Mahwah is a
townshipA township, in the context of New Jersey local government, refers to one of five types and one of eleven forms of municipal government. It is a political entity as any typical town, city or municipality, collecting property taxes and providing services such as maintaining roads, garbage...
in
Bergen CountyBergen County is the most populous county of the state of New Jersey, United States. As of the 2000 Census, the population was 884,118, growing to 904,037 as of the Census Bureau's 2006 estimate. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Hackensack...
,
New JerseyNew Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It is bordered on the north by New York, and to the east by the Hudson River, Upper New York Bay, the Kill Van Kull, Newark Bay, the Arthur Kill, Raritan Bay, Sandy Hook Bay, Westchester County, New York City, Long Island, and...
,
United StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 24,062. The name Mahwah is derived from the Lenni Lenape word "
mawewi" which means "Meeting Place" or "Place Where Paths Meet".
The area that is now Mahwah was originally formed as Hohokus Township on April 9, 1849, from portions of Franklin Township. On November 7, 1944, the area was incorporated by an Act of the
New Jersey LegislatureThe New Jersey Legislature is the legislative branch of the government of the U.S. state of New Jersey. In its current form, as defined by the New Jersey Constitution of 1947, the Legislature consists of two houses: the General Assembly and the Senate...
as the Township of Mahwah, based on the results of a referendum held that day, replacing Hohokus Township.
New Jersey MonthlyNew Jersey Monthly is a monthly glossy publication featuring issues of possible interest to residents of the United States state of New Jersey....
magazine ranked Mahwah as its 9th best place to live in its 2008 rankings of the "Best Places To Live" in New Jersey.
History
The
Ramapough Mountain IndiansThe Ramapough Mountain Indians are a group of approximately 5,000 people living around the Ramapo Mountains of northern New Jersey and southern New York. Their tribal office is located on Stag Hill Road in Mahwah, New Jersey...
were the original inhabitants of Mahwah (the meeting place) and surrounding area, and now number approximately 5,000 people living around the
Ramapo MountainsThe Ramapo Mountains are a forested chain of the Appalachian mountains in northeastern New Jersey and southeastern New York in the United States...
of northern New Jersey and southern
New YorkNew York is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous. The state is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. The tribe is officially recognized by the states of New Jersey and New York, but does not have federal recognition. Their tribal office is located on Stag Hill Road in Mahwah, and the Chief of the Ramapough Lenape Indian Nation is Dwaine Perry (as of March 2007).
For 25 years Mahwah hosted the A&P Tennis Classic, a tune up for the
U.S. OpenThe US Open, formally the United States Open tennis championships, is a tennis tournament which is the modern incarnation of one of the oldest tennis championships in the world, with the U.S. National Championship, which for mens' singles was first contested in 1881...
tennis tournament held at the
USTA National Tennis CenterThe USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center is located in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in the New York City borough of Queens and has been the home of the US Open Grand Slam tennis tournament played every year in August and September. There are 22 courts inside the facility and 11 in the...
in
Flushing, QueensFlushing, founded in 1645, is a neighborhood in the north central part of the City of New York borough of Queens, ten miles east of Manhattan....
.
In August 1997, due to personal debt, then-Mayor
David J. DworkDavid J. Dwork was Mayor of Mahwah, New Jersey from 1991-1997. Dwork committed suicide by gunshot in August 1997 in the town's mayoral offices due to personal debt...
shot and killed himself in the town's mayoral offices. There were also unverified allegations of corruption. Dwork was memorialized with a tree dedicated to him at the site of the Mahwah Public Library.
The definitive history book of Mahwah is "From Pioneer Settlement to Suburb, A History of Mahwah, New Jersey, 1700-1976" by Henry Bischoff and Mitchell Kahn L.C 78-55451ISBN0-498-02218-8. Originally published by A.S. Barnes and Company, a re-print was issued in 2005 by the Mahwah Historical Society. The book is 469 pages long.
Ford Motor Company operated an assembly plant in Mahwah from 1955 to 1982. At the time of its completion, it was the largest motor vehicle assembly plant in the United States. The Ford plant, along with other businesses such as American Brake Shoe and Foundry Company, helped contribute to the economic development of the town and its reputation for low home property taxes. The Mahwah town sports teams remain named Thunderbirds in honor of the Ford plant.
Mahwah, and the closure of the Ford plant, is mentioned in the opening line of the 1982
Bruce SpringsteenBruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen , nicknamed "The Boss", is an American singer-songwriter. He records and tours with the E Street Band...
song "
Johnny 99"Johnny 99" is a song written and recorded by rock musician Bruce Springsteen, which first appeared on Springsteen's 1982 solo album Nebraska.-Performance and themes:...
".
Geography
According to the
United States Census BureauThe United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data. As part of the United States Department of Commerce, the Census Bureau serves as the leading source of quality data about...
, the township has a total area of 26.2 square miles (67.9 km²), of which, 25.9 square miles (67.2 km²) of it is land and 0.3 square miles (0.7 km²) of it (1.03%) is water. It is the largest municipality in Bergen County by area.
Mahwah is near the
Ramapo MountainsThe Ramapo Mountains are a forested chain of the Appalachian mountains in northeastern New Jersey and southeastern New York in the United States...
and the
Ramapo RiverThe Ramapo River is a tributary of the Pompton River, approximately 30 mi long, in southern New York and northern New Jersey in the United States.-Course:...
.
Interstate 287Interstate 287 is a major Interstate Highway in New Jersey and New York. It is a partial Beltway around New York City, serving the northern half of New Jersey and the counties of Rockland and Westchester in New York. I-287 follows a roughly horseshoe-shaped route...
passes through Mahwah, but the only point of access is at the New Jersey-New York border where 287 meets Route 17. Historic
U.S. Route 202U.S. Route 202 is a highway stretching from Delaware to Maine, also passing through the states of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire....
also runs through Mahwah from
OaklandOakland is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 12,466.Oakland was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 8, 1902, from portions of Franklin Township.-Geography:Oakland is located...
,
New JerseyNew Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It is bordered on the north by New York, and to the east by the Hudson River, Upper New York Bay, the Kill Van Kull, Newark Bay, the Arthur Kill, Raritan Bay, Sandy Hook Bay, Westchester County, New York City, Long Island, and...
, to
SuffernSuffern is a village in the Town of Ramapo, Rockland County, New York, United States located north of the State of New Jersey; east of Hillburn; south of Montebello and west of Airmont. As of the 2000 census, Suffern's population was 11,006....
,
New YorkNew York is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous. The state is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
.
Mahwah is bordered by the towns of
Upper Saddle RiverUpper Saddle River is a Borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 7,741. It is not to be confused with the neighboring borough of Saddle River.-History:...
,
RamseyRamsey is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. It is a suburb of New York City, located twenty-six miles northwest of Midtown Manhattan. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 14,351....
,
AllendaleAllendale is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 6,699.Allendale was formed on November 8, 1894 from portions of Franklin Township, Hohokus Township and Orvil Township at the height of the Boroughitis phenomenon then...
,
WyckoffWyckoff is a township in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 16,508. It is a primarily white, upper-middle class community outside New York City. Nationwide, Wyckoff ranks 53rd in 100 highest-income places in the United States...
,
Franklin LakesFranklin Lakes is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. The Franklin Lakes zip code is 07417. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 10,422. Franklin Lakes has the 18th-highest per-capita income of all 566 municipalities in the state...
, and
OaklandOakland is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 12,466.Oakland was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 8, 1902, from portions of Franklin Township.-Geography:Oakland is located...
in
Bergen CountyBergen County is the most populous county of the state of New Jersey, United States. As of the 2000 Census, the population was 884,118, growing to 904,037 as of the Census Bureau's 2006 estimate. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Hackensack...
,
New JerseyNew Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It is bordered on the north by New York, and to the east by the Hudson River, Upper New York Bay, the Kill Van Kull, Newark Bay, the Arthur Kill, Raritan Bay, Sandy Hook Bay, Westchester County, New York City, Long Island, and...
;
RingwoodRingwood is a borough in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 12,396. It is the home of Ringwood State Park which contains the State Botanical Garden, the Shepherd Lake Recreation Area, and Skylands and Ringwood Manors.The...
in
Passaic CountyPassaic County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2000 Census, the population was 489,049. Its county seat is Paterson. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area....
,
New JerseyNew Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It is bordered on the north by New York, and to the east by the Hudson River, Upper New York Bay, the Kill Van Kull, Newark Bay, the Arthur Kill, Raritan Bay, Sandy Hook Bay, Westchester County, New York City, Long Island, and...
; and
RamapoRamapo, formerly known as New Hempstead and then Hampstead, is a town in Rockland County, New York, United States located north of New Jersey; east of Orange County, New York; south of the Town of Haverstraw and west of the Town of Clarkstown and the Town of Orangetown...
and
SuffernSuffern is a village in the Town of Ramapo, Rockland County, New York, United States located north of the State of New Jersey; east of Hillburn; south of Montebello and west of Airmont. As of the 2000 census, Suffern's population was 11,006....
in
Rockland CountyRockland County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York, north-northwest of New York City. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area. As of the 2000 census, the population was 286,753. The county seat is New City. The name comes from "rocky land", an early description of the area...
,
New YorkNew York is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous. The state is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
.
Several state and county parks are located in Mahwah, due to its large size and scenic terrain. They include
Campgaw Mountain ReservationCampgaw Mountain Reservation is a 1351 acre county park of Bergen County, New Jersey. It is located mostly within Mahwah, but includes some areas of Oakland and Franklin Lakes. The park includes a ski area and the peak of Campgaw Mountain at a elevation.The ski area has two 2-person chairlifts...
, Darlington County Park,
Ramapo Mountain ReservationThe Ramapo Mountain Reservation is a 2,145-acre county park located in Mahwah, New Jersey in Bergen County, bordering Ringwood State Park to the north and the Ramapo Mountain State Forest to the south. It is also known as the Ramapo Reservation and the Ramapo Valley County Reservation...
, and
Ramapo Mountain State ForestRamapo Mountain State Forest is a 4,200 acre state forest in Bergen and Passaic Counties in New Jersey. The park is operated and maintained by the New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry....
. The
Ramapo RiverThe Ramapo River is a tributary of the Pompton River, approximately 30 mi long, in southern New York and northern New Jersey in the United States.-Course:...
runs through the western section of Mahwah.
Climate
Mahwah has a
hot summer continental climateThe humid continental climate is a climate found over large areas of landmasses in the temperate regions of the mid-latitudes where there is a zone of conflict between polar and tropical air masses. The humid continental climate is marked by variable weather patterns and a large seasonal...
(
Köppen climate classificationThe Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by the Russian climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen himself notably in 1918 and 1936...
Dfa).
Demographics
As of the
censusA "census" is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population.In other words every 10 years...next one would be in 2010 The term is used mostly in connection with...
of 2000, there were 24,062 people, 9,340 households, and 6,285 families residing in the township. The
population densityPopulation density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans. It is a key term used in geography....
was 927.9 people per square mile (358.3/km²). There were 9,577 housing units at an average density of 369.3/sq mi (142.6/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 87.93% White, 2.16% African American, 0.70% Native American, 6.31% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.50% from
other racesRace and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, and 1.38% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.27% of the population.
There were 9,340 households out of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.8% were
married couplesMarriage is a social union or legal contract between individuals that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged by a variety of ways, depending on the culture or demographic...
living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.7% were non-families. 28.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.01.
In the township the population was spread out with 22.2% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 32.2% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 10.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 90.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.4 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $79,500, and the median income for a family was $94,484 (these figures had risen to $95,827 and $111,714 respectively as of the Census Bureau's 2007 estimate). Males had a median income of $62,326 versus $42,527 for females. The
per capita incomePer capita income means how much each individual receives, in monetary terms, of the yearly income generated in the country. This is what each citizen is to receive if the yearly national income is divided equally among everyone. Per capita income is usually reported in units of currency per year...
for the township was $44,709. About 1.2% of families and 2.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.8% of those under age 18 and 4.2% of those age 65 or over.
Local government
Mahwah is governed under the
Faulkner Act (Mayor-Council)The Faulkner Act, or Optional Municipal Charter Law, provides for New Jersey municipalities to adopt a Mayor-Council government.This form of government provides for election of a mayor and five, seven, or nine council members...
system of municipal government by a mayor and a seven-member Township Council. The legislative power of the municipality is exercised by a seven-member Township Council. Officials are elected at non-partisan elections, held every other May in even years, for four-year terms.
The
Mayor"Mayor" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government....
of Mahwah is Richard J. Martel (
RThe 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 Grand Old Party or the GOP, despite being the younger of the two major parties. In the U.S...
, term ends June 30, 2008).
Members of the Mahwah Township Council are Council President John DaPuzzo (R, 2010), Council Vice President John Roth (R, 2008), Samuel Alderisio (R, 2008), Lisa DiGulio (R, 2008), Robert Hermansen (R, 2010), Allan R. Kidd (R, 2010) and Roy Larson (2008).
Federal, state and county representation
Mahwah is in the Fifth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 40th Legislative District.
Politics
As of April 1, 2006, out of a 2004 Census estimated population of 24,682 in Mahwah, there were 14,204 registered voters (57.5% of the population, vs. 55.4% in all of Bergen County). Of registered voters, 1,736 (12.2% vs. 20.7% countywide) were registered as
DemocratsThe Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. It is the oldest political party in continuous operation in the United States and it is one of the oldest parties in the world. In the U.S...
, 3,443 (24.2% vs. 19.2% countywide) were registered as
RepublicansThe 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 Grand Old Party or the GOP, despite being the younger of the two major parties. In the U.S...
and 9,019 (63.5% vs. 60.1% countywide) were registered as
UndeclaredUndeclared is a status for voters in New Jersey. Those voters who do not specify a party when they register to vote — Democrat, Republican, or one of the several other parties in New Jersey — are registered as Undeclared...
. There were six voters registered to other parties.
On the national level, Mahwah leans toward the Republican Party. In the
2004 presidential electionThe United States presidential election of 2004 was the United States' 55th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2004. Republican Party candidate and incumbent President George W. Bush defeated Democratic Party candidate John Kerry, the then-junior U.S. Senator...
, Republican
George W. BushGeorge Walker Bush was the 43rd President of the United States from 2001 to 2009 and the 46th Governor of Texas from 1995 to 2000....
received 58% of the vote, defeating Democrat
John KerryJohn Forbes Kerry is the senior United States Senator from Massachusetts, and is chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee....
, who received around 41%.
Public schools
The
Mahwah Township Public SchoolsThe Mahwah Township Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in Kindergarten through twelfth grade from Mahwah, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States.- Schools :...
provides public education in Mahwah. Schools in the district (with 2006-07 enrollment data from the
National 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...
) are four elementary schools —
Lenape Meadows (PreK-3; 429 students),
Betsy Ross (K-3; 327),
George Washington School (K-3; 267),
Joyce Kilmer School (4-5; 581),
Ramapo Ridge Middle School for grades 6-8 (828) and
Mahwah High SchoolMahwah High School is the four-year comprehensive public high school serving students from Mahwah, Bergen County, New Jersey, as the only high school of the Mahwah Township Public Schools....
for grades 9-12 (963).
Vocational schools
Corporate residents
- Inserra Supermarkets
Inserra Supermarkets Inc. is a supermarket chain that operates in the northeastern United States. Inserra Supermarkets is a member of the ShopRite retailers' cooperative and therefore does business as ShopRite. Inserra is headquartered in Mahwah, New Jersey, and operates approximately 22 stores...
, a member of the ShopRiteShopRite Supermarkets is a retailers' cooperative chain of supermarkets in the Northeastern United States, in the states of New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland and Pennsylvania...
retail cooperative, operating approximately 22 stores. It is a family-owned business and is one of the 500 largest private companies in the United States.
- Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, book publisher.
- Stryker Corp.
Stryker Corporation , is a Kalamazoo, Michigan based medical technology firm which develops and produces medical implants, surgical and imaging technologies, as well as patient handling and emergency medical equipment...
's orthopedic business.
- Radware
Radware , is a leading provider of integrated Application delivery and Network security solutions.- Corporate History :Radware was co-founded by Yehuda Zisapel and Zohar Zisapel in 1997. Roy Zisapel is the current President, CEO and Director of Radware. In 1999 the company had an initial public...
Inc. American headquarters.
- DialAmerica Marketing corporate headquarters is based in Mahwah.
- UPS
- Science, technology and medicine :* Ubiquitin proteasome system* Ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy* Ultraviolet photoemission spectroscopy* Uninterruptible power supply* Universal Polar Stereographic coordinate system* Ups...
UPS’s world technology headquarters.
- Sharp Electronics, USA
is a Japanese electronics manufacturer, founded in September 1912.It takes its name from one of its founder's first inventions, the Ever-Sharp mechanical pencil, which was invented by Tokuji Hayakawa in 1915. Since then it has developed into one of the leading electronics companies in the world...
- TD Bank Atlantic Regional Headquarters is based here., the New York Stock Exchange
The New York Stock Exchange is a stock exchange located at 11 Wall Street in lower Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. It is the largest stock exchange in the world by United States dollar value of its listed companies' securities...
is constructing a data centerA data center or datacenter , also called a server farm,is a facility used to house computer systems and associated components, such as telecommunications and storage systems...
located on McCarthur Boulevard.
- Fedex Corp.'s regional distribution center.
- Dumpster Man Inc. Corporate headquarters is based hear 10 Mountainside Ave Mahwah NJ 07430 http://www.DumpsterMan.com
Transportation
Interstate 287Interstate 287 is a major Interstate Highway in New Jersey and New York. It is a partial Beltway around New York City, serving the northern half of New Jersey and the counties of Rockland and Westchester in New York. I-287 follows a roughly horseshoe-shaped route...
and Route 17 merge in Mahwah, and
U.S. Route 202U.S. Route 202 is a highway stretching from Delaware to Maine, also passing through the states of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire....
also passes through. The interchange for Exit 66 is unique, since all traffic wishing to use Route 17 south must merge onto 287 south, and then keep left before the split for NJ 17 and I-287. The northern terminus of
County Route 507County Route 507 is a county highway in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The highway extends from Harrison Avenue on the Kearny-Harrison town line to the New York state line in Mahwah. Between Ho-Ho-Kus and Mahwah, this highway is known as Franklin Turnpike...
is also in Mahwah.
New Jersey TransitThe New Jersey Transit Corporation is a statewide public transportation system serving the state of New Jersey, United States, and Orange and Rockland counties in New York...
rail service to
Penn StationPennsylvania Station—commonly known as Penn Station—is the major intercity rail station and a major commuter rail hub in New York City. The station is located in the underground levels of Pennsylvania Plaza, an urban complex located between Seventh Avenue and Eighth Avenue and between...
in
Midtown ManhattanMidtown Manhattan, or simply Midtown, is an area of Manhattan, New York City home to world-famous commercial zones such as Rockefeller Center, Broadway, and Times Square...
,
Hoboken TerminalHoboken Terminal is one of the New York Metropolitan area's major transportation hubs. The commuter-oriented intermodal facility, is located on the Hudson River in Hoboken, New Jersey...
, and Newark is available from the
MahwahMahwah Station is a New Jersey Transit rail station served by Main Line and Bergen County Line trains. It is located in Mahwah, New Jersey and is the last station in the state of New Jersey on the Main/Bergen line going westbound....
station on the
Main LineThe Main Line is a rail line owned and operated by New Jersey Transit in the United States that runs from Suffern, New York to Hoboken, New Jersey. It runs daily commuter service and was once the former north-south main line of the Erie Lackawanna Railroad...
and
Bergen County LineThe Bergen County Line is a commuter rail line and service owned and operated by New Jersey Transit in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The line loops off the Main Line between the Meadowlands and Glen Rock, with trains continuing in either direction along the Main Line...
. Shortline Bus or Coach USA buses service to NYC and points between is available from several locations.
Notable residents
Notable current and former residents of Mahwah include:
- Foxy Brown (born 1979), rapper.
- Frank Chamberlin
Frank Jacob Chamberlin is an American football linebacker. Chamberlin attended Mahwah High School, in Mahwah, New Jersey. He was a four-year letterman and two-year starter for Boston College and paced the team with 126 tackles as a senior, earning second-team All-Big East honors...
(born 1978), NFL linebacker.
- Joyce Kilmer
Alfred Joyce Kilmer was an American journalist, poet, literary critic, lecturer and editor. Though a prolific poet whose works celebrated the common beauty of the natural world as well as his religious faith, Kilmer is remembered most for a short poem entitled Trees , which was published in the...
(1886-1918) and his family lived in Mahwah until his service and death in World War IWorld War I , also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Wars, was a global military conflict which involved most of the world's great powers, assembled in two opposing alliances: the Triple Entente and the Triple Alliance...
.
- Leonard Marshall
Leonard Allen Marshall Jr. is a former American football defensive lineman who played twelve seasons in the National Football League . Marshall played defensive end for the New York Giants for ten seasons, then played a season each as a defensive tackle for the New York Jets and Washington Redskins...
(born 1961), former defensive endDefensive End is the name of a defensive position in the sport of American and Canadian football.This position has designated the players at each end of the defensive line, but changes in formations have substantially changed how the position is played over the years...
for the New York GiantsThe New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The team plays its home games at Giants Stadium, which also serves as its headquarters, and trains at an adjacent practice facility within the Meadowlands Sports Complex...
.
- Les Paul
Lester William Polsfuss — known as Les Paul — was an American jazz and country guitarist, songwriter and inventor. He was a pioneer in the development of the solid-body electric guitar which "made the sound of rock and roll possible"...
(1915-2009), guitarist and inventor.
- Chris Wragge
Chris Wragge is an American news anchor. He is currently the co-anchor for New York's WCBS-TV News at 5 and 11 p.m. weekdays alongside Kristine Johnson. He was previously the station's sports director...
, CBS News New York.
- Jane Wyatt
Jane Waddington Wyatt was an American actress perhaps best known for her role as the housewife and mother on the television series Father Knows Best and as Amanda Grayson, the human mother of Spock on the science fiction television show, Star Trek...
(1910-2006), actress known for her role in Father Knows BestFather Knows Best is an American radio and television comedy series which portrayed middle class family life in the Midwest. It was created by writer Ed James in the 1940s.-Radio:...
.
- Walt Zembriski
Walter Zembriski is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Senior PGA Tour.Zembriski was born in Mahwah, New Jersey. He taught himself how to play golf while working as a caddie at Out of Bounds Golf Club in Mahwah...
(born 1935), golfer who played on the PGA TourThe PGA Tour is an organization that operates the main professional golf tours in the United States. It is headquartered in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, a suburb of Jacksonville...
and the Senior PGA Tour.
- Ernst Lieb
Ernst Lieb assumed the roles of President and CEO of Mercedes-Benz USA on September 1, 2006, replacing Paul Halata. He had previously been President and CEO of DaimlerChrysler's Australia & Pacific division. Prior to his role in Australia, he had been President and CEO of Mercedes-Benz Canada...
(born 1955), President and CEO of Mercedes-Benz USA.
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