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14_72	committee and liaison assignments for council members, and most appointments are made by the mayor
14_73	with the advice and consent of the council.
14_74	, the Mayor of Midland Park Borough is Republican Harry Shortway Jr., whose term of office ends on
14_75	December 31, 2023. Members of the Borough Council are Lorraine DeLuca (R, 2020), Jerry Iannone (R,
14_76	2022), Russell D. Kamp (I, 2020), Kenneth Kruis (R, 2021), Nancy Cronk Peet (R, 2022) and Robert
14_77	Sansone (R, 2021).
14_78	In June 2016, the Borough Council selected Jerry Iannone to fill the seat expiring in December 2016
14_79	that had become vacant following the resignation of Jack Considine who stepped down from office
14_80	earlier in the month after he lost the Republican primary.
14_81	In November 2013, the Borough Council selected former councilmember Mark Braunius from among three
14_82	candidates nominated by the Republican municipal committee to fill the vacant seat of Michael
14_83	Junta, who had resigned in the previous month as he was moving out of the borough.
14_84	Jack Considine was appointed in January 2012 to fill the vacant seat on the borough council
14_85	expiring in December 2013 that had been held by Patrick "Bud" O'Hagan, who had taken office as
14_86	mayor.
14_87	Federal, state and county representation
14_88	Midland Park is located in the 5th Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 40th state
14_89	legislative district.
14_90	Politics
14_91	As of March 23, 2011, there were a total of 4,756 registered voters in Midland Park, of which 890
14_92	(18.7% vs. 31.7% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 1,865 (39.2% vs. 21.1%) were registered
14_93	as Republicans and 1,998 (42.0% vs. 47.1%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 3 voters
14_94	registered to other parties. Among the borough's 2010 Census population, 66.7% (vs. 57.1% in Bergen
14_95	County) were registered to vote, including 88.2% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 73.7% countywide).
14_96	In the 2020 presidential election, Democrat Joe Biden received 2,322 votes (50.1% to 48.1%
14_97	countywide), ahead of Republican Donald Trump with 2,240 votes (48.1% to 50.1% countywide). In the
14_98	2016 presidential election, Republican Donald Trump received 2,191 votes (54.1% vs. 41.1%
14_99	countywide), ahead of Democrat Hillary Clinton with 1,690 votes (41.7% vs. 54.2%) and other
14_100	candidates with 171 votes (4.2% vs. 4.6%), among the 4,100 ballots cast by the borough's 5,178
14_101	registered voters, for a turnout of 79.2% (vs. 72.5% in Bergen County). In the 2012 presidential
14_102	election, Republican Mitt Romney received 2,135 votes (57.3% vs. 43.5% countywide), ahead of
14_103	Democrat Barack Obama with 1,533 votes (41.1% vs. 54.8%) and other candidates with 42 votes (1.1%
14_104	vs. 0.9%), among the 3,726 ballots cast by the borough's 4,978 registered voters, for a turnout of
14_105	74.8% (vs. 70.4% in Bergen County). In the 2008 presidential election, Republican John McCain
14_106	received 2,266 votes (56.3% vs. 44.5% countywide), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 1,695 votes
14_107	(42.1% vs. 53.9%) and other candidates with 26 votes (0.6% vs. 0.8%), among the 4,022 ballots cast
14_108	by the borough's 4,941 registered voters, for a turnout of 81.4% (vs. 76.8% in Bergen County). In
14_109	the 2004 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 2,367 votes (61.0% vs. 47.2%
14_110	countywide), ahead of Democrat John Kerry with 1,491 votes (38.4% vs. 51.7%) and other candidates
14_111	with 17 votes (0.4% vs. 0.7%), among the 3,879 ballots cast by the borough's 4,765 registered
14_112	voters, for a turnout of 81.4% (vs. 76.9% in the whole county).
14_113	In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 68.4% of the vote (1,646
14_114	cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 30.7% (738 votes), and other candidates with 1.0% (23
14_115	votes), among the 2,438 ballots cast by the borough's 4,805 registered voters (31 ballots were
14_116	spoiled), for a turnout of 50.7%. In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie
14_117	received 1,546 votes (58.2% vs. 45.8% countywide), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 962 votes
14_118	(36.2% vs. 48.0%), Independent Chris Daggett with 131 votes (4.9% vs. 4.7%) and other candidates
14_119	with 6 votes (0.2% vs. 0.5%), among the 2,658 ballots cast by the borough's 4,856 registered
14_120	voters, yielding a 54.7% turnout (vs. 50.0% in the county).
14_121	Education
14_122	The Midland Park School District serves students in public school for pre-kindergarten through
14_123	twelfth grade. As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of three schools, had an
14_124	enrollment of 943 students and 99.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher
14_125	ratio of 9.5:1. Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for
14_126	Education Statistics) are:
14_127	Godwin School with 249 students in grades PreK-2,
14_128	Highland School with 267 students in grades 3-6 and
14_129	Midland Park High School with 398 students in grades 7-12.
14_130	Public school students from the borough, and all of Bergen County, are eligible to attend the
14_131	secondary education programs offered by the Bergen County Technical Schools, which include the
14_132	Bergen County Academies in Hackensack, and the Bergen Tech campus in Teterboro or Paramus. The
14_133	district offers programs on a shared-time or full-time basis, with admission based on a selective
14_134	application process and tuition covered by the student's home school district.
14_135	Eastern Christian Elementary School is a private Christian day school that serves students in
14_136	pre-kindergarten through fourth grade as part of the Eastern Christian School Association, which
14_137	also includes a middle school located in Wyckoff and Eastern Christian High School in North
14_138	Haledon.
14_139	Transportation
14_140	Roads and highways
14_141	, the borough had a total of of roadways, of which were maintained by the municipality and by
14_142	Bergen County. The most significant roads directly serving Midland Park are minor county roads such
14_143	as County Route 84. Several major highways are near the town, however, including New Jersey Route
14_144	17 and New Jersey Route 208.
14_145	Public transportation
14_146	NJ Transit bus routes 148 and 164 provide service to and from the Port Authority Bus Terminal in
14_147	Midtown Manhattan, with local service offered on the 722 and 752 routes.
14_148	Emergency services
14_149	Police
14_150	Midland Park is served by a 15-man police force, including a Chief (Michael Powderley), two
14_151	Lieutenants, a Detective, three Sergeants and eight patrolmen. The Midland Park Police Department
14_152	responds to all variety of emergencies (including medical and fire) within the Borough, as well as
14_153	special events.
14_154	Ambulance
14_155	Emergency Medical Services are provided to the Borough by the Midland Park Volunteer Ambulance
14_156	Corps, a 501(c)(3) non-profit charity founded in 1942 and funded by donations, which provides Basic
14_157	Life Support (BLS) ambulance services around the clock on a volunteer basis, without any fees
14_158	charged to users of its services. Advanced Life Support services (which are billed to the patient
14_159	or their insurance) are provided by area hospitals through the Northern New Jersey Mobile Intensive
14_160	Care Consortium (a.k.a. "MICCOM"), primarily by The Valley Hospital.
14_161	Fire
14_162	Dating back to 1909, the Midland Park Fire Department is an all-volunteer organization that
14_163	provides full-time response to fires, motor vehicle accidents and search and rescue incidents
14_164	within Midland Park. The department consists of approximately 40 active volunteers. The
14_165	department staffs the following apparatus: Engine 531 - 2006 Pierce Lance Engine, Ladder 541 - 2015
14_166	Pierce 105' Ladder, Engine 533 - 1997 SimonDuplex/LTI Engine and Rescue 542 - 1997 Ford/Kenco Light
14_167	Rescue. The current chief of the Midland Park Fire Department is Jason Crean.
14_168	Notable people
14_169	People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Midland Park include:
14_170	Anna Whitehead Bodeker (1826–1904), suffragist who led the earliest attempt to organize for
14_171	women's suffrage in the state of Virginia.

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committee and liaison assignments for council members, and most appointments are made by the mayor

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with the advice and consent of the council.

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, the Mayor of Midland Park Borough is Republican Harry Shortway Jr., whose term of office ends on

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December 31, 2023. Members of the Borough Council are Lorraine DeLuca (R, 2020), Jerry Iannone (R,

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2022), Russell D. Kamp (I, 2020), Kenneth Kruis (R, 2021), Nancy Cronk Peet (R, 2022) and Robert

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Sansone (R, 2021).

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In June 2016, the Borough Council selected Jerry Iannone to fill the seat expiring in December 2016

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that had become vacant following the resignation of Jack Considine who stepped down from office

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earlier in the month after he lost the Republican primary.

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In November 2013, the Borough Council selected former councilmember Mark Braunius from among three

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candidates nominated by the Republican municipal committee to fill the vacant seat of Michael

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Junta, who had resigned in the previous month as he was moving out of the borough.

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Jack Considine was appointed in January 2012 to fill the vacant seat on the borough council

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expiring in December 2013 that had been held by Patrick "Bud" O'Hagan, who had taken office as

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mayor.

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Federal, state and county representation

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Midland Park is located in the 5th Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 40th state

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legislative district.

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Politics

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As of March 23, 2011, there were a total of 4,756 registered voters in Midland Park, of which 890

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(18.7% vs. 31.7% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 1,865 (39.2% vs. 21.1%) were registered

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as Republicans and 1,998 (42.0% vs. 47.1%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 3 voters

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registered to other parties. Among the borough's 2010 Census population, 66.7% (vs. 57.1% in Bergen

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County) were registered to vote, including 88.2% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 73.7% countywide).

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In the 2020 presidential election, Democrat Joe Biden received 2,322 votes (50.1% to 48.1%

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countywide), ahead of Republican Donald Trump with 2,240 votes (48.1% to 50.1% countywide). In the

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2016 presidential election, Republican Donald Trump received 2,191 votes (54.1% vs. 41.1%

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countywide), ahead of Democrat Hillary Clinton with 1,690 votes (41.7% vs. 54.2%) and other

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candidates with 171 votes (4.2% vs. 4.6%), among the 4,100 ballots cast by the borough's 5,178

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registered voters, for a turnout of 79.2% (vs. 72.5% in Bergen County). In the 2012 presidential

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election, Republican Mitt Romney received 2,135 votes (57.3% vs. 43.5% countywide), ahead of

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Democrat Barack Obama with 1,533 votes (41.1% vs. 54.8%) and other candidates with 42 votes (1.1%

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vs. 0.9%), among the 3,726 ballots cast by the borough's 4,978 registered voters, for a turnout of

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74.8% (vs. 70.4% in Bergen County). In the 2008 presidential election, Republican John McCain

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received 2,266 votes (56.3% vs. 44.5% countywide), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 1,695 votes

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(42.1% vs. 53.9%) and other candidates with 26 votes (0.6% vs. 0.8%), among the 4,022 ballots cast

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by the borough's 4,941 registered voters, for a turnout of 81.4% (vs. 76.8% in Bergen County). In

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the 2004 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 2,367 votes (61.0% vs. 47.2%

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countywide), ahead of Democrat John Kerry with 1,491 votes (38.4% vs. 51.7%) and other candidates

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with 17 votes (0.4% vs. 0.7%), among the 3,879 ballots cast by the borough's 4,765 registered

14_112

voters, for a turnout of 81.4% (vs. 76.9% in the whole county).

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In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 68.4% of the vote (1,646

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cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 30.7% (738 votes), and other candidates with 1.0% (23

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votes), among the 2,438 ballots cast by the borough's 4,805 registered voters (31 ballots were

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spoiled), for a turnout of 50.7%. In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie

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received 1,546 votes (58.2% vs. 45.8% countywide), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 962 votes

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(36.2% vs. 48.0%), Independent Chris Daggett with 131 votes (4.9% vs. 4.7%) and other candidates

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with 6 votes (0.2% vs. 0.5%), among the 2,658 ballots cast by the borough's 4,856 registered

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voters, yielding a 54.7% turnout (vs. 50.0% in the county).

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Education

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The Midland Park School District serves students in public school for pre-kindergarten through

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twelfth grade. As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of three schools, had an

14_124

enrollment of 943 students and 99.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher

14_125

ratio of 9.5:1. Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for

14_126

Education Statistics) are:

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Godwin School with 249 students in grades PreK-2,

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Highland School with 267 students in grades 3-6 and

14_129

Midland Park High School with 398 students in grades 7-12.

14_130

Public school students from the borough, and all of Bergen County, are eligible to attend the

14_131

secondary education programs offered by the Bergen County Technical Schools, which include the

14_132

Bergen County Academies in Hackensack, and the Bergen Tech campus in Teterboro or Paramus. The

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district offers programs on a shared-time or full-time basis, with admission based on a selective

14_134

application process and tuition covered by the student's home school district.

14_135

Eastern Christian Elementary School is a private Christian day school that serves students in

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pre-kindergarten through fourth grade as part of the Eastern Christian School Association, which

14_137

also includes a middle school located in Wyckoff and Eastern Christian High School in North

14_138

Haledon.

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Transportation

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Roads and highways

14_141

, the borough had a total of of roadways, of which were maintained by the municipality and by

14_142

Bergen County. The most significant roads directly serving Midland Park are minor county roads such

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as County Route 84. Several major highways are near the town, however, including New Jersey Route

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17 and New Jersey Route 208.

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Public transportation

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NJ Transit bus routes 148 and 164 provide service to and from the Port Authority Bus Terminal in

14_147

Midtown Manhattan, with local service offered on the 722 and 752 routes.

14_148

Emergency services

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Police

14_150

Midland Park is served by a 15-man police force, including a Chief (Michael Powderley), two

14_151

Lieutenants, a Detective, three Sergeants and eight patrolmen. The Midland Park Police Department

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responds to all variety of emergencies (including medical and fire) within the Borough, as well as

14_153

special events.

14_154

Ambulance

14_155

Emergency Medical Services are provided to the Borough by the Midland Park Volunteer Ambulance

14_156

Corps, a 501(c)(3) non-profit charity founded in 1942 and funded by donations, which provides Basic

14_157

Life Support (BLS) ambulance services around the clock on a volunteer basis, without any fees

14_158

charged to users of its services. Advanced Life Support services (which are billed to the patient

14_159

or their insurance) are provided by area hospitals through the Northern New Jersey Mobile Intensive

14_160

Care Consortium (a.k.a. "MICCOM"), primarily by The Valley Hospital.

14_161

Fire

14_162

Dating back to 1909, the Midland Park Fire Department is an all-volunteer organization that

14_163

provides full-time response to fires, motor vehicle accidents and search and rescue incidents

14_164

within Midland Park. The department consists of approximately 40 active volunteers. The

14_165

department staffs the following apparatus: Engine 531 - 2006 Pierce Lance Engine, Ladder 541 - 2015

14_166

Pierce 105' Ladder, Engine 533 - 1997 SimonDuplex/LTI Engine and Rescue 542 - 1997 Ford/Kenco Light

14_167

Rescue. The current chief of the Midland Park Fire Department is Jason Crean.

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Notable people

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People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Midland Park include:

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Anna Whitehead Bodeker (1826–1904), suffragist who led the earliest attempt to organize for

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women's suffrage in the state of Virginia.