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Nutley, New Jersey Nutley is a township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 27,362. For 2008, the population of Nutley is estimated to be over 30,000 residents.What is now Nutley was originally incorporated as Franklin Township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 18, 1874, from portions of Belleville Township. Nutley was incorporated as a Town on March 5, 1902, replacing Franklin Township. Nutley was one of several Essex County communities that changed to the Township type during the 1970s in order to qualify for federal revenue-sharing aid only available to townships. Nutley derived its name from the estate of the Satterthwaite family, established in 1844, which stretched along the Passaic River and from an artist's colony in the area.New Jersey Monthly magazine ranked Nutley as its 38th best place to live in its 2008 rankings of the 'Best Places To Live' in New Jersey. Geography Nutley is located at 40°49′11″N 74°09′32″W / 40.819600°N 74.158770°W / 40.819600; -74.158770 (40.819600, -74.158770).According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 3.4 square miles (8.9 km2), of which, 3.4 square miles (8.7 km2) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km2) of it (1.75%) is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 27,362 people, 10,884 households, and 7,368 families residing in the township. The population density was 8,123.0 people per square mile (3,134.9/km2). There were 11,118 housing units at an average density of 1, 273.8/km2 (3,300.6/sq mi). The racial makeup of the township was 87.95% White, 1.87% African American, 0.05% Native American, 7.10% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 1.75% from other races, and 1.24% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.69% of the population.Racial diversity has significantly grown since the 2000 census, with higher populations of several racial minority groups in recent years.According to Applied Geographic Solutions, as of 2009, the town's population was 27,019, and the racial makeup of Nutley was 80.1% White, 8.6% Asian or Pacific Islander, 6.6% African American, and 4.7% from other races.As of the 2000 census, 36.0% of town residents were of Italian ancestry, the 12th-highest percentage of any municipality in the United States, and fifth-highest in New Jersey, among all places with more than 1,000 residents identifying their ancestry.There were 10,884 households out of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.0% were married couples living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.3% were non-families. 27.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.11.In the town the population was spread out with 21.8% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 31.6% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 89.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.0 males.The median income for a household in the township was $59,634, and the median income for a family was $73,264 (these figures had risen to $76,729 and $96,403 respectively as of a 2007 estimate). Males had a median income of $51,121 versus $37,100 for females. The per capita income for the township was $28,039. About 3.4% of families and 4.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.4% of those under age 18 and 7.9% of those age 65 or over.Nutley's population grew between the 1920s and 1960s due to a large influx of Italian immigrants and Italian-Americans. Today, 44.5% of Nutley is of Italian descent, per data from the 2000 Census. History The town of Nutley grew slowly as the Village of Newark developed. The first European settler in the area, recorded in the minutes of a Newark town meeting in 1693, was a Dutch painter named Bastian Van Giesen. His house still stands today on Chestnut Street and is the location of the Nutley Women's Club. John Treat and Thomas Stagg purchased lots adjacent to Van Geisen's in 1695 and 1698 respectively. The first brownstone quarry in Nutley is believed to have been in operation by the early 18th century and was the town's first major industry. Jobs at the brownstone quarry in the Avondale section of Nutley provided work for many Italian and Irish immigrants. Mills situated along the Third River in the area now known as Memorial Park I became Nutley's second major industry. John and Thomas Speer, Joseph Kingsland, and Henry Duncan all operated mills in the town during the 1800s. Current streets in Nutley are named after these mill owners. Henry Duncan built several mills throughout the town and established the village of Franklinville consisting of 30 homes and a few small businesses which later became the center of Nutley. One of Duncan's buildings has been modified and now serves as the town hall. Kingsland Manor is a national historic place.Nutley's current town historian, John Demmer, is the author of the book in the 'Images of America' series titled Nutley; Demmer is also part of The Nutley Historical Society, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to serve the educational, cultural and historical needs of the community. Several other passionate historical works on Nutley have been written by local historians, notably the late Miss Ann Troy's 'Nutley: Yesterday - Today'; 'Nutley' by Marilyn Peters and Richard O'Connor in the 'Then and Now' series; and books about the Nutley Velodrome. Local resident Chris Economaki also wrote extensively about the Nutley Velodrome in his autobiographical racing history Let Them All Go! as the Velodrome was the first racetrack he had visited as a child. Local representation Nutley has operated a Commission form of government under the Walsh Act since 1912. Each of the five commissioners are elected on a nonpartisan basis to serve four-year concurrent terms (current terms of office all end on May 22, 2012). The commissioners also serve as department heads in addition to their legislative functions. The Commissioners elect one Commissioner as Mayor. Historically the Commissioner that receives the most votes is appointed Mayor. The mayor is only responsible for his or her departments and serves as the chair of the commission.Nutley's current Commissioners are:Joanne Cocchiola-Oliver-Commissioner of Public AffairsandMayor(2012) Thomas J. Evans-Commissioner of Revenue and Finance(2012) Alphonse Petracco-Commissioner of Public Safety(2012) Dr. Joseph P. Scarpelli-Commissioner of Public Works(2012) Mauro G. Tucci-Commissioner of Parks and Public Property(2012) Federal, state and county representation Nutley is part of New Jersey's 36th Legislative District and is in the Eighth Congressional District.New Jersey's Eighth Congressional District is represented by Bill Pascrell (D, Paterson). 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).Essex County's County Executive is Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. The executive, along with the Board of Chosen Freeholders administer all county business. Essex County's Freeholders are Freeholder President Blonnie R. Watson (at large), Freeholder Vice President Ralph R. Caputo (District 5), Johnny Jones (at large), Donald M. Payne, Jr. (at large), Patricia Sebold (at large) Samuel Gonzalez (District 1), D. Bilal Beasley (District 2), Carol Y. Clark (District 3) and Linda Lordi Cavanaugh (District 4). Politics On the national level, Nutley leans toward the Republican Party. In 2008, Republican John McCain received 52% of the vote here, defeating Democrat Barack Obama. Education The Nutley Public Schools serve students in kindergarten through twelfth grade.Schools in the district (with 2007-08 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics), are five elementary schools for students in grades K-6 — Lincoln (489), Radcliffe (337), Spring Garden (381), Washington (369) and Yantacaw (476) — John H. Walker Middle School for grades 7 and 8 (636) and Nutley High School for grades 9-12 (1,346). Recreation Nutley's parks include Booth Park, DeMuro Park, Father Glotzbach Park, Msgr Owens Park, Flora Louden Park, Kingsland Park, Memorial Park I, II, III, Nichols Park, and Rheinheimer Park. They offer fields for baseball, football, basketball, lacrosse, roller hockey, and soccer among other sports. Operation Nutley Cares After Hurricane Katrina devastated the central gulf coast region on August 29, 2005, Mayor Joanne Cocchiola and Commissioner Carmen A. Orechio reached out to local residents who wanted to help victims of the devastation, and formed the Operation Nutley Cares Committee. A decision was made to adopt Bay St. Louis, Mississippi as a sister city, Bay St. Louis, population 8,500, which sits just northwest of New Orleans, and had at least 60% of the community completely destroyed by Katrina and another 20% condemned. Monetary donations are still being accepted to help fund efforts to assist Bay St. Louis. Corporate residents Hoffmann–La Roche US-section is headquartered in Nutley, and was the site of the creations of the blockbuster medications Valium and Librium. Notable natives and residents Nutley's rich history includes being the home to many notables:Merle Allin, bass player.[citation needed] Julian 'Bud' Blake(1918–2005), cartoonist (Tiger). Robert Blake(born 1933), actor (Baretta), born Michael James Vincenzo Gubitosi. Carol Blazejowski, (born 1956) General Manager of the WNBA'sNew York Liberty. John Vernou Bouvier, Jr., (born 1865-1948), paternal grandfather of Jaqueline Kennedy Onassis. Jonathan Budine(born 1967), film director, producer and editor. Henry Cuyler Bunner, novelist. Elan Carter(born 1969),PlayboyPlaymateof the Month, June 1994. Tina Cervasio,sportscaster, best known for her work as theBoston Red Soxsideline reporter onNESNtelecasts. Samuel 'Little Sammy' Corsaro,Gambino crime familysoldier.[citation needed] William Pène du Bois(1916–1993), author, artist. Frank Fowler, painter. Ron Fraser, 'Wizard of College Baseball', Baseball coach atUniversity of Miami. Garry Furnari(born 1954), served in theNew Jersey Senateand inNew Jersey Superior Court, and was Mayor of Nutley from 1996-2003. John V. Kelly(1926–2009), served in theNew Jersey General Assemblyand elected as Mayor of Nutley in 1988. Robert Ellis Kur(born 1948), television journalist.[citation needed] Frank Lautenberg(born 1924),United States Senator. Frederick Dana Marsh(1872–1961), illustrator. Reginald Marsh(1898–1954), painter. Annie Oakley(1860–1926),sharpshooter. Carmen A. Orechio(born 1926), President of theNew Jersey Senate. Carlo Jackie Paris(1926–2004), jazz singer and guitarist. Raphael Sonenshein(born 1949), executive director of theLos AngelesCharter Reform Commission andchairmanof thepolitical sciencedepartment atCalifornia State University, Fullerton Frederic Dorr Steele(1873–1944), illustrator. Leo Sternbach(1908–2005), inventor ofValium.[citation needed] Martha Stewart(born 1941), domestic guru, born Martha Helen Kostyra. Frank Stockton(1834–1902), writer, best known for his short story 'The Lady or the Tiger?' Alix Strachey(1892–1973), psychoanalyst, born Alix Sargant-Florence, translatedSigmund Freud's works into English. Nick Zano(born 1978), actor. Cultural references Ed Sullivangave out Nutley pillows, maroon satin with yellow-appliqued letters and fringe, as 'boobie prizes' on his long-running television show. Aerosmithplayed at the Nutley prom in the 1960s. Stated in Aerosmith's autobiographyWalk This Way.Amazon.com Iron Butterflyplayed at the 1971 Nutley High School Prom.[citation needed] George Dorn, inThe Illuminatus! Trilogyis described as having grown up in Nutley, with references to his childhood illustrating that the authors had more than a passing familiarity with the town. Nutley native son, antiwar activist andQuaker, C(arl) J(ohn) Hinke became the last American arrested for theVietnam WardraftOpposition to the Vietnam Waron December 12, 1976. He had moved toCanadadue to his pacifist convictions after being offered a one-way ticket to North Vietnam by Nutley's American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars chapters. Hinke was pardoned byJimmy Carteron January 21, 1977 in his first official act as president. In an episode ofSaturday Night Live,Derek Jeter's Taco Hole is 'just off Route 3' where 'there's a place called Nutley New Jersey'. In theSchrödinger's Cat trilogy,Nutley High Schooland Nutley are mentioned in passing, with Nutley being the location of a 'tapioca mine'. Weird NJruns regular features on past and present Nutley destinations such as Franklin Avenue beat coffee house, Angelo Nardi's Villa Capriwhich town council tried to close for decades and various Nutley 'old man' bars such as the Old Canal InnNutley was also used as a shooting location for the 1999 film Weird N.J. An episode of Comedy Central's 'Strangers with Candy' was filmed at the Jim Dandys on Frankin Avenue. The courtroom inNBC's television showEdwas an exact replica of Nutley's municipal courtroom. In addition, various locations in the township were used, including the outside of the Public Safety building. The short-livedFoxtelevision showQuintupletswas set in Nutley. Part-time Nutley resident, celebrity homemakerMartha Stewart, has mentioned numerous times on her television shows, her childhood memories of Nutley. She also had a 'Nutley Day' on her talk showMartha, in 2006. Parts of episodes ofLaw & Order SVUwere filmed in Nutley's Park Oval, Nutley's Park and Recreation Center and Nutley High School. Nutley was referenced in theFuturamaepisode #210 'Put Your Head on My Shoulders' as the destination of the bus stop where Bender found all of the undesirable Valentine's Day dates for his dating service customers ('Can't hon', I gotta catch my bus back to Nutley.', 'Excuse me, did you say '10:15 to Nutley'?' and 'Anybody else for Nutley?'), in 'The Beast With a Billion Backs' ('This place makes Nutley look like crap.') and in 'Into the Wild Green Yonder' ('Beats Nutley on a Saturday night.') Nutley was frequently mentioned and featured in HBO's hit seriesThe Sopranos, and Soprano family associateFurio Giuntapurchased a home in Nutley. Nutley was also referenced byArchie Bunkera number of times on the TV showAll in the Family(it's where Edith's family is from)--as in 'I don't want to take the bus all way to Nutley, NJ to see your ......Family', spoken in the Archie Bunker whine. The TV showMake Me a Super Modelfilmed an episode in the 'Oval' (the nickname for the football/soccer/baseball field) of Nutley High School. The show's host, Tyson Beckford was also there with a few famous top models. Hugh Jackmanplayed a teacher in a mini movie for TRL which was filmed in Nutley High School. Long-time ECW wrestlerBalls Mahoneywas billed as being from Nutley, New Jersey because of the city name being related to his name. Fisher-Pricefeatured the township of Nutley fire department in a 1987 video 'A trip to the firehouse'