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Hillside, New Jersey Hillside is a township in Union County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 21,747.Hillside was incorporated as a township on April 3, 1913, from portions of Union Township, based on the results of a referendum held on April 29, 1913.The town is split between area codes 908 and 973. Geography Hillside is located at 40°41′44″N 74°13′43″W / 40.695552°N 74.228561°W / 40.695552; -74.228561 (40.695552, -74.228561).The township is located on the northern edge of Union County and is bordered to the northwest by Irvington and to the north and northeast by Newark, both in Essex County. Elizabeth borders Hillside to the east and southeast, while Union borders to the west.According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 2.8 square miles (7.2 km2), all of it land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 21,747 people, 7,161 households, and 5,578 families residing in the township. The population density was 7,793.6 people per square mile (3,009.5/km2). There were 7,388 housing units at an average density of 2,647.7/sq mi (1,022.4/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 40.03% White, 46.54% African American, 0.23% Native American, 3.45% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 5.26% from other races, and 4.41% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 14.50% of the population. 11% of the current population is of Portuguese ancestry or origin.There were 7,161 households out of which 36.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.5% were married couples living together, 18.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.1% were non-families. 18.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.04 and the average family size was 3.45.In the township the population was spread out with 25.6% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 88.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.2 males.The median income for a household in the township was $59,136, and the median income for a family was $64,635. Males had a median income of $39,439 versus $31,817 for females. The per capita income for the township was $21,724. About 3.2% of families and 5.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.4% of those under age 18 and 9.1% of those age 65 or over. History Hillside was created from parcels of land carved out of neighboring Newark, Elizabeth, and Union. It originally contained the farms of Woodruff, Conant and Saybrook. Local streets still bear their names.Hillside was incorporated shortly after the appearance of Halley's Comet in 1910, and for that reason, the team nickname of Hillside High School is the 'Comets.' Several local businesses take the name 'Comet' for the same reason.The Hillside Historical Society was established in the 1980s in the Woodruff home on Conant Street, perhaps the township's oldest. The Woodruff House and Eaton Store Museum is operated and maintained by the Hillside Historical Society. Purchased by the Society in 1978, the house has been faithfully restored to its original grandeur. The Woodruff House is unique in that it spans 3 centuries in one structure. From the original 1735 building, to the 1790 addition, to the 1890s kitchen all the way to the 1900s store. The society has also added to the grounds an authentic post and beam Barn, a Phil Rizutto and All Sports Museum honoring the Hillside legend as well as an archive to house the many documents the society has obtained over the years.Jean-Ray Turner, a reporter for the Elizabeth Daily Journal, wrote Along the Upper Road, in the 1970s, a book of the history of Hillside.Hillside has been the home of Bristol-Myers Squibb and for years was the site of the Lionel Trains factory. The town thrived for decades and reached an economic peak in the 1960s. Blue collar workers who lived primarily in the central part of town were employed in local manufacturing concerns. White collar workers established the neighborhood known as Westminster where Yankee shortstop and broadcaster Phil Rizzuto lived for most of his adult life, until his passing. That section of town also included the private Pingry School for boys, which became co-ed in 1974.In the 1950s and 1960s the township was approximately one-half Jewish, many of whom lived either in Westminster or in the area of Hillside near Chancellor Avenue, adjacent to the Weequahic, section of Newark. This section of Newark was the early home of comedian Jerry Lewis and writer Philip Roth ('Portnoy's Complaint').In the early 1950s the township established Conant Park, its largest. The park is bounded by the Elizabeth River and Conant Street. At the rear area of the park near Pingry School was the boundary of the Kean Estate, the boyhood home of Governor Thomas Kean (1982-1990). The wealthy Kean family also donated the land on Morris Avenue and helped to establish Newark Normal College in 1885, which has been renamed Kean University in the family's honor. Also in the 1950s the Town Hall, Police Headquarters and Municipal Library were constructed at the corner of Liberty and Hillside Avenues.Popular township organizations included Rotary, Kiwanis, Knights of Columbus, Elks, the Hillside Industrial Association, the Hillside Business and Professional Women's Club, the Republican Club and the Democratic Club, as well as a number of ethnic clubs and associations.In the eighties, following an issue with the Hillside Police Department, the Reverend Al Sharpton held a rally outside Town Hall on Hillside Avenue.In many ways Hillside was a microcosm of the political, economic and sociological forces that shaped America in the post World War II era. These included the original baby-boomers in the 1950s, the abandonment of the township in the 1970s by both the baby-boomers and their parents, the simultaneous settlement and integration by blacks following the Newark race riots in the 1960s, the influx of Hispanic and Portuguese in the 1980s, the rise and fall of the manufacturing-based local economy and more. Local government Hillside is governed under the Faulkner Act (Mayor-Council) form of New Jersey municipal government, by a mayor and a seven-member Township Council. Four council embers come from wards and three are elected at large, all elected to four-year terms in office on a staggered basis in non-partisan elections.The Mayor of Hillside is Joseph G. Menza. The members of the Hillside Township Council are:Council President Edward Brewer (First Ward) Council Vice President Frank Deo (Council at Large) Council at Large Angela Garretson Council at Large President Carlisle 2nd Ward Council Shelley-Ann Bates 3rd Ward Council John G. Kulish 4th Ward Council Gerald Freedman Federal, state and county representation Hillside Township is in the Tenth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 29th Legislative District.New Jersey's Tenth Congressional District is represented by Donald M. Payne (D, Newark). New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Bob Menendez (D, Hoboken).29th District of the New Jersey Legislature, which is represented in the New Jersey Senate by Teresa Ruiz (D, Newark) and in the New Jersey General Assembly by Alberto Coutinho (D, Newark) and L. Grace Spencer (D, Newark). The Governor of New Jersey is Chris Christie (R, Mendham). The Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey is Kim Guadagno (R, Monmouth Beach).Union County is governed by a nine-member Board of Chosen Freeholders, elected at-large to three-year terms on a staggered basis. Union County's Freeholders are Freeholder Chairman Alexander Mirabella (Roselle Park), Freeholder Vice Chairman Daniel P. Sullivan (Elizabeth), Angel G. Estrada (Elizabeth), Chester Holmes (Rahway), Bette Jane Kowalski (Cranford), Rick Proctor (Rahway), Deborah P. Scanlon (Union), Rayland Van Blake (Plainfield), and Nancy Ward (Linden). Education The Hillside Public Schools serve students in kindergarten through twelfth grade. Schools in the district (with 2005-06 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are A.P. Morris Early Childhood Center & Saybrook Annex for grades K-2 (874 students), three elementary schools for grades 3-6 — Calvin Coolidge (209) Hurden Looker (445) and , George Washington (333) — Walter O. Krumbiegel Middle School for grades 7 and 8 (467), and Hillside High School for grades 9-12 (1,048). Hillside High School on Liberty Avenue was originally constructed in 1941, replacing the Coe Avenue (A.P. Morris) School which became a grammar school. Additions were later added to accommodate the baby-boomers of the 1950s and 1960s. In the mid-sixties the high school held some 1,500 students.Catholic grammar schools included Christ the King on Columbia Ave and St. Catherine of Siena School in Elizabeth on North Broad Street until the two were merged in 2004 to form Hillside Catholic Academy, with the students from both schools together at the facility on Bloy Street.A portion of Kean University is located in the Westminster Section of Hillside, on the grounds of the former Pingry School. Commerce Portions of Hillside are part of an Urban Enterprise Zone. In addition to other benefits to encourage employment within the Zone, shoppers can take advantage of a reduced 3½% sales tax rate (versus the 7% rate charged statewide). Transportation There is New Jersey Transit bus service to New York City and New Jersey points. There is one train line that passes through the town but there are no stations. The Irvington Branch of the Lehigh Valley Railroad breaks off of the mainline. The closest train stations are Union Station in Union, and North Elizabeth Station in Elizabeth.Newark Liberty International Airport is approximately two miles east of Hillside.Garden State Parkway, U.S. Route 22, and Interstate 78 are located in Hillside. A toll gate is located on the northbound lanes of the parkway, approaching the interchange for 78. At the present time, the interchange between 78 & the Parkway is lacking certain ramp movements. The New Jersey Department of Transportation is currently completing the interchange, which will make it possible for motorists on the Garden State Parkway to exit onto Rt. 78 in either direction. The construction is expected to be completed in 2011. Notable residents Some noted current and former residents:William Bendix, (1908-1964)actor(Lifeboat,Life of Riley), lived here in the 1930s. Marquis Cunningham- Finalist on 'So You Think You Can Dance' on FOX. Michael V. Gazzo, (1923-1995),playwright(A Hatful of Rain) andAcademy Award-nominated filmactor(birthplace) Marc Leepson, (b. 1945), journalist and historian, author ofSaving Monticello,Flag: An American Biography, andDesperate Engagement, and editor ofThe Webster's New World Dictionary of the Vietnam War(childhood home)</ref> Rollie Massimino, (b. 1934), collegebasketballcoach, ledVillanova University's win in the 1985NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship(childhood home) Kendall Ogle, (b.1976), 1999 draft pick of the National Football League'sCleveland Browns. Robert Parham, (b. 1966)kickboxingformer World Kickboxing Champion and actor (childhood home) Tab Ramos, (b. 1966),footballerand member of the United States'1990and1994 World Cupteams (childhood home). Tiffany Rayne, (1985–)porn star,Hustlercovergirl in May 2006 Phil Rizzuto, (1917-2007),Hall of Famebaseballplayer (longtime resident). Zygmunt 'Zygi' Wilf(1950-) real estate developer and the principal owner of the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League. (childhood home). Arthur Seale, (b. 1946), serving life sentence for 1980s kidnapping, murder of Exxon oil executive, Sidney Reso. Hela Young, (1949-2002), Miss New Jersey 1971,New Jersey Pick 6television host. Dick Zimmer, (1944-), former member of theUnited States House of Representatives, Republican candidate forUnited States Senatein 1996 and 2008 (childhood home) Tinman Hyde(1983 -) Film Director, upcoming movieGorbachovis slated for October 2009 release. Tame One(Rahem Brown), hip-hop artist, member of the supergroupThe Weathermen. DJ Mr. Len(Leonard 'Lenny' Smythe), hip-hop artist, former member of the underground groupCompany Flow, current member of the groupRoosevelt Franklin. DJ Dennis Funkin' McFadden(Dennis McFadden) night club/mobile disc-jockey, played music in local night clubs such as the Club La Prairie (Orange, NJ), Peppermint Lounge (E. Orange, NJ), The Roof Top (Hillside, NJ), Club Crystals (Irvington, NJ), Cheetah Club (Patterson, NJ) and numerous east-coast venues from Washington DC to Boston, MA. Unified a group of New Jersey DJ’s and established the brand nameFunky Sounds Inc1989 – 1996. A member of the DJ group Musique that rivaled DJ groups such as Frisco Disco, The Odyssey Seven, Mark V Disco and others from Essex/Union County New Jersey from 1980 - 1985. Blanks 77, astreet punkband active from 1990 was originally based in Hillside. Evergreen Cemetery Hillside is the site of Evergreen Cemetery, known locally as the burial site of many Roma (or Gypsy) families and a number of notable writers, including:Stephen Crane, author ofThe Red Badge of Courage Mary Mapes Dodge, author ofHans Brinker or The Silver Skates Edward Stratemeyer, creator of theHardy Boys,Bobbsey Twins,Nancy Drew,Rover Boys, andTom Swiftseries, among others Pop culture Hip hop artistLauryn Hillmentions Hillside on her albumThe Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. In the song 'Every Ghetto, Every City,' in which she describes her experiences growing up in New Jersey, she raps, 'Hillside brings beef with the cops.'