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Watchung (/ w ɑː ˈ tʃ ʌ ŋ /) is a borough in Somerset County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, located approximately 29 miles (47 km) west of New York City.As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 6,449, [10] [11] an increase of 648 (+11.2%) from the 2010 census count of 5,801, [20] [21] which in turn reflected an increase of 188 (+3.3%) from the 5,613 counted in ...
Discussions to consolidate the North Hudson fire departments began in the early 1980s. [5] The North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue (NHRFR) was established on January 11, 1999. The former fire departments of North Bergen, Union City, Weehawken, West New York, and Guttenberg were merged to provide a safer, more efficient fire department. A ...
A fire destroyed the main building in 1911, but the school reopened in the following year and has grown steadily. A college division that had been part of the school when it was established was relocated to Lakewood Township, New Jersey in 1924 and became Georgian Court University. In the 1980s and 1990s it was a boarding school that housed ...
Watchung may refer to: In geology. Watchung Mountains, a group of three long low ridges in northern New Jersey; Watchung Outliers, six areas of isolated low hills and rock outcrops of volcanic origin in the U.S. states of New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania; Other. Watchung, New Jersey, a borough in Somerset County, New Jersey
The firefighters start out in street clothes and dress in full turnout gear (Helmet, Coat, and boots) board their fire engine and respond approximately 200 feet up the course to a portable water tank, the engine crew simultaneously stretches 100–150 feet of 2 + 1 ⁄ 2-inch hose toward a target area as other crew members place hard suction ...
Montclair is a township in Essex County in the U.S. state of New Jersey.Situated on the cliffs of the Watchung Mountains, Montclair is a commercial and cultural hub of North Jersey and a diverse bedroom community of New York City within the New York metropolitan area. [19]
Watchung Avenue (known as Park Street until April 1, 1919) is a New Jersey Transit station at the intersection of Watchung Avenue, Watchung Plaza, and Park Street in Montclair, New Jersey along the Montclair-Boonton Line. The Watchung Avenue station is on an elevated embankment between Watchung Plaza and Park Street.
Throughout the history of the Paterson Fire Department, several fire companies have been disbanded due to departmental reorganization, budget, and renumbering. Listed are some recent company changes. [7] Engine Company 8 - 221 Union Ave. - Disbanded 2006; Engine Company 9 - 77 Highland St. - Disbanded 1989