Westwood, New Jersey
| Town Name: |
Westwood |
| City Hall: |
Westwood Borough
Hall |
| Address: |
101 Washington Avenue,
Westwood NJ 07675 |
| Phone Number: |
201-664-7100 |
| Web Site: |
http://www.bergen.org/Bergen |
| Government: |
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| Type: |
Borough |
| Police Employees |
31 |
| Population |
10999 |
| Crime Rate
(per 1000 people) |
0 |
| Persons
Per Sq Mile: |
0 |
| Distance
to NYC: |
25.0 miles |
| Parks: |
Westwood
has a full-time recreation dept. and full-time director
There are 7 parks with recreational activities available
to residents Facilities Include: 3 Local Parks, 6 Public
Playgrounds, 3 Athletic Fields, 4 public tennis courts,
and an indoor ice skating rink. Day trips and events planned
out through year. |
Town
History: |
Westwood,
New Jersey is a borough of just under 12000 residents
in Northern Bergen County. It is the main shopping district
for the Pascack Valley, which is an Eight-town area with
a population of approximately 75,000. This shopping area
and the location of the railroad earned Westwood the name
"Hob of the Pascack Valley". First settled in
the early 1700's as a farming community, the borough was
incorporated in 1894. |
Town
Meeting: |
Mayor/Council:
1st Tuesday, 8 PM, Municipal Hall (work session) 3rd Tuesday,
8 PM, Municipal Hall (public meeting) |
Real Estate
Ordinances: |
Westwood
requires Certificate of Occupancy and Smoke Detector Compliance
Certificates for any of the following: 1- House Re-sales,
2 - House and apartment rentals of any type, 3 - Building
and or House ownership changes of any type. In order to
expedite the inspection process we do provide a basic
checklist, also for violations summons will be issued. |
| Address: |
49 Park Avenue |
| Phone: |
201-664-0583 |
| Hours: |
M: 10-9, T/Th: 9-9,
W/F: 9-5, Sat: 10-4 |
| Director: |
Phyllis Palley |
| Number of
Books: |
47767 |
| Board
of Education: 664-0880, Ray Montesano Located at 701
Ridgewood Road, Washington Township Berkeley School
(K-6): 664-7760 Located at 47 Berkeley Avenue Brookside
School (K-4): 664-9000 Located at 20 Lake Drive Ketler
School (K-6): 664-5560 Located at 23 Third Avenue Westwood
Junior/Senior High School: 664-0880 Located at 701 Ridgewood
Road, Washington Twsp.. |
| Number
of Students to College: |
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| Student
to Teacher Ratio: |
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| Cost
per Student: |
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| Single
Family Units: |
2878 |
| Owner
Occupied: |
2781 |
| Renter
Occupied: |
1704 |
| Residential
Units: |
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| Farm
Units: |
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| Commercial
Units: |
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| Industrial
Units: |
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| Apartment
Units: |
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| Vacant
Units: |
125 |
| Total
Units: |
4610 |
| Tax
Rate: |
2.8 |
| Water: |
Hackensack Water
Company |
| Gas
& Electric: |
P.S.E.&
G. |
| Health: |
Pascack Valley
Hospital Old Hook Rd. Westwood, NJ 07675 358-3000 |
| Sanitation: |
Twice a week
curbside garbage collection--up to 6 containers, items
including garbage & trash. Mandatory recycling
of glass, aluminum, newspaper, tin, plastic, grass,
branches, batteries, & heavy metal |
| Transportation Information |
| Railroads: |
NJ Transit, Amtrak |
| Buses: |
NJ Transit, Red
& Tan |
Major
Highways: |
Rt. 17, Garden
State Parkway, NY Thruway, Rt. 4, 9W, Palisades Interstate
Parkway, NJ Turnpike |
| Airports: |
Newark, Kennedy,
LaGuardia |
| Commuter Information: |
Conrail trains
to Hoboken, buses to NYC by NJ Transit and Red &
Tan lines. NJ Transit bus service to Midtown New York
City Red & Tan bus service to Midtown New York City
Pascack Valley Rail line to Hoboken Taxi Service also
available |
Apostolic Life Church:
358-0152 Located at 264 Washington Avenue/American Legion
Hall Calvary Baptist Church: 666-2025 Located at 3rd Avenue
& Elm Street The First Church of Christ Scientist Located
at 91 First Avenue Grace Episcopal Church: 664-0407 Located
at 9 Harrington Avenue at Kinderkamack Road Lebanon Baptist
Church: 664-5712 Located at 60 Pascack Road Mt.. Zion Baptist
Church: 664-1557 Located at 48 Sand Road Reformed Church of
Westwood: 664-8814 Located at 250 3rd Avenue St. Andrew Roman
Catholic Church: 666-1100 Located at 124 Washington Avenue
St. John's A.M.E. Church: 664-9656 Located at 156 Palisade
Avenue New St. Mark's A.M.E. Zion Church: 666-8369 Located
on Palisade Avenue Westwood United Methodist Church: 664-0755
Located at 105 Fairview Avenue Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church:
664-1325 Located at 159 2nd Avenue
| Miscellaneous Information |
Local Hospital: Pascack
Valley Hospital-Located on Old Hook Road in Westwood.
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