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North Arlington, New Jersey North Arlington is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 15,181. As the site of Holy Cross Cemetery, which has interred over 250,000 individuals since its establishment in 1915, North Arlington has over 15 times more dead people than living.North Arlington was formed by a referendum passed on March 9, 1896, and incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 11, 1896, from area taken from Union Township. Geography North Arlington is located at 40°47′29″N 74°07′59″W / 40.791320°N 74.133041°W / 40.791320; -74.133041 (40.791320, -74.133041).According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 2.6 square miles (6.8 km2), of which, 2.6 square miles (6.7 km2) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km2) of it (1.53%) is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 15,181 people, 6,392 households, and 4,129 families residing in the borough. The population density was 5,880.7 people per square mile (2,271.9/km2). There were 6,529 housing units at an average density of 2,529.2/sq mi (977.1/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 89.61% White, 0.46% African American, 0.14% Native American, 5.61% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 2.29% from other races, and 1.87% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.57% of the population.There were 6,392 households out of which 24.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.7% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.4% were non-families. 30.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 3.00.In the borough the population was spread out with 18.0% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 19.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 88.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.1 males.The median income for a household in the borough was $51,787, and the median income for a family was $62,483. Males had a median income of $41,512 versus $34,769 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $24,441. About 3.4% of families and 5.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.2% of those under age 18 and 6.1% of those age 65 or over. Crime The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 24. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 1.6 per 1,000 people.[citation needed]Mayor Peter C. Massa is a member of the Mayors Against Illegal Guns Coalition, a bi-partisan group with a stated goal of 'making the public safer by getting illegal guns off the streets.' The Coalition is co-chaired by Boston Mayor Thomas Menino and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Local government North Arlington is governed under the Borough 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 and only votes to break a tie. 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 North Arlington Borough is Peter C. Massa (D, term ends on December 31, 2010. Members of the North Arlington Borough Council are Joseph R. Bianchi (R, 2010), Richard T. Hughes (R, 2010), Steven A. Tanelli (D, 2008), Mark Yampaglia (D,2008), Jon Kearney (R, 2010) and Chris Johnson (R, 2010).In elections held on November 6, 2007, voters filled two seats on the borough council. Republicans Joseph R. Bianchi (1,433) and Richard T. Hughes (1,390) unseated Democratic Party incumbents Philip Spanola (1,277) and Mark E. Yampaglia (1,289). The election results mean that the 2008 council will now have a 4-2 Democratic edge.On Election Day, November 7, 2006, Democrats swept all three open seats, with Councilmember Peter C. Massa elected mayor (2,436), defeating Republican Peter J. Norcia (1,988). Salvatore DiBlasi (2,231) and Albert Granell Jr. (2,269) won election to the Borough Council, defeating Republicans Joseph Bianchi (2,091) and James Bocchino (2,047), with Independent Eileen Sheedy trailing the pack (190). Voters also approved a ballot initiative calling on the Council to enact an ordinance restricting the use of eminent domain for private development by a 2,567-711 margin. All three took office in their new roles as of January 1, 2007. Federal, state and county representation North Arlington is in the Ninth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 36th Legislative District.New Jersey's Ninth Congressional District is represented by Steve Rothman (D, Fair Lawn). New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Bob Menendez (D, Hoboken).36th District of the New Jersey Legislature, which is represented in the New Jersey Senate by Paul Sarlo (D, Wood-Ridge) and in the New Jersey General Assembly by Frederick Scalera (D, Nutley) and Gary Schaer (D, Passaic). The Governor of New Jersey is Chris Christie (R, Mendham). The Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey is Kim Guadagno (R, Monmouth Beach).Bergen County's County Executive is Dennis McNerney (D). The executive, along with the seven-member Board of Chosen Freeholders administer all county business. As of 2010[update], Bergen County's Freeholders are Chairman James M. Carroll (D, Demarest), Vice-Chairwoman Elizabeth Calabrese (D, Wallington), John Driscoll, Jr. (R, Paramus), David L. Ganz (D, Fair Lawn), Robert G. Hermansen (R, Mahwah), Bernadette P. McPherson (D, Rutherford) and Tomas J. Padilla (D, Park Ridge). Other countywide elected officials are Sheriff Leo P. McGuire (D), Surrogate Court Judge Michael R. Dressler (D, Cresskill) and County Clerk Kathleen Donovan (R, Rutherford). Politics As of April 1, 2006, out of a 2004 Census estimated population of 15,254 in North Arlington, there were 8,544 registered voters (56.0% of the population, vs. 55.4% in all of Bergen County). Of registered voters, 1,751 (20.5% vs. 20.7% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 1,471 (17.2% vs. 19.2% countywide) were registered as Republicans and 5,321 (62.3% vs. 60.1% countywide) were registered as Undeclared. There was one voter registered to another party.On the national level, North Arlington is almost evenly split. In the 2004 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 3,376 votes here, narrowly edging Democrat John Kerry who received 3,370 votes. Education Students in pre-Kindergarten through twelfth grade are educated by the North Arlington School District. Schools in the district (with 2005-06 school enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) include three pre-K - 5 elementary schools — Thomas Jefferson Elementary School, with 336 students; Franklin Roosevelt Elementary School, with 169 students; and George Washington Elementary School, with 169 students — North Arlington Middle School with 365 students in grades 6 - 8, and North Arlington High School with an enrollment of 498 students in grades 9 - 12.For seventeen years North Arlington was the only school district in the entire state that featured involuntary 'combined classes' whereby classes at their Roosevelt School had combined grades 3 and 4, grades 5 and 6, and grades 7 and 8. This educational abuse ended in 1989.In addition, Queen of Peace, a Roman Catholic parish, operates two parochial schools, Queen of Peace Elementary School (Pre-K-8th Grade) and Queen of Peace High School (9th-12th Grade).Another notable part of North Arlington's education system is its extensive outreach to its town's youth via a multi-faceted, public athletic/recreation program. Using athletics to build strong character education and encourage children to learn teamwork and commitment, North Arlington's Recreation program is currently headed by director Jimmy Herrmann and an eleven-person recreation committee. North Arlington Recreation currently offers boys and girls basketball leagues, a recreation bowling league, a girls softball league, little league baseball, a soccer association, and a popular football and cheerleading program, the 'Junior Vikings', named after the North Arlington High School 'Vikings'.Additionally, to meet the needs of a growing population of children with special needs, North Arlington recreation offers 'Recreation for Developmentally Challenged Children'. This program includes cooperation from neighboring towns, and consists of Spring baseball and soccer. The current contact for this program is Ms. Micki Prokop.As a testament to their commitment to the importance of athleticism, the recreation program extends itself to adults with an adult men's basketball league as well as an adult women's volleyball program. Fire The North Arlington Fire Department (NAFD) is an all-volunteer fire department. The department is staffed by 80 fully-trained firefighters. There are three separate firehouses. Ambulance North Arlington Volunteer Emergency Squad proudly protects approximately 14,000 people living in an area of 2 square miles (5.2 km2). They operate and protect a primarily residential area. The department works with a paid staff Monday thru Friday 6am - 6pm and Volunteer staff from 6pm to 6am Monday through Friday and day and night Saturday and Sunday.North Arlington Volunteer Emergency Squad, also known as NAVES, was founded on June 2, 1972 by John Cooney and is celebrating its 33rd year of service to the community. The squad consists of 28 members ranging in ages from 16 to 68 years of age. NAVES has a very successful Youth Squad which is the future of our organization as well as a growing Auxiliary which assist in non-riding functions such as fundraising and administrative duties. Transportation Route 7 and Route 17 both pass through North Arlington, meeting at the intersection of Ridge Road (Rt. 17) and the Belleville Turnpike (Rt. 7).New Jersey Transit bus routes 39, 40 and 76 serve North Arlington. History North Arlington was founded as 'New Barbadoes Neck'. Copperwas mined here in the 18th and 19th centuries.It was the first true copper mine in North America. In 1754, the firststeam enginein North American was constructed in North Arlington. TheNewcomen steam enginewas imported from England by John Schuyler pump water out of his copper mine. He hired engineerJosiah Hornblowerto assemble the machinery. North Arlington, together withLyndhurstandRutherfordwas the site of theEnCapproject, an effort to remediate landfills on the 785-acre (3.18 km2) site and construct homes and golf courses on top of the cleaned up site. On May 27, 2008, theNew Jersey Meadowlands Commissionterminated its agreement with EnCap Golf Holdings, the company that had the contract to redevelop the site, after the company had missed targets to cleanup the landfills as part of the project. Arlington Diner in North Arlington was used in the making of the 2006 filmRunning Scared. Pizzaland in North Arlington was in the opening credits of the Sopranos. Notable residents Notable current and former residents of North Arlington include:James Thomas, guitarist and composer, of the San Francisco psychedelic instrumental bandThe Mermen. Derek Jeter,New York YankeesShortstop, lived in North Arlington until he was 4 years of age.