FIRE DEPARTMENT & STREET SIGNS: RICH MARDEKIAN; KAYAK: CARMINE GALASSO/THE RECORD;
GRAND MARSHALL: BOB KING
communities
ELMWOOD
PARK
ESTABLISHED 1973
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Crisscrossed by Routes 4 and 46, as well
as the Garden State Parkway and Interstate
80, Elmwood Park is a solid locale for
commuters and commerce. The borough
is celebrating its centennial this year and
was originally incorporated as the Borough
of East Paterson. In November of 1972,
the town voted to change the name. Since
becoming Elmwood Park, the borough has
had only has one mayor, Richard Mola, who
can boast the longest mayoral tenure in
Bergen County.
Landmarks
Artesian Fields County Park
Van Houten-Hillman House
EMERSON
TRAIN STATION: THOMAS E. FRANKLIN/THE RECORD;
PRESERVE: TOM MOORHEAD; PARK: MARKO GEORGIEV/THE RECORD
ESTABLISHED 1903
emersonnj.org
The southernmost town in the coveted
Pascack Valley, Emerson offers a tight-knit
community where families enjoy an eclectic
mix of businesses, nature and homes set
along tree-lined streets. The 2.4-square-mile
borough abuts the Oradell Reservoir and
is home to the Emerson Woods Preserve, a
19-acre watershed buffer featuring trails, a
roofed kiosk posting educational information
on the abundant flower and fauna inside
the woods and a self-guided nature walk.
Development of the downtown area along
Kinderkamack Road near the train station
is in the works with plans for retail and
residential units, as well as more parking.
Landmark
Emerson Woods Preserve
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