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}}U.S. state>StateNew Jersey}}List of counties in New Jersey>CountyBergen County, New Jersey>Bergen|government_footnotes = Borough (New Jersey)>Borough|governing_body = Borough Council|leader_title = MayorDemocratic Party (United States)>D, term ends December 31, 2027)2023 New Jersey Mayors Directory, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, updated February 8, 2023. Accessed February 10, 2023.City manager>Administrator|leader_name1 = Corey GalloAdministration, Borough of Bergenfield. Accessed April 21, 2024.|leader_title2 = Municipal clerk|leader_name2 = Marie Quiñones-WilsonBorough Clerk's Office, Borough of Bergenfield. Accessed April 21, 2024.Municipal corporation>Incorporated|established_date = June 25, 1894|unit_pref = ImperialPUBLISHER=UNITED STATES CENSUS BUREAU, October 11, 2022, |area_magnitude = |area_total_km2 = 7.55|area_land_km2 = 7.52|area_water_km2 = 0.02|area_total_sq_mi = 2.91|area_land_sq_mi = 2.90|area_water_sq_mi = 0.01|area_water_percent = 0.31|area_rank = 338th of 565 in state28th of 70 in county2019 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 1, 2020.2020 United States census>2020|population_footnotes = |population_total = 28321|population_rank = 87th of 565 in state7th of 70 in countyPopulation Density by County and Municipality: New Jersey, 2020 and 2021, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed March 1, 2023.|population_density_km2 = auto|population_density_sq_mi = 9752.4|population_density_rank = 39th of 565 in state11th of 70 in county|population_est = 28163|pop_est_as_of = 2022|pop_est_footnotes = Eastern Time Zone>Eastern (EST)|utc_offset = −05:00Eastern Daylight Time>Eastern (EDT)|utc_offset_DST = −04:00885157|Borough of Bergenfield}}, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 4, 2013.|elevation_m = |elevation_ft = 66|coordinates_footnotes = U.S. Gazetteer Files for 2000, 2010 and 2012-2016, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2017.40.922334region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}|postal_code_type = ZIP Code|postal_code = 07621Look Up a ZIP Code for Bergenfield, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed September 25, 2011.ZIP Codes, State of New Jersey. Accessed August 26, 2013.Area codes 201 and 551>201Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Bergenfield, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed September 1, 2013.Federal Information Processing Standards>FIPS code|blank_info = 3400305170U.S. Census website, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.Geographic Names Information System>GNIS feature ID|blank1_info = 0885157US Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 1, 2019.weblink}}|footnotes = }} Bergenfield is a borough in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 28,321, an increase of 1,557 (+5.8%) from the 2010 census count of 26,764, which in turn reflected an increase of 517 (+2.0%) from the 26,247 counted in the 2000 census.Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, February 2011. Accessed May 1, 2023.Bergenfield was formed on the basis of a referendum held on June 25, 1894, from portions of Englewood Township and Palisades Township.History of Bergenfield, Norough of Bergenfield. Accessed September 6, 2017. "Incorporated June 25, 1894"Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 75. Accessed May 16, 2012.History of Bergen County, p. 336 ff. shows an incorporation date of July 17, 1894. The borough was formed during the "Boroughitis" phenomenon then sweeping through Bergen County, in which 26 boroughs were formed in the county in 1894 alone.Harvey, Cornelius Burnham. Genealogical History of Hudson and Bergen Counties, New Jersey, p. 11, New Jersey Genealogical Publishing Company, 1900. Accessed September 1, 2013. "For a period of sixteen years following the passage of this act few boroughs were organized in the State, only three of them being in Bergen County.... As it was twenty-six boroughs were created in the county from January 23, 1894, to December 18, of the same year." The borough was named for its location in Bergen County.Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed August 27, 2015.New Jersey Monthly magazine ranked Bergenfield as its 211th best place to live in its 2010 rankings of the "Best Places To Live" in New Jersey."Best Places To Live - The Complete Top Towns List 201-250", New Jersey Monthly, February 11, 2010. Accessed August 20, 2011. The magazine ranked Bergenfield as its 231st best place to live in its 2008 rankings of the "Best Places To Live"."Best Places To Live - The Complete Top Towns List 201-300" {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080228122746weblink |date=February 28, 2008 }}, New Jersey Monthly, February 21, 2008. Accessed June 6, 2008.NeighborhoodScout named Bergenfield as the safest municipality in the nation in 2012 with more than 25,000 residents"NeighborhoodScout's Safest Cities; Top 100 Safest Cities in the U.S. - 2013", NeighborhoodScout. Accessed November 29, 2014. and in both 2013 and 2014 they named it as the 2nd safest town in the US only behind Franklin, Massachusetts."NeighborhoodScout's Safest Cities; Top 100 Safest Cities in the U.S. - 2012", NeighborhoodScout. Accessed November 29, 2014."NeighborhoodScout's Safest Cities; Top 100 Safest Cities in the U.S.", NeighborhoodScout. Accessed November 29, 2014.In 2019, Bergenfield has dropped in their ratings, falling to number 4.NeighborhoodScout's Safest Cities; Top 100 Safest Cities in the U.S.", NeighborhoodScout. Accessed October 6, 2019.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 2.91 square miles (7.55 km2), including 2.90 square miles (7.52 km2) of land and 0.01 square miles (0.02 km2) of water (0.31%).The borough borders the Bergen County municipalities of Cresskill, Dumont, Englewood, New Milford, Teaneck and Tenafly.Areas touching Bergenfield, MapIt. Accessed March 19, 2020.Bergen County Map of Municipalities, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed March 19, 2020.New Jersey Municipal Boundaries, New Jersey Department of Transportation. Accessed November 15, 2019.

Demographics

{{US Census population|1900= 729|1910= 1991|1920= 3667|1930= 8816|1940= 10275|1950= 17647|1960= 27203|1970= 29000|1980= 25568|1990= 24458|2000= 26247|2010= 26764|2020= 28321| estimate=28163| estyear=2022| estref=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Minor Civil Divisions in New Jersey: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2022, United States Census Bureau, released May 2023. Accessed May 18, 2023.Compendium of censuses 1726-1905: together with the tabulated returns of 1905, New Jersey Department of State, 1906. Accessed August 12, 2013. 1900–1910 Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910: Population by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions, 1910, 1900, 1890, United States Census Bureau, p. 335. Accessed May 16, 2012.1910–1930Fifteenth Census of the United States : 1930 - Population Volume I, United States Census Bureau, p. 714. Accessed May 16, 2012. 1900–2020Table 6: New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1940 - 2000, Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network, August 2001. Accessed May 1, 2023.Historical Population Trends in Bergen County 1900-2020, Bergen County, New Jersey Department of Planning and Engineering, 2022. Accessed May 1, 2023.2000 2010weblink" title="archive.today/20200212112318weblink">DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Bergenfield borough, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed May 16, 2012.Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for Bergenfield borough {{Webarchive>url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402032417weblink |date=April 2, 2012 }}, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed May 16, 2012. 2020QuickFacts Bergenfield borough, New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 25, 2022.Total Population: Census 2010 - Census 2020 New Jersey Municipalities, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed December 1, 2022.}} {{See also|Filipinos in the New York City metropolitan region}}Bergenfield has been called the Little Manila of Bergen County.Stevens, Jean. "Popular roast pig finds a following in North Jersey", Herald News, September 12, 2007. "One might find more lechon in Passaic these days. The city may be North Jersey's next so-called Little Manila, following Bergenfield, Bloomfield and Belleville."Pizarro, Max. "Rivas and Soriano champion Corzine and Christie respectively in Bergenfield", PolitickerNJ, July 12, 2009. Accessed September 6, 2017. "'I think people see him as an everyday man who is upset about the situation we are facing in New Jersey,' the reverend said today as he made the rounds with Christie from one vendor's booth to the next in a town dubbed Bergen's little Manila, home to 15,000 Filipino-Americans." Of the 14,224 Filipino population in the county as a whole enumerated in the 2000 Census, 3,133 (22% of the county total) lived in Bergenfield.Asian: Filipino Population by County, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark. Accessed July 18, 2017.Bergenfield 2000 Census Data, areaconnect.com. Accessed April 10, 2006. By the 2010 Census, 4,569 Bergenfield residents (17.1% of the population) listed themselves as being of Filipino ancestry, and increasing further to 5,062 (18.4%) by 2016.ACS DEMOGRAPHIC AND HOUSING ESTIMATES 2012-2016 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates - Bergenfield borough, New Jersey {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200213092415weblink |date=February 13, 2020 }}, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 27, 2019.

2010 census

The 2010 United States census counted 26,764 people, 8,852 households, and 6,816 families in the borough. The population density was {{convert|9306.5|/sqmi}}. There were 9,200 housing units at an average density of {{convert|3199.1|/sqmi}}. The racial makeup was 52.42% (14,029) White, 7.70% (2,060) Black or African American, 0.31% (84) Native American, 25.60% (6,851) Asian, 0.05% (13) Pacific Islander, 10.12% (2,709) from other races, and 3.80% (1,018) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 26.52% (7,097) of the population.Of the 8,852 households, 35.5% had children under the age of 18; 58.7% were married couples living together; 13.7% had a female householder with no husband present and 23.0% were non-families. Of all households, 19.4% were made up of individuals and 8.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.02 and the average family size was 3.46.23.9% of the population were under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 28.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.0 years. For every 100 females, the population had 91.7 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 88.8 males.The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $82,546 (with a margin of error of +/− $6,568) and the median family income was $99,963 (+/− $5,602). Males had a median income of $52,891 (+/− $2,058) versus $50,443 (+/− $2,598) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $35,034 (+/− $2,133). About 3.9% of families and 5.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.2% of those under age 18 and 7.1% of those age 65 or over.weblink" title="archive.today/20200212083303weblink">DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Bergenfield borough, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 28, 2012.Same-sex couples headed 62 households in 2010, an increase from the 51 counted in 2000.Lipman, Harvy; and Sheingold, Dave. weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130203212228weblink">"North Jersey sees 30% growth in same-sex couples", The Record, August 14, 2011, backed up by the Internet Archive as of February 3, 2013. Accessed September 5, 2014.

2000 census

As of the 2000 United States census there were 26,247 people, 8,981 households, and 6,753 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|9,065.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 9,147 housing units at an average density of {{convert|3,159.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 62.90% White, 6.90% African American, 0.24% Native American, 20.41% Asian (5,357 Asian), 0.02% Pacific Islander, 6.47% from other races, and 3.06% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 17.05% of the population.Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Bergenfield borough, New Jersey {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080906210213weblink |date=September 6, 2008 }}, United States Census Bureau. Accessed March 4, 2013.weblink" title="archive.today/20200212082604weblink">DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Bergenfield borough, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed March 4, 2013.There were 8,981 households, out of which 36.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.8% were married couples living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.8% were non-families. 20.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.92 and the average family size was 3.41.In the borough the population was spread out, with 24.8% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 31.0% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.2 males.The median income for a household in the borough was $62,172, and the median income for a family was $71,187. Males had a median income of $42,074 versus $35,137 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $24,706. About 2.6% of families and 3.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.6% of those under age 18 and 3.8% of those age 65 or over.

Economy

Prestige Records, a major producer of jazz recordings that was established in 1949, had its offices in Bergenfield from the mid-1960s until its sale in 1972.Fields, Joe. "Ozzie Cadena: (9/26/1924 – 4/9/2008)", JazzTimes, March 2009. Accessed September 6, 2017. "Bob Weinstock, the owner of Prestige, and Ozzie stayed friendly through the years. Weinstock rarely went to the Prestige office in Bergenfield, N.J. He felt his privacy was compromised there."

Arts and culture

The infamous group suicide of the "Bergenfield Four" took place in March 1987 and received worldwide attention.Hanley, Robert. "Four Jersey Teen-agers Kill Themselves in Death Pact", The New York Times, March 12, 1987. Accessed July 14, 2014. "All four, Mr. McClure said at a news conference, were very troubled. The older three had dropped out of Bergenfield High School before graduation, and Lisa Burress had recently been suspended from classes."BOOK, Suicide: Closing the Exits, Clarke, Ronald V., Lester, David, 2013, Transaction Publishers, Piscataway, NJ, 9781412851114, 87ff,weblink The victims were four local high schoolers, ages sixteen to nineteen, and their mutual deaths by carbon monoxide were followed by a rash of copycat attempts.Streitfeld, David. weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140611054520weblink">"The Aftermath of Suicides;Attention Must Be Paid, but How Much and at What Price?", The Washington Post, May 25, 1987. Accessed July 14, 2014. "The widely publicized joint suicide of four Bergenfield, N.J., youths in March seems to have had a strong impact on other teen-agers-there were at least 35 similar cases in the next few weeks, according to one researcher." via HighBeam ResearchBOOK, The Copycat Effect, Coleman, Loren, Loren Coleman, 2004, Simon and Schuster, New York, 978-1416505549, 131ff,weblink The suicides are examined in sociological perspective in Donna Gaines' Teenage Wasteland (1998).Ervolino, Bill. weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150924181855weblink">"Growing introspective -- Author of the Bergenfield-inspired Teenage Wasteland issues A Misfit's Manifesto", The Record, June 15, 2003, backed up by the Internet Archive as of September 14, 2015. Accessed September 6, 2017.BOOK, Teenage Wasteland: Suburbia's Dead End Kids, Gaines, Donna, Donna Gaines, 1998, University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 9780226278728, registration,weblink References in the arts include the Tom Russell song "Bergenfield" (1989),Schoemer, Karen. "Sounds Around Town", The New York Times, July 24, 1992. Accessed May 16, 2012. "Bergenfield, from his album Poor Man's Dream"(Philo/ Rounder), is a look at suburban teen-age suicide." and the Alice Donut song "New Jersey Exit" (1988).The Royal Teens were a 1950s rock and roll band from the borough that was best known as one-hit wonders for their song "Short Shorts".Lustig, Jay. "'Lies,' The Knickerbockers", Institute for Nonprofit News, December 15, 2014. Accessed April 4, 2016. "In 1958, Randell (then still known by his birth name, Billy Crandall) played sax for the Bergenfield-based Royal Teens on their novelty hit, 'Short Shorts.'" The Knickerbockers were a 1960s band that took their name from Knickerbocker Road in nearby Tenafly.Staff. "Land of a thousand laments - So far, 1119 letters and e-mails"{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, The Star-Ledger, June 13, 2005. Accessed October 25, 2009. "The Liverpool sound by way of Bergenfield, NJ, the home of the one-hit wonders the Knickerbockers." Mucky Pup was a hardcore and heavy metal band from Bergenfield.Mucky Pup, last.fm. Accessed October 25, 2009. "Mucky Pup was a hardcore band formed in Bergenfield, New Jersey, USA in 1985."Several scenes for the Harlem Globetrotter 1954 film Go, Man, Go! were filmed at Franklin School, and along nearby Prospect Avenue. Those scenes included actors Dane Clark (portraying Abe Saperstein) and Patricia Breslin (playing Sylvia Saperstein). Many of the school's 5th grade boys were used as extras.Thompson, Howard. "Saperstein and Howe; Set Shot on a Basketball Impresario's Biography and its Director's Debut", The New York Times, May 17, 1953. Accessed September 6, 2017. "We've been working for two weeks, with two more to go, on a modest budget entirely in the East - here for all our interiors, in Boston, in Bergenfield, N. J., and, of course, all over the Garden across town."On May 4, 2006, the ABC show (Extreme Makeover: Home Edition) came to Bergenfield to build a home for the Llanes family on New Bridge Road. The episode aired as the pre-season two-hour special originally broadcast on September 17, 2006.Lipowsky, Josh. "Extreme Makeover with a Jewish touch"", The Jewish Standard, May 11, 2006. Accessed July 8, 2022. The Llanes sold their home in 2012 and went to live with relatives because their taxes increased beyond their ability to pay, having risen from under $6,500 in 2007 to more than $15,000 five years later due to the increased assessed value of the home following the renovation.O'Brien, Rebecca. weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20160816101535weblink">"Bergenfield family's 'Extreme Makeover' dream come true turns into a burden", The Record, September 28, 2012, backed up by the Internet Archive as of March 16, 2016. Accessed September 6, 2017. "In 2002, 141 New Bridge was assessed at $117,300. Last year, it was assessed at $443,800 — well above Bergenfield's average home value. Today, the home is listed for $449,000. The family paid $6,488 in taxes in 2007 and over $13,000 in 2011, records show. The real estate listing puts 2012 taxes at more than $15,000."WEB, Hawkins, Mary, Parenting, Baby Names, Celebrities, and Royal News {{!, CafeMom.com|url=https://cafemom.com/lifestyle/144224-extreme_makeover_home_edition_turns|access-date=2020-12-03|website=cafemom.com}}

Sports

On July 22, 2007, the Team Bergenfield Roller Hockey Club, won the NARCh National Roller Hockey Championship defeating the Nor-Cal Patriots 6–5 in Estero, Florida. Team Bergenfield went 6–0–1 in the tournament en route to winning the Men's Silver Championship. The team formed in Bergenfield in 1994 and is one of the longest running roller hockey clubs in the United States.Jones, Doug. weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110714154214weblink">"Men's gold and silver offer some entertaining and great hockey", NARCh, July 22, 2017, backed up by the Internet Archive as of July 14, 2011. Accessed September 6, 2017. "In a game which action in both ends, Bergenfield held on to win the national title 6 - 5."

Government

Local government

Bergenfield is governed under the borough form of New Jersey municipal government, which is used in 218 municipalities (of the 564) statewide, making it the most common form of government in New Jersey.Inventory of Municipal Forms of Government in New Jersey, Rutgers University Center for Government Studies, July 1, 2011. Accessed June 1, 2023. The governing body is composed of a mayor and a borough council, with all positions elected at-large on a partisan basis as part of the November general election. A mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office. The borough council is composed of six members elected to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year in a three-year cycle.2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, March 2013, p. 157. The borough form of government used by Bergenfield is a "weak mayor / strong council" government in which council members act as the legislative body with the mayor presiding at meetings and voting only in the event of a tie. The mayor can veto ordinances subject to an override by a two-thirds majority vote of the council. The mayor makes committee and liaison assignments for council members, and most appointments are made by the mayor with the advice and consent of the council.Cerra, Michael F. "Forms of Government: Everything You've Always Wanted to Know, But Were Afraid to Ask", New Jersey State League of Municipalities, March 2007. Accessed November 29, 2022."Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey", p. 6. Rutgers University Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.{{As of|2024}}, the mayor of Bergenfield is Democrat Arvin Amatorio, whose term of office ends December 31, 2027; a former borough council member, Amatorio narrowly unseated Republican Norman Schmelz in the 2019 election.Tagala, Don. "New Jersey borough elects 2nd Filipino-American mayor", ABS-CBN, November 7, 2019. Accessed ay 5, 2022. "Trump-style mudslinging from incumbent Republican Mayor Norman Schmelz did not stop Filipino-American candidate Arvin Amatorio from becoming the next mayor of Bergenfield, New Jersey on Tuesday's election. Democratic council president Arvin Amatorio unseated Schmelz by at least 166 votes, making him the second Filipino-American to win as mayor of Bergenfield borough, home to more than 5,000 Filipinos." Members of the Borough Council are Council President Hernando D. Rivera Mejia (D, 2024), Domingo Almonte (D, 2026), Salvador S. "Buddy" Deauna (D, 2025), Ora C. Kornbluth (D, 2025), Thomas A. Lodato (D, 2024) and Marc Pascual (D, 2026).Mayor and Council, Borough of Bergenfield. Accessed April 21, 2024.2024 Municipal Data Sheet, Borough of Bergenfield. Accessed April 21, 2024.2024 County and Municipal Directory, Bergen County, New Jersey, April 2024. Accessed April 15, 2024.Official Statement of Vote 2023 General Election - November 7, 2023 Official Results, Bergen County, New Jersey, November 27, 2023. Accessed January 1, 2024.Bergen County November 8, 2022 General Election Statement of Vote, Bergen County, New Jersey Clerk, updated November 21, 2022. Accessed January 1, 2023.Bergen County Statement of Vote November 2, 2021 Official results, Bergen County, New Jersey, updated November 17, 2021. Accessed January 1, 2022.In March 2023, the borough council appointed Domingo Almonte to fill the seat expiring in December 2023 that had been held been held by Rafael Marte.Mayor and Council Work Session Minutes for March 21, 2023, Borough of Bergenfield. Accessed April 21, 2024.In January 2020, the borough council selected Marc Pascual to fill the seat expiring in December 2020 that had been held by Arvin Amatorio until he stepped down to take office as mayor."Mayor Amatorio's Historic Swearing-in Ceremony Draws Hundreds of Residents and Dozens of Elected Officials", Insider NJ, January 6, 2020. Accessed March 19, 2020. "To begin his term as Mayor, Amatorio vacated his Council seat, and the Council unanimously appointed local businessman Marc Pascual to serve the remaining one year on Amatorio's original Council term."In January 2017, the borough council selected Rafael Marte to fill the seat expiring in December 2017 that had been held by Chris Tully until he resigned from office earlier that month.DeVencentis, Philip. "Former councilman tapped to fill vacancy in Bergenfield", The Record, January 18, 2017. Accessed May 22, 2017. "Rafael Marte, a former councilman, returned to public service Tuesday to fill a seat on the Borough Council vacated by Christopher Tully, who recently resigned. The council selected Marte, 53, a Democrat, from a pool of three candidates chosen to fill the post through the end of the year by the borough's Democratic party leaders."

Federal, state and county representation

Bergenfield is located in the 5th Congressional DistrictPlan Components Report, New Jersey Redistricting Commission, December 23, 2011. Accessed February 1, 2020. and is part of New Jersey's 38th state legislative district.Districts by Number for 2023-2031, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed September 18, 2023.{{NJ Congress 05}} {{NJ Senate}}{{NJ Legislative 38}}{{NJ Bergen County Freeholders}}

Politics

As of 2022, there were 18,848 registered voters in Bergenfield.Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast -November 8, 2022 General Election Results - Bergen County As of 2011, there were a total of 14,083 registered voters in Bergenfield, of which 5,139 (36.5% vs. 31.7% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 2,151 (15.3% vs. 21.1%) were registered as Republicans and 6,782 (48.2% vs. 47.1%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 11 voters registered as Libertarians or Greens.weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20131207010150weblink">Voter Registration Summary - Bergen, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed December 4, 2013. Among the borough's 2010 Census population, 52.6% (vs. 57.1% in Bergen County) were registered to vote, including 69.2% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 73.7% countywide).GCT-P7: Selected Age Groups: 2010 - State -- County Subdivision; 2010 Census Summary File 1 for New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 4, 2013.{| align="center" border="2" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="float:right; margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"|+ Presidential Elections Results bgcolor=lightgrey! Year!Republican!Democratic!Third PartiesUnited States presidential election in New Jersey, 2020HTTPS://WWW.NJ.GOV/STATE/ELECTIONS/ASSETS/PDF/ELECTION-RESULTS/2020/2020-OFFICIAL-GENERAL-RESULTS-PRESIDENT-BERGEN.PDFPUBLISHER=NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF ELECTIONS, June 19, 2023, '''64.7% 8,9220.9% 120United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2016HTTPS://WWW.STATE.NJ.US/STATE/ELECTIONS/ASSETS/PDF/ELECTION-RESULTS/2016/2016-GEN-ELECT-PRESIDENTIAL-RESULTS-BERGEN.PDFPUBLISHER=NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF ELECTIONS, June 19, 2023, '''64.2% 7,3953.3% 380United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2012HTTP://WWW.STATE.NJ.US/STATE/ELECTIONS/2012-RESULTS/2012-PRESIDENTIAL-BERGEN.PDFDATE=MARCH 15, 2013ACCESS-DATE=DECEMBER 23, 2014, '''65.7% 6,3141.6% 15520082008 Presidential General Election Results: Bergen County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed November 21, 2012.57.8% 6,4101.1% 11820042004 Presidential Election: Mercer County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed November 21, 2012.55.0% 5,7680.5% 57United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2000General Election Results 1959 to 2014 {{Webarchive>url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180104074920weblink |date=January 4, 2018 }}, Bergen County Clerk. Accessed January 4, 2018.'''60.3% 5,8042.8% 273199656.6% 5,6239.7% 968199245.0% 4,98114.4% 1,599198844.0% 4,9540.4% 44198436.1% 4,4530.3% 36198033.2% 4.02711.0% 1,333197642.0% 5,2221.7% 213197230.8% 4,1150.9% 118196838.2% 4,9765.8% 758196459.3% 7,8530.2% 21196038.7% 5,1580.1% 18In the 2016 presidential election, Democrat Hillary Clinton received 7,395 votes (63.4% vs. 54.2% countywide), ahead of Republican Donald Trump with 3,745 votes (32.1% vs. 41.1% countywide) and other candidates with 305 votes (2.6% vs. 3.0% countywide), among the 11,653 ballots cast by the borough's 16,298 registered voters for a turnout of 71.5% (vs. 73% in Bergen County).Presidential November 8, 2016 General Election Results {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170107140253weblink |date=January 7, 2017 }}, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, November 14, 2016. Accessed January 4, 2018. In the 2012 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 6,665 votes (62.7% vs. 54.8% countywide), ahead of Republican Mitt Romney with 3,773 votes (35.5% vs. 43.5%) and other candidates with 91 votes (0.9% vs. 0.9%), among the 10,624 ballots cast by the borough's 15,285 registered voters, for a turnout of 69.5% (vs. 70.4% in Bergen County).Presidential November 6, 2012 General Election Results - Bergen County {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180926204006weblink |date=September 26, 2018 }}, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, March 15, 2013. Accessed December 4, 2013.Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast November 6, 2012 General Election Results - Bergen County {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180926203505weblink |date=September 26, 2018 }}, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, March 15, 2013. Accessed December 4, 2013. In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 6,410 votes (57.6% vs. 53.9% countywide), ahead of Republican John McCain with 4,561 votes (40.9% vs. 44.5%) and other candidates with 70 votes (0.6% vs. 0.8%), among the 11,138 ballots cast by the borough's 14,721 registered voters, for a turnout of 75.7% (vs. 76.8% in Bergen County).2008 Presidential General Election Results: Bergen County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed December 4, 2013.2008 General Election Results for Bergenfield {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110814202430weblink |date=August 14, 2011 }}, The Record. Accessed November 6, 2008.In the 2017 gubernatorial election, Democrat Phil Murphy received 66.5% of the vote (3,822 cast), ahead of Republican Kim Guadagno with 32.3% (1,858 votes), and other candidates with 1.1% (65 votes), among the 5,891 ballots cast by the borough's 15,631 registered voters (146 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 37.7%.WEB,weblink Governor - Bergen County, December 21, 2017, New Jersey Department of Elections, December 22, 2017, WEB,weblink Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 7, 2017 - General Election Results - Bergen County, December 21, 2017, New Jersey Department of Elections, December 22, 2017, In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 59.2% of the vote (3,576 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 40.0% (2,416 votes), and other candidates with 0.8% (47 votes), among the 6,214 ballots cast by the borough's 14,629 registered voters (175 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 42.5%.WEB,weblink Governor - Bergen County, January 29, 2014, New Jersey Department of Elections, December 24, 2014, WEB,weblink Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 5, 2013 - General Election Results - Bergen County, January 29, 2014, New Jersey Department of Elections, December 24, 2014, In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Democrat Jon Corzine received 3,463 ballots cast (53.9% vs. 48.0% countywide), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 2,599 votes (40.5% vs. 45.8%), Independent Chris Daggett with 276 votes (4.3% vs. 4.7%) and other candidates with 29 votes (0.5% vs. 0.5%), among the 6,420 ballots cast by the borough's 14,488 registered voters, yielding a 44.3% turnout (vs. 50.0% in the county).2009 Governor: Bergen County {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181128164457weblink |date=November 28, 2018 }}, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed December 4, 2013.

Emergency services

Police

The Bergenfield Police Department provides police services to the Borough of Bergenfield. As of 2010, there are a total of 46 sworn officers in the department, 8 civilian telecommunicators, and three civilian Records Bureau employees.Home Page, Bergenfield Police Department. Accessed September 6, 2017.The force is responsible for all aspects of policing in the borough, including responding to fire and medical emergency calls. Each patrol car is equipped with a first aid kit, oxygen tank, and an Automated external defibrillator.

Fire

Started in 1905, the Bergenfield Fire Department (BFD) has three independent fire companies and a career staff.History, Bergenfield Fire Department. Accessed August 23, 2011.

Ambulance

The Bergenfield Volunteer Ambulance Corps, Inc. (BVAC) was formed in 1941 as the "Bergenfield Volunteer Firemen's Ambulance Corps." Renamed the "Bergenfield Volunteer Ambulance Corps, Inc." and established as an organization independent of the Bergenfield Fire Department in 1981, BVAC is located at 1 Froelich Street in Bergenfield. The BVAC is a volunteer independent public emergency medical service. As such, they do not bill for services. BVAC is funded by donations from the public as well as limited funding from the borough.The corps provides basic life support, and is staffed by certified emergency medical technicians. BVAC has four ambulances, one first response SUV, and one EMS Support Unit. Dispatching is provided by the Bergenfield Police Department's 9-1-1 center.The primary jurisdiction of the BVAC is the Borough of Bergenfield, but the corps also responds to requests for mutual-aid from the neighboring First Aid Squads of Dumont, New Milford, and Teaneck.The BVAC is a member of the New Jersey State First Aid Council.Home Page, Bergenfield Volunteer Ambulance Corps, Inc. Accessed August 23, 2011.

Education

Students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade are educated by the Bergenfield Public Schools.Bergenfield Choice District Profile for 2022-23 School Year, Interdistrict Public School Choice Program. Accessed November 29, 2022. "The Bergenfield Public School District is comprised of five elementary schools, one middle school and one high school. The District provides a high quality, comprehensive education for all kindergarten through twelfth grade students."Bergenfield Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Bergenfield Public School District. Accessed July 8, 2022. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through twelve in the Bergenfield School District. Composition: The Bergenfield School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of the Borough of Bergenfield." As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprising seven schools, had an enrollment of 3,666 students and 283.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.0:1.District information for Bergenfield Borough School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022. Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the National Center for Education StatisticsSchool Data for the Bergenfield Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.) are Franklin Elementary SchoolFranklin Elementary School, Bergenfield Public School District. Accessed July 8, 2022. with 345 students in grades K-5, Hoover Elementary SchoolHoover Elementary School, Bergenfield Public School District. Accessed July 8, 2022. with 261 students in grades K-5, Jefferson Elementary SchoolJefferson Elementary School, Bergenfield Public School District. Accessed July 8, 2022. with 278 students in grades K-5, Lincoln Elementary SchoolLincoln Elementary School, Bergenfield Public School District. Accessed July 8, 2022. with 410 students in grades PreK-5, Washington Elementary SchoolWashington Elementary School, Bergenfield Public School District. Accessed July 8, 2022. with 300 students in grades K-5, Roy W. Brown Middle SchoolRoy W. Brown Middle School, Bergenfield Public School District. Accessed July 8, 2022. with 855 students in grades 6-8 and Bergenfield High SchoolBergenfield High School, Bergenfield Public School District. Accessed July 8, 2022. with 1,203 students in grades 9-12.School Performance Reports for the Bergenfield Borough School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.New Jersey School Directory for the Bergenfield Public School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.Public school students from the borough, and all of Bergen County, are eligible to attend the secondary education programs offered by the Bergen County Technical Schools, which include the Bergen County Academies in Hackensack, and the Bergen Tech campus in Teterboro or Paramus. The district offers programs on a shared-time or full-time basis, with admission based on a selective application process and tuition covered by the student's home school district.About Us, Bergen County Technical Schools. Accessed November 29, 2022.Admissions, Bergen County Technical Schools. Accessed November 29, 2022.

Transportation

(File:2018-09-12 11 31 58 View south along Bergen County Route 39 (Washington Avenue) at Central Avenue in Bergenfield, Bergen County, New Jersey.jpg|thumb|right|County Route 39 (Washington Avenue) in Bergenfield)

Roads and highways

{{As of|2010|5}}, the borough had a total of {{convert|60.50|mi}} of roadways, of which {{convert|54.75|mi}} were maintained by the municipality and {{convert|5.75|mi}} by Bergen County.Bergen County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction, New Jersey Department of Transportation, May 2010. Accessed November 19, 2013.Main roads include Washington Avenue, Main Street, Prospect Avenue, River Edge Road and New Bridge Road.

Public transportation

NJ Transit bus service is available to and from the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan on the 166, 167 routes and to the George Washington Bridge Bus Station on the 186 route; and to other New Jersey communities served on the 753, 756 and 772 routes.weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20090522212317weblink">Routes by County: Bergen County, NJ Transit, backed up by the Internet Archive as of May 22, 2009. Accessed September 14, 2016.Bergen County System Map {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190806135221weblink |date=August 6, 2019 }}, NJ Transit. Accessed September 14, 2016.Until 1959, the New York Central Railroad operated passenger service through the borough on the West Shore Railroad. Service operated north along the Hudson River to Albany, New York, and points west; and south to Weehawken Terminal.

Community

Bergenfield is one of a growing number of districts to form a SID (Special Improvement District). Bergenfield's Special Improvement District stretches a mile along Washington Avenue from Teaneck to Dumont has been promoting the local businesses for several years. Its mission is to inform people about Bergenfield's shopping district and its over 50 international restaurants and food stores within one mile.About Us {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130430000450weblink |date=April 30, 2013 }}, Bergenfield Special Improvement District. Accessed August 26, 2013.

Mayors

• Arvin Amatorio, 2020–presentNEWS, Fil-Am Amatorio wins Bergenfield, New Jersey mayoral race,weblink November 7, 2019, 2020-01-27,
• Norman Schmelz, 2013–2020.NEWS, Elizabeth Kratz, Bergenfield Mayor Schmelz Runs for Bergen County Executive,weblink Jewish Link of New Jersey, May 31, 2018, 2019-02-12,
• Timothy J. Driscoll 2008 to 2013.NEWS, Senator Loretta Weinberg, Goodbye to Mayor Timothy J. Driscoll, a Real Bergen Democrat,weblink The Contributor, March 25, 2013, 2019-02-12,
• Richard J. Bohan 2004-2007.NEWS, Bergenfield, N.J., Officials Back Fire Chief's Actions Before Fatal Blast,weblink The New York Times, December 29, 2005, 2014-08-02,
• Robert C. Rivas 1999 to 2003.
• Kevin M. Clancy 1996-1998
• Charles F. McDowell, Jr. 1992-1995
• Robert J. Gallione, Jr. 1988-1991
• Charles J. O'Dowd 1968-1971 and 1980-1987.NEWS, 4 Jersey Teen-Agers Kill Themselves In Death Pact, The New York Times, March 12, 1987,weblink 2014-08-02, Hanley, Robert,
• James F. Lodato 1976-1979.
• William D. Armitage 1975
• H. Alfred Struhs 1974
• Walter S. Rosenbaum 1972-1973
• William J. Patterson 1964-1967
• Hugh M. Gillson 1960-1963
• Edward C. Meyer 1954 to 1959.
• Henry W. Theis 1946 to 1953.
• Leonard Lindstrom 1931.NEWS, Von Carlhausen Convicted of Assaulting a Policeman, Acquitted of Punching Another, The New York Times, February 21, 1931,weblink 2014-08-02,
• Charles A. Grabowski 1926.
• T. J. Prime 1918 to 1922.
• George Breisacher (1865–1934) 1912 to 1913.WEB,weblink Mayors of Bergenfield, New Jersey, 2014-08-02, Political Graveyard, WEB,weblink George Breisacher, November 29, 1934, 2014-08-02, The New York Times,
• Walter Cornelius Christie (1863–1941) 1897 to 1891. He was the founder and the second mayor of Bergenfield, New Jersey.NEWS, Walter Christie, A Jersey Banker. Founder of Bergenfield Was Chairman of National Bank There. Dies in Haworth. Served As Mayor In 1897. One-Time Head of School Board and First Councilman. Established Library,weblink The New York Times, June 3, 1941, 2014-07-31,

Notable people

{{Category see also|People from Bergenfield, New Jersey}}People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Bergenfield include:{{div col}}

• Jack Antonoff (born 1984), singer, songwriter, and record producer, as well as guitarist of FunLa Gorce, Tammy. "fun. Fun. FUN; The multiple Grammy-winning band fun. (the period is part of the name) might be based in New York, but Jersey blood flows in its veins, thanks to lead guitarist Jack Antonoff.", New Jersey Monthly, July 18, 2013. Accessed September 6, 2017. "'It's cooler to be a Jersey band than a Brooklyn band,' declares Antonoff, 29, who was born in Bergenfield and grew up in New Milford and Woodcliff Lake."
• Harry Basil, stand-up comic, actor in Peggy Sue Got Married and film directorKatz, Bobbie. "Harry Basil: Gee, That's Funny!", Vegas Insider Daily, February 23, 2015. Accessed March 18, 2016. "Originally from Bergenfield, New Jersey, as a youngster, he turned his backyard into a film studio and shot dozens of super 8 action and horror films."
• Chris Brantley (born 1970), former NFL wide receiverGiuffra, Brian A. weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20160306202712weblink">"Where are they now: Teaneck's Chris Brantley", The Record, November 8, 2011, backed up by the Internet Archive as of March 6, 2016. Accessed September 6, 2017. "Brantley now lives in Bergenfield and has a 16-year-old daughter named Kayla."
• Walter Christie (1863–1941), founder of Bergenfield who was the borough's second mayor in 1897Staff. "Walter Christie, A Jersey Banker. Founder of Bergenfield Was Chairman of National Bank There. Dies in Haworth. Served As Mayor In 1897. One-Time Head of School Board and First Councilman. Established Library", The New York Times, June 3, 1941. Accessed November 29, 2014.
• Pierce H. Deamer Jr. (1907–1986), politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly and New Jersey SenateSilver, Marc L.; and Melkonian, Martin. Contested Terrain: Power, Politics, and Participation in Suburbia, p. 97. Greenwood Publishing Group, 1995. {{ISBN|9780313296000}}. Accessed June 15, 2015. "The son of a New York lawyer, Deamer had moved to Bergenfield with his family at age eleven, attended public schools in Bergenfield and Tenafly and graduated from the New Jersey School of Law in Newark."
• Al Di Meola (born 1954), jazz fusion and Latin jazz guitarist, composer and record producerOlivier, Bobby. "Guitar virtuoso Al Di Meola talks Les Paul's friendship, solace of 'Elysium'", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, June 26, 2015. Accessed September 6, 2017. "The Bergenfield native harks back to the day Paul first found him, at Di Meola's maiden show with his own band, at the Beacon Theatre in the early '70s"
• Frank Eufemia (born 1959), Major League Baseball, pitcherHertzel, Bob. weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20160307022348weblink">"Eufemia Playing for Purest Motives", The Record, March 2, 1995, backed up by the Internet Archive as of March 7, 2016. Accessed September 6, 2017. "Frank Eufemia once was a major league pitcher. Today the right-hander from Bergenfield becomes a replacement pitcher."
• Ella Fajardo (born 2003), point guard who plays for the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights women's basketball team and has represented the Philippine national team in international competitionsWomen's Basketball Signs Four to 2021-2022 Class, Fairleigh Dickinson Knights women's basketball, November 15, 2020. Accessed October 13, 2020. "Expected to join the Knights for the 2021-22 campaign are Ella Fajardo, Allie McGinn, Miranda Elebring, and Maddisyn Mahoney. Fajardo is a guard from Bergenfield, N.J., McGinn is a forward from Staten Island, N.Y., Elebring is a forward from Sweden, and Mahoney is a center from Latham, N.Y."
• Thom Fitzgerald (born 1968), filmmaker, The Hanging Garden, 3 NeedlesLoos, Ted. "Where Death Shall (or Shall Not) Have Dominion", The New York Times, May 10, 1998. Accessed May 16, 2012. "Mr. Fitzgerald grew up mostly in Bergenfield, N.J. He attended Cooper Union in Manhattan, but at the age of 19, he transferred to the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in Halifax."
• George Gately (1928–2001), creator of the Heathcliff comic stripHernandez, Cava. "George Gately : Creador del gato Heathcliff", El Mundo, October 6, 2001. Accessed November 20, 2007. "George Gately Gallagher nació en Queens Village, Nueva York, en 1928, meses antes de que estallase la Gran Depresión. Pero, a todos los efectos, hay que considerarle un habitante de New Jersey, en cuya localidad de Bergenfield es donde transcurrieron su infancia y su adolescencia."
• Bob Gaudio (born 1942), from the Four SeasonsPark, Eunnie. "An original 'Jersey Boy' returns to Bergenfield", The Record, March 31, 2007, copy at Bergenfield HS Alumni. Accessed September 6, 2017. "Before Jersey Boys and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Bob Gaudio was a 15-year-old musical whiz from Bergenfield who had to decide between staying in school and touring with Chuck Berry."Rotella, Mark. "Straight Out of Newark", The New York Times, October 2, 2005. Accessed September 6, 2017. "Originally from the Bronx, Mr. Gaudio had, at age 15, written the hit "Who Wears Short Shorts," which he made up while driving with friends along the main drag in Bergenfield."
• Bob Guccione (1930-2010), founder and former owner of Penthouseweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20010124060000weblink">"Caligula: Special 20th Anniversary - Cast and Crew of Caligula", Penthouse, backed up by the Internet Archive as of January 24, 2001. Accessed September 6, 2017. "Coming from a conventional background--he was born in Brooklyn, raised in Bergenfield, New Jersey, and educated at Blair Academy--Guccione became interested in less than conventional activities after he left school."Bercovici, Jeff. weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20160407000132weblink">"Mr. G, where might you be? Nary a peep on Penthouse publisher's eviction", Media Life August 11, 2003, backed up by the Internet Archive as of April 7, 2016. Accessed September 6, 2017. "Guccione, who is originally from Bergenfield, N.J., bought his 45-room, {{convert|20000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} mansion back in Penthouse's 1970s heyday. Located on East 67th Street between Central Park and Madison Avenue, its décor includes a swimming pool modeled on a Roman bath and a collection of paintings by the likes of Picasso and Matisse."
• Eugene Korn (born 1947), Orthodox rabbi who has focused on Jewish-Christian relationsRosen, Jane Calem. "Local rabbi new head of interfaith center", New Jersey Jewish Standard, August 9, 2007. Accessed September 6, 2017. "As commutes go, his daily trip to and from his home in Bergenfield to his job in Fairfield, Conn. isn't too bad, said Rabbi Dr. Eugene Korn, the new executive director of the Center for Christian-Jewish Understanding at Sacred Heart University."
• David Lat (born 1975), bloggerMiller, Jonathan. "He Fought the Law. They Both Won.", The New York Times, January 22, 2006. Accessed September 6, 2017. "The child of Filipino doctors, Mr. Lat grew up in blue-collar Bergenfield and well-to-do Saddle River, where his neighbors included former President Richard M. Nixon."
• Jimmy Lydon (1923-2022), who played Henry Aldrich in the movies, honored in the Bergenfield Hall of FameFeldberg, Robert. weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20160911093242weblink">"How We Had Fun -- As Wwii Wound Down, Frankie Crooned And Rosie The Riveter Swooned", The Record, May 7, 1995, backed up by the Internet Archive as of September 11, 2016. Accessed September 6, 2017. "And Bergenfield-bred Jimmy Lydon, who played the eternal teenager Henry Aldrich on radio and in B movies, had married his high-school sweetheart."
• Produce Pete (born 1945), grocer, chef and celebrity spokespersonYorio, Kara. weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20160424005244weblink">"My Hometown: North Jersey's 'Produce Pete' Napolitano", The Record, September 1, 2013, backed up by the Internet Archive as of April 24, 2016. Accessed September 6, 2017. "Napolitano carried that lesson and many others through his life as a father, television personality and businessman. He wanted to make things better for his children. He and his wife lived in Bergenfield from 1969 to 1999 so his two children would have a consistency he lacked."Bloom, Susan. "Growth Stock: Produce Pete explains why Jersey produce beats all.", New Jersey Monthly, March 14, 2011. Accessed September 6, 2017. "The Jersey born and raised fruit-and-vegetable guru affectionately known as Produce Pete is as authentic as his Bergen County roots and the Garden State produce he proudly promotes. Following years of hard work running Napolitano's Produce, a family business in Bergenfield, this affable Jersey guy has become a local celebrity, known for his enthusiastic Saturday-morning segments on NBC's Weekend Today in New York, his role as a print and broadcast spokesman for the A&P family of supermarkets, and his appearances on such shows as The View."
• Tom Reilly (born 1959), actor who played Bobby Nelson on CHiPsvia Associated Press, "New stars for 'Chips'", The Free Lance–Star, July 27, 1982. Accessed October 25, 2009.
• Beatrice Schroeder Rose (1922–2014), author, composer, harpist and teacher, who was the principal harpist of the Houston Symphony for 31 years"Harpist Plays To Notables While in Italy", Ridgewood Herald-News, June 19, 1952. Accessed February 6, 2023, via Newspapers.com. "Beatrice Schroeder, concert harpist of Bergenfield, formerly of Ridgewood, left last month by plane for Rome, Italy, to present a recital in Genoa before starting on a vacation tour of France, Switzerland and Italy."
• Rabbi Zvi Sobolofsky, Rosh Yeshiva at Yeshiva UniversityLeichman, Abigail Klein. "New Jersey NCSY teens encounter Israel; From yeshivas and public schools, they meet Israelis — and each other", The Jewish Standard, July 30, 2010. Accessed September 6, 2017. "Rabbi Zvi Sobolofsky, a Bergenfield resident and camp rabbi, taught part of his morning class while the boys stood outside."
• Floyd James Thompson (1933–2002), America's longest held prisoner of warMartin, Douglas. "F. J. Thompson, 69, Longtime P.O.W., Dies", The New York Times, July 18, 2002. Accessed May 16, 2012. "Floyd James Thompson was born in Bergenfield, N.J., on July 8, 1933, the son of a bus driver. He worked in a grocery store and graduated from Bergenfield High School in 1951."
• McCoy Tyner (1938–2020), jazz pianist known for his work with the John Coltrane Quartet and a long solo careerSchudel, Matt. "McCoy Tyner, titan of jazz piano who helped propel Coltrane quartet, dies at 81", The Washington Post, March 6, 2020. Accessed January 19, 2021. "McCoy Tyner, whose performances with John Coltrane's groundbreaking quartet of the 1960s and on dozens of his recordings made him one of the most influential jazz pianists of his generation, died March 6 at his home in Bergenfield, N.J."
• Ron Villone (born 1970), Major League Baseball relief pitcher who played for 12 MLB teams, including for the New York Yankees in the 2006 seasonweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20160307100901weblink">"Mariners Take Ex-Bergenfield Star -- Villone Picked 14th Overall", The Record, June 2, 1992, backed up by the Internet Archive as of March 7, 2016. Accessed September 6, 2017. "The call came a little later than anticipated, but Ron Villone of Bergenfield got what he expected Monday afternoon."
• Jacklyn Zeman (1953-2023), actress who has played Barbara "Bobbie" Spencer on General Hospital since 1977Capitani, Cindy. "Happy Birthday To Former Englewood Playboy Bunny Jacklyn Zeman", Englewood Daily Voice, March 6, 2017. Accessed September 6, 2017. "Zeman was born in Englewood on March 6, 1953 and raised in Bergenfield, graduating from Bergenfield High School when she was 15."

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References

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Sources

• Municipal Incorporations of the State of New Jersey (according to Counties) prepared by the Division of Local Government, Department of the Treasury (New Jersey); December 1, 1958.
• Clayton, W. Woodford; and Nelson, William. History of Bergen and Passaic Counties, New Jersey, with Biographical Sketches of Many of its Pioneers and Prominent Men. Philadelphia: Everts and Peck, 1882.
• Harvey, Cornelius Burnham (ed.), Genealogical History of Hudson and Bergen Counties, New Jersey. New York: New Jersey Genealogical Publishing Co., 1900.
• Van Valen, James M. History of Bergen County, New Jersey. New York: New Jersey Publishing and Engraving Co., 1900.
• Westervelt, Frances A. (Frances Augusta), 1858–1942, History of Bergen County, New Jersey, 1630–1923, Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1923.

External links

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• Bergenfield Borough official website
• Bergenfield Special Improvement District

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