Peapack-Gladstone, New Jersey
Encyclopedia
Peapack and Gladstone is a borough
in Somerset County
in the U.S. state
of New Jersey
. As of the 2010 Census
, the borough population was 2,582. It is part of the New York metropolitan area
, as well as the larger New York
–Newark
–Bridgeport
, NY
-NJ
-CT
-PA
Combined Statistical Area
.
Peapack and Gladstone was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature
on March 28, 1912, from portions of Bedminster Township
, based on the results of a referendum held on April 23, 1912.
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.
The town was notable for being a major shooting location of the CBS
soap opera Guiding Light
from 2007 until the show's conclusion in 2009.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the borough has a total area of 5.8 square miles (15 km²), all of it land.
of 2000, there were 2,433 people, 840 households, and 646 families residing in the borough. The population density
was 419.5 people per square mile (162.0/km2). There were 871 housing units at an average density of 150.2 per square mile (58.0/km2). 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.
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.
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.
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.
Fire service is provided by the all volunteer 101-year-old Peapack and Gladstone Fire Department, 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 1988 Peirce Lance Pumper known as 51-102 which acts as primary attack engine, a 1995 Marion Heavy Rescue known as 51-151, equipped with all kinds of rescue equipment for things such as confined space rescue and vehicle extrication, a 1999 Peirce Dash 2000 fire engine, which acts as primary water supply truck as it is equipped with 3,000 feet of 5 inch hose, and known as 51-103, and a 2001 Brush Truck known as 51-141, which responds to all brush fires in and around the town and is equipped with foam.
Emergency medical services are provided by the non-profit, all volunteer Peapack Gladstone First Aid Squad, known as "51 Rescue", based in its newly renovated St. Lukes Avenue location. The Squad operates 1993 and 2005 MedTec ambulances. The Squad provides around-the-clock service at no cost to its patients.
Emergency medical services are bolstered by Mobile Intensive Care Units (MICU) with paramedics from the local hospitals of Morristown Memorial Hospital (also a regional Trauma Center) and from Somerset Medical Center. In the event of a serious trauma accident, as occurs occasionally on Route 206 which runs through the town, the services of the New Jersey State Police
North Shock Trauma Air Rescue (NorthSTAR), which is based in neighboring Bedminster Township, may be called upon to provide medical evacuation to a Trauma Center.
form of New Jersey municipal government. The government consists of a Mayor and a Borough Council comprising six council members, with all positions elected at large. A Mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office. The Borough Council consists of six members elected to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year.
, the Mayor of Peapack-Gladstone is William Horton. Members of the Borough Council are Katherine Howes, Douglas McDowell, Michael Seboria, Judith Silacci, Anthony Suriano and John Sweeney. Borough offices are located at the former town school, in the same building as the local library, police department and municipal court.
based on the results of the 2010 Census. The new district was in effect for the June 2011 primary and will be used for the November 2011 general election, with the state senator and assembly members elected taking office in the new district as of January 2012.
Gladstone
is the terminus of the Gladstone Branch
of the Morris and Essex Lines, New Jersey Transit
, taking many of the borough's commuters to Hoboken
and Penn Station in Midtown Manhattan
daily. Peapack
has its own station less than 2 miles before the terminus. By major roads, It is close to Interstate 78
and Interstate 287
and U.S. Route 202
and U.S. Route 206
.
, a regional school district serving students from Bernardsville
, Far Hills
, and Peapack-Gladstone, along with those from Bedminster Township
who district's high school as part of a sending/receiving relationship
. The three schools in the district (with 2009-10 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics
are
Bedwell Elementary School (K - 4, 737 students),
Bernardsville Middle School (5 - 8, 549 students) and
Bernards High School
(9 - 12, 779 students), and are all located in Bernardsville. Many of the high school students travel to school using the train that links the two towns together.
Gill St. Bernard's School
is a private, nonsectarian
, coeducation
al day school
, serving 645 students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade.
The Cottage School and Cottage Elementary Schools serve students in preschool through the early elementary grades.
A lime kiln that was in operation until 1945 is located at the center of Peapack. A detailed history of the town is described in the book A Journey Through Peapack and Gladstone from the local library. The town has a local bank aptly named The Peapack-Gladstone Bank that was established on September 21, 1921, originally named the Peapack-Gladstone Trust Company. It operates as the local bank for the greater region and is publicly traded under NASDAQ
with the ticker symbol PGC. See also New Jersey Country Houses: The Somerset Hills (written by John K. Turpin and W. Barry Thomson), Mountain Colony Press, Inc.
Borough (New Jersey)
A borough in the context of New Jersey local government refers to one of five types and one of eleven forms of municipal government....
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....
in the U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
. As of the 2010 Census
United States Census, 2010
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, the borough population was 2,582. It is part of the New York metropolitan area
New York metropolitan area
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, as well as the larger New York
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
–Newark
Newark, New Jersey
Newark is the largest city in the American state of New Jersey, and the seat of Essex County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Newark had a population of 277,140, maintaining its status as the largest municipality in New Jersey. It is the 68th largest city in the U.S...
–Bridgeport
Bridgeport, Connecticut
Bridgeport is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Connecticut. Located in Fairfield County, the city had an estimated population of 144,229 at the 2010 United States Census and is the core of the Greater Bridgeport area...
, NY
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
-NJ
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
-CT
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
-PA
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
Combined Statistical Area
Combined Statistical Area
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.
Peapack and Gladstone was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature
New Jersey Legislature
The 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...
on March 28, 1912, from portions of Bedminster Township
Bedminster Township, New Jersey
Bedminster Township is a Township in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 8,165....
, based on the results of a referendum held on April 23, 1912.
Peapack is believed to have been derived from "Peapackton", a Lenape
Lenape
The Lenape are an Algonquian group of Native Americans of the Northeastern Woodlands. They are also called Delaware Indians. As a result of the American Revolutionary War and later Indian removals from the eastern United States, today the main groups live in Canada, where they are enrolled in the...
Native American
Native Americans in the United States
Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples in North America within the boundaries of the present-day continental United States, parts of Alaska, and the island state of Hawaii. They are composed of numerous, distinct tribes, states, and ethnic groups, many of which survive as...
term meaning "marriage of the waters", a reference to the confluence of the Peapack Brook and Raritan River
Raritan River
The Raritan River is a major river of central New Jersey in the United States. Its watershed drains much of the mountainous area of the central part of the state, emptying into the Raritan Bay on the Atlantic Ocean.-Description:...
in the area. Gladstone was named in honor of William Ewart Gladstone
William Ewart Gladstone
William Ewart Gladstone FRS FSS was a British Liberal statesman. In a career lasting over sixty years, he served as Prime Minister four separate times , more than any other person. Gladstone was also Britain's oldest Prime Minister, 84 years old when he resigned for the last time...
, who served as British Prime Minister
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the Head of Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom. The Prime Minister and Cabinet are collectively accountable for their policies and actions to the Sovereign, to Parliament, to their political party and...
several times between 1868 and 1894.
The town was notable for being a major shooting location of the CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
soap opera Guiding Light
Guiding Light
Guiding Light is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest running drama in television and radio history, running from 1937 until 2009...
from 2007 until the show's conclusion in 2009.
Geography
Peapack and Gladstone is located at 40.717900°N 74.659725°W (40.717900, -74.659725).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
The 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...
, the borough has a total area of 5.8 square miles (15 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
A 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. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 2000, there were 2,433 people, 840 households, and 646 families residing in the borough. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 419.5 people per square mile (162.0/km2). There were 871 housing units at an average density of 150.2 per square mile (58.0/km2). 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
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, 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 0.41% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.78% of the population.
There were 840 households out of which 37.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.5% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
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.
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.
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
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
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.
Emergency services
Policing is provided by the Peapack and Gladstone Police Department, which has a staff of nine officers and a Chief.Fire service is provided by the all volunteer 101-year-old Peapack and Gladstone Fire Department, 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 1988 Peirce Lance Pumper known as 51-102 which acts as primary attack engine, a 1995 Marion Heavy Rescue known as 51-151, equipped with all kinds of rescue equipment for things such as confined space rescue and vehicle extrication, a 1999 Peirce Dash 2000 fire engine, which acts as primary water supply truck as it is equipped with 3,000 feet of 5 inch hose, and known as 51-103, and a 2001 Brush Truck known as 51-141, which responds to all brush fires in and around the town and is equipped with foam.
Emergency medical services are provided by the non-profit, all volunteer Peapack Gladstone First Aid Squad, known as "51 Rescue", based in its newly renovated St. Lukes Avenue location. The Squad operates 1993 and 2005 MedTec ambulances. The Squad provides around-the-clock service at no cost to its patients.
Emergency medical services are bolstered by Mobile Intensive Care Units (MICU) with paramedics from the local hospitals of Morristown Memorial Hospital (also a regional Trauma Center) and from Somerset Medical Center. In the event of a serious trauma accident, as occurs occasionally on Route 206 which runs through the town, the services of the New Jersey State Police
New Jersey State Police
The New Jersey State Police is the state police force for the state of New Jersey. It is a general-powers police agency with state wide jurisdiction when requested by the Governor, designated by Troop Sectors.-History:...
North Shock Trauma Air Rescue (NorthSTAR), which is based in neighboring Bedminster Township, may be called upon to provide medical evacuation to a Trauma Center.
Public works
The Peapack Gladstone Department of Public Works (DPW) is responsible for maintenance for the town's buildings, snow removal, sewer inspection, as well as the general maintenance town roads and etc.Local government
Peapack-Gladstone is governed under the BoroughBorough (New Jersey)
A borough in the context of New Jersey local government refers to one of five types and one of eleven forms of municipal government....
form of New Jersey municipal government. The government consists of a Mayor and a Borough Council comprising six council members, with all positions elected at large. A Mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office. The Borough Council consists of six members elected to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year.
, the Mayor of Peapack-Gladstone is William Horton. Members of the Borough Council are Katherine Howes, Douglas McDowell, Michael Seboria, Judith Silacci, Anthony Suriano and John Sweeney. Borough offices are located at the former town school, in the same building as the local library, police department and municipal court.
Federal, state and county representation
Peapack-Gladstone is in the 7th Congressional district and is part of New Jersey's 16th state legislative district. The borough was relocated to the 23rd state legislative district by the New Jersey Apportionment CommissionNew Jersey Apportionment Commission
The New Jersey Apportionment Commission is a constitutionally-created ten-member commission responsible for apportioning the forty districts of the New Jersey Legislature. The commission is convened after each decennial U.S. Census, and the districts are to be in use for the legislative elections...
based on the results of the 2010 Census. The new district was in effect for the June 2011 primary and will be used for the November 2011 general election, with the state senator and assembly members elected taking office in the new district as of January 2012.
Transportation
Gladstone (NJT station)
Gladstone Station is a New Jersey Transit station in Peapack-Gladstone, New Jersey. It is the western terminus of the Gladstone Branch of the Morris and Essex line....
is the terminus of the Gladstone Branch
Gladstone Branch
The Gladstone Branch is a branch of New Jersey Transit's Morris and Essex Lines. The Gladstone Branch primarily serves commuter trains; freight service is no longer operated...
of the Morris and Essex Lines, New Jersey Transit
New Jersey Transit
The New Jersey Transit Corporation is a statewide public transportation system serving the United States state of New Jersey, and New York, Orange, and Rockland counties in New York State...
, taking many of the borough's commuters to Hoboken
Hoboken Terminal
Hoboken 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 Penn Station in Midtown Manhattan
Midtown Manhattan
Midtown 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...
daily. Peapack
Peapack (NJT station)
Peapack Station is a New Jersey Transit station in Peapack-Gladstone, New Jersey along the Gladstone Branch of the Morris and Essex line....
has its own station less than 2 miles before the terminus. By major roads, It is close to Interstate 78
Interstate 78
Interstate 78 is an Interstate Highway in the Northeast United States, running 144 miles from Interstate 81 northeast of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, through Allentown, Pennsylvania, and western and northern New Jersey to the Holland Tunnel and Lower Manhattan in New York City.I-78 is a major road...
and Interstate 287
Interstate 287
Interstate 287 is an auxiliary Interstate Highway in the U.S. states of 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...
and U.S. Route 202
U.S. Route 202 in New Jersey
U.S. Route 202 is a U.S. Highway running from New Castle, Delaware northeast to Bangor, Maine. In the U.S. state of New Jersey, the route runs from the New Hope-Lambertville Toll Bridge over the Delaware River at the Pennsylvania border in Delaware Township, Hunterdon County near Lambertville...
and U.S. Route 206
U.S. Route 206
U.S. Route 206 is a long north–south United States highway in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, United States. Only about a half a mile of its length is in Pennsylvania; the Milford-Montague Toll Bridge carries it over the Delaware River into New Jersey, where it is the remainder of the route...
.
Education
Students in grades K–12 attend the schools of the Somerset Hills Regional School DistrictSomerset Hills Regional School District
The Somerset Hills Regional School District is a comprehensive regional K–12 public school district serving students from four communities in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States...
, a regional school district serving students from Bernardsville
Bernardsville, New Jersey
Bernardsville is a borough and affluent suburb in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. Bernardsville has the 10th-highest per capita income in the state. Nationwide, Bernardsville ranks 75th among the 100 highest-income places in the United States...
, Far Hills
Far Hills, New Jersey
Far Hills is a borough in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the population was 919.Far Hills was incorporated as a borough based on an Act of the New Jersey Legislature passed on April 7, 1921, from portions of Bernards Township, subject to the results...
, and Peapack-Gladstone, along with those from Bedminster Township
Bedminster Township, New Jersey
Bedminster Township is a Township in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 8,165....
who district's high school as part of a sending/receiving relationship
Sending/receiving relationship
A sending/receiving relationship is one in which a public school district sends some or all of its students to attend the schools of another district. This is often done to achieve costs savings in smaller districts or continues after districts have grown as part of a historical relationship...
. The three schools in the district (with 2009-10 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics
National Center for Education Statistics
The 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
Bedwell Elementary School (K - 4, 737 students),
Bernardsville Middle School (5 - 8, 549 students) and
Bernards High School
Bernards High School
Bernards High School is a comprehensive four-year regional public high school in Somerset County, New Jersey. The school is part of the Somerset Hills Regional School District, a regional K–12 school district that consists of the participating municipalities of Bernardsville, Far Hills and...
(9 - 12, 779 students), and are all located in Bernardsville. Many of the high school students travel to school using the train that links the two towns together.
Gill St. Bernard's School
Gill St. Bernard's School
Gill St. Bernard's School is a private, nonsectarian, coeducational day school located in the Gladstone area of Peapack-Gladstone, New Jersey, United States, serving students in primary through twelfth grade...
is a private, nonsectarian
Nonsectarian
Nonsectarian, in its most literal sense, refers to a lack of sectarianism. The term is also more narrowly used to describe secular private educational institutions or other organizations either not affiliated with or not restricted to a particular religious denomination though the organization...
, coeducation
Coeducation
Mixed-sex education, also known as coeducation or co-education, is the integrated education of male and female persons in the same institution. It is the opposite of single-sex education...
al day school
Day school
A day school—as opposed to a boarding school—is an institution where children are given educational instruction during the day and after which children/teens return to their homes...
, serving 645 students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade.
The Cottage School and Cottage Elementary Schools serve students in preschool through the early elementary grades.
History
NASDAQ
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with the ticker symbol PGC. See also New Jersey Country Houses: The Somerset Hills (written by John K. Turpin and W. Barry Thomson), Mountain Colony Press, Inc.
Sports
The town is home to Stronghold Soccer Club, which plays its matches at Mount St. John's on the grounds of Montgomery Academy.Points of interest
- NatirarNatirarNatirar 491 acres is an estate spanning Peapack-Gladstone, Far Hills and Bedminster, New Jersey. Its name is a reverse spelling of Raritan. In 2003 it was sold by the estate of His Majesty, Hassan II, late King of Morocco, to Somerset County, New Jersey, and is now administered by the Somerset...
- Sybase Match Play ChampionshipSybase Match Play ChampionshipThe Sybase Match Play Championship is professional golf tournament played on the LPGA Tour since 2010. The tournament takes place at Hamilton Farm Golf Club in Gladstone, New Jersey...
- United States Equestrian TeamUnited States Equestrian TeamThe United States Equestrian Team, or USET, was founded in 1950 at the Coates estate on van Beuren Road in Morristown, New Jersey, and is the international equestrian team for the United States...
Notable residents
Notable current and former residents of Peapack-Gladstone include:- William Robert CoxWilliam Robert CoxWilliam Robert Cox was an American author. He was a prolific writer of short stories and Western and Mystery novels mainly for the pulp and paperback markets. He wrote under at least six pseudonyms: Willard d'Arcy, Mike Frederic, John Parkhill, Joel Reeve, Roger G. Spellman and Jonas Ward.He was...
(1901–1988), prolific writer of short stories and WesternWestern fictionWestern fiction is a genre of literature set in the American Old West frontier and typically set from the late eighteenth to the late nineteenth century. Well-known writers of Western fiction include Zane Grey from the early 1900s and Louis L'Amour from the mid 20th century...
and Mystery novels mainly for the pulp and paperback markets written under multiple pseudonyms. - Hassan II (1983–1999), King of Morocco.
- Jacqueline Kennedy OnassisJacqueline Kennedy OnassisJacqueline Lee Bouvier "Jackie" Kennedy Onassis was the wife of the 35th President of the United States, John F. Kennedy, and served as First Lady of the United States during his presidency from 1961 until his assassination in 1963. Five years later she married Greek shipping magnate Aristotle...
(1929–1994), Former First Lady. - Richard B. SellarsRichard B. SellarsRichard Beverland Sellars was an American business executive who served as chairman and CEO of Johnson & Johnson as part of 40 years with the healthcare product firm...
(1915–2010), Chairman and CEO of Johnson & JohnsonJohnson & JohnsonJohnson & Johnson is an American multinational pharmaceutical, medical devices and consumer packaged goods manufacturer founded in 1886. Its common stock is a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the company is listed among the Fortune 500....
.
External links
- Borough of Peapack-Gladstone official site
- Somerset Hills School District
- Data for the Somerset Hills School District, 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...
- Peapack-Gladstone Open Space Trust
- The Historical Society of the Somerset Hills
- Stronghold Soccer Club
- The Cottage School and Cottage Elementary School