Piscataway, New Jersey

Template:Short description Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Piscataway (Template:IPAc-en Template:Respell) is a township in Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.<ref>Lurie, Maxine N.; Siegel, Michael; Mappen, Marc. Encyclopedia of New Jersey, p. 640. Rutgers University Press, 2004, Template:ISBN. Accessed June 22, 2019.</ref> It is a suburb of the New York metropolitan area, in the Raritan Valley. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 60,804,<ref name=Census2020/><ref name=LWD2020/> an increase of 4,760 (+8.5%) from the 2010 census count of 56,044,<ref name=Census2010/><ref name=LWD2010/> which in turn reflected an increase of 5,562 (+11.0%) from 50,482 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>

The name may be derived from the area's earliest European settlers who came from near the Piscataqua River, a landmark defining the coastal border between New Hampshire and Maine, whose name derives from Template:Lang (branch) and Template:Lang (tidal river),<ref>The Meaning of Piscataqua, seacoastnh.com. Accessed October 1, 2012.</ref> or alternatively from Template:Lang (meaning "dark night") and Template:Lang ("place of")<ref>The Origin of New Jersey Place Names: P, GetNJ.com. Accessed June 28, 2007.</ref><ref>Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, 1938. Accessed September 18, 2015.</ref> or from a Lenape language word meaning "great deer".<ref name=Thinking/> The area was appropriated in 1666 by Quakers and Baptists who had left the Puritan colony in New Hampshire.<ref name=Thinking>Cheslow, Jerry. "If You're Thinking of Living in: Piscataway", The New York Times, June 28, 1992. Accessed October 3, 2012. "What is now the township was settled in 1666 by Quakers and Baptists and fleeing the intolerant Puritan colony in New Hampshire. While Piscataway is a derivative of the Leni Lenape word for "great deer," the township is believed to have been named after the settlers' former home on the Piscataqua River."</ref>

Piscataway Township was formed on December 17, 1666, and officially incorporated by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 21, 1798, as part of the state's initial group of 104 townships.<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. 172. Accessed May 30, 2024.</ref> The community, the fifth-oldest municipality in New Jersey,<ref>About Piscataway Township Template:Webarchive, Piscataway, New Jersey. Accessed June 24, 2019. "Piscataway was founded in 1666 and officially incorporated in 1798. As the fifth-oldest municipality in New Jersey, Piscataway has grown from Native American territory through a colonial period and is one of the links in the earliest settlement of the Atlantic seacoast that ultimately led to the formation of the United States."</ref> has grown from Native American territory, through a colonial period and is one of the links in the earliest settlement of the Atlantic Ocean seacoast that ultimately led to the formation of the United States. Over the years, portions of Piscataway were taken to form Raritan Township (March 17, 1870, now Edison), Dunellen (October 28, 1887), Middlesex (April 9, 1913) and South Plainfield (March 10, 1926).<ref name=Story/>

Rutgers University's main campus spills into the township. SHI Stadium, home field for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team, is in Piscataway<ref>Staff. "Rutgers officially announces naming rights partnership with High Point Solutions for Rutgers Stadium", The Star-Ledger, June 21, 2011. Accessed October 3, 2012. "Rutgers officially announced today that High Point Solutions, a Sussex County-based technology supplier, has bought the naming rights to Rutgers Stadium. The 52,454-seat bowl will be renamed High Point Solutions Stadium..... The deal will last 10 years and Rutgers will be paid a reported $6.5 million."</ref> as well as part of the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.

History

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Ross Hall was the headquarters for General George Washington when he ordered a feu de joie for the second anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in July 1778.

The earliest settlers of the area were the Lenape Native Americans; a group of four European settlers coming from New Hampshire acquired Template:Convert of land in 1666 that had been occupied by Native Americans.<ref>Brennan, Ray. "History of Rutgers University" Template:Webarchive, Rutgers Rarities. Accessed December 20, 2019. "The town of Piscataway, in which the modern campuses of Busch and Livingston exist today, was settled in 1666 (not such a lucky number), when four pioneers by the names of John Martin, Charles Gilman, Hugh Dunn, and Hopewell Hull paid the sum of 30 pounds for the 40,000 acres of land. This was the purchase of land already occupied by thousands of Native Americans. According to Meuly's History of Piscataway, 'The Indians who inhabited the area numbered only a few thousand; they belonged to the Lenni Lenape, a tribe of the Algonkian group, who lived along the Middle Atlantic and were far less hostile to the whites than the warlike Iroquois of upper New York.'"</ref>

In 1666, the first proprietary Governor of the Province of New Jersey, Philip Carteret, granted 12 new settlers from Massachusetts a 100 square mile allotment of land that was later founded as the townships of Piscataway and Woodbridge.<ref>Governors of New Jersey Template:Webarchive, New Jersey State Library. Accessed August 7, 2014.</ref> Similar types of settlements established by religious dissenters fleeing Puritan colonies in New England were being formed in other parts of New Jersey, notably the Elizabethtown Tract in Northern New Jersey near the mouth of the Raritan River and extending upwards into modern day Essex County, and the Monmouth Tract in Central New Jersey near the Raritan Bay and extending southward along the Jersey Shore to the Barnegat Inlet.

Additional settlers from the Piscataqua River area of New Hampshire moved to Piscataway, bringing the name. Coming from a lumbering, shipbuilding and fishing background, these settlers, consisting of mostly Baptists and Quakers, were comfortable with their new surroundings, and looking forward to starting a new life away from political and religious persecution in the north. They were also enterprising and pioneering families who were already experienced in wilderness settlement. Before the original settlers, there were pioneer scouts who surveyed these new lands and waterways. The town name of Piscataway came from these early pioneers who originally came from the town of Piscataqua. During the original land purchase, the pioneers had signed 12 Articles of Agreement with Governor Carteret, which served as the legal basis for the government of Piscataway and Woodbridge and which shaped the democratic development of self-government. In short, these articles were mainly designed to provide liberty and land ownership for new families and to allow them to establish their own government representatives and religious freedoms.

After a few line and boundary changes, Piscataway and its outer plantations were reported to total 40,000 acres, with 66 square miles of land in 1685. The Lenape Native Americans occupied the entire Piscataway area, but were dispelled as the encroachment of European settlers increased. Across multiple generations, the Lenape established defined trails that European settlers appropriated in order to traverse through the wilderness area and partition new lands. Over time, many of these primitive trails became the main routes of travel between communities and became the basis of roads that still exist today. The trails along the Raritan River were named after a local population of Native Americans called the Raritangs. Piscataway Township is the fifth-oldest municipality in New Jersey and among the fifty oldest municipalities in the United States.<ref>About Us, Metlar–Bodine House Museum. Accessed December 20, 2019. "Piscataway is distinct in that it is one of the 50 oldest towns in America and the fifth oldest community in New Jersey. The town was founded in 1666. The original land grant was more than 300 square miles and included areas from the eastern edge of the Sourland Mountains, most of Somerset County, and now the towns of: Bound Brook, Middlesex, Dunellen, South Plainfield, Edison, Metuchen, Highland Park, New Brunswick, North and South Brunswick to the Princeton border."</ref>

On February 8, 1777, the Battle of Quibbletown, a running battle took place between approximately 2,000 British and Hessian troops under the command of British General Charles Lord Cornwallis and the local patriot militia led by Colonel Charles Scott and a separate militia commanded by Brigadier General Nathaniel Warner.<ref>Simmons, Kenneth. "Cannon Dedication Ceremony Commemorates Piscataway's 350th Anniversary (With Video)", TAP into Piscataway, July 27, 2016. Accessed December 20, 2019. "The Battle of Quibbletown occurred February 8, 1777 when the British came under heavy fire by the local militia after one such foray, forcing them to make an escape out of the area after doing battle."</ref>

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 18.96 square miles (49.11 km²), including 18.79 square miles (48.68 km²) of land and 0.17 square miles (0.43 km²) of water (0.88%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1 />

The township lies on the south side of the Raritan Valley, a line of cities in Central Jersey, along with New Brunswick, Highland Park and South Plainfield. Piscataway is 45 minutes southwest of New York City and 53 minutes northeast of Philadelphia.

Piscataway is bordered by nine municipalities: Dunellen, Edison, Highland Park, Middlesex, New Brunswick and South Plainfield in Middlesex County; Franklin Township and South Bound Brook in Somerset County; and Plainfield in Union County.<ref>Areas touching Piscataway Township, MapIt. Accessed March 3, 2020.</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>

Society Hill (with a 2010 Census population of 3,829<ref>DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Society Hill CDP, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed October 2, 2012.</ref>) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Piscataway Township.<ref>New Jersey: 2010 - Population and Housing Unit Counts - 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH-2-32), United States Census Bureau, August 2012. Accessed November 25, 2012.</ref><ref>GCT-PH1 - Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place from the 2010 Census Summary File 1 for Middlesex County, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed November 25, 2012.</ref>

Piscataway is often segmented by local residents into unincorporated communities, localities and place names which include Arbor, Bound Brook Heights ("the Heights"), Fellowship Farm, Fieldville, Johnson Park, Lake Nelson, New Brunswick Highlands, New Market (known as Quibbletown in the 18th Century), Newtown, North Stelton, Possumtown, Randolphville, Raritan Landing and Riverview Manor.<ref>Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed November 30, 2014.</ref> The original settlement of Piscatawaytown is located in present-day Edison.<ref>Middlesex County Office of Culture and Heritage. "History Revealed In Piscatawaytown and Edison", TAP into Piscataway, September 9, 2015. Accessed December 22, 2019. "The remnants of the Piscataway village and town commons can still be seen in modern Edison Township. Settled in the late 1600s by New Englanders, this historic site once consisted of a town hall, militia training ground, stockade, jail, church, burial ground and houses."</ref>

Camp Kilmer, constructed starting in 1941 on Template:Convert of Piscataway and Edison, was activated in June 1942 by the United States Army as a staging area and part of an installation of the New York Port of Embarkation. Troops were quartered at Camp Kilmer in preparation for transport to the European Theater of Operations in World War II, ultimately becoming the largest processing center for troops heading overseas and returning from World War II, processing over 2.5 million soldiers. Following the failed 1956 Hungarian Revolution, Camp Kilmer was reactivated and used to process 30,000 refugees who were resettled in the area and across the country. The camp was officially closed in 2009.<ref>Camp Kilmer, National Archives and Records Administration. Accessed December 22, 2019. "Toward the end of 1941, with the threat of war imminent, the War Department chose a site located between Edison and Piscataway, New Jersey as a staging area for troops. Construction began on the camp in January 1942 and was completed in six months."</ref>

Significant portions of Piscataway make up the Livingston<ref>Livingston Campus, Rutgers University–New Brunswick. Accessed December 22, 2019. "The expansive Livingston campus is located in Piscataway and is the youngest of Rutgers University–New Brunswick's five campuses."</ref> and Busch Campuses of Rutgers University.

The Arbor and New Brunswick Highland sections of Piscataway were African American neighborhoods in the past.

The New Market section historically comprised the Quaker village of Quibbletown. The early name of the village originated from the fact that settlers of different religious denominations quibbled about whether the Sabbath should be observed on Saturday or on Sunday in the village.<ref>About Middlesex County: What's in a Name Template:Webarchive, Middlesex County, New Jersey. Accessed November 24, 2013. "Quibbletown (Squabbletown) - Baptist Sects argued whether Saturday or Sunday is the Sabbath."</ref>

Demographics

2010 census

The 2010 United States census counted 56,044 people, 17,050 households, and 12,958 families in the township. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 17,777 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup was 38.46% (21,554) White, 20.69% (11,596) Black or African American, 0.31% (173) Native American, 33.45% (18,744) Asian, 0.02% (13) Pacific Islander, 3.59% (2,011) from other races, and 3.48% (1,953) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.22% (6,289) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/>

Of the 17,050 households, 35.0% had children under the age of 18; 59.9% were married couples living together; 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present and 24.0% were non-families. Of all households, 18.6% were made up of individuals and 5.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.91 and the average family size was 3.33.<ref name=Census2010/>

20.1% of the population were under the age of 18, 17.8% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 9.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33.0 years. For every 100 females, the population had 99.2 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 96.8 males.<ref name=Census2010/>

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $88,428 (with a margin of error of +/− $3,958) and the median family income was $95,483 (+/− $3,327). Males had a median income of $57,308 (+/− $4,335) versus $48,606 (+/− $1,863) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $31,254 (+/− $1,335). About 2.5% of families and 4.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.9% of those under age 18 and 4.5% of those age 65 or over.<ref>DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Piscataway township, Middlesex County, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed October 2, 2012.</ref>

2000 census

As of the 2000 United States census<ref name="GR2">U.S. Census website, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.</ref> there were 50,482 people, 16,500 households, and 12,325 families residing in the township. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 16,946 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the township was 48.81% White, 20.31% African American, 0.21% Native American, 24.80% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 3.08% from other races, and 2.77% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.93% of the population.<ref name=Census2000>Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Piscataway township, New JerseyTemplate:Dead link, United States Census Bureau. Accessed October 2, 2012.</ref><ref name=Census2000SF1>DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Piscataway township, Middlesex County, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed October 2, 2012.</ref>

As of the 2000 Census, 12.49% of Piscataway's residents identified themselves as being of Indian American ancestry, which was the fourth highest of any municipality in the United States and the third highest in New Jersey—behind Edison (17.75%) and Plainsboro Township (16.97%)—of all places with 1,000 or more residents identifying their ancestry.<ref>Asian-Indian Communities Template:Webarchive, EPodunk. Accessed February 18, 2007.</ref>

There were 16,500 households, out of which 34.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.6% were married couples living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.3% were non-families. 19.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.84 and the average family size was 3.29.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

In the township, the population was spread out, with 21.9% under the age of 18, 14.1% from 18 to 24, 33.3% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 8.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.2 males.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

The median income for a household in the township was $68,721, and the median income for a family was $75,218. Males had a median income of $47,188 versus $36,271 for females. The per capita income for the township was $26,321. About 2.7% of families and 3.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.3% of those under age 18 and 4.3% of those age 65 or over.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

Economy

Corporate residents of Piscataway include:

• American Standard Brands
• Cintas Corporation
• Colgate-Palmolive, Research and Development<ref name=BestPlaces2008>"Best Places to Live 2008 - 23. Piscataway, NJ", Money. Accessed November 24, 2013. "Today, the township is home to offices for large technology and consumer products firms such as Telcordia Technologies, Colgate-Palmolive and Johnson & Johnson."</ref>
• GenScript Biotech
• Gorgias Press, an academic publisher that specializes in Eastern Christianity.<ref>Tribe, Shawn. Gorgias Press - Liturgy, New Liturgical Movement, August 14, 2005. Accessed August 7, 2014. "Gorgias Press who publish a number of books related to Eastern Christianity. They also have a Liturgy section which includes books like F.E. Brightman's compilation of Eastern liturgies, as well as other non-Byzantine (i.e. Oriental) liturgical items that some may find of interest here."</ref>
• Hapag-Lloyd America, an international shipping company.<ref>Hapag-Lloyd America Inc. Template:Webarchive, Hapag-Lloyd. Accessed February 22, 2008.</ref>
• IEEE<ref>Contact the IEEE-SA, IEEE. Accessed June 30, 2015.</ref>
• Ingersoll Rand and its wholly owned subsidiary Trane
• Johnson & Johnson Health Care Systems Inc.<ref name=BestPlaces2008/>
• Pepsi Cola Bottling Group – bottling plant.
• Siemens Hearing Instruments, the world's largest manufacturer of hearing aids.<ref>"Instant manufacturing: from jet parts to hearing aids, the manufacture of finished goods directly from digital files and piles of powder is a growing trend. Someday, retail stores might even print out a product just for you.", Technology Review, November 1, 2003. Accessed September 30, 2007. "It works so well that Siemens, the world's largest maker of hearing aids, is completely switching to the technology at several factories."</ref>

The world headquarters of Telcordia Technologies had been located in Piscataway, until a June 2011 deal in which Ericsson acquired the company in a deal valued at $1.15 billion.<ref name=BestPlaces2008/><ref>Egan, Matt. "Ericsson Scoops Up Telcordia for $1.15 Billion in Cash", Fox Business, June 14, 2011, updated March 4, 2016. Accessed January 1, 2024. "Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) reached an all-cash deal on Tuesday worth $1.15 billion to take over telecommunications software maker Telcordia from a pair of private-equity funds, becoming the latest tech company to get into the M&A game. Piscataway, N.J.-based Telcordia generated $739 million in 2010 sales and provides a range of networking and operations software."</ref>

Sports

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SHI Stadium at Rutgers University's Busch Campus in Piscataway

SHI Stadium was originally constructed in 1994 with 41,500 seats as the home of the Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team and was expanded to a capacity of 52,454 in 2009 after a $100 million expansion.<ref>SHI Stadium, Rutgers Scarlet Knights football. Accessed December 22, 2019. "Rutgers, the Birthplace of College Football, began playing at the "Old" Rutgers Stadium on November 5, 1938 in Piscataway. Rutgers Stadium was then built on the site of the "Old" Rutgers Stadium as the Scarlet Knights began play in their new 41,500-seat stadium in 1994. In 2009, Rutgers, the Birthplace of College Football, completed a 102-million dollar expansion of SHI Stadium to increase the capacity to 52,454"</ref>

Jersey Mike's Arena is the home of the Rutgers University men's and women's basketball teams. The venue was originally named the Rutgers Athletic Center, still called the RAC by many, and can accommodate 9,000 attendees.<ref>Louis Brown Athletic Center (RAC), Rutgers University. Accessed August 7, 2014.</ref> The athletic center was the home of the professional New Jersey Nets for the four seasons from 1977–1981 after moving from New York and before the Meadowlands Arena was completed.<ref>Hatala, Greg. "Glimpse of History: When Piscataway was an NBA town", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, March 18, 2012, updated March 30, 2019. Accessed December 22, 2019. "The first four years the Nets played in New Jersey, their home court was the Rutgers Athletic Center in Piscataway. After moving from New York, the Nets took up residence at the Rutgers gym while waiting for construction to be completed on the Meadowlands Sports Complex. The team opened its Piscataway run on Oct. 21, 1977, by losing to the New Orleans Jazz (featuring Pete Maravich) 111-103.... The Nets played four seasons at the RAC before moving to the Meadowlands in 1981."</ref>

Yurcak Field is a multi-purpose soccer and lacrosse stadium, built in 1994, and holds 5,000 people. The stadium is officially named "The Soccer/Lacrosse Stadium at Yurcak Field" in honor of Ronald N. Yurcak, a 1965 All-American Rutgers lacrosse player. Rutgers University host their home games at this stadium.<ref>Yurcak Field; Home of Rutgers Soccer Template:Webarchive, Rutgers University. Accessed August 7, 2014.</ref>

Government

Local government

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Piscataway Township Municipal Building

In November 1966, Piscataway voters, under the Faulkner Act, approved a Charter Study and elected a Charter Study Commission to recommend the form of government best suited to the township's needs. The Commission recommended Mayor-Council Plan F. Voters approved the plan in a referendum in November 1967 and the new form of government was inaugurated on January 1, 1969.<ref>"The Faulkner Act: New Jersey's Optional Municipal Charter Law", New Jersey State League of Municipalities, July 2007. Accessed November 26, 2013.</ref> The township is one of 71 municipalities (of the 564) statewide governed under this form.<ref>Inventory of Municipal Forms of Government in New Jersey, Rutgers University Center for Government Studies, July 1, 2011. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> Under Plan F the Mayor is the administrator and the Council is the legislative body. A full-time business administrator, appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Council, and responsible to the Mayor, supervises the day-by-day operation of municipal government. The Township Council has seven members, one representing each of four wards, and three at-large members. The Mayor and Council members serve four-year terms on a staggered basis, with either the three at-large seats (and the mayoral seat) or the four ward seats up for vote in even years as part of the November general election.<ref name=DataBook>2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, March 2013, p. 81.</ref><ref>"Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey", p. 10. Rutgers University Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref><ref>Piscataway Township Government Template:Webarchive, Township of Piscataway. Accessed December 14, 2006.</ref>

Template:As of, the mayor of Piscataway is Democrat Brian C. Wahler, whose term of office ends December 31, 2024. Members of the Township Council are Council President Gabrielle Cahill (D, 2024; At Large), Council Vice President Dennis Espinosa (D, 2026; Ward 2), Sharon Carmichael (D, 2026; Ward 3), Michele Lombardi (D, 2026; Ward 4), Linwood D. Rouse (D, 2024; At Large – elected to serve an unexpired term), Kapil K. Shah (D, 2024; At Large) and Frank Uhrin (D, 2026; Ward 1).<ref name=Council>Mayor & Township Council, Township of Piscataway. Accessed May 28, 2024.</ref><ref>2024 Municipal User Friendly Budget, Township of Piscataway. Accessed May 28, 2024.</ref><ref name=MiddlesexProfile>Township of Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey. Accessed May 7, 2020.</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 January 1, 2022.</ref><ref name=Middlesex2020>Official Results of the 2020 General Election, Middlesex County, New Jersey. Accessed February 7, 2022.</ref>

In May 2021, the Township Council appointed Linwood D. Rouse to fill the at-large seat expiring in December 2024 that had been held by Chanelle Scott McCullum until she stepped down to take a seat on the Middlesex County Board of County Commissioners following the death of Commissioner Kenneth Armwood. Rouse served on an interim basis until the November 2021 election, when he was elected to serve the balance of the term of office.<ref>Loyer, Susan. "Piscataway Township Council welcomes newest member", Courier News, May 17, 2021. Accessed February 7, 2022. "Linwood D. Rouse took the oath of office Friday as an at-large member of the council. Rouse is filling the seat vacated by Chanelle Scott McCullum, who now serves on the Middlesex County Board of Commissioners. McCullum filled the seat last month following the unexpected death of Deputy Director Kenneth Armwood on March 29."</ref>

Camille Fernicola was appointed to fill the at-large seat expiring in December 2016 that had been held by Michael Griffith until his death in November 2014.<ref>Staff. "Piscataway Councilman Griffith dies after long illness", Courier News, November 21, 2014. Accessed July 13, 2016. "Michael Griffith, a longtime Piscataway resident and at-large township councilman, has died after a long illness, the township said Friday in a statement."</ref> In the November 2015 general election, Fernicola was elected to serve the balance of the term of office.<ref name=Middlesex2015>November 3, 2015 General Election Results Template:Webarchive, Middlesex County, New Jersey. Accessed July 12, 2016.</ref>

Chanelle McCullum was appointed in April 2013 to fill the vacant at-large seat of Kenneth Armwood, who had been the township council president until he was appointed to fill a vacant seat on the Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders.<ref>Staff. "Community news briefs: New councilwoman is sworn in", Courier News, April 21, 2013. Accessed November 24, 2013. "The Honorable Judge Philip Paley swore in Piscataway resident, Chanelle McCullum, as an at-large councilwoman at the township's regular and agenda meeting on April 16.Due to the resignation of Piscataway council president Kenneth Armwood, who was appointed to the open seat on the Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders after Freeholder Director Christopher Rafano's appointment to the New Jersey Superior Court, McCullum will temporally fill the vacancy until it is filled for Armwood's unexpired term at the next general election."</ref> McCullum was elected in November 2013 to serve the balance of the unexpired term through its expiration in December 2016.<ref name=Middlesex2013>November 5, 2013 General Election Results Template:Webarchive, Middlesex County, New Jersey. Accessed July 12, 2016.</ref>

Federal, state and county representation

Piscataway is located in the 6th 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 17th 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>

Politics

As of March 2011, there were a total of 31,266 registered voters in Piscataway Township, of which 11,355 (36.3%) were registered as Democrats, 3,034 (9.7%) were registered as Republicans and 16,859 (53.9%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 18 voters registered to other parties.<ref>Voter Registration Summary - Middlesex, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed November 25, 2012.</ref>

In the 2012 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 74.4% of the vote (15,659 cast), ahead of Republican Mitt Romney with 24.4% (5,125 votes), and other candidates with 1.2% (262 votes), among the 21,227 ballots cast by the township's 33,597 registered voters (181 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 63.2%.<ref name=2012Elections>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=2012VoterReg>Template:Cite web</ref> In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 71.0% of the vote (15,978 cast), ahead of Republican John McCain with 27.2% (6,111 votes) and other candidates with 1.0% (215 votes), among the 22,491 ballots cast by the township's 32,398 registered voters, for a turnout of 69.4%.<ref>2008 Presidential General Election Results: Middlesex County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed November 25, 2012.</ref> In the 2004 presidential election, Democrat John Kerry received 64.2% of the vote (12,627 ballots cast), outpolling Republican George W. Bush with 34.3% (6,749 votes) and other candidates with 0.8% (218 votes), among the 19,670 ballots cast by the township's 27,842 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 70.6.<ref>2004 Presidential Election: Middlesex County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed November 25, 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|33.6% 8,002	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Democratic|61.3% 14,599	5.1% 1100
style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Democratic|2020<ref name="2020Elections">Template:Cite web</ref>	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|27.3% 6,690	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Democratic|71.0% 17,390	1.7% 315
style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Democratic|2016<ref name="2016Elections">Template:Cite web</ref>	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|24.7% 5,389	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Democratic|71.2% 15,505	3.3% 714
style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Democratic|2012<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|24.4% 5,125	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Democratic|74.4% 15,659	1.2% 262
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|27.2% 6,111	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Democratic|71.0% 15,978	1.0% 215
style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Democratic|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|34.3% 6,749	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Democratic|64.2% 12,627	0.8% 218

In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Democrat Barbara Buono received 50.6% of the vote (5,388 cast), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 48.2% (5,129 votes), and other candidates with 1.1% (122 votes), among the 10,823 ballots cast by the township's 34,170 registered voters (184 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 31.7%.<ref name=2013Elections>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=2013VoterReg>Template:Cite web</ref> In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Democrat Jon Corzine received 54.9% of the vote (6,773 ballots cast), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 37.6% (4,637 votes), Independent Chris Daggett with 6.0% (738 votes) and other candidates with 0.9% (111 votes), among the 12,334 ballots cast by the township's 31,079 registered voters, yielding a 39.7% turnout.<ref>2009 Governor: Middlesex County Template:Webarchive, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed November 25, 2012.</ref>

Emergency services

Fire and EMS

Piscataway is divided into four fire districts which are served by a total of two volunteer rescue squads and six volunteer fire companies, one of which combines both fire and EMS services. The fire districts are the zones in which fire departments operate, and although the volunteer EMS squads follow the basic regions of the districts, only North Stelton Fire Rescue EMS is a part of a fire district.<ref>Piscataway's Fire Districts Template:Webarchive, Township of Piscataway. Accessed December 22, 2019.</ref> On weekdays and weekends from 6 am until 6 pm, Hackensack Meridian Health EMS staffs an ambulance in Piscataway. When the volunteer rescue squads are not in service, either Hackensack Meridian Health, Rutgers University Emergency Services or Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital may be asked to send an ambulance.<ref>Piscataway Fire Companies & Rescue Squads Template:Webarchive, Township of Piscataway. Accessed August 7, 2014.</ref>

District 1

• Arbor Rescue Squad (EMS), 1790 W. 7th Street (partial coverage)
• River Road Rescue Squad (EMS), 101 Shirley Parkway (partial coverage)
• New Market Fire Company, 801 South Washington Avenue<ref>History, New Market Fire Company. Accessed December 22, 2019.</ref>
• North Stelton Fire Rescue (EMS), 70 Haines Avenue (partial coverage)

District 2

• River Road Rescue Squad (EMS), 101 Shirley Parkway
• River Road Fire Company, 102 Netherwood Avenue<ref>History Template:Webarchive, River Road Fire Company. Accessed August 7, 2014.</ref>
• Holmes Marshall Fire Company, 5300 Deborah Drive<ref>Template:Usurped, Holmes Marshall Volunteer Fire Company. Accessed August 7, 2014.</ref>
• Possumtown Fire Company, 85 Stratton Street South<ref>History, Possumtown Volunteer Fire Company. Accessed August 7, 2014.</ref>

District 3

• Arbor Rescue Squad (EMS), 1790 W. 7th Street
• Arbor Hose Company, 1780 West Seventh Street

District 4

• North Stelton Volunteer Fire Company, 70 Haines Avenue<ref>About Us, North Stelton Volunteer Fire Company. Accessed August 7, 2014. "The North Stelton Volunteer Fire Company was organized by a group of citizens on October 26, 1933 in Piscataway, NJ."</ref>

Fire Prevention

• Fire Marshall's Office, 555 Sidney Road<ref>Fire Prevention Bureau Template:Webarchive, Township of Piscataway. Accessed December 22, 2019. "The Fire Prevention Bureau conducts fire prevention inspections of businesses and industrial properties as well as conducts smoke/carbon detector compliance on change of occupancies of residential home to be in compliance with the New Jersey Uniform Fire Code and Township ordinances."</ref>

Police

The primary law enforcement agency in the township is the Piscataway Police Department.<ref>Police Department, Township of Piscataway. Accessed May 28, 2024.</ref> Rutgers University Police Department operates on its campuses within Piscataway.<ref>Rutgers University Police Department, Rutgers University. Accessed December 22, 2019. "The internationally accredited Rutgers University Police Department (RUPD) operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, to provide the university community with a full range of police and security services."</ref> The New Jersey State Police patrols the section of Interstate 287 that bisects the township.

Education

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Rutgers Business School at the Livingston Campus in Piscataway

The Piscataway Township Schools serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grades.<ref>Piscataway Board of Education District Bylaw 0110 - Identification, Piscataway Township Schools. Accessed May 7, 2020. "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 Piscataway School District. Composition: The Piscataway School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Piscataway."</ref> As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of 10 schools, had an enrollment of 7,161 students and 530.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.5:1.<ref name=NCES>District information for Piscataway Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.</ref> In addition to its high school, there are four schools for K–3, two intermediate schools serving grades 4–5 and three middle schools for students in grades 6–8.<ref>Piscataway Township and Its Public Schools, Piscataway Township Schools. Accessed May 7, 2020. "The Piscataway School District serves over 7,000 students in pre-school through 12th grade. In addition to our high school, there are four schools that educate students in kindergarten through third grade, two intermediate schools serving grades four to five, and three middle schools for students in grades six, seven, and eight. The district also operates a grant-funded preschool for 67 financially eligible children and a tuition-based preschool program."</ref><ref>Public School Directory 2017-2018 Template:Webarchive, Middlesex County, New Jersey. Accessed May 7, 2020.</ref> Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics<ref>School Data for the Piscataway Township Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.</ref>) are Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary School<ref>Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary School, Piscataway Township Schools. Accessed May 7, 2020.</ref> (506 students; in grades K–3), Grandview Elementary School<ref>Grandview Elementary School, Piscataway Township Schools. Accessed May 7, 2020.</ref> (789; Pre-K–3), Knollwood Elementary School<ref>Knollwood Elementary School, Piscataway Township Schools. Accessed May 7, 2020.</ref> (505; K–3), Randolphville Elementary School<ref>Randolphville Elementary School, Piscataway Township Schools. Accessed May 7, 2020.</ref> (469; K–3), Arbor Intermediate School<ref>Arbor Intermediate School, Piscataway Township Schools. Accessed May 7, 2020.</ref> (585; 4–5), Martin Luther King Intermediate School<ref>Martin Luther King Intermediate School, Piscataway Township Schools. Accessed May 7, 2020.</ref> (4–5), Conackamack Middle School<ref>Conackamack Middle School, Piscataway Township Schools. Accessed May 7, 2020.</ref> (472; 6–8), Quibbletown Middle School<ref>Quibbletown Middle School, Piscataway Township Schools. Accessed May 7, 2020.</ref> (485; 6–8), Theodore Schor Middle School<ref>Theodore Schor Middle School, Piscataway Township Schools. Accessed May 7, 2020.</ref> (576; 6–8) and Piscataway High School<ref>Piscataway High School, Piscataway Township Schools. Accessed May 7, 2020.</ref> (2,267; 9–12).<ref>Schools, Piscataway Township Schools. Accessed May 7, 2020.</ref><ref>New Jersey School Directory for the Piscataway Township Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>

Middlesex County schools

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>

Other Middlesex County schools in Piscataway include:

• Nuview Academy Piscataway Campus, 1 Park Avenue – Programs for students with symptoms of; Depression, ADHD, Conduct Disorder, Thought Disorder, or Anxiety Disorder.<ref>Overview: NuView Academy, Middlesex Regional Educational Services Commission. Accessed August 7, 2014.</ref>
• Bright Beginnings Learning Center, 1660 Stelton Road – Programs for students with Autism.<ref>About BBLC, Middlesex Regional Educational Services Commission. Accessed August 7, 2014.</ref>
• Piscataway Regional Day School, 1670 Stelton Road – Programs for students with Autism.<ref>About PRDS, Middlesex Regional Educational Services Commission. Accessed August 7, 2014.</ref>
• Raritan Valley Academy, 1690 Stelton Road – Programs for students with behavioral disabilities, learning and/or language disabilities.<ref>About Us, Middlesex Regional Educational Services Commission. Accessed August 7, 2014.</ref>

Private schools

• Lake Nelson Seventh-day Adventist Academy, opened in February 1959, serves students in Pre-K to tenth grade.<ref>History of Lake Nelson School Template:Webarchive, Lake Nelson Academy. Accessed June 24, 2019.</ref>
• Timothy Christian School is a K–12 that was founded in 1949.<ref>TCS at a Glance, Timothy Christian School. Accessed August 7, 2014.</ref>
• An-Noor Academy, a Pre-K–12 school that has served the area's Muslim community since 2000.<ref>General Information Template:Webarchive, An-Noor Academy. Accessed December 22, 2019. "An-Noor Academy was established in September 2000 by Muslim Center of Middlesex County (MCMC) to serve the educational needs of the community of Piscataway and surrounding areas."</ref>

Colleges and continuing education

• Rutgers University Busch and Livingston Campuses<ref>New Brunswick / Piscataway Campus Map, Rutgers University. Accessed August 7, 2014.</ref>
• Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine and University Behavioral HealthCare (which overlaps with Rutgers Busch Campus)<ref>Busch Campus Template:Webarchive, Rutgers University. Accessed August 7, 2014.</ref>
• StenoTech Career Institute is a technical school that offers court reporting and medical transcription training.<ref>Piscataway, NJ Campus Template:Webarchive, StenoTech Career Institute. Accessed August 7, 2014. This school is no longer in existence. It is out of business. ACICS.ORG</ref>

Transportation

Roads and highways

File:2021-06-23 10 33 28 View north along Interstate 287 (Middlesex Freeway) from the overpass for Middlesex County Route 665 (Washington Avenue) in Piscataway Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey.jpg

Interstate 287 northbound in Piscataway

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 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 November 24, 2013.</ref>

Piscataway is served by a number of roads and highways.<ref>Middlesex County Road Map, New Jersey Department of Transportation. Accessed December 1, 2019.</ref> Interstate 287 traverses the township and includes exits 6, 7, 8 and 9.<ref>Interstate 287 Straight Line Diagram, New Jersey Department of Transportation, updated May 2017. Accessed December 22, 2019.</ref> Reconstruction of the River Road (CR 622) Bridge at exit 9 was completed in 2024.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> County roads include CR 501 (along the border with South Plainfield)<ref>County Route 501 Straight Line Diagram, New Jersey Department of Transportation, updated November 2012. Accessed December 22, 2019.</ref> and CR 529.<ref>County Route 529 Straight Line Diagram, New Jersey Department of Transportation, updated November 2012. Accessed December 22, 2019.</ref> Route 18 runs along Hoes Lane to Interstate 287, which passes through the center of the township for about Template:Convert.<ref>Route 18 Straight Line Diagram, New Jersey Department of Transportation, updated May 2016. Accessed December 22, 2019.</ref>

Other limited access roads that are accessible include the New Jersey Turnpike (Interstate 95) in East Brunswick (Exit 9) and neighboring Edison (Exit 10).

Public transportation

NJ Transit provides bus service to and from the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan on the 114 route, to Newark on the 65 and 66 routes and local service on the 819 route. Train service is not available in Piscataway, but service is available on the Raritan Valley Line at the Dunellen station and on the Northeast Corridor at the Edison station.<ref>Template:Usurped, NJ Transit, backed up by the Internet Archive as of May 22, 2009. Accessed October 2, 2012.</ref><ref>Middlesex County Transit Guide 2019 Edition, Middlesex County, New Jersey. Accessed July 18, 2022.</ref>

Taiwanese airline EVA Air provides a private bus service to and from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City for customers based in New Jersey. This service stops in Piscataway.<ref>"Service to Connect PA & NJ." EVA Air. Accessed February 29, 2016.</ref>

Points of interest

• WVPH is the community radio station of Piscataway High School and Rutgers University.<ref>About 90.3 the Core, WVPH. Accessed November 24, 2013. "90.3 RLC-WVPH FM Piscataway is a joint project between Rutgers University and Piscataway High School."</ref>
• Ferrer Colony and Modern School<ref>Staff. "Piscataway's brush with anarchy: the Stelton Modern School and Ferrer Colony", Hidden New Jersey, November 27, 2013. Accessed August 7, 2014.</ref> and Fellowship Farm Cooperative Association<ref>Staff. "Uncle Sam's House: Anarchy in Piscataway", Weird New Jersey. Accessed August 7, 2014.</ref> are the remnants of the 1910s Utopian societies.
• Road Up Raritan Historic District includes nine historic homes along River Road and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.<ref>National Register of Historic Places Registration Form for Road Up Raritan Historic District, National Park Service, received August 22, 1997. Accessed December 22, 2019.</ref>
• Metlar-Bodine House is a museum dedicated to the history of Piscataway "from Indian trails to Interstate" and was established in 1979 in a house whose earliest portions date to 1728.<ref>About Us, The Metlar-Bodine House Museum. Accessed August 7, 2014. "The museum was established in 1979 by the Fellowship for Metlar House and the Township of Piscataway as a collecting institution. The historic site, its original section built in 1728 with 19th century additions, is treated as the largest artifact in the collection."</ref>
• Cornelius Low House, constructed in 1741 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is operated as a Middlesex County Museum.<ref>Cornelius Low House, Visit New Jersey. Accessed December 22, 2019. "The Cornelius Low House/Middlesex County Museum is a Historic National Register home built in 1741 for Cornelius Low, a wealthy merchant of Raritan Landing. The home is one of the best examples of Georgian architecture in New Jersey. The Low House has a dual purpose, to interpret the history of this fine structure, but also to research and mount rotating exhibits about New Jersey history."</ref>
• East Jersey Old Town Village, located in Johnson Park, includes 16 homes characteristic of the farm houses that populated the area, that have been relocated and reconstructed on the site.<ref>East Jersey Old Town Village, Visit New Jersey. Accessed March 3, 2020. "East Jersey Old Town Village is a collection of historic structures that were relocated to Johnson Park in Piscataway. The village consists of sixteen reconstructed and replica 18th and 19th century structures that represent architecture typical of farm and merchant communities once found in the Raritan Valley."</ref>

Notable people

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

• Mike Alexander (born 1965), former NFL wide receiver<ref>Template:Usurped, database Football. Accessed November 24, 2007.</ref>
• Edward Antill (1701–1770), colonial plantation owner, attorney, and early politician in New Jersey colony<ref>Genealogies of New Jersey Families: Families A-Z, pre-American notes on old New Netherland families, p. 435. Genealogical Publishing Company, 1996. Template:ISBN. Accessed November 24, 2013.</ref>
• Edward Antill (1742–1789), soldier who fought at the Battle of Quebec and was the son of the politician with the same name<ref>Proceedings of the New Jersey Historical Society, p. 112. New Jersey Historical Society, 1906. Accessed November 24, 2013. "Edward Antill, a New York Merchant of the seventeenth century, and His Descendants: Particularly, Edward Antill 2d of Piscataway, N. J.; Lieutenant Colonel Edward Antill 3rd, of Quebec and Montreal"</ref>
• Margueritte Aozasa (born 1990), college soccer coach who is head coach of the UCLA Bruins women's soccer team<ref>Margueritte Aozasa, Santa Clara Broncos women's soccer. Accessed March 6, 2024. "born in Piscataway, N.J."</ref>
• Melissa Bacelar (born 1979), horror film actress<ref>About Melissa Template:Webarchive, Melissa Bacelar. Accessed November 24, 2013. "Melissa grew up in Piscataway, New Jersey. Her father came to America from Cuba when he was thirteen and her mother's family owns the oldest Lumber Yard in New Jersey, opened by her great grandfather in the 1900s."</ref>
• Justin Bailey (born 1977), basketball player for University of Hartford and then foreign professional teams for 13 years<ref>Davis, Ken. "Signing Period Ends, Recruiting Continues", Hartford Courant, November 17, 1994. Accessed January 2, 2015. "Hartford landed its third recruit of the early signing period when 6-1 guard Justin Bailey of Piscataway, N.J., signed a letter of intent. Bailey, described as a versatile guard by his coach, Paul Schoeb, helped Piscataway High School to a 23-2 record and a Group Four championship last season."</ref>
• Samuel E. Blum (1920–2013), chemist and physicist who developed the ultraviolet excimer laser<ref>Rutgers Oral History Archives: Blum, Samuel, Rutgers University, July 8, 1994. Accessed November 24, 2013. "My father and mother summered out here in what is Piscataway Township, a place called Ferrer Colony. It's five miles from here. They built a shack that they and I summered in, until I was ten.... He built a permanent winter home and we left the city. I enrolled in the Fellowship Farm School in Piscataway Township."</ref><ref>Inventor Profile: Samuel Blum Template:Webarchive, National Inventors Hall of Fame. Accessed November 24, 2013. "Born in New York, Blum spent most of his school years in Piscataway, New Jersey before attending Rutgers University."</ref>
• Marvin Booker (born 1990), linebacker who has played in the NFL for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers<ref>Hutchinson, Dave. "Rutgers hoping Marvin Booker's move to defensive line helps team find some sacks", The Star-Ledger, August 29, 2011. Accessed November 24, 2013. "Booker, a 6-2, 240-pounder from Piscataway High School, is elated to be returning to the trenches."</ref>
• Ralph Bowen (born 1961), Canadian-born jazz saxophonist<ref>Template:Usurped, The Star-Ledger, September 28, 2003, backed up by the Internet Archive as of September 27, 2008. Accessed September 15, 2017. "Ralph Bowen -- A tenor saxophonist and composer, Bowen lives in Piscataway and heads the jazz program at the Mason Gross School of the Arts in New Brunswick. "</ref>
• Anthony Branker (born 1958), jazz musician and educator<ref>Schermer, Victor L. "Anthony Branker: Jazz Dialogics", All About Jazz, June 13, 2011. Accessed November 24, 2013. " Let's go now to your early background and influences. You grew up in Piscataway and Plainfield, NJ."</ref>
• John Celestand (born 1977), 30th pick of 1999 NBA draft by the Los Angeles Lakers<ref>Mallozzi, Vincent M. "Big East Report", The New York Times, January 17, 1996. Accessed October 3, 2012. "One of the players who played well in Kittles's absence against West Virginia was the freshman John Celestand, a 6-3 guard from Piscataway N.J., who scored 14 points against the Mountaineers."</ref>
• Mark Ciardi (born 1961), film producer and former Major League Baseball pitcher<ref>O'Donnell, Chuck. "Mark Ciardi: A life worthy of a Hollywood script", Courier News, July 22, 2016. Accessed August 15, 2016. "Mark Ciardi pitching for Piscataway High School. After graduating in 1979, he went on to pitch at the University of Maryland.... Ciardi, who turns 55 in August, grew up on Mitchell Avenue in Piscataway."</ref>
• Anthony Davis (born 1989), offensive tackle for the San Francisco 49ers<ref>Sergeant, Keith. "Piscataway's Davis leaves Rutgers for 'lifelong dream' in NFL", Home News Tribune, December 22, 2009. Accessed January 26, 2011.</ref>
• Dwayne Gratz (born 1990), cornerback who has played in the NFL for the Jacksonville Jaguars<ref>Conner, Desmond. "Spotlight On UConn Football Player: Dwayne Gratz", The Hartford Courant, June 28, 2011. Accessed November 24, 2013. "The 6 foot, 187-pound redshirt junior from Piscataway, N.J. — Rutgers' backyard — first turned heads in a 2009 win over Syracuse when he picked up a fumble and raced 34 yards for a touchdown."</ref>
• J. D. Griggs (born 1990), defensive end who has played in the Canadian Football League for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers<ref>J. D. Griggs Template:Webarchive, Akron Zips football. Accessed November 24, 2013.</ref>
• Rachael Hip-Flores, actress who has appeared in Good People in Love and the web series Anyone But Me<ref>Cast Template:Webarchive, Anyone But Me. Accessed November 24, 2013. "Rachael Hip-Flores (Vivian) was born and raised in Piscataway, NJ and graduated Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University."</ref>
• Malcolm Jenkins (born 1987), safety for the New Orleans Saints. Played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes<ref>Malcolm Jenkins, Rivals.com. Accessed December 2, 2007.</ref>
• Asjha Jones (born 1980), WNBA basketball player for the Connecticut Sun<ref>Asjha Jones profile Template:Webarchive, Women's National Basketball Association. Accessed September 6, 2007. "A Parade, USA Today and Street & Smith First Team All-American at Piscataway High School, averaging 22.2 points, 11.1 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 2.5 blocks and 2.9 steals…Scored a school career-record 2,266 points and had 1,256 rebounds."</ref>
• Joe Lizura (born 1961), television meteorologist, who has also been an actor, spokesperson, author and television show developer, writer and producer<ref>Lizura, Joe. Medieval Church Discovered Template:Webarchive, Joe Lizura Official Website, September 6, 2012. Accessed November 24, 2013. "At least I personally have a good feeling for 'old' because my hometown of Piscataway, New Jersey was founded in 1666 – old? yes, but still not as old as the Church under the parking lot in England."</ref>
• Isaac Low (1735–1791), member of the First Continental Congress in 1774 who opposed armed conflict with the British and left the American side after the Declaration of Independence<ref>Low, Isaac, (1735 - 1791), Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed November 24, 2013. "Low, Isaac, a Delegate from New York; born at Raritan Landing, near New Brunswick, N.J., April 13, 1735"</ref>
• Nicholas Low (1739–1826), merchant, developer, and younger brother of Isaac<ref>Finding aid for Nicholas Low Collection, 1776-1863, William L. Clements Library of the University of Michigan. Accessed November 24, 2013. "Nicholas Low was born in Raritan Landing, New Jersey, on March 30, 1739, the son of Cornelius Low Jr., and Johanna Gouverneur."</ref>
• Lisa Marie (born 1968), actress who has appeared in Planet of the Apes and Sleepy Hollow<ref>Lee, Linda. "A Night Out With: Lisa Marie; A Vargas Girl in the City", The New York Times, July 29, 2001. Accessed September 13, 2018. "She was raised in Piscataway, N.J., and came to the city in her teens to study dance."</ref>
• Luther Martin (1748–1826), Founding Father who refused to sign the United States Constitution as it violated states' rights in his view<ref>Bailyn, Bernard. The Debate on the Constitution Part One: Federalist and Antifederalists Speeches, Articles, & Letters During the Struggle over Ratification, September 1787 to February 1788, p. 923. Library of America, 2012. Template:ISBN. "Luther Martin (c. 1748—1826) Born near Piscataway, New Jersey, February 9, 1748 (the date usually given), son of Hannah and Benjamin Martin (farmer)."</ref>
• Raqiyah Mays (born 1978), actress and hip-hop journalist<ref>Thomas, Kyle S. "Piscataway native making waves on NYC radio", Courier News, July 24, 2003. Accessed November 24, 2013. "PISCATAWAY - The day Raqiyah Mays found out the meaning of her name, she looked at her mother and told her she was going to make it big some day."</ref>
• Richard Levis McCormick (born 1947), 19th President of Rutgers University<ref>Sullivan, John. "At Rutgers, Weathering An Ordeal", The New York Times, November 30, 2003. Accessed January 26, 2011. "From his early boyhood home in New Brunswick, Richard Levis McCormick would have glimpsed Old Queens above the river. Even after his family moved to the more rural town of Piscataway, the building would have been a familiar site as he visited the campus where his parents taught."</ref>
• Richard P. McCormick (1916–2006), historian and professor emeritus at Rutgers University, who served as president of the New Jersey Historical Society<ref>"Richard P. McCormick: 89, father of the Rutgers president", History News Network, January 18, 2006. Accessed September 4, 2019. "After living most of his adult life in Piscataway, Dr. McCormick moved with his wife Katheryne to Bridgewater in Somerset County in 2003."</ref>
• Steven Miller (born 1991), former professional football running back who played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League<ref>Steven Miller, Appalachian State Mountaineers football. Accessed December 5, 2024. "Hometown Piscataway, N.J.; High School Piscataway"</ref>
• Matt Nagy (born 1978), head coach of the Chicago Bears who played in the Arena Football League<ref>Coaches, Kansas City Chiefs. Accessed November 24, 2013. "Matt Nagy - Quarterbacks; born April 24, 1978, Piscataway Township, N.J."</ref>
• Derrick Palmer (born 1988/89), labor activist and whistleblower who is Vice President of Organizing of the Amazon Labor Union<ref>Velasquez, Josefa. "Meet Christian Smalls and Derrick Palmer, the DIY Duo Behind the Amazon Labor Union’s Guerrilla Bid to Make History", The City, March 24, 2022. Accessed November 15, 2022. "Growing up in Piscataway, N.J., where several local high school alums made their way into the NFL, Palmer gave football a run but realized it wasn’t for him."</ref>
• Joseph Fitz Randolph (1803–1873), member of the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey from 1837 to 1843<ref>Randolph, Joseph Fitz, (1803 - 1873), Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed November 24, 2013. "Randolph, Joseph Fitz, a Representative from New Jersey; born in New York City March 14, 1803; in early childhood moved with his parents to Piscataway, Middlesex County, N.J."</ref>
• Larry Ray (born 1959), criminal convicted of sex trafficking, extortion, forced labor, and other offenses, sentenced to 60 years in prison<ref name=vee>"Sarah Lawrence Parent Accused of Sex Trafficking and Abusing Students," The New York Times.</ref>
• Brandon Renkart (born 1984), practice squad player for the Arizona Cardinals<ref>Franklin, Paul. "Renkart, Rutgers savoring big win" Template:Webarchive, Asbury Park Press, October 20, 2007. Accessed January 26, 2011.</ref>
• Paul Rudnick (born 1957), playwright, novelist, screenwriter and essayist<ref>Neary, Lynn. "Funny Stories Behind Screenwriter's 'Shudder'", NPR, September 13, 2009. Accessed November 24, 2013. "Mr. Rudnick: Yes. I was raised in the suburb of Piscataway, where the Chamber of Commerce sponsored a promotional billboard picturing two cartoon Native Americans in feathers and striped war paint."</ref>
• Gail Shollar (1957–1992), early victim of carjacking, whose death led to stricter state penalties for the crime<ref>"Man Convicted of Rape-Murder in Carjacking at Shopping Mall", The New York Times, February 25, 1995. Accessed February 25, 2016. "A jury today found a Plainfield man guilty on all 13 counts in the rape and murder of a Piscataway woman, Gail Shollar, in a 1992 carjacking.... Fear swept across New Jersey following Mrs. Shollar's murder. Residents packed self-defense classes, task forces were set up statewide to study the carjacking dilemma, and the Legislature stiffened penalties for the crime."</ref>
• Bob Smith (born 1947), member of the New Jersey Senate since 2002 who spent five years as mayor of Piscataway<ref>Harbatkin, Erica. "Piscataway H.S. opens wing", Home News Tribune, October 21, 2007. Accessed November 24, 2013. "Bob Smith, D-Middlesex, a former mayor of Piscataway, stood in front of the group, pumped his fist in the air and yelled, "Go Chiefs! Go Superchiefs band!"</ref>
• Karl-Anthony Towns (born 1995), NBA basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves<ref>Haley, John. "Karl Towns of St. Joseph-Metuchen selected Gatorade State Player of the Year", The Star-Ledger, March 21, 2013. Accessed November 24, 2013. "Well, that's what people saw when Karl Towns, a sophomore at St. Joseph in Metuchen, found out he was chosen as the 2013 New Jersey Gatorade Player of the Year on Thursday morning. 'Someone said they saw it on twitter,' said Towns, a Piscataway resident, taking a break from lunch."</ref>
• Kyle Wilson (born 1987), cornerback for the New York Jets<ref>Cimini, Rich. "Wilson should fit right in with Jet set: Newest member of Gang Green has an attitude tailor-made for Rex Ryan's defense", ESPN, April 25, 2010. Accessed January 26, 2011. "This is confidence: As a kid growing up in Piscataway, N.J., Kyle Wilson taped a sheet of paper on the wall above his bed. On the paper he mapped out a four-point plan for his football journey: Pop Warner. High School. College. NFL."</ref>
• Eric Young Jr. (born 1985), second baseman and outfielder who has played for the New York Mets<ref>Castillo, Jorge. "Eric Young Jr. returns to where his baseball career began in his Mets' home debut", The Star-Ledger, June 28, 2013. Accessed November 24, 2013. "A decade had lapsed since Eric Young Jr. was last at the home of the Mets before he arrived at Citi Field today for his Mets home debut. On June 4, 2003, Young, then an 18-year-old Piscataway High School graduate, was drafted by the Rockies in the 30th round."</ref>

External links

• Piscataway Township website
• Piscataway Township Schools
• Template:NJReportCard
• School Data for the Piscataway Township Schools, National Center for Education Statistics
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