Peapack-Gladstone, New Jersey
Template:Short description Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Peapack-Gladstone (also written as Peapack and Gladstone) is a borough in the Somerset Hills region of northern Somerset County in the U.S. state of New Jersey.<ref>About Us, Historical Society of the Somerset Hills. Accessed June 23, 2023. "Founded in 1928 originally as the Historical Society of Basking Ridge, the mission and name of the society was later changed to The Historical Society of the Somerset Hills, a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization including all five communities of the Somerset Hills region: Bedminster Township, Bernards Township, Bernardsville, Far Hills, and Peapack-Gladstone, which are all located in Somerset County, New Jersey."</ref> As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 2,558,<ref name=LWD2020/> a decrease of 24 (−0.9%) from the 2010 census count of 2,582,<ref name=Census2010/><ref name=LWD2010/> which in turn reflected an increase of 149 (+6.1%) from the 2,433 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>
Peapack-Gladstone was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 28, 1912, from portions of Bedminster, subject to the results of a referendum held on April 23, 1912.<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. 224. Accessed May 30, 2024.</ref><ref name=NYTThinking/> It is part of the New York metropolitan area, as well as the larger New York–Newark–Bridgeport, NY-New Jersey-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area and it is located within the Raritan Valley region.<ref>Raritan Basin Hydrology, New Jersey Water Supply Authority. Accessed June 29, 2023.</ref>
Peapack is home to historic Natirar as well as the Essex Hunt Club and Fox Hounds.<ref>A Special Place to Live, Peapack & Gladstone Borough. Accessed July 11, 2023. "The Borough has long been home to horse farms and those interested in equestrian pursuits, and boasts the Essex Hunt Club and Fox Hounds, and the U.S. Equestrian Stables nearby at Hamilton Farms - also home to a premier golf course.... It has superb restaurants and beautiful parks, including Natirar, a magnificent 500+ acre estate purchased for open space by Somerset County, and previously owned by the King of Morocco."</ref><ref>About Us, Essex Fox Hounds. Accessed July 11, 2023.</ref><ref>Essex Hunt Club, Essex Fox Hounds. Accessed July 11, 2023.</ref> In operation until the mid-1930s, the Moses Craig Lime Kilns are located at the center of Peapack.<ref>The Peapack Lime Kilns, Somerset Hills Historical Society. Accessed September 24, 2020. "Often unnoticed, the Peapack Lime Kilns is a historic reminder of what was once one of the most important manufacturing processes in our areas history.... The Peapack kilns were constructed c. 1860 and remained in operation until c. 1934. The kilns were initially owned by Moses Craig and later by his descendants."</ref>
Gladstone is home to the Hamilton Farm Golf Club, the Stronghold Soccer Club and the United States Equestrian Team.<ref>Historical Hamilton Farm, United States Equestrian Team. Accessed July 7, 2023. "The USET Foundation Headquarters remain at the historic USET training facility in Gladstone, NJ."</ref><ref name="About Us">About Us, Stronghold Soccer Club. Accessed September 29, 2013.</ref><ref name="About">About Template:Webarchive, Sybase Match Play Championship. Accessed February 13, 2013.</ref> Gill St. Bernard's School, established in 1900, is a private, nonsectarian, coeducational, college preparatory day school, serving students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade, located on a Template:Convert campus that straddles the borders of Gladstone and neighboring Chester Township in Morris County.<ref>School History, Gill St. Bernard's School. Accessed July 9, 2023. "Today there are three divisions—a Lower, a Middle and an Upper School—located on 208 acres, which span the Somerset-Morris County line between the Borough of Peapack-Gladstone and Chester Township."</ref>
In the Forbes magazine 2017 ranking of the Most Expensive ZIP Codes in the United States, Gladstone was ranked as the 457th most expensive in the country, with its median home sale price of $938,042.<ref>Strauss, Eric. "Is your ZIP code among the nation’s most expensive? If you live in one N.J. town, it is", NJ Biz, October 9, 2014. Accessed July 7, 2023. "457. Gladstone, 07934, $938,042"</ref> In 2018, New Jersey Business Magazine listed Gladstone at 46th in its listing of "The Most Expensive ZIP Codes in New Jersey", with a median sale price 2017 of $627,500.<ref>Theiss, Eliza. "The Most Expensive Zip Codes in New Jersey – Alpine, Short Hills and Stone Harbor Maintain Lead, While Deal Surges", Property Shark, February 15, 2018. Accessed July 11, 2023. "46 07934 Gladstone Somerset County $627,500"</ref>
History
[edit]Formation
[edit]In 1912, the communities of Peapack and Gladstone found themselves in conflict with the rest of Bedminster. Residents of the two communities wanted electric lights, telephones and fire hydrants and resented being forced to pay for rural roads elsewhere in the township. Residents petitioned the state legislature for the creation of the borough and the Legislature voted to do so on April 23, 1912.<ref name=Story/><ref>Thomson, W. Barry. "New Municipal Proposals of 100 Years Ago", Inside the Brick Academy, June 2021. Accessed July 7, 2023. "Over the years a number of efforts have been made to alter municipal boundaries and create new municipalities in the Somerset Hills region, with the goal of making local governments more responsive to the changing needs of residents.... The first of such efforts in the 20th century resulted in the creation of Mendham Borough out of Mendham Township in 1906, and the separation of the Borough of Peapack-Gladstone from Bedminster Township in 1912."</ref><ref name=NYTThinking>Cheslow, Jerry. "If You're Thinking of Living In/Peapack and Gladstone; Fox-Hunting and High-Priced Homes", The New York Times, August 7, 1994. Accessed August 29, 2013. "One local history speculates that the name Peapack came from the Leni Lenape Indian word 'peapackton' -- 'the marriage of the waters.' The Raritan River and the Peapack Brook meet at the eastern border of the borough. Gladstone is named for the British Prime Minister William Gladstone ... [B]y 1912, the Villages of Peapack and Gladstone found themselves in conflict with the rest of Bedminster Township. The villages wanted electric lights, telephones and fire hydrants and resented being forced to pay for rural roads in the township. The villages petitioned the State Legislature for the creation of the borough and the Legislature voted to do so on April 23, 1912."</ref>
Village names
[edit]Peapack is believed to have been derived from "Peapackton,” a Lenape Native American term meaning "marriage of the waters", a reference to the confluence of the Peapack Brook and Raritan River in the area. Gladstone was named in honor of William Ewart Gladstone, who served as British Prime Minister several times between 1868 and 1894.<ref name=NYTThinking/><ref>Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed September 16, 2015.</ref>
Natirar
[edit]Natirar is an estate spanning Template:Convert in Peapack-Gladstone, Far Hills and Bedminster that was sold by Hassan II of Morocco, to Somerset County and is now administered by the Somerset County Park Commission, including the Template:Convert in Peapack-Gladstone.<ref>Natirar, Somerset County, New Jersey Park Commission. Accessed May 8, 2012. "Natirar is a 404-acre property located in the scenic hills of Somerset County within the municipalities of Peapack/Gladstone, Far Hills and Bedminster."</ref>
Geography
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According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 5.80 square miles (15.03 km2), including 5.73 square miles (14.85 km2) of land and 0.07 square miles (0.18 km2) of water (1.21%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1 />
Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Gladstone, Peapack and Ravine Lake.<ref>Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed May 21, 2015.</ref>
Peapack-Gladstone borders other Somerset Hills communities in Somerset and Morris counties including: Bedminster to the southwest, Bernardsville to the east, Far Hills to the southeast, Chester Township to the northwest, and Mendham Township to the northeast.<ref>Areas touching Peapack-Gladstone, MapIt. Accessed March 2, 2020.</ref><ref>Municipalities, Somerset County, New Jersey. Accessed March 2, 2020.</ref><ref>New Jersey Municipal Boundaries, New Jersey Department of Transportation. Accessed November 15, 2019.</ref><ref>Thomson, W. Barry. "New Municipal Proposals of 100 Years Ago", Inside the Brick Academy, June 2021. Accessed July 9, 2023. "Over the years a number of efforts have been made to alter municipal boundaries and create new municipalities in the Somerset Hills region, with the goal of making local governments more responsive to the changing needs of residents.... The first of such efforts in the 20th century resulted in the creation of Mendham Borough out of Mendham Township in 1906, and the separation of the Borough of Peapack-Gladstone from Bedminster Township in 1912."</ref><ref>"Review: New Jersey Country Homes The Somerset Hills." T3 Consortium, LLC, last modified September 2006, backed up by the Internet Archive as of July 24, 2008. Accessed December 11, 2015.</ref><ref>Comprehensive Master Plan, Borough of Bernardsville, adopted September 28, 2000. Accessed July 11, 2023. "Bernardsville is geographically part of the Somerset Hills group of communities, as defined by their hills and steep slopes. These municipalities include Far Hills (named for these hills), Peapack-Gladstone (part), Bedminster (part), Bernards Township (part) in Somerset County and the Mendhams (part) in Morris County."</ref>
Demographics
[edit]2010 census
[edit]The 2010 United States census counted 2,582 people, 887 households, and 676 families in the borough. The population density was 444.5 per square mile (171.6/km2). There were 949 housing units at an average density of 163.4 per square mile (63.1/km2). The racial makeup was 90.09% (2,326) White, 4.07% (105) Black or African American, 0.12% (3) Native American, 1.94% (50) Asian, 0.04% (1) Pacific Islander, 1.74% (45) from other races, and 2.01% (52) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.88% (281) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/>
Of the 887 households, 37.7% had children under the age of 18; 64.5% were married couples living together; 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present and 23.8% were non-families. Of all households, 19.6% were made up of individuals and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.13.<ref name=Census2010/>
26.5% of the population were under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 21.1% from 25 to 44, 33.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42.0 years. For every 100 females, the population had 97.4 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 95.2 males.<ref name=Census2010/>
The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $123,875 (with a margin of error of +/− $16,668) and the median family income was $145,333 (+/− $23,674). Males had a median income of $86,379 (+/− $16,014) versus $60,833 (+/− $16,980) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $61,841 (+/− $12,910). About none of families and 2.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 2.2% of those age 65 or over.<ref>DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Peapack and Gladstone borough, Somerset County, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed February 13, 2013.</ref>
2000 census
[edit]As of the 2000 United States census<ref name="GR2" /> there were 2,433 people, 840 households, and 646 families residing in the borough. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 871 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the borough was 94.45% white, 3.12% African American, 0.08% Native American, 1.23% Asian, 0.70% from other races, and 0.41% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.78% of the population.<ref name=Census2000>Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Peapack and Gladstone borough, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed February 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 Peapack and Gladstone borough, Somerset County, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed February 13, 2013.</ref>
There were 840 households, out of which 37.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.5% were married couples living together, 5.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.0% were non-families. 18.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.11.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>
In the borough the population was spread out, with 26.0% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.0 males.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>
The median income for a household in the borough was $99,499, and the median income for a family was $118,770. Males had a median income of $62,446 versus $46,500 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $56,542. About 1.9% of families and 4.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.1% of those under age 18 and 4.1% of those age 65 or over.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>
Economy
[edit]Peapack Private Bank & Trust was founded in 1921 as Peapack-Gladstone National Bank. It operates as a commercial bank serving the local community and the Tri-State area, specializing in wealth management, investment banking, commercial and personal banking. It is publicly traded under NASDAQ with the ticker symbol PGC.<ref>Our Story, Peapack Private. Accessed February 11, 2025. "Peapack Private was founded in 1921 as Peapack-Gladstone National Bank by visionary business leaders who sought to provide a more efficient, safe, and personalized banking experience for their community."</ref>
Film and television
[edit]The Gladstone train station building was re-labeled "Boston," and its surroundings were supplied with peat-moss dirt, period vehicles and extras in Victorian dress, for a 1962 movie shoot. In the Oscar-winning film The Miracle Worker, Anne Bancroft in the role of Annie Sullivan boards a long-distance steam train there to take the job as Helen Keller's teacher.<ref>Valasek, Thomas E. Frameworks: An Introduction to Film Studies, p. 395. Wm. C. Brown, 1992. Template:ISBN. Accessed May 26, 2015. ""Back in 1962, Arthur Penn shot part of The Miracle Worker at the old train station in Peapack-Gladstone."</ref>
The borough was a major shooting location of the CBS soap opera Guiding Light from 2007 until the show's conclusion in 2009.<ref>Heyboer, Kelly. "Guiding Light: Rethinking soap operas in Peapack", The Star-Ledger, March 18, 2008. Accessed September 29, 2013. "The venerable CBS institution has adopted the New Jersey town of Peapack as its real-life set. About a fifth of the soap's scenes are now being filmed at locations in the Somerset County town."</ref>
Sports
[edit]Horseback riding is very popular throughout the area. The United States Equestrian Team (USET) has its home in Gladstone.<ref>About the Foundation, United States Equestrian Team Foundation. Accessed February 13, 2013.</ref>
Hamilton Farm Golf Club has been the site of the Sybase Match Play Championship since its inception in 2010, which is the only match play format event on the LPGA Tour.<ref name="About"/>
The borough is home to Stronghold Soccer Club, which plays its matches at Mount St. John's on the grounds of Montgomery Academy.<ref name="About Us"/>
Municipal services
[edit]Emergency services
[edit]Policing is provided by the Peapack and Gladstone Police Department, which has a staff of nine officers and a Chief.<ref>Police Department, Peapack & Gladstone. Accessed February 13, 2013.</ref>
Fire service has been provided since 1905 by the all-volunteer Peapack and Gladstone Volunteer Fire Company, known in the Somerset County Radio System as "51 Fire". The department operates out of the fire station located on Dewey Avenue. The department operates a 2010 Pierce Arrow Pumper known as 51-102 which acts as primary attack engine; a 1995 Marion Heavy Rescue known as 51-151, equipped with rescue equipment for emergencies such as confined space rescue and vehicle extrication; a 1999 Pierce Dash 2000, which acts as primary water supply truck as it is equipped with Template:Convert of Template:Convert hose, and known as 51-103; and a 2001 Ford F-250 Brush Truck known as 51-141, which responds to all brush fires in and around the borough and is equipped with foam. The department retired a 1988 Pierce Lance in 2010 after many years of service.<ref>Fire Department, Peapack & Gladstone. Accessed February 13, 2013.</ref>
Emergency medical services are provided by the non-profit, all-volunteer Peapack Gladstone First Aid Squad, known as "51 Rescue", based at a newly renovated location on St. Lukes Avenue. The Squad operates 2007 and 2005 Ford MedTec ambulances. Retired in 2007 was a 1993 Ford MedTec ambulance. The Squad provides around-the-clock service at no cost to its patients.<ref>First-Aid & Rescue Squad, Peapack & Gladstone. Accessed February 13, 2013.</ref>
Emergency medical services are bolstered by Mobile Intensive Care Units (MICU) with paramedics from the local hospitals of Morristown Medical Center (also a regional trauma center) in Morristown and from Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset (formerly Somerset Medical Center) in Somerville. In the event of a serious trauma accident, as occurs occasionally on Route 206 which runs through the borough, the services of the New Jersey State Police North Shock Trauma Air Rescue (NorthSTAR), which is based in neighboring Bedminster, may be called upon to provide medical evacuation to a trauma center.
Public works
[edit]The Peapack-Gladstone Department of Public Works (DPW) is responsible for maintenance for the borough's buildings, snow removal, sewer inspection, as well as the general maintenance of roads and other services.<ref>Department of Public Works, Peapack & Gladstone. Accessed September 29, 2013.</ref>
Government
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Local government
[edit]Peapack-Gladstone is governed under the borough form of New Jersey municipal government, which is used in 218 municipalities (of the 564) statewide, making it the most common form of government in New Jersey.<ref>Inventory of Municipal Forms of Government in New Jersey Template:Webarchive, Rutgers University Center for Government Studies, July 1, 2011. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> The governing body is comprised of the mayor and the borough council, with all positions elected at-large on a partisan basis as part of the November general election. The mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office. The borough council includes six members elected to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year in a three-year cycle.<ref name=DataBook>2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, March 2013, p. 77.</ref> The borough form of government used by Peapack-Gladstone is a "weak mayor / strong council" government in which council members act as the legislative body with the mayor presiding at meetings and voting only in the event of a tie. The mayor can veto ordinances subject to an override by a two-thirds majority vote of the council. The mayor makes committee and liaison assignments for council members, and most appointments are made by the mayor with the advice and consent of the council.<ref>Cerra, Michael F. "Forms of Government: Everything You've Always Wanted to Know, But Were Afraid to Ask" Template:Webarchive, New Jersey State League of Municipalities. Accessed November 30, 2014.</ref><ref>"Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey" Template:Webarchive, p. 6. Rutgers University Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref><ref>The Borough Form of Municipal Government, Peapack & Gladstone. Accessed June 22, 2022. "The Mayor is elected at large and serves a term of four years. The Borough Council consists of six members elected at large, and the Council members serve a term of three years. Their terms are arranged so that the terms of the two Council members shall expire at the end of each year."</ref>
Template:As of, the mayor of Peapack-Gladstone is Independent Gregory Skinner, whose term of office ends December 31, 2022. Members of the Borough Council are Council President Mark A. Corigliano (R, 2022), GianPaolo Caminiti (R, 2022), Amy Dietrich (D, 2023), Donald Lemma (R, 2023), Jamie Murphy (D, 2024), and John Sweeney (R, 2024).<ref name=BoroughCouncil>Borough Council, Peapack & Gladstone. Accessed June 22, 2022.</ref><ref>2022 Municipal User Friendly BudgetTemplate:Dead link, Peapack & Gladstone. Accessed June 22, 2022.</ref><ref name=SomersetDirectory>2023 Directory of County & Municipal Offices, Somerset County, New Jersey. Accessed April 10, 2024.</ref><ref name=Somerset2021>2021 General Election Winning Candidates, Somerset County, New Jersey. Accessed January 1, 2022.</ref><ref name=Somerset2020>Somerset County General Election November 3, 2020 Final Certified Results, Somerset County, New Jersey, dated December 3, 2020. Accessed January 19, 2021.</ref><ref name=Somerset2019>General Election November 5, 2019 Final Results, Somerset County, New Jersey, updated November 15, 2019. Accessed January 1, 2020.</ref><ref name=Somerset2018>General Election 2018 Winners List, Somerset County, New Jersey. Accessed January 1, 2019.</ref>
Borough offices are located at the former school building, in the same facility as the local library and police department. Municipal court is shared with Bedminster and Bernardsville. Court sessions are held in Bedminster.<ref>Municipal Court, Borough of Peapack and Gladstone. Accessed May 31, 2016. "Borough of Peapack-Gladstone Municipal Court will share services with the Township of Bedminster."</ref>
Federal, state and county representation
[edit]Peapack-Gladstone is located in the 7th Congressional District<ref name=PCR2012>Plan Components Report, New Jersey Redistricting Commission, December 23, 2011. Accessed February 1, 2020.</ref> and is part of New Jersey's 21st state legislative district.<ref name=Districts2023>Municipalities Sorted by 2023-2031 Legislative District, New Jersey Department of State. Accessed September 1, 2023.</ref>
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Politics
[edit]As of March 2011, there were a total of 1,743 registered voters in Peapack & Gladstone, of which 283 (16.2% vs. 26.0% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 957 (54.9% vs. 25.7%) were registered as Republicans and 502 (28.8% vs. 48.2%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There was one voter registered to another party.<ref name=VoterRegistration>Voter Registration Summary - Somerset, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed February 13, 2013.</ref> Among the borough's 2010 Census population, 67.5% (vs. 60.4% in Somerset County) were registered to vote, including 91.8% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 80.4% 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 February 13, 2013.</ref>
In the 2012 presidential election, Republican Mitt Romney received 62.3% of the vote (796 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 36.3% (464 votes), and other candidates with 1.4% (18 votes), among the 1,279 ballots cast by the borough's 1,865 registered voters (1 ballot was spoiled), for a turnout of 68.6%.<ref name=2012Elections>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=2012VoterReg>Template:Cite web</ref> In the 2008 presidential election, Republican John McCain received 790 votes (58.6% vs. 46.1% countywide), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 526 votes (39.0% vs. 52.1%) and other candidates with 21 votes (1.6% vs. 1.1%), among the 1,349 ballots cast by the borough's 1,681 registered voters, for a turnout of 80.2% (vs. 78.7% in Somerset County).<ref>2008 Presidential General Election Results: Somerset County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed February 13, 2013.</ref> In the 2004 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 860 votes (65.4% vs. 51.5% countywide), ahead of Democrat John Kerry with 430 votes (32.7% vs. 47.2%) and other candidates with 18 votes (1.4% vs. 0.9%), among the 1,314 ballots cast by the borough's 1,566 registered voters, for a turnout of 83.9% (vs. 81.7% in the whole county).<ref>2004 Presidential Election: Somerset County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed February 13, 2013.</ref>
In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 79.2% of the vote (662 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 19.3% (161 votes), and other candidates with 1.6% (13 votes), among the 847 ballots cast by the borough's 1,924 registered voters (11 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 44.0%.<ref name=2013Elections>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=2013VoterReg>Template:Cite web</ref> In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 657 votes (64.9% vs. 55.8% countywide), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 205 votes (20.3% vs. 34.1%), Independent Chris Daggett with 140 votes (13.8% vs. 8.7%) and other candidates with 5 votes (0.5% vs. 0.7%), among the 1,012 ballots cast by the borough's 1,712 registered voters, yielding a 59.1% turnout (vs. 52.5% in the county).<ref>2009 Governor: Somerset County Template:Webarchive, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed February 13, 2013.</ref>
Education
[edit]Students in public school for pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade attend the schools of the Somerset Hills Regional School District, a regional school district serving students from Bernardsville, Far Hills and Peapack-Gladstone, along with those from Bedminster who attend the district's high school as part of a sending/receiving relationship.<ref>Somerset County School Districts-Sending/Receiving/Regional, Somerset County Superintendent of Schools. Accessed December 1, 2024.</ref><ref>Somerset Hills Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Somerset Hills School District. Accessed December 1, 2024. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through twelve in The Somerset Hills School District. Composition The Somerset Hills School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Bernardsville, Far Hills, and Peapack-Gladstone."</ref> As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of three schools, had an enrollment of 1,761 students and 151.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.6:1.<ref name=NCES>District information for Somerset Hills Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref> Schools in the district (with 2022–23 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics<ref>School Data for the Somerset Hills School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>) are Marion T. Bedwell Elementary School<ref>Marion T. Bedwell Elementary School, Somerset Hills Regional School District. Accessed December 1, 2024.</ref> with 453 students in grades PreK–4, Bernardsville Middle School<ref>Bernardsville Middle School, Somerset Hills Regional School District. Accessed December 1, 2024.</ref> with 458 students in grades 5–8 and Bernards High School<ref>Bernards High School, Somerset Hills Regional School District. Accessed December 1, 2024.</ref> with 812 students in grades 9–12.<ref>Public Schools Directory 2024–2025, Somerset County, New Jersey. Accessed December 1, 2024.</ref><ref>School Performance Reports for the Somerset Hills Regional School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.</ref><ref>New Jersey School Directory for the Somerset Hills School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref> The district's board of education is comprised of nine elected members (plus one appointed member representing Bedminster) who set policy and oversee the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration.<ref>Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Somerset Hills School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2023. Accessed December 1, 2024. "The School District is a Type II District located in Somerset County, New Jersey. The School District is an instrumentality of the State of New Jersey, established to function as an educational institution. The Somerset Hills School District is governed by a ten-member board, including nine individuals elected to three-year terms from the Boroughs of Bernardsville, Peapack & Gladstone and Far Hills, along with one appointed member from the Bedminster Board of Education. The Board is the primary governing authority of the District. A superintendent is appointed by the Board and is responsible for the administrative control of the District." See "Roster of Officials" on page 16.</ref> The nine elected seats on the board are allocated to the constituent municipalities based on population, with two seats allocated to Peapack-Gladstone.<ref>Board of Education: About, Somerset Hills School District. Accessed December 1, 2024. "The SHSD is a regional Board of Education composed of ten unpaid elected members who work closely with the Superintendent. Board members are elected for staggered 3-year terms. There are six representatives from Bernardsville, two from Peapack/Gladstone, one from Far Hills, and one representative from Bedminster. The number of Board members from each area is determined by the percentage of the total school community their town/borough represents."</ref>
Gill St. Bernard's School is a private, nonsectarian, coeducational day school, serving students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade.<ref>History Template:Webarchive, Gill St. Bernard's School. Accessed February 13, 2013.</ref> The Cottage School and Cottage Elementary Schools serve students in preschool through the early elementary grades.<ref>Contact Us Template:Webarchive, The Cottage School. Accessed February 13, 2013.</ref>
Transportation
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Roads and highways
[edit]Template:As of, the borough had a total of Template:Convert of roadways, of which Template:Convert were maintained by the municipality, Template:Convert by Somerset County and Template:Convert by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.<ref>Somerset County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction, New Jersey Department of Transportation, May 2010. Accessed July 18, 2014.</ref>
U.S. Route 206 is the most prominent highway directly serving the borough, connecting to points north and south.<ref>U.S. Route 206 Straight Line Diagram, New Jersey Department of Transportation, updated June 2017. Accessed November 22, 2022.</ref> County Route 512 also serves the borough, extending east–west through the area.<ref>County Route 512 Straight Line Diagram, New Jersey Department of Transportation, updated November 2012. Accessed November 22, 2022.</ref> Interstate 287 and Interstate 78 are both accessible in neighboring Bedminster.
Public transportation
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NJ Transit's Gladstone station<ref>Gladstone station, NJ Transit. Accessed October 22, 2014.</ref> is the terminus of the Gladstone Branch of the Morris and Essex Lines, taking many of the borough's commuters to Hoboken and New York Penn Station in Midtown Manhattan daily.<ref>Gladstone Branch, NJ Transit. Accessed July 26, 2023.</ref> Peapack has its own station Template:Convert before the terminus.<ref>Peapack station, NJ Transit. Accessed July 26, 2023.</ref><ref>Somerset County Bus / Rail Connections, NJ Transit, backed up by the Internet Archive as of July 16, 2010. Accessed November 1, 2016.</ref>
Notable people
[edit]Template:Category see also People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Peapack-Gladstone include:
- Charles E. Apgar (1865–1950), business executive and amateur radio operator best known for making early recordings of coded German radio transmissions at the start of World War I<ref>"Charles E. Apgar, Radio Expert, 85; Jersey 'Ham' Operator Dies-- Recorded Code Messages From Sayville Station in 1915", The New York Times, August 19, 1950. Accessed June 26, 2022. "Born in Gladstone, N. J., Mr. Apgar attended Wesleyan University, held various posts with the New York Life Insurance Company and was a salesman before he became an executive of the New York brokerage firm of Spencer Trask & Company."</ref>
- Phillip R. Bennett (born 1948), convicted financial fraudster<ref>via Associated Press. "Ex-Refco Chief Sentenced to 16 Years in Cover-Up", The New York Times, July 4, 2008. Accessed May 4, 2017. "The executive, Phillip R. Bennett, 59, a British citizen living in Gladstone, N.J., had previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit securities fraud and other charges."</ref>
- C. Ledyard Blair (1867–1949), investment banker and yachtsman<ref>Betz, Brooks; Thomson, W. Barry. "The Blairsden Estate of Clinton Ledyard Blair" Template:Webarchive, The Historical Society of The Somerset Hills. Accessed February 2, 2015. "Blairsden is the name of the Peapack, New Jersey estate named after its original owner C. Ledyard Blair, a prominent investment banker and ambitious entrepreneur who recognized the beauty of the beautiful Somerset Hills area and decided to build one of the largest estates ever built in the region."</ref>
- Susane Colasanti (born 1973), author of realistic, contemporary teen novels<ref>Burkhart, Roberta. "Best-selling author offers solace to 'outsider' teens", New Jersey Hills Media Group, August 18, 2015. "The high school years can be lonely ones and novelist and former Peapack-Gladstone resident Susane Colasanti tries to use her books to extend a helping hand to teens struggling to fit in, just like she did."</ref>
- William R. Cox (1901–1988), prolific writer of short stories and Western and mystery novels mainly for the pulp and paperback markets written under multiple pseudonyms<ref>Guide to the William R. Cox Papers, Washington State University. Accessed December 14, 2007.</ref>
- Meg Donnelly (born 2000), actress who appeared in the ABC sitcom American Housewife and in the 2018 Disney Channel Original Movie Zombies and its 2020 sequel, Zombies 2<ref>Todd, Samantha. "Former Peapack-Gladstone teen lands lead in Disney movie", The Bernardsville News, June 14, 2017. Accessed January 13, 2021. "Zombies, high school, cheerleading and falling in love sum up what a normal day is like is for 16-year-old actress Meg Donnelly."</ref>
- Louise Fatio (1904–1993), writer of children's books, best known for her picture book The Happy Lion, with her illustrator husband Roger Duvoisin<ref>"Louise Fatio Duvoisin, children's book author", Courier News, July 28, 1993. Accessed April 8, 2023, via Newspapers.com. "Louise Emma Fatio Duvoisin, 89, an award-winning author of children's books and stories, died Monday (July 26, 1993) at King James Convalescent Center in the Somerset section of Franklin.... She lived in Peapack-Gladstone before moving to Chester."</ref>
- Jason Gore (born 1974), PGA Tour professional golfer who is the Senior Director of Player Relations for the United States Golf Association<ref>Lopez, Jill Painter. "Where Are They Now? Listening Post", Fore magazine, October 17, 2019. Accessed September 23, 2020. "The Gores love their new Gladstone, N.J., home, on nearly four acres of land with a 1.5-mile commute to the office. Once he had to wait for five Canada geese to cross the road."</ref>
- Hassan II of Morocco (1929–1999), King of Morocco<ref>Pearce, Jeremy. "Environment; Remains Of the Day, At a Price", The New York Times, October 27, 2002. Accessed February 13, 2013. "But ever since a full-blooded royal and erstwhile resident, King Hassan II of Morocco, died three years ago, locals have also speculated about the future of Natirar, the king's 500-acre estate and 28,000-square-foot Tudor house."</ref>
- Sarah Hirshland (born 1975), chief executive officer of the United States Olympic Committee<ref>Strege, John. "U.S. Olympic Committee tabs USGA executive Sarah Hirshland as its CEO, tasked with helping repair its damaged image in wake of sex abuse scandals", Golf Digest, July 12, 2018. Accessed February 5, 2024. "Hirshland and her husband Keith, who have three children, live in Peapack, N.J., and are members at Fiddler’s Elbow Country Club in Bedminster Township, N.J."</ref>
- Thomas Kiernan (1933-2003), writer who was the author of a biographies that featured figures including Laurence Olivier, Jane Fonda, John Steinbeck, and Yasser Arafat.<ref>"Thomas Kiernan, 70, acclaimed biographer", New Jersey Hills, January 7, 2004. Accessed November 22, 2022. "Noted biographer and author Thomas Kiernan, 70, died on Monday, Dec. 22, 2003, at his home in Peapack-Gladstone."</ref>
- Kate Macy Ladd (1863–1945), philanthropist who founded and endowed the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation in honor of her father<ref>Natirar, Somerset County Park Commission. Accessed February 2, 2015. "Natirar is a 404-acre property located in the scenic hills of Somerset County within the municipalities of Peapack/Gladstone, Far Hills and Bedminster. There are 247 acres located in Peapack/Gladstone, 124 acres in Far Hills, and 40 acres in Bedminster. Formerly the estate of Kate Macy Ladd and Walter Graeme Ladd, the property is rich in culture and history."</ref>
- Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (1929–1994), former First Lady of the United States<ref>Barnes, Valerie. "Peapack a Refuge For Mrs. Onassis", The New York Times, November 25, 1973. Accessed June 19, 2022. "Peapack—When Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis wants to lead the simple life, she escapes not to a showplace villa nor a lavish penthouse, but to an unpretentious seven‐room house that serves as a base for her frequent weekends in the country."</ref>
- Holly Ponichtera, immunologist who competed as a figure skater at Dartmouth College<ref>Holly Ponichtera Template:Webarchive, Dartmouth Figure Skating Team. Accessed February 2, 2015.</ref>
- Orin R. Smith, former chairman and CEO of Engelhard Corporation<ref>Gilpin, Kenneth N. "Engelhard Elects Acting Chief to Post", The New York Times, May 4, 1984. Accessed February 22, 2018. "Mr. Smith is a graduate of Brown University and Seton Hall University, where he earned his M.B.A. degree. He is married, has two daughters and lives in Gladstone, N.J."</ref>
- Richard B. Sellars (1915–2010), Chairman and CEO of Johnson & Johnson<ref>Bender, Marylin. "Blacks Snubbed in Business; Blacks Hit Job Changes: Business Johnson & Johnson Fills Position", The New York Times, April 19, 1970. Accessed June 27, 2010.</ref>
- Kate Whitman Annis (born Template:Circa), general manager of the Metropolitan Riveters of the National Women's Hockey League<ref>"Like mother, like daughter - Kate Whitman enters Somerset County freeholder contest", New Jersey Hills, January 31, 2017. Accessed November 19, 2020. "Kate Whitman, 29, a resident of Peapack-Gladstone, announced last week she would seek the Republican endorsement to run for a seat on the Somerset County Board of Freeholders - her mother's first elected office."</ref>
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Borough of Peapack-Gladstone official site
- Somerset Hills School District
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- Data for the Somerset Hills School District, National Center for Education Statistics
- Peapack-Gladstone Open Space Trust
- The Historical Society of the Somerset Hills
- Stronghold Soccer Club
- The Cottage School and Cottage Elementary School Template:Webarchive
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