools that "represent examples of educational excellence".<ref>Rundquist, Jeanette. "15 N.J. schools named as national 'Blue Ribbon' winners", The Star-Ledger, September 24, 2013. Accessed September 25, 2013. "Five Catholic schools, six county vocational-technical schools and a Yeshiva are among the list of honored schools in New Jersey. Also named as 2013 Blue Ribbon Schools were Dover, Harrison and Wildwood high schools."</ref><ref>2013 National Blue Ribbon Schools All Public and Private, pp. 15-17. United States Department of Education, National Blue Ribbon Schools Program. Accessed September 25, 2013.</ref>

Transportation

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Route 208 southbound in Glen Rock

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Glen Rock–Main Line station

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 Bergen County, and Template:Convert by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.<ref>Bergen County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction, New Jersey Department of Transportation, May 2010. Accessed December 7, 2013.</ref>

Glen Rock is served by Route 208, which runs southeast to northwest from Fair Lawn to Oakland.<ref>Route 208 Straight Line Diagram, New Jersey Department of Transportation, March 2006. Accessed September 11, 2013.</ref>

Public transportation

Glen Rock has two NJ Transit train stations: Glen Rock–Main Line station on the Main Line located at Rock Road and Main Street,<ref>Glen Rock Main Line station, NJ Transit. Accessed June 16, 2024.</ref> and Glen Rock–Boro Hall station on the Bergen County Line at Harding Plaza between Maple Avenue and Rock Road.<ref>Glen Rock Boro Hall station, NJ Transit. Accessed June 16, 2024.</ref> Both lines provide service to Hoboken Terminal, with transfers available at Secaucus Junction to Penn Station in Midtown Manhattan and to most of NJ Transit's other train lines.<ref>Main/Bergen-Port Jervis Line Template:Webarchive, NJ Transit. Accessed December 7, 2013.</ref>

NJ Transit provides bus service to and from the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan on the 148 (on Route 208), 164, and 196 (also on Route 208) bus lines, service to the George Washington Bridge Bus Station on the 175, and local service on the 722 (on Lincoln Avenue) and 746 bus lines.<ref>Routes by County: Bergen County, NJ Transit, backed up by the Internet Archive as of May 22, 2009. Accessed September 14, 2016.</ref><ref>Bergen County System Map Template:Webarchive, NJ Transit. Accessed September 14, 2016.</ref>

Culture

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Hendrick Hopper House, a historic home on the National Register of Historic Places located on Ackerman Avenue in Glen Rock

The Hendrick Hopper House is a historic building located on the corner of Ackerman and Hillman Avenues. The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983 as site #83001526.<ref>New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places: Bergen County, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Historic Preservation Office, updated March 30, 2023. Accessed April 30, 2023.</ref>

Glen Rock is home to an architecturally prominent Sikh gurudwara.<ref>About, Glen Rock Gurudwara. Accessed August 29, 2017.</ref> As much as 90% of the borough's Indian American constituency was estimated by one member in 2014 to have moved to Glen Rock within the preceding two-year period alone.<ref>De Santa, Richard. "Glen Rock residents seek Diwali observance at district schools", The Record, December 1, 2014, backed up by the Internet Archive as of March 4, 2016. Accessed August 29, 2017. "Members of Glen Rock's Indian population have asked district officials to designate the observance of Diwali as a formal school holiday next year.... Thohan had estimated earlier that some 90 percent of that constituency has moved to the borough over the past two years."</ref> In February 2015, the Glen Rock Board of Education voted to designate the Hindu holy day Diwali as an annual school holiday, making it the county's first district to do so.<ref>Harris, Chris. "Glen Rock schools to close for Diwali", The Record, February 24, 2015. Accessed August 29, 2017. "Schools in the borough will be closed on Nov. 11, since the Board of Education voted to add Diwali, a Hindu holy day, to the district’s calendar. District officials claim Glen Rock, which has a burgeoning Indian community, is the first district in Bergen County to formally recognize Diwali with an instruction-free day."</ref>

The Jewish community is centered around the Glen Rock Jewish Center which offers prayer services and Jewish education.<ref>About Us, Glen Rock Jewish Center.</ref>

Notable people

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

• Camille Abate, attorney and Democratic Party politician<ref>Staff. "Sires defeats Vas in 13th District", Asbury Park Press, June 7, 2006. Accessed December 10, 2014. "On the Democratic side, civil rights lawyer Camille M. Abate, 52, of Glen Rock, faced Paul Aronsohn, 39, a former pharmaceutical public relations executive."</ref>
• Kim Barnes Arico (born 1970), women's college basketball coach who is the head coach of the University of Michigan women's basketball team<ref>O'Connor, Ian. "O'Connor: Glen Rock's Kim Barnes Arico is St. John's miracle worker", The Record, March 9, 2010, backed up by the Internet Archive as of August 10, 2016. Accessed August 29, 2017. "Out of her Rockwellian corner of Glen Rock, on the daily drive from Bergen to the urban realities of Queens, a mother of three tells a Big East success story that should embarrass every Tom, Dick and Harry – or every Norm, Freddie and Gonzo – failing to build a contender around the hurdles of their home, bittersweet home. Kim Barnes Arico, 39, head coach of the St. John's women, has future Sandra Bullock acceptance speech written all over her."</ref>
• Larry Arico (born 1969), former head college football coach for the Fairleigh Dickinson University–Florham Devils and William Paterson University Pioneers football programs<ref>Wayne, Stephanie. "Formal committee will study artificial turf field proposal", Glen Rock Gazette, October 16, 2009, backed up by the Internet Archive as of January 13, 2016. Accessed August 29, 2017. "Glen Rock resident Larry Arico, who is the athletic director and head football coach at Marist High School in Bayonne, said he has been on committees that have studied the safety of turf fields in-depth and nothing has shown that they are more dangerous than a grass field."</ref>
• Corinne May Botz (born 1977), visual artist and educator whose practice encompasses photography, writing, and filmmaking<ref>Green, Penelope. "Documenting Accumulation and Its Discontents",The New York Times, November 3, 2010. Accessed June 11, 2023. "When Corinne May Botz was a preteenager in Glen Rock, N.J., she and her two sisters appeared on a segment of Good Morning America as the 'bad example,' she said recently, in a story about children’s messy bedrooms."</ref>
• Guy W. Calissi (1909–1980), New Jersey Superior Court judge<ref>Kihss, Peter. "Guy W. Calissi, 71, Retired Judge And a Jersey Prosecutor, Is Dead; College Scholarship Yielded Byrne Made 1970 Appointment", The New York Times, December 9, 1980. Accessed October 3, 2018. "Guy W. Calissi, Bergen County Prosecutor for 16 years and later a Superior Court judge, died Saturday at his home in Glen Rock, N.J."</ref>
• Keith Cardona (born 1992), goalkeeper for the Indy Eleven of the North American Soccer League<ref>Fox, Ron. "Goalie Keith Cardona must 'save' his best attempt for later", Glen Rock Gazette, August 6, 2010. Accessed November 13, 2016. "It's difficult to believe that Parade Magazine All-American goalkeeper Keith Cardona once was a center-back. That was several years ago when the Glen Rock teen played for the Shooting Stars locally, and he felt content at that position.... Too bad Cardona won't be doing so for the Glen Rock High School team, even though he'll be a senior there next month."</ref>
• Michael Cavanaugh (born 1972), vocalist and musician, star of the Broadway musical Movin' Out<ref>Dunlap, LucyAnn. "What's New in Princeton & Central New Jersey?" Template:Webarchive, U.S. 1 Newspaper, July 8, 2009. Accessed February 28, 2011. "His home base is Las Vegas. He and his family moved there from Glen Rock, New Jersey, where they had lived while he was on Broadway."</ref>
• Daniel Flaherty (born 1993), actor who has appeared on the MTV show Skins as well as in films and commercials<ref>Rohan, Virginia. Commercials, TV and Motion Pictures."Glen Rock actor stars in MTV's Skins", The Record, January 17, 2011. Accessed February 2, 2011.</ref>
• Pauline Flanagan (1925–2003), actress<ref>Staff. "Final Curtain", The Irish Echo, May 6, 2003. Accessed August 29, 2017. "Actress Pauline Flanagan, one of the pillars of New York's Irish Repertory Theatre and 2001 winner of London's coveted Laurence Olivier Award, died in the early hours of last Saturday morning, after having suffered a massive stroke on June 23... It was, in fact, in the midst of one of these sojourns, guest-starring in playwright Tom Stoppard's 'Indian Ink' at the Missouri Repertory Theatre in Kansas City, that the actress became sufficiently ill that she had to withdraw from the play a week before its closing performance and return to her home in Glen Rock, N.J., only a few weeks ago."</ref>
• Bob Franks (1951–2010), member of the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey<ref>Dowling, Matthew J. "Election 2000 / For Franks, Family Life, Politics Go Hand in Hand", The Press of Atlantic City, October 29, 2000. Accessed December 10, 2014. "Franks, 49, was born in Hackensack and grew up in Glen Rock and Summit before attending college at DePauw University in Indiana."</ref>
• Gurbir Grewal (born 1973), Attorney General of New Jersey since 2018, who is the first Sikh American state attorney general in the United States<ref>Katzban, Nicholas. "Opioid crisis worse than crack epidemic, Glen Rock chief says", The Record, December 13, 2017. Accessed October 3, 2018. "Grewal, a Glen Rock resident, cited reporting by the New York Times that said while drug-related deaths remained relatively flat nationwide at around 10,000 per year in the '80s and '90s, that number jumped to about 55,000 in 2015, and is expected to hit 64,000 by year's end."</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Valerie Harper (1939–2019), actress best known for playing Rhoda Morgenstern on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and the spin-off series Rhoda<ref>Ervolino, Bill. "Valerie Harper opens up about cancer fight in new memoir ", The Record, January 15, 2013. Accessed November 3, 2014. "But Harper, who was born in Suffern, N.Y., spent her early years in South Orange, Jersey City and Glen Rock — where her sister still lives and where, Harper insists, The Record was on the table every day.'"</ref>
• Bud Hedinger (born 1947), Orlando, Florida, radio personality<ref>Abbott, Jim. "This Bud's For You: That's The Message Of The Promotions For Wkcf News Anchor Bud Hedinger, The Man Around Whom The Station Is Building Its News Image.", Orlando Sentinel, December 7, 1999. Accessed February 28, 2011. "It didn't take long for John Harris Brady Hedinger III to become Bud. His mother, Annorah, gave him the nickname on the day he was born - Jan. 23, 1947 - in suburban Glen Rock, N.J."</ref>
• George Hotz (born 1989), first person to unlock iPhone for use with carriers other than AT&T<ref>McKay, Martha. "Bergen Teen Claims Win in Global Race to Unlock Iphone; Tech Whiz Cracks Code Tying It to AT&T Network", The Record, August 25, 2007, backed up by the Internet Archive as of January 12, 2016. Accessed August 29, 2017. "The 17-year-old Glen Rock resident posted the complicated steps on his blog Thursday.... 'I've lived and breathed that phone for the last two months,' said Hotz, a Bergen County Academies grad who won a prestigious $20,000 Intel science fair prize this year for a device that projects a 3-D image.</ref>
• John Houghtaling (1916–2009), who created the Magic Fingers Vibrating Bed in the basement of his home in Glen Rock<ref>Fox, Margalit. "John Houghtaling, Inventor of Magic Fingers Vibrating Bed, Dies at 92", The New York Times, June 19, 2009. Accessed May 9, 2012. "Tinkering in the basement of his home in Glen Rock, N.J., Mr. Houghtaling tested 300 motors before hitting on one that was light, unobtrusive and made the bed tingle at just the right frequency."</ref>
• Julia Meade (1925–2016), film and stage actress who was a frequent pitch person in live commercials in the early days of television<ref>Ludlow, Jean . "Julia Meade Pays Nostalgic Visit To Ridgewood", Ridgewood Herald-News, May 8, 1969. Accessed October 24, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "Julia Meade came home last Wednesday. Back in 1944, she was a senior at Ridgewood High.... Meade was born Julia Meade Kunze, the daughter of Adam and Caroline Kunze. For years she lived at 440 Doremus Ave., Glen Rock, and the family has also lived in Ho-Ho-Kus and Allendale."</ref>
• Paul Melicharek (born Template:Circa), football defensive lineman who has played professionally for the Green Bay Blizzard and Lehigh Valley Steelhawks<ref>Fenton, Jim. "", The Enterprise, November 15, 2012. Accessed May 12, 2016. "Paul Melicharek, of Glen Rock, N.J., may not have known much about the area, but he was certainly familiar with the Bears' football program."</ref>
• Samuel Petrone (born 1989), professional soccer forward who has played for the Swedish team Mjällby AIF<ref>Americans Playing Abroad Template:Webarchive, Soccer Times, as of September 15, 2013. Accessed November 1, 2013. "Samuel Petrone - forward - Mjällby AIF - Glen Rock, N.J."</ref>
• Lisa Rogak author, primarily of biographies and other non-fiction books<ref>Chollett, Laurence. "Sticks: One woman's guide to adopting life in the country", The Record, October 16, 1994. Accessed February 18, 2025. "Rogak, 31, was born and raised in Glen Rock and graduated from Saddle River Country Day School."</ref>
• Warren Ruggiero (born 1966), American football coach who is offensive coordinator for Wake Forest<ref>Warren Ruggiero, Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football. Accessed September 5, 2021. "Hometown: Glen Rock, N.J.; High School: Glen Rock"</ref>
• Mariko Sakai (born 1990), Japanese synchronized swimmer who competed in the women's team event at the 2012 Olympic Games<ref>Odeven, Ed. "Latynina watching Phelps' achievements with interest", The Japan Times, July 31, 2012. Accessed February 7, 2024. "In the Japanese Swimming Federation's English media guide, synchronized swimmer Mariko Sakai's birthplace is listed as New Jerger; actually, it's Glen Rock, New Jersey."</ref>
• Julie Spira, author<ref>Snider, Susannah. "Marketing Executive Keeps Things Social on Internet", Los Angeles Business Journal copied at Social Media and More. Accessed November 3, 2014. "'Authenticity is really in,' noted Spira, who grew up in Glen Rock, a small New Jersey town."</ref>
• Paul Stekler (born 1953), documentary filmmaker (George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire, Eyes on the Prize II) and chair of the Department of Radio Television Film at the University of Texas<ref>Deshpande, Nirmal. "Stekler film debuts on PBS", Glen Rock Gazette, July 30, 2004. Accessed November 17, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "Glen Rock native Paul Stekler, the head of the film program at the University of Texas at Austin, has since won two George Foster Peabody Awards and three Emmy Awards for his political film documentaries."</ref>
• Patrick Stickles (born 1985), musician and the lead singer, frontman and songwriter of the punk rock band Titus Andronicus<ref>Caramanica, Jon. "Two Bands Nurtured in a Garden State of Mind", The New York Times, March 12, 2010. Accessed May 12, 2016. "'Every great song about New Jersey has always been pretty much about getting out of there,' said Mr. Stickles, a native of Glen Rock, in a telephone interview on Tuesday, the day of the album's release on the XL label."</ref>
• Charlie Tahan (born 1997), child actor in the 2007 film I Am Legend<ref name=Tahan>Fujimori, Sachi. "Meet the Tahans: Glen Rock brother-sister team lighting up the big screen", The Record, December 19, 2010. Accessed February 2, 2011.</ref>
• Daisy Tahan (born 2001), child actor who appeared in Nurse Jackie<ref name=Tahan/>
• Ludovicus M. M. Van Iersel (1893–1987), recipient of the Medal of Honor for his actions in France during World War I<ref>Ludovicus M. M. Van Iersel Template:Webarchive, United States Army Center of Military History. Accessed February 28, 2011.</ref>
• Floyd Vivino (born 1951), actor also known as Uncle Floyd<ref>Staff. "Uncle Floyd - His TV Program Gathers a Cult - It's So Bad, It's Good", The Philadelphia Inquirer, February 26, 1984. Accessed December 10, 2014. "He studied piano as a child, and like his brothers - Jimmy, an arranger for the vocalist Phoebe Snow, and Larry, for years a saxophonist for Frankie Valli - began making a living at music soon after his graduation in 1969 from Glen Rock High School in Bergen County."</ref>
• Jimmy Vivino (born 1955), leader of The Basic Cable Band, the house band on the TBS late night program Conan<ref>Stevens, Amanda. "John Sebastian & GR's Jimmy Vivino Electrify Mexicali Live; Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Sebastian and Vivino shared the stage in Teaneck", Ridgewood Patch, December 12, 2011. Accessed October 18, 2017. "John Sebastian and Glen Rock native Jimmy Vivino performed at Mexicali Live in Teaneck Saturday night before a full house. Vivino, a Glen Rock High School graduate, is the band leader of the Basic Cable Band on Conan O'Brien's late night talk show."</ref>
• William Wadsworth Evans (1887–1972), politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1919 to 1924<ref>"William Evans Sr., Ex-Assemblyman", The News, November 14, 1972. Accessed April 6, 2025, via Newspapers.com. "William Wadsworth Evans Sr., a Paterson attorney who served as Speaker of the New Jersey Assembly in 1920's died Monday, at the Ann-Dell Nursing Home, Wayne, after a long illness. He was 86 and lived at 152 Central Avenue, Glen Rock."</ref>
• Adrian Wojnarowski (born 1969), general manager of the St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball team and former sportswriter for ESPN and The Record<ref>Klapisch, Bob. "Klapisch: Nobody beats The Woj", The Record, March 9, 2017. Accessed October 2, 2019. "But good luck trying to convince Wojnarowski he’s a star. Despite 1.5 million followers on Twitter, he still thinks of himself as a news-gathering grunt, happy to be living with his family in Glen Rock. Most of Wojnarowski’s neighbors remember him from The Record, where he won numerous awards as a general sports columnist from 1996-2006."</ref>
• Will Wood, alternative rock singer-songwriter and keyboardist<ref>Ebeling. "At The Party: An Interview with Will Wood And The Tapeworms", The Aquarian Weekly, February 3, 2016. Accessed March 30, 2021. "The group's ringleader, Glen Rock native Will Wood, started writing music in his early teens, originally playing piano at various cafes as a solo artist."</ref>
• Michael Zegen (born 1979), actor best known for his role as Joel Maisel on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel<ref>Blank, Matthew. "Playbill.Com's Cue & A: Boardwalk Empire and Bad Jews Star Michael Zegen", Playbill, October 15, 2013. Accessed December 20, 2018. "Where you were born/where you were raised: Originally from Glen Rock, NJ… then moved one town over to Ridgewood in the 5th grade."</ref>

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.
• Clayton, W. Woodford; and Nelson, Nelson. 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.), Genealogical History of Hudson and Bergen Counties, New Jersey. New York: New Jersey Genealogical Publishing Co., 1900.
• Van Valen, James M. History of Bergen County, New Jersey. New York: New Jersey Publishing and Engraving Co., 1900.
• Westervelt, Frances A. (Frances Augusta), 1858–1942, History of Bergen County, New Jersey, 1630–1923, Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1923.

External links

• Glen Rock official website
• Glen Rock Police Department
• Glen Rock Public Schools
• Template:NJReportCard
• School Data for the Glen Rock Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics
• Glen Rock Public Library