Mountainside, New Jersey

Template:Short description Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Mountainside is a borough in Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The borough is located on a ridge in northern-central New Jersey, within the Raritan Valley and Rahway Valley regions in the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 7,020,<ref name=Census2020/><ref name=LWD2020/> an increase of 335 (+5.0%) from the 2010 census count of 6,685,<ref name=Census2010/><ref name=LWD2010/> which in turn reflected an increase of 83 (+1.3%) from the 6,602 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>

Mountainside was incorporated as a borough on September 25, 1895, from portions of Westfield Township, based on the results of a referendum held the previous day.<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. 239. Accessed May 30, 2024.</ref>

New Jersey Monthly magazine ranked Mountainside as its 16th best place to live in its 2008 rankings of the "Best Places To Live" in New Jersey, as well as eighth in the 2010 list.<ref>"Best Places To Live - The Complete Top Towns List 1-100" Template:Webarchive, New Jersey Monthly, February 21, 2008. Accessed February 24, 2008.</ref>

History

In 1958, part of Nike missile battery (NY-73) was installed, with the missile launchers themselves in Mountainside while the radar station was installed in Berkeley Heights. It remained in operation until 1963. Remnants of the control site are located adjacent to Governor Livingston High School, while the part of Watchung Reservation that was cleared in order to accommodate the missile launchers became the Watchung Stables.<ref>Harpster, Frank. "Missiles in Mountainside — Nike Battery NY-73", from The Hetfield House of the Mountainside Historic Preservation Committee, November 2009. Accessed June 17, 2015. "Nike NY-73 had two parts. The launcher was in Mountainside at the entrance from Summit Lane.... The second part was located in Berkeley Heights on the hilltop next to Governor Livingston High School – this was the Missile Tracking Radar Station."</ref>

Geography

File:Echo Lake Park in Mountainside NJ autumnal scene.jpg

Echo Lake Park view in autumn.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 4.04 square miles (10.47 km²), including 4.00 square miles (10.35 km²) of land and 0.05 square miles (0.12 km²) of water (1.11%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1 />

Mountainside is bordered by the Union County municipalities of Summit to the north, by Springfield Township to the east, by Westfield to the south and by Berkeley Heights and Scotch Plains to the west.<ref>Areas touching Mountainside, MapIt. Accessed March 1, 2020.</ref><ref>Union County Municipal Profiles, Union County, New Jersey. Accessed March 1, 2020.</ref><ref>New Jersey Municipal Boundaries, New Jersey Department of Transportation. Accessed November 15, 2019.</ref>

Demographics

2010 census

The 2010 United States census counted 6,685 people, 2,468 households, and 1,866 families in the borough. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 2,558 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup was 91.31% (6,104) White, 1.97% (132) Black or African American, 0.00% (0) Native American, 4.94% (330) Asian, 0.00% (0) Pacific Islander, 0.42% (28) from other races, and 1.36% (91) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.09% (407) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/>

Of the 2,468 households, 30.8% had children under the age of 18; 66.7% were married couples living together; 6.5% had a female householder with no husband present and 24.4% were non-families. Of all households, 21.6% were made up of individuals and 15.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.10.<ref name=Census2010/>

23.2% of the population were under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 18.2% from 25 to 44, 30.0% from 45 to 64, and 23.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47.2 years. For every 100 females, the population had 92.7 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 88.1 males.<ref name=Census2010/>

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $116,210 (with a margin of error of +/− $22,182) and the median family income was $135,086 (+/− $14,679). Males had a median income of $95,030 (+/− $9,312) versus $58,818 (+/− $8,974) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $52,844 (+/− $5,530). About 1.5% of families and 3.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.1% of those under age 18 and 8.1% of those age 65 or over.<ref>DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Mountainside borough, Union County, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 17, 2012.</ref>

2000 census

As of the 2000 United States census<ref name="GR2" /> there were 6,602 people, 2,434 households, and 1,925 families residing in the borough. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 2,478 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the borough was 95.09% White, 0.94% African American, 0.09% Native American, 2.80% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.27% from other races, and 0.74% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.01% of the population.<ref name=Census2000>Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Mountainside borough, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 17, 2012.</ref><ref name=Census2000SF1>DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Mountainside borough, Union County, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 17, 2012.</ref>

There were 2,434 households, out of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.9% were married couples living together, 5.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.9% were non-families. 17.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 2.95.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

In the borough the population was spread out, with 21.1% under the age of 18, 3.8% from 18 to 24, 22.9% from 25 to 44, 27.3% from 45 to 64, and 24.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.1 males.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

The median income for a household in the borough was $97,195, and the median income for a family was $105,773. Males had a median income of $78,595 versus $52,667 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $47,474. About 2.0% of families and 3.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.9% of those under age 18 and 2.9% of those age 65 or over.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

Government

Local government

Mountainside is governed by a Mayor-Council form of government as authorized through the Option Municipal Charter Law (commonly called the Faulkner Act). The township is one of 71 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form of government.<ref>Inventory of Municipal Forms of Government in New Jersey, Rutgers University Center for Government Studies, July 1, 2011. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> The governing body is comprised of the mayor and the six-member borough council. Under this form of local government, the mayor is elected for a term of four years and there borough council members are elected for three-year terms, with two seats coming up for election each year in a three-year cycle. Both the mayor and Borough Council are elected at-large, that is, to represent the entire community. Elections for all officials in Mountainside are conducted on a partisan basis during the November General Election.<ref name=Council/><ref name=DataBook>2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, March 2013, p. 94. Shows form of government as Borough.</ref><ref>"Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey", p. 10. Rutgers University Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref>

Template:As of, the mayor of Mountainside is Republican Paul N. Mirabelli, whose term of office ends on December 31, 2027. Members of the Borough Council are Deanna Andre (R, 2026), René Dierkes (R, 2025), Steven Matejek (R, 2026), Robert W. Messler (R, 2024), Donna Pacifico (R, 2025), and Donald Rinaldo Jr. (R, 2024).<ref name=Council>Borough Council, Borough of Mountainside. Accessed February 21, 2024. "Mountainside is governed by a Mayor and Council form of government, as authorized through the Option Municipal Charter Law (Faulkner Act). Enacted by the State Legislature in 1950, this form of local New Jersey government provides for the election of a Mayor for a term of four years and a Borough Council of varied complement. In our case, the Borough Council consists of six members, elected for staggered three year terms. Both the Mayor and Borough Council are elected at-large, that is, to represent the entire community."</ref><ref>2023 Municipal Data Sheet, Borough of Mountainside. Accessed February 21, 2024.</ref><ref name=UnionOfficials>Union County Elected Officials, Union County, New Jersey Clerk. Accessed February 19, 2024.</ref><ref name=Union2023>General Election November 7, 2023 Official Results, Union County, New Jersey, updated November 22, 2023. Accessed February 19, 2024.</ref><ref name=Union2022>General Election November 8, 2022 Official Results, Union County, New Jersey, updated November 21, 2022. Accessed February 19, 2024.</ref><ref name=Union2021>General Election November 2, 2021 Official Results, Union County, New Jersey, updated November 15, 2021. Accessed January 1, 2022.</ref>

Federal, state and county representation

Mountainside 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=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 4,744 registered voters in Mountainside, of which 1,201 (25.3% vs. 41.8% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 1,568 (33.1% vs. 15.3%) were registered as Republicans and 1,974 (41.6% vs. 42.9%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There was one voter registered to another party.<ref name=VoterRegistration>Voter Registration Summary - Union, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed May 20, 2013.</ref> Among the borough's 2010 Census population, 71.0% (vs. 53.3% in Union County) were registered to vote, including 92.5% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 70.6% 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 May 20, 2013.</ref> Template:PresHead Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow |}

In the 2012 presidential election, Republican Mitt Romney received 2,100 votes (59.2% vs. 32.3% countywide), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 1,401 votes (39.5% vs. 66.0%) and other candidates with 30 votes (0.8% vs. 0.8%), among the 3,548 ballots cast by the borough's 4,940 registered voters, for a turnout of 71.8% (vs. 68.8% in Union County).<ref>Presidential November 6, 2012 General Election Results - Union County Template:Webarchive, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, March 15, 2013. Accessed May 20, 2013.</ref><ref>Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast November 6, 2012 General Election Results - Union County Template:Webarchive, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, March 15, 2013. Accessed May 20, 2013.</ref> In the 2008 presidential election, Republican John McCain received 2,331 votes (60.0% vs. 35.2% countywide), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 1,500 votes (38.6% vs. 63.1%) and other candidates with 33 votes (0.8% vs. 0.9%), among the 3,888 ballots cast by the borough's 4,911 registered voters, for a turnout of 79.2% (vs. 74.7% in Union County).<ref>2008 Presidential General Election Results: Union County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed May 20, 2013.</ref> In the 2004 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 2,215 votes (58.0% vs. 40.3% countywide), ahead of Democrat John Kerry with 1,561 votes (40.8% vs. 58.3%) and other candidates with 31 votes (0.8% vs. 0.7%), among the 3,822 ballots cast by the borough's 4,796 registered voters, for a turnout of 79.7% (vs. 72.3% in the whole county).<ref>2004 Presidential Election: Union County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed May 20, 2013.</ref>

In the 2017 gubernatorial election, Republican Kim Guadagno received 1,443 votes (57.7% vs. 32.6% countywide), ahead of Democrat Phil Murphy with 1,020 votes (40.8% vs. 65.2%), and other candidates with 39 votes (1.6% vs. 2.1%), among the 2,602 ballots cast by the borough's 5,190 registered voters, for a turnout of 50.1%.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 69.9% of the vote (1,595 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 29.0% (661 votes), and other candidates with 1.1% (26 votes), among the 2,320 ballots cast by the borough's 4,860 registered voters (38 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 47.7%.<ref name=2013Elections>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=2013VoterReg>Template:Cite web</ref> In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 1,754 votes (61.8% vs. 41.7% countywide), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 842 votes (29.6% vs. 50.6%), Independent Chris Daggett with 204 votes (7.2% vs. 5.9%) and other candidates with 17 votes (0.6% vs. 0.8%), among the 2,840 ballots cast by the borough's 4,827 registered voters, yielding a 58.8% turnout (vs. 46.5% in the county).<ref>2009 Governor: Union County Template:Webarchive, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed May 20, 2013.</ref>

Education

The Mountainside School District serves public school students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade.<ref>Mountainside Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Mountain School District. Accessed September 24, 2024. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through twelve in the Mountainside School District. The Mountainside School District has a sending-receiving relationship with Berkeley Heights Board of Education to educate the Mountainside School District pupils in grades nine through twelve. Composition: The Mountainside School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Mountainside."</ref> As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 747 students and 71.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.4:1.<ref name=NCES>District information for Mountainside 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 Mountainside School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>) are Beechwood School<ref>Beechwood School, Mountainside School District. Accessed September 24, 2024.</ref> with 269 students in grades PreK-2 and Deerfield School<ref>Deerfield School, Mountainside School District. Accessed September 24, 2024.</ref> with 467 students in grades 3-8.<ref>School Performance Reports for the Mountainside School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.</ref><ref>New Jersey School Directory for the Mountainside School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>

Public school students in ninth through twelfth grades attend Governor Livingston High School in Berkeley Heights, as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Berkeley Heights Public Schools that is covered by an agreement that runs through the end of 2021–2022 school year.<ref>Berkeley Heights Public School District 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 7, 2016. "In addition to serving the public school students of Berkeley Heights, high school students from the neighboring Borough of Mountainside are educated at Governor Livingston High School."</ref><ref>Mustac, Frank. "Contract Signed to Continue Sending Mountainside Students to Governor Livingston High School", TAP into Mountainside, October 12, 2016. Accessed February 5, 2020. "With the Berkeley Heights Board of Education's recent approval of a renegotiated send/receive agreement, new terms are now in place by which the Mountainside School District will be sending its students in grades nine through 12 to Governor Livingston High School.... The new contract runs for five years from July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2022, with a renewal option for an additional five years... The business administrator explained that 30 percent of the Mountainside School District annual budget goes to paying the Berkeley Heights district for sending about 300 students who live in Mountainside to Governor Livingston High School."</ref> As of the 2022–23 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 936 students and 88.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.6:1.<ref>School data for Governor Livingston High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref> Students also have the choice to attend the programs of the Union County Vocational Technical Schools, which serve students from across Union County.<ref>Our District, Union County Vocational Technical Schools. Accessed May 20, 2013.</ref>

Emergency medical services

Emergency Medical Services for the borough of Mountainside is provided by the Mountainside Rescue Squad during nights and weekends.<ref>Home page, Mountainside Rescue Squad. Accessed July 17, 2012.</ref> Since 2006, weekday daytime coverage has been provided by Atlantic Ambulance EMS, which has a paramedic unit stationed in Mountainside.<ref>Basic Life Support, Atlantic Health System. Accessed June 30, 2022. "The following is a list of towns in which we serve and/or provide primary EMS response:... Mountainside Borough"</ref><ref>McNamara, Connie. A History of Mountainside, 1945-2007: It Was Only Yesterday, p. 87. Arcadia Publishing, 2010. Template:ISBN. Accessed June 30, 2022. "In 2006, as a result of declining volunteerism in numerous areas, the rescue squad was forced to employ paid ambulance service from Atlantic Ambulance to cover daytime requests for aid."</ref>

Transportation

File:2021-07-20 13 44 28 View east along U.S. Route 22 from the pedestrian overpass just east of Union County Route 645 (New Providence Road) in Mountainside, Union County, New Jersey.jpg

U.S. Route 22 in Mountainside

Roads and highways

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

U.S. Route 22 and Interstate 78 are the main highways running through Mountainside.

Public transportation

NJ Transit Bus Operations routes 114 and 117 provide service to the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan in New York City while routes 65 and 66 travel to Downtown Newark, all making local stops at points in proximate communities.<ref>Union County Bus / Rail Connections, NJ Transit, backed up by the Internet Archive as of May 22, 2009. Accessed May 20, 2013.</ref> An early use of bus rapid transit in New Jersey, a BBS (bus bypass shoulder, originally called a BOS or bus on shoulder lane) has been in operation for many years. Unlike most municipalities along Route 22, zoning in Mountainside does not allow for much commercial development adjacent to the freeway.<ref>Cheslow, Jerry. "If You're Thinking of Living In/Mountainside, N.J.; A Rural Borough of Single-Family Homes", The New York Times, January 9, 2000. Accessed July 17, 2012. "Under a 50-year-old zoning ordinance designed to preserve the beauty of the borough, retail services, except for restaurants and a multiplex movie theater, are banned along the highway."</ref> For a one-mile stretch in the town, the eastbound shoulder on the arterial road can be used for peak hour buses.<ref>Shoulder Lanes—The American Experience: Efficient Use of Highway Summary Report to Congress, Federal Highway Administration. Accessed May 20, 2013. "In Mountainside, New Jersey, along Route 22, buses are allowed to use the shoulder of the arterial in the eastbound direction during congested periods. Operational for years, this shoulder use treatment was intended to allow transit vehicles to save travel time along the corridor toward Perth Amboy for about 1 mi. The facility is operated by the New Jersey Department of Transportation, and pavement markings indicate 'Buses May Use Shoulder.'"</ref> In 2012, the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) regulated the BBS as an exclusive bus lane from 6 to 7:30am.<ref>Traffic Regulations Orders of the Commissioner of Transportation Lane Usage Route US 22, New Jersey Department of Transportation, April 9, 2012. Accessed May 20, 2013.</ref> In 2009, NJDOT funded construction of two bus turnouts along the road in nearby Union.<ref>Dooley, Ellen. "NJDOT to construct new bus turnouts for speed and safety along Route 22 in Union", Suburban News, September 22, 2009. Accessed May 20, 2013.</ref>

Newark Liberty International Airport is approximately Template:Convert east of Mountainside.

NJ Transit rail service is accessible via Summit station, and it has frequent direct service to New York Penn Station. The station is located around Template:Convert from the center of Mountainside, and Westfield station, which is about Template:Convert away, is also nearby.<ref>Union County Transit Map, Union County, New Jersey. Accessed March 16, 2018.</ref>

Notable people

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

• Erika Amato (born 1969), singer and actress who was a founding member of the band Velvet Chain<ref>Haas, Pia. "Meet Erika Amato as Lela Rogers in Backwards In High Heels.", Westchester Broadway Theatre, August 18, 2015. Accessed September 21, 2015. "I grew up in Mountainside, NJ and went to the all-girls Kent Place School, in Summit."</ref>
• John W. Campbell (1910–1971), science fiction writer who was editor of Astounding Science Fiction from 1937 until his death<ref>Staff. "John W. Campbell of Analog, Science Magazine, Dead at 61", The New York Times, July 13, 1971. Accessed November 26, 2018. "Mountainside, N.J., July 12—John. W, Campbell, editor of Analog, a leading science fiction and fact magazine, who was also a writer and anthologist, died, yesterday of a heart ailment at his home, 1457 Orchard Road."</ref>
• Bob Clotworthy (1931–2018), diver who won the bronze medal in the men's springboard event at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki and won the gold medal in Melbourne at the 1956 games<ref>via Associated Press. "Clotworthy on Diving Team", The New York Times, February 27, 1955. Accessed October 29, 2016. "Second Lieut. Bob Clotworthy, 23, Mountainside, N. J., today used a near-perfect back one-and-one-half to somersault his way into a berth on the United States diving team that will compete in the Pan-American games."</ref>
• Laurie Collyer (born 1967), film director, best known for Sherrybaby<ref>Brooks, Brian. "indiewire Interview: Laurie Collyer, director of Sherrybaby", indiewire, September 7, 2006. Accessed September 9, 2015. "I was born in Summit, New Jersey exactly one year after the Velvet Underground played their debut concert at Summit high school. I lived all my life in Mountainside, New Jersey until I went to Oberlin College at age 17."</ref>
• Angelo DeCarlo (1902–1973), member of the New York Genovese crime family<ref>Illson, Murray. "Decarlo Of Mafia Dead Of Cancer; Impropriety Denied Mobster Chieftain Was 71 - Got Clemency From Nixon", The New York Times, October 21, 1973. Accessed May 17, 2011. "Angelo DeCarlo, a one-time powerful Mafia leader who was granted executive clemency by President Nixon last Christmas because he was suffering from terminal cancer, died yesterday at his home in Mountainside, N. J. He was 71 years old."</ref>
• Harry Devlin (born 1918), cartoonist for magazines such as Collier's Weekly<ref>Horner, Shirley. "About Books", The New York Times, October 3, 1993. Accessed July 28, 2013. "Previous recipients of the award, which has come to be known as the Michael, include Mary Higgins Clark of Saddle River, Belva Plain of Short Hills, Wende and Harry Devlin of Mountainside, the Nobel laureate Dr. Arno Penzias of Highland Park and Gay Talese of Ocean City."</ref>
• Ina Golub (1938–2015), fiber artist who specialized in Judaica<ref>Durbach, Elaine. "Ina Golub, 76, a weaver of fine Judaica; Mountainside artist left a legacy on walls of homes, synagogues", New Jersey Jewish News, October 28, 2015. Accessed September 19, 2019. "Ina Golub would have turned 77 on Oct. 28. If life had unfolded as she wanted, the celebrated Judaica artist would still have been traveling, walking with her dog around her home in Mountainside, and — most important of all — making beautiful works out of wool and linen, threads and fibers, beads and sequins."</ref>
• Charles J. Irwin (1930–2005), politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from the 9th at-large district from 1968 to 1971<ref>Lyons, Richard D. "President Names Phase 2 Panels", The New York Times, November 11, 1971. Accessed April 20, 2020. "Charles J. Irwin of Mountainside, N. J., director of the State Division of Consumer Affairs."</ref>
• Bitty Schram (born 1968), actress who appeared on Monk and in the 1992 film A League of Their Own<ref>Clothier, Gary. "Monk's Girl Friday is still on television", The Berkshire Eagle, October 31, 2009. Accessed April 22, 2011. "Bitty Schram, born Elizabeth Natalie Schram on July 17, 1968, in Mountainside, N.J., appeared on the TV show Monk from 2002 to 2004."</ref><ref>Chollet, Laurence. "A shining bit between the stars", The Record, July 16, 1992. Accessed January 18, 2023, via Newspapers.com. "All that attention has elevated Schram, a 23-year-old from Mountainside in Union County, into what could be called a league of her own."</ref>
• Dale Torborg (born 1971), conditioning coordinator for the Chicago White Sox and former professional wrestler best known for his time in World Championship Wrestling<ref>Dale Torborg Wrestler Profile, Online World Of Wrestling. Accessed April 7, 2015. Listed as "Mountain Side, New Jersey".</ref>
• Jeff Torborg (born 1941), former Major League Baseball player and manager<ref>Union County Baseball Hall of Fame Will Induct Three New Members, Feb. 11 Template:Webarchive, Union County, New Jersey press release dated December 27, 2006. Accessed July 3, 2007. "Over the years, the awards dinner has honored many local and national baseball luminaries – including Joe Collins of Union, Phil Rizzuto of Hillside, Don Newcombe of Elizabeth, Jeff Torborg of Mountainside, Willie Wilson of Summit, Jake Wood of Elizabeth, and Elliott Maddox of Union."</ref><ref>Vecsey, George. "Sports of The Times; Torborgs Aren't Selling The House", The New York Times, October 12, 1991. Accessed August 15, 2016. "They built the house. Well, not with their own hands, but they had it built for them, and that is nearly the same thing, after 26 years.... The home in Mountainside is not far from Westfield, the New Jersey town where Jeff Torborg was born."</ref>
• Hela Yungst (1950–2002), television entertainer and beauty pageant winner<ref>via Associated Press. "Obituaries / Hela Young, NJ Lottery Hostess", Newsday, February 27, 2002. Accessed September 9, 2015.</ref><ref>Mastrull, Diane. "Hela Young, longtime New Jersey Lottery host", The Philadelphia Inquirer, February 25, 2002. Accessed September 8, 2015. "Ms. Young was born in Israel to Holocaust survivors. She moved to Newark as a child in 1957 and lived in Hillside and Edison before settling in Mountainside, Union County, in 1984."</ref>

External links

• Mountainside Borough website