Long Hill Township, New Jersey
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Local government
Long Hill Township is governed under the TownshipTownship (New Jersey)
A township, in the context of New Jersey local government, refers to one of five types and one of eleven forms of municipal government. As a political entity, a township is a full-fledged municipality, on par with any town, city, borough, or village, collecting property taxes and providing...
form of government with a five-member Township Committee. The Township Committee is elected directly by the voters in partisan elections to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with one or two seats coming up for election each year. At an annual reorganization meeting, the Township Committee selects one of its members to serve as Mayor.
Members of the township committee are Mayor
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
Nanette Harrington (R
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
; term ends December 31, 2011), Deputy Mayor
Deputy Mayor
Deputy mayor is an elective or appointive office of the second-ranking official in many local governments. Many elected deputy mayors are members of the city council who are given the title and serve as acting mayor in the mayor's absence...
Mike Mazzucco (R; 2013), Jerry Aroneo (R; 2012), Guy Piserchia (R; 2012) and George Vitureira (R; 2011).
Federal, state, and county representation
Long Hill Township is in the 11th Congressional district.Long Hill is in the
Politics
On the national and state levels, Long Hill Township leans strongly toward the Republican PartyRepublican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
. In the 2008 Presidential Election
United States presidential election, 2008
The United States presidential election of 2008 was the 56th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on November 4, 2008. Democrat Barack Obama, then the junior United States Senator from Illinois, defeated Republican John McCain, the senior U.S. Senator from Arizona. Obama received 365...
, Republican John McCain
John McCain
John Sidney McCain III is the senior United States Senator from Arizona. He was the Republican nominee for president in the 2008 United States election....
received 57% of the vote, defeating Democrat Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...
, who received around 41%. In the 2009 Gubernatorial Election
New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2009
The New Jersey gubernatorial election of 2009 took place on November 3, 2009. Democratic Governor Jon Corzine was running for a second term and was being challenged by Republican Chris Christie, Independent Christopher Daggett and nine others, in addition to several write-in candidates...
, Republican Chris Christie received 66% of the vote, defeating Democrat Jon Corzine
Jon Corzine
Jon Stevens Corzine is the former CEO of Goldman Sachs and of MF Global, and a one time American politician, who served as the 54th Governor of New Jersey from 2006 to 2010. A Democrat, Corzine served five years of a six-year U.S. Senate term representing New Jersey before being elected Governor...
, who received around 25%.
Education
The Long Hill Township School SystemLong Hill Township School System
The Long Hill Township School System is a community public school district that serves students in Kindergarten through eighth grade in Long Hill Township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States....
serves public school students in Pre-K through eighth grade. Schools in the district (with 2008-09 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics
National Center for Education Statistics
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) are
Gillette School (grades PreK-1, 195 students),
Millington School (2-5, 461) and
Central Middle School (6-8, 369).
Long Hill Township's high school students in public school attend Watchung Hills Regional High School
Watchung Hills Regional High School
Watchung Hills Regional High School is a regional public high school and school district serving students in portions of Somerset and Morris Counties in New Jersey, United States. The high school is located next to Woodland School, in Warren Township...
in Warren Township
Warren Township, New Jersey
Warren Township is a Township in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 15,311....
. Students from Long Hill Township and from the neighboring communities of Green Brook Township
Green Brook Township, New Jersey
Green Brook Township is a township in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 7,203....
, Warren Township, and Watchung
Watchung, New Jersey
Watchung is a Borough in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 5,801.Watchung was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on May 23, 1826, from portions of North Plainfield Township based on the results...
(in Somerset County
Somerset County, New Jersey
Somerset County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. In 2010, the population was 323,444. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Somerville....
) attend the school.
St. Vincent de Paul School is a Catholic school
Catholic school
Catholic schools are maintained parochial schools or education ministries of the Catholic Church. the Church operates the world's largest non-governmental school system...
operated under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson
Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson
The Diocese of Paterson is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States, which includes three counties in northern New Jersey: Passaic, Morris, and Sussex. The city of Paterson, third-largest in the state of New Jersey, was chosen as the episcopal see, even though...
. St. Vincent is a private school and also serves as a Roman Catholic church for the Long Hill community.
Library
The Long Hill Township Library began about 1880 in what was then known as Passaic Township. At the time a group of women in Millington formed a reading club purchasing a small number of books to trade amongst themselves. A similar group was established in Meyersville. In 1920 when the Morris County Library was built the groups joined the county system and books on loan from the county were housed in the homes of the associations’ members.By the 1950s, the Millington Association’s Library had relocated to the Town Hall and the Meyersville group occupied one room in the town’s Central School. In 1956, however, the Township asked the Millington Association to find other quarters, and the Central School location had steadily become less than satisfactory due to increasing enrollment. A referendum in the amount of $25,000 for the construction of a new building was submitted to the community. The measure passed by two votes. The new library opened in 1958 on Central Avenue in Stirling as the Passaic Township Free Public Library with a paid director and several volunteers.
By 1968 the library’s collection had grown substantially and plans were made for a new addition to the building. Another $25,000 was raised and the addition was completed in 1972. A later addition followed in the nineteen eighties. The library remained on Central Avenue until 2005 when an entirely new building was dedicated in April of that year. In the meantime, in 1992, the township had formally changed its name to Long Hill Township and the Passaic Township Free Public Library duly became the Long Hill Township Free Public Library.
The Long Hill Township Library now occupies a site in Gillette, NJ, adjacent to Town Hall. The library contains 16000 square feet (1,486.4 m²) of space and has a capacity for 72,000 books. The library is a member of the Morris Automated Information Network consortium. Through this consortium residents of Long Hill Township have access to library materials at 37 area libraries.
Communications
Long Hill is in the 908 Area Code. The legacy exchange is 908-647 (MIllington-7). It was one of the last exchanges in New Jersey to be converted from manual to dial operation. Current exchanges serving Long Hill Township (and adjacent areas of Bernards and Warren Townships in Somerset County) are 350, 360, 394, 484, 495, 504, 542, 563, 580, 604, 605, 607, 626, 647, 649, 660, 762, 860, 877, 903, and 991.The current cable company servicing the area is Comcast which provides local TV, internet, and phone service. Most of Long Hill now also has access to Verizon's
Verizon Communications
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FiOS
Fíos
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service. Patriot Media no longer serves in the area because it was sold to Comcast in early 2008.
Long Hill Township operates a public service television channel on Patriot (Ch 25) and Verizon (Ch 37).
Notable residents
Notable current and former residents of Long Hill Township include:- Gina GenoveseGina GenoveseGina Genovese is an American businesswoman and local politician. She has served on the Township Committee in Long Hill Township, New Jersey, where she has also served as mayor. In 2007, she was a candidate for the State Senate in district 21 in New Jersey. She currently lives in Long Hill with...
(born 1959), businesswoman and politician who has served as mayor of the township and recently ran for state senator - Jack H. JacobsJack H. JacobsJack Howard Jacobs is a retired colonel in the United States Army and a Medal of Honor recipient for his actions during the Vietnam War. He currently serves as a military analyst for MSNBC and previously worked as an investment manager....
(born 1945), Medal of HonorMedal of HonorThe Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government. It is bestowed by the President, in the name of Congress, upon members of the United States Armed Forces who distinguish themselves through "conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his or her...
recipient in 1969 for his heroic actions during the Vietnam WarVietnam WarThe Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of...
. - ( Ed Peteja ) (Born 1958) Longtime baseball coach and radio personality known on the air as "Big Ed Edwards" - Cincinnati Reds and Chicago White Sox announcer for 14 years. He coached Passaic Township. teams to a record 202 victories from 1975 through 1987. Ed currently lives in Sarasota, FL.
External links
- Long Hill Township website
- Long Hill Township School System
- Data for the Long Hill Township School System, National Center for Education StatisticsNational Center for Education StatisticsThe National Center for Education Statistics is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States...
- Watchung Hills Regional High School website
- Macaroni Kid Warren website of local kids' events