Rochelle Park, New Jersey
Template:Short description Template:Distinguish Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Rochelle Park is a township in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 5,814,<ref name=Census2020/><ref name=LWD2020/> an increase of 284 (+5.1%) from the 2010 census count of 5,530,<ref name=Census2010/><ref name=LWD2010/> which in turn reflected an increase of two people (+0.0%) from the 5,528 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>
What is now Rochelle Park was originally incorporated as Midland Township on March 7, 1871, from portions of New Barbadoes Township. Portions of the township were taken to form the boroughs of Delford (on March 8, 1894; now Oradell), Maywood (June 30, 1894), Riverside (also June 30, 1894; now River Edge) and Paramus (March 2, 1922). Rochelle Park was formed as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on November 5, 1929, replacing Midland Township, based on the results of a referendum held on that same day that passed by a 503–69 margin.<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. pp. 81 and 86. Accessed May 30, 2024.</ref> The main impetus behind the change in name was to avoid confusion with the nearby community of Midland Park.<ref name=Officially>Officially Rochelle Park, Township of Rochelle Park. Accessed January 30, 2012. "Little noticed by the world in general, on November 5, 1929, a week after the Crash, Midland Township changed its name to Rochelle Park. Residents voted 503 to 69 to end the confusion with Midland Park."</ref> The township was named for the port city of La Rochelle, France.<ref>Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed September 24, 2015.</ref><ref>Timko, Michael. The Collected Almost Works of Michael Timko, p. 69. iUniverse, 2007. Template:ISBN. Accessed December 16, 2013. "Rochelle Park would be easy if one remembered La Rochelle, France, after which it is named."</ref>
Geography
[edit]According to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 1.02 square miles (2.65 km2), including 0.99 square miles (2.57 km2) of land and 0.03 square miles (0.08 km2) of water (3.04%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1 />
The township borders the Bergen County municipalities of Fair Lawn, Lodi, Maywood, Paramus and Saddle Brook.<ref>Areas touching Rochelle Park, MapIt. Accessed March 4, 2020.</ref><ref>Bergen County Map of Municipalities, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed March 4, 2020.</ref><ref>New Jersey Municipal Boundaries, New Jersey Department of Transportation. Accessed November 15, 2019.</ref>
Demographics
[edit]2020 census
[edit]| Race / Ethnicity | Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref> | Pop 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref> | % 2010 | % 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White alone (NH) | 3,918 | 3,254 | 70.85% | 55.97% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 147 | 208 | 2.66% | 3.58% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 6 | 3 | 0.11% | 0.05% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 481 | 602 | 8.70% | 10.35% |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Some Other Race alone (NH) | 3 | 28 | 0.05% | 0.48% |
| Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) | 71 | 144 | 1.28% | 2.48% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 904 | 1,575 | 16.35% | 27.09% |
| Total | 5,530 | 5,814 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
2010 census
[edit]The 2010 United States census counted 5,530 people, 2,087 households, and 1,455 families in the township. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 2,170 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup was 82.22% (4,547) White, 2.89% (160) Black or African American, 0.25% (14) Native American, 8.72% (482) Asian, 0.00% (0) Pacific Islander, 3.89% (215) from other races, and 2.03% (112) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 16.35% (904) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/>
Of the 2,087 households, 26.3% had children under the age of 18; 55.5% were married couples living together; 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present and 30.3% were non-families. Of all households, 26.1% were made up of individuals and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.09.<ref name=Census2010/>
18.2% of the population were under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 28.9% from 45 to 64, and 19.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44.2 years. For every 100 females, the population had 92.8 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 86.6 males.<ref name=Census2010/>
The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $66,341 (with a margin of error of +/− $10,539) and the median family income was $81,113 (+/− $4,718). Males had a median income of $50,275 (+/− $2,954) versus $53,634 (+/− $11,176) for females. The per capita income for the township was $30,633 (+/− $2,836). About 2.8% of families and 4.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.3% of those under age 18 and 5.0% of those age 65 or over.<ref>DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Rochelle Park township, Bergen County, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed January 30, 2012.</ref>
Same-sex couples headed 14 households in 2010, an increase from the 12 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 October 23, 2014.</ref>
2000 census
[edit]As of the 2000 United States census<ref name="GR2" /> there were 5,528 people, 2,061 households, and 1,393 families residing in the township. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 2,111 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the township was 90.09% White, 0.45% African American, 0.04% Native American, 6.02% Asian, 2.03% from other races, and 1.37% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.57% of the population.<ref name=Census2000>Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Rochelle Park township, Bergen County, New JerseyTemplate:Dead link, United States Census Bureau. Accessed March 13, 2013.</ref><ref name=Census2000SF1>DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Rochelle Park township, Bergen County, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed March 13, 2013.</ref>
There were 2,061 households, out of which 26.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.7% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.4% were non-families. 27.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.12.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>
In the township the population was spread out, with 18.7% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 23.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.2 males.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>
The median income for a household in the township was $60,818, and the median income for a family was $74,016. Males had a median income of $43,580 versus $36,827 for females. The per capita income for the township was $25,054. About 0.4% of families and 2.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.2% of those under age 18 and 6.0% of those age 65 or over.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>
Economy
[edit]Companies with headquarters in Rochelle Park include the specialty retailer United Retail Group, which is a publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange.<ref>United Retail Group, Bloomberg Businessweek. Accessed August 19, 2013.</ref>
Garden State Plaza is located in Paramus, near the border of Rochelle Park.
Government
[edit]Local government
[edit]Rochelle Park is governed under the 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>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 directly by the voters at-large in partisan elections to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either one or two seats coming up for election each year as part of the November general election 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. 157.</ref><ref>"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 one of its members to serve as Mayor and another as Deputy Mayor.<ref name=Committee/>
Template:As of, the members of the Rochelle Park Township Committee are Acting Mayor Jen Appice (R, term on committee and as mayor ends December 31, 2023), Perrin Mosca (R, 2023), Gail Artola (R, 2025), Vincent Bessetti (R, 2024) and Linda Boniface (D, 2023).<ref name=Committee>Township Committee, Township of Rochelle Park. Accessed January 10, 2023. "The Township of Rochelle Park is organized as a Township form of municipal government as set forth under N.J.S.A. 40A:63-1 et seq. The elected officers of every Township are the members of the Township Committee, the governing body of the municipality. The Township has a five member Township Committee whose terms of office begin on January 1st following the preceding general election. Each member holds office for a term of three years.... It is during the traditional January Reorganization Meeting that the members of the governing body elect one of their number as Chairman of the Committee whose responsibility it is to preside at all meetings of the Township Committee and who shall be known as the Mayor of the Township."</ref><ref>2022 Municipal Data Sheet, Township of Rochelle Park. Accessed July 21, 2022.</ref><ref name=BergenCountyDirectory>2024 County and Municipal Directory, Bergen County, New Jersey, April 2024. Accessed April 15, 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><ref name=Bergen2020>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>
In June 2023, Perrin Mosca was removed from office as mayor in a controversy based on his opposition to the township's raising of the rainbow flag; Jen Appice was chosen to serve as mayor on an acting basis.<ref>Wildstein, David. "Rochelle Park tosses mayor, GOP leader pulls re-election support; Controversy over pride flag was last straw, Republican chairman says", New Jersey Globe, June 16, 2023. Accessed June 18, 2023. "A venomous split between Republicans in Rochelle Park led to the censure and removal of Perrin Mosca as mayor on Wednesday and the withdrawal of GOP party support for his re-election campaign, after calling some elected officials 'not good Catholics' for supporting the raising of a rainbow flag during Pride Month and then threatening colleagues who disagreed with him.... The township committee voted 4-0 to pull the mayoralty from Mosca – Democrat Linda Boniface joined three Republicans; Deputy Mayor Jennifer Appice will serve as acting mayor until a vote for a new mayor can be held at the governing body’s next meeting."</ref>
Federal, state, and county representation
[edit]Rochelle Park is located in the 9th Congressional District<ref name=PCR2022>2022 Redistricting Plan, New Jersey Redistricting Commission, December 8, 2022.</ref> and is part of New Jersey's 38th state legislative district.<ref name=Districts2011>Municipalities Sorted by 2011-2020 Legislative District, New Jersey Department of State. Accessed February 1, 2020.</ref><ref name=LWV2019>2019 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, New Jersey League of Women Voters. Accessed October 30, 2019.</ref><ref>Districts by Number for 2011-2020, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 6, 2013.</ref>
Prior to the 2011 reapportionment following the 2010 census, Rochelle Park had been in the 37th state legislative district.<ref name=LWV2011>2011 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government Template:Webarchive, p. 63, New Jersey League of Women Voters. Accessed May 22, 2015.</ref> In redistricting following the 2010 census, the township was in the 5th congressional district, which was in effect from 2013 to 2022.<ref name=PCR2012>Plan Components Report, New Jersey Redistricting Commission, December 23, 2011. Accessed February 1, 2020.</ref><ref>Salant, Jonathan D. "Big change, N.J.! 1.4M shifting to another congressional district. Use our tracker before voting.", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, October 31, 2022. Accessed December 8, 2022. "But now more than 1.4 million residents are moving due to new district lines drawn by New Jersey's independent redistricting commission to reflect population shifts under the 2020 census.... Redistricting will shift 106 municipalities — nearly one in five — into new congressional districts.... Moving from the 5th District, currently represented by Democratic Rep. Josh Gottheimer, to the 9th District, represented by Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr. - Franklin Lakes, Lodi, Oakland, Rochelle Park"</ref>
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Politics
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As of March 2011, there were a total of 3,376 registered voters in Rochelle Park Township, of which 895 (26.5% vs. 31.7% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 693 (20.5% vs. 21.1%) were registered as Republicans and 1,784 (52.8% vs. 47.1%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 4 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 16, 2013.</ref> Among the township's 2010 Census population, 61.0% (vs. 57.1% in Bergen County) were registered to vote, including 74.6% 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 Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 16, 2013.</ref>
In the 2016 presidential election, Republican Donald Trump received 1,426 votes (50.8% vs. 41.1% countywide), ahead of Democrat Hillary Clinton with 1,291 votes (46.0% vs. 54.2%) and other candidates with 91 votes (3.2% vs. 4.6%), among the 2,852 ballots cast by the township's 3,842 registered voters, for a turnout of 74.2% (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 1,289 votes (50.0% vs. 54.8% countywide), ahead of Republican Mitt Romney with 1,238 votes (48.1% vs. 43.5%) and other candidates with 27 votes (1.0% vs. 0.9%), among the 2,576 ballots cast by the township's 3,518 registered voters, for a turnout of 73.2% (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 16, 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 16, 2013.</ref> In the 2008 presidential election, Republican John McCain received 1,398 votes (50.8% vs. 44.5% countywide), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 1,304 votes (47.4% vs. 53.9%) and other candidates with 20 votes (0.7% vs. 0.8%), among the 2,752 ballots cast by the township's 3,637 registered voters, for a turnout of 75.7% (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 16, 2013.</ref><ref name=Results2008>2008 General Election Results for Rochelle Park, The Record. Accessed January 30, 2012.</ref> In the 2004 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 1,405 votes (52.6% vs. 47.2% countywide), ahead of Democrat John Kerry with 1,226 votes (45.9% vs. 51.7%) and other candidates with 27 votes (1.0% vs. 0.7%), among the 2,669 ballots cast by the township's 3,647 registered voters, for a turnout of 73.2% (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 16, 2013.</ref>
In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 63.7% of the vote (1,027 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 35.1% (566 votes), and other candidates with 1.2% (20 votes), among the 1,675 ballots cast by the township's 3,460 registered voters (62 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 48.4%.<ref name=2013Elections>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=2013VoterReg>Template:Cite web</ref> In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 904 votes (52.8% vs. 45.8% countywide), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 704 votes (41.1% vs. 48.0%), Independent Chris Daggett with 73 votes (4.3% vs. 4.7%) and other candidates with 14 votes (0.8% vs. 0.5%), among the 1,713 ballots cast by the township's 3,476 registered voters, yielding a 49.3% 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 16, 2013.</ref>
Education
[edit]The Rochelle Park School District serves public school students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade at Midland School, which opened in 1926.<ref name=Officially/><ref>Rochelle Park Board of Education Bylaws 0110 - Identification, Rochelle Park School District. Accessed October 15, 2023. "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 eight in the Rochelle Park School District. Composition; The Rochelle Park School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Rochelle Park."</ref> As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 528 students and 48.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.0:1.<ref name=NCES>District information for Rochelle Park School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref>
Students in public school for ninth through twelfth grades attend Hackensack High School in Hackensack, as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Hackensack Public Schools, together with students from South Hackensack and, prior to the start of the 2020 school year, Maywood as well.<ref>Rochelle Park School District 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 26, 2016. "Upon graduation, our students attend Hackensack High School, as part of a long-term sending/receiving relationship or have the option of applying to the Bergen County Academies and Technical Schools or a private school."</ref><ref>Alvarado, Monsy. "Maywood to study sending high schoolers to Paramus over Hackensack", The Record, January 14, 2011. Accessed July 18, 2013. "Besides 250 students from Maywood, Hackensack High School also serves about 120 students from Rochelle Park and 80 students from South Hackensack."</ref><ref>Alvarado, Monsy. "Rochelle Park considers Hackensack tuition plan" Template:Webarchive, The Record, June 22, 2011. Accessed January 21, 2017. "Rochelle Park sends about 120 students to Hackensack High School, and that number is expected to increase next year, Oberkehr said.... Hackensack, which also serves high school students from South Hackensack and Maywood, reached tuition agreements with South Hackensack earlier this year."</ref><ref>"Maywood students to begin attending Becton Regional High School this fall", The Record, March 7, 2020. Accessed March 20, 2020.</ref> As of the 2021–22 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,852 students and 130.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.2:1.<ref>School data for Hackensack High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref> Rochelle Park is about Template:Convert from Hackensack High School which is about an eight-minute drive on average.
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, and the Bergen Tech campus in Teterboro or 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 16, 2013.</ref><ref>Admissions Template:Webarchive, Bergen County Technical Schools. Accessed December 29, 2016.</ref>
Transportation
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Roads and highways
[edit]Template:As of, the township had a total of Template:Convert of roadways, of which Template:Convert were maintained by the municipality, Template:Convert by Bergen County, Template:Convert by the New Jersey Department of Transportation and Template:Convert by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority.<ref>Bergen County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction, New Jersey Department of Transportation, May 2010. Accessed December 1, 2013.</ref>
Route 17 and the Garden State Parkway travel through Rochelle Park.<ref>Bergen County Highway Map, New Jersey Department of Transportation. Accessed February 2, 2023.</ref> The Garden State Parkway crosses the northwest corner of the township, extending from Saddle Brook Township in the south for Template:Convert to Paramus.<ref>Garden State Parkway Straight Line Diagram, New Jersey Department of Transportation, updated August 2014. Accessed February 2, 2023.</ref> Route 17 extends for Template:Convert along the township's eastern border from Maywood to Paramus.<ref>Route 17 Straight Line Diagram, New Jersey Department of Transportation, updated May 2017. Accessed February 2, 2023.</ref>
Public transportation
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NJ Transit provides bus service to and from the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan on the 144, 162, 163 and 164 routes, to the George Washington Bridge Bus Station on the 175 route, and local service on the 709, 712, 758, and 770 routes.<ref>Bergen County Bus / Rail Connections, NJ Transit, backed up by the Internet Archive as of January 11, 2010. Accessed January 30, 2012.</ref><ref>Bergen County System Map Template:Webarchive, NJ Transit. Accessed September 14, 2016.</ref>
Places of interest
[edit]The Cornelius Demarest House was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983, having been constructed between 1824 by 1826 by Samuel C. Demarest for his son.<ref>Samuel C. Demarest House, Historic American Buildings Survey. Accessed December 16, 2013.</ref>
The Captain William Tyson House, which was constructed by a wealthy 19th century ship owner from New York City, is a historic home constructed in the mid-1860s and stands as one of the few remaining uses of the late-19th century Italianate architectural style in Bergen County. One of Rochelle Park's oldest remaining structures, it was acquired by the township in 2015 for $600,000. Groups of residents have opposed the municipal expenditure of funds towards the acquisition and restoration of the 150-year-old building.<ref>Anzidei, Melanie. "Special Rochelle Park meeting about Tyson House happening Thursday", The Record, August 10, 2017. Accessed October 19, 2017. "The long-anticipated special meeting to discuss the Captain William Tyson House, which has pit neighbor against neighbor since the town bought the 150-year-old home two years ago, will take place Thursday at 7:30 p.m.... The Tyson House, believed to be the oldest standing structure in Rochelle Park, has been a polarizing topic in Rochelle Park.... Rochelle Park bought the Captain William Tyson House for approximately $600,000 from its previous owners. Experts estimate that the Italianate-style home was built between 1863 and 1864 for a New York City sea captain, and it is believed to be one of the few remaining structures of its kind in Bergen County."</ref><ref>Anzidei, Melanie. "Restoration of Rochelle Park historic house continues", The Record, May 28, 2017. Accessed October 20, 2017.</ref><ref>Scarpa, Joseph. The 1863 Captain Tyson House of Rochelle Park: Pre-purchase History and Post-purchase Goals, Township of Rochelle Park, March 8, 2017. Accessed October 20, 2017.</ref> The State Historic Preservation Office issued an opinion in 2002 indicating that the structure would be eligible for inclusion on the New Jersey register and the National Register of Historic Places; a Certification of Eligibility for the property was issued in 2015 that represents the next step towards inclusion on the state and national registers.<ref>New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Bergen County, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Historic Preservation Office, updated August 17, 2017. Accessed October 20, 2017.</ref>
The Rochelle Park Area of Saddle River County Park offers a biking/jogging path, pavilion, tennis courts, basketball court, playground and softball field. The Rochelle Park area of the park can be accessed at Rail Road Avenue, Lotz Lane, and Howard Avenue.<ref>Saddle River County Park, Rochelle Park Area Map, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed October 7, 2019.</ref>
The Rochelle Park Swim Club is a private club for members and their guests. The club is located on Lotz Lane.<ref>Home Page, Rochelle Park Swim Club. Accessed June 15, 2017.</ref>
Notable people
[edit]Template:Category see also People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Rochelle Park include:
- Jim Bouton (1939–2019), former MLB pitcher for the New York Yankees, Seattle Pilots, Houston Astros and Atlanta Braves, who authored the baseball memoir Ball Four<ref>Bouton, Jim. "Bronx Tales; Pinstripe Empire and Damn Yankees", The New York Times, June 1, 2012. Accessed November 4, 2017. "Growing up in the blue-collar town of Rochelle Park, N.J., you rooted for either the Brooklyn Dodgers or the New York Giants. I was a Giants fan, and I loved going to the Polo Grounds. Nobody rooted for the Yankees in Rochelle Park."</ref>
- Mychal Judge (1933–2001), Franciscan friar and Catholic priest at Sacred Heart in Rochelle Park who served as a chaplain to the New York City Fire Department in which capacity he was killed, becoming the first certified fatality of the September 11 terrorist attacks<ref>"No Greater Love: Chaplain Mychal Judge, O.F.M.", American Catholic. Accessed September 24, 2015. "Before his West Milford assignment, he also had served at Sacred Heart in Rochelle Park, New Jersey."</ref>
- Andrew Kohut (1942–2015), pollster and nonpartisan news commentator about public affairs topics<ref>Bernstein, Adam. "Andrew Kohut, connoisseur of public opinion, dies at 73", The Washington Post, September 8, 2015. Accessed September 24, 2015. "The son of a glass blower, Andrew Kohut was born in Newark on Sept. 2, 1942, and grew up in Rochelle Park, N.J. He graduated in 1964 from Seton Hall University and did graduate work in sociology at Rutgers University, both in New Jersey."</ref>
- Fabri Salcedo (1914–1985), early soccer forward who was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame<ref>Staff. "Inducted Into Hall of Fame; Posthumous Honor for New Jersey Soccer Star; 'Fabri' Salcedo Was Big When Sport Wasn't", The Record, September 12, 2005. Accessed December 16, 2013. "Then, after retiring from soccer, Salcedo moved to Rochelle Park, where he died in 1985 at the age of 71."</ref>
- Hellah Sidibe, former professional soccer player who was the first black person to run across the United States.<ref>Closson, Troy. "A Crossroads for N.Y.C. Pride", The New York Times, June 1, 2021. Accessed January 10, 2023. "Mr. Sidibe, who lives in Rochelle Park, N.J., is one of about 300 people who have crossed the nation on foot from coast to coast, according to a website that tracks the treks."</ref>
References
[edit]Sources
[edit]- 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, William. 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
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