Oradell was originally formed on March 8, 1894, as the borough of Delford, from portions of
Harrington Township, Midland Township (now
Rochelle Park) and
Palisades Township.[22] 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.[23] The name "Delford" was a
portmanteau created from the names of two communities within the new borough: Oradell and New Milford.[24] The Hotel Delford had been constructed in 1870 after the construction of the first railroad to reach the area.[25] On November 12, 1920, the borough's name was officially changed to "Oradell", based on the results of a referendum held ten days earlier.[22][26] Oradell derives its name from "ora" (Latin for "edge") and "dell".[27]
New Jersey Monthly ranked Oradell as the 68th best place to live in New Jersey in its 2010 rankings of the "Top Towns" in the state. This ranking also makes the borough the seventh best place to live in Bergen County.[28]
New Jersey Family, a resource for New Jersey parents, ranked Oradell the winner of "New Jersey's Best Towns for Families 2016".[citation needed]
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 2.57 square miles (6.65 km2), including 2.41 square miles (6.25 km2) of land and 0.16 square miles (0.40 km2) of water (6.07%).[1][2]
Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the borough include Delford.[29]
Oradell Reservoir was formed by the Oradell Reservoir Dam placed on the
Hackensack River, which was started in 1921 and finished in 1923. The reservoir is fed by the
Pascack Brook and
Dwars Kill in addition to the Hackensack River. The Dam has greatly reduced the amount of flooding in the eastern part of Oradell caused by the Hackensack River, though it also resulted in the loss of flora and fauna that depended on the fresh water that flowed down the river.[33] Fed by rain from
Hurricane Irene in August 2011, the water level in the reservoir rose two feet above the top of the dam, allowing billions of gallons of water to flow over the dam and exacerbating flooding conditions in Oradell and
New Milford.[34]
Climate
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the
Köppen Climate Classification system, Oradell has a
humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.[35]
Of the 2,749 households, 39.1% had children under the age of 18; 73.5% were married couples living together; 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present and 16.6% were non-families. Of all households, 14.8% were made up of individuals and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.87 and the average family size was 3.20.[19]
26.1% of the population were under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 19.8% from 25 to 44, 31.9% from 45 to 64, and 16.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44.1 years. For every 100 females, the population had 91.6 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 89.2 males.[19]
The Census Bureau's 2006–2010
American Community Survey showed that (in 2010
inflation-adjusted dollars)
median household income was $123,750 (with a margin of error of +/− $23,641) and the median family income was $147,139 (+/− $14,419). Males had a median income of $91,332 (+/− $10,621) versus $68,208 (+/− $17,195) for females. The
per capita income for the borough was $51,654. About 1.4% of families and 1.9% of the population were below the
poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 4.2% of those age 65 or over.[43]
Same-sex couples headed 14 households in 2010, an increase from the 13 counted in 2000.[44]
2000 census
As of the
2000 United States census,[16] there were 8,047 people, 2,789 households and 2,300 families residing in the borough. The population density was 3,319.0 inhabitants per square mile (1,281.5/km2). There were 2,833 housing units at an average density of 1,168.5 per square mile (451.2/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 90.07%
White, 0.48%
African American, 0.04%
Native American, 8.09%
Asian, 0.01%
Pacific Islander, 0.32% from
other races, and 0.98% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 3.09% of the population.[41][42]
3.1% of Oradell's residents identified themselves as being of
Armenian American ancestry. This was the 11th highest percentage of Armenian American people in any place in the United States with 1,000 or more residents identifying their ancestry.[45]
There were 2,789 households, of which 38.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.9% were
married couples living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.5% were non-families. 15.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.83 and the average family size was 3.17.[41][42]
Age distribution was 25.2% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 26.9% from 45 to 64, and 16.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.1 males.[41][42]
The 2000 Census showed that
median household income was $91,014 and the median family income was $102,842. Males had a median income of $76,683 versus $42,318 for females. The
per capita income for the borough was $39,520. About 1.7% of families and 2.4% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 2.8% of those under age 18 and 2.1% of those age 65 or over.[41][42]
Economy
Oradell is the headquarters for
Huntington Learning Center, a learning center chain founded in 1977 that provides tutoring services for students in primary and secondary schools and is specialized in standardized test preparation.[46]
Government
Local government
Oradell 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.[47] 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.[6] The borough form of government used by Oradell 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.[48][49]
As of 2024[update], the
mayor of Oradell is a Republican, James Koth III, whose term of office ends on December 31, 2027. Members of the Borough Council are Council President Steven G. Carnevale (
R, 2025), Tracy Schoenberg (D, 2024), Jonathan Kern (R, 2026), Michael A. Staff (R, 2025), James "Ted" Gullo (R, 2026) and Roger Tashjian (D, 2024).[3][50][51][52][53][54]
In the November 2023 general election, all three republican candidates, including one incumbent, won office, in an off year election cycle. The Oradell election turnout was a staggering 46.13%, the highest recorded for all municipalities for that year within Bergen County.[52]
In May 2018, Miriam Yu was selected to fill the seat expiring in December 2019 that became vacant following the resignation of Andrew Rudman.[55] In the November 2018 general election, Yu was elected to serve the balance of the term of office.
In the November 2017 general election, the Democratic and Republican candidates each took one seat. In the November 2016 general election, the Democratic and Republican candidates each took one seat. In the November 2015 general election, the Democratic and independent candidates who ran together as Put Oradell First won election to the mayoral and council seats up for vote, winning by a 2–1 margin over the Republican incumbents, who had not faced an election challenge since 2011.[56]
Federal, state and county representation
Oradell is located in the 5th Congressional District[57] and is part of New Jersey's 38th state legislative district.[58][59][60]
Bergen County is governed by a directly elected
County Executive, with legislative functions performed by a
Board of County Commissioners composed of seven members who are elected
at-large to three-year terms in partisan elections on a staggered basis, with either two or three seats coming up for election each November; a Chairman and Vice Chairman are selected from among its seven members at a reorganization meeting held every January. As of 2024[update], the county executive is James J. Tedesco III (
D,
Paramus), whose four-year term of office ends December 31, 2026.[67]
As of November 2017, there were a total of 5,750 registered voters in Oradell, of which 1,535 were registered as
Democrats, 1,750 were registered as
Republicans and 2,451 were registered as
unaffiliated. There were 14 voters registered as
Libertarians or
Greens.[89] Among the borough's 2010 Census population, 70.0% (vs. 57.1% in Bergen County) were registered to vote, including 94.8% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 73.7% countywide).[89][90]
In the
2016 presidential election, Democrat
Hillary Clinton received 2,345 votes (49.6% vs. 54.2% countywide), ahead of Republican
Donald Trump with 2,209 votes (46.7% vs. 41.1%) and other candidates with 173 votes (3.7% vs. 4.6%), among the 4,796 ballots cast by the borough's 6,130 registered voters, for a turnout of 78.2% (vs. 72.5% in Bergen County).[91] In the
2012 presidential election, Republican
Mitt Romney received 2,354 votes (53.7% vs. 43.5% countywide), ahead of Democrat
Barack Obama with 1,973 votes (45.0% vs. 54.8%) and other candidates with 40 votes (0.9% vs. 0.9%), among the 4,386 ballots cast by the borough's 5,856 registered voters, for a turnout of 74.9% (vs. 70.4% in Bergen County).[92][93] In the
2008 presidential election, Republican
John McCain received 2,491 votes (51.9% vs. 44.5% countywide), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 2,245 votes (46.8% vs. 53.9%) and other candidates with 29 votes (0.6% vs. 0.8%), among the 4,798 ballots cast by the borough's 5,826 registered voters, for a turnout of 82.4% (vs. 76.8% in Bergen County).[94][95] In the
2004 presidential election, Republican
George W. Bush received 2,592 votes (55.5% vs. 47.2% countywide), ahead of Democrat
John Kerry with 2,034 votes (43.5% vs. 51.7%) and other candidates with 32 votes (0.7% vs. 0.7%), among the 4,672 ballots cast by the borough's 5,696 registered voters, for a turnout of 82.0% (vs. 76.9% in the whole county).[96]
In the 2017 gubernatorial election, Democrat Phil Murphy received 1,396 votes ahead of Kim Guadagno with 1,358 votes. In the
2013 gubernatorial election, Republican
Chris Christie received 66.4% of the vote (1,797 cast), ahead of Democrat
Barbara Buono with 32.4% (878 votes), and other candidates with 1.2% (32 votes), among the 2,753 ballots cast by the borough's 5,717 registered voters (46 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 48.2%.[97][98] In the
2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 1,775 votes (53.8% vs. 45.8% countywide), ahead of Democrat
Jon Corzine with 1,320 votes (40.0% vs. 48.0%), Independent
Chris Daggett with 158 votes (4.8% vs. 4.7%) and other candidates with 14 votes (0.4% vs. 0.5%), among the 3,302 ballots cast by the borough's 5,745 registered voters, yielding a 57.5% turnout (vs. 50.0% in the county).[99]
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.[109][110]
Oradell is home to
Bergen Catholic High School, a private
Roman Catholiccollege preparatory school that was founded in 1955 and is run by the
Christian Brothers of Ireland, under the auspices of the
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark.[111][112] Bergen Catholic serves students in ninth through twelfth grade, and had an enrollment of 667 students in the 2017–2018 school year.[113] It offers 17 sports at the varsity level, and attracts students from all over the Northern Jersey region. Oradell is also home to St. Joseph Elementary School, a Catholic school that serves children from Pre-K through grade 8, as part of the Newark Archdiocese.[114]
Emergency services
Oradell has a volunteer fire department that was first established in 1894, located on Kinderkamack Road. It is home to Tower 21, Squad 22, Engine 23, Engine 24, and Scuba 26.[115]
Oradell has a police department, also located on Kinderkamack Road near the fire station.[116]
Organizations
Oradell has two
Boy Scout troops—Troop 36 and Troop 142—as well as two
Cub Scout packs; Pack 136 and Pack 142.
Troop 36 was established on February 11, 1911. Originally known as Troop 1, it was one of the first Boy Scout troops chartered in the United States and the second troop chartered in New Jersey. Sponsored by American Legion Post 41 since 1919, Troop 36 is currently the oldest Boy Scout troop in the state of New Jersey and has the distinction of being the second-oldest continually operating troop in the United States. It is one of the largest and most decorated troops in New Jersey.[117] Troop 36 has more than 170
Eagle Scouts.[118]
Troop 142 was re-established in 1999, and has over 40 members and more than 30 Eagle Scouts.
Transportation
Roads and highways
As of May 2010[update], the borough had a total of 35.17 miles (56.60 km) of roadways, of which 30.06 miles (48.38 km) were maintained by the municipality and 5.11 miles (8.22 km) by Bergen County.[119]
County Route 503 is the only significant road serving Oradell. It follows Kinderkamack Road south to north through the middle of the borough.
The
Atwood-Blauvelt mansion on Kinderkamack Road, built 1897, a prominent example of
shingle style architecture. The property, covering 4.3 acres (1.7 ha), was purchased at foreclosure for $100 in March 2013, including assumption of mortgages totaling $3.9 million acquired over several years. The purchaser, a subsidiary of CareOne, had submitted plans to develop an assisted living facility on the site under which the mansion would be preserved.[128]
A small park in the center of town at Kinderkamack Road and Oradell Avenue was created in 1962 to honor astronaut
Wally Schirra, marked by a plaque that reads "Home of Commander Walter M. Schirra Jr., USN, the first Jerseyman to orbit the Earth, Oct 3, 1962".[130][131][132]
Riverdell Hospital was located on Kinderkamack Road. Opened in 1959, it closed in 1981 after it became known as the site of the alleged killings in the "Dr. X" murder trial of
Mario Jascalevich and was torn down in 1984.[133]
Memorial Field is a large park and field located across from Oradell Public School. Many recreational sport games are hosted on these fields, and the elementary school utilizes the park.
The Doug Parcells Athletic Complex is a large field complex on Ridgewood Avenue next to the Oradell Swim Club. It houses two turf fields, both of which host recreational sporting events. It also features a fieldhouse and a small playground. The facility was named in 2005 for Doug Parcells, a former borough recreation director who was the brother of former NFL coach
Bill Parcells.[134]
Little Firehouse Theater is a stage theater with 210 seats that was originally a firehouse. The Bergen County Players, established in 1949, perform plays and musicals at the theater.[135]
Hugh J. Grant (1858–1910), politician who served two terms as the 88th mayor of
New York City, from 1889 to 1892, who remains the youngest mayor in the city's history[145]
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abMayor and Council, Borough of Oradell. Accessed May 7, 2022. "The Mayor and members of the Council are elected by voters. The Mayor is elected to a four-year term.... The Mayor votes only when there is a tie vote. The Borough Council comprises six members, who are elected to serve staggered three-year terms of office."
^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." Note that the source lists May 8 as the date of the borough's formation, while other sources show March 8.
^Cheslow, Jerry.
"If You're Thinking of Living in: Oradell", The New York Times, November 11, 1990. Accessed December 25, 2011. "The area had its first growth spurt after the Hackensack and New Jersey Extension Railroad opened a line to Carlstadt in 1870. Soon afterward, the 40-room Hotel Delford was opened, Grove Street was laid out and businessmen from New York City built their Victorian homes there. The hotel has since been torn down."
^Council Meeting Minutes for May 22, 2018, Borough of Oradell. Accessed October 5, 2019. "Upon motion by Council President Schoenberg, seconded by Councilman Tashjian, it was Resolved, that (made part hereof) Resolution #18-125: appointment of Miriam Yu as Councilmember (due to Mr. Rudman’s resignation from council), be approved.... Upon unanimous consent of council, Mrs. Yu took joined the governing body at the dais."
^Pugliese, Nicholas.
"Two Democrats, independent upset Republican incumbents in Oradell", The Record, November 4, 2015. Accessed May 25, 2016. "Dianne Didio, the Democratic candidate for mayor, received more than twice as many votes in Tuesday's election as the Republican incumbent, Joseph Murray Jr. — a surprising development in a town where Republican candidates have not faced opposition from outside their party since 2011."
^Biography, Congressman Josh Gottheimer. Accessed January 3, 2019. "Josh now lives in Wyckoff, New Jersey with Marla, his wife who was a federal prosecutor, and their two young children, Ellie and Ben."
^Biography of Bob Menendez,
United States Senate, January 26, 2015. "Menendez, who started his political career in Union City, moved in September from Paramus to one of Harrison's new apartment buildings near the town's PATH station.."
^Cattafi, Kristie.
"Democrats pick Bergenfield councilman to fill vacancy on Bergen County commissioners board", The Record, March 13, 2023. Accessed March 16, 2023. "A Democratic councilman from Bergenfield will be sworn in as a Bergen County commissioner Wednesday night, filling a vacancy on the governing body for almost 1 million residents. Rafael Marte will serve until Dec. 31, taking on the unexpired term left by former Commissioner Ramon Hache, a Democrat who resigned last week to lead the Ridgewood YMCA as its chief executive officer."
^Cheslow, Jerry.
"If You're Thinking of Living In/Oradell, N.J.; Giving an Old Downtown a New Life", The New York Times, August 20, 2000. Accessed June 8, 2016. "In seventh grade, Oradell youngsters enter the River Dell Regional School District, which is shared with neighboring River Edge. It comprises the 423-student River Dell Middle School in River Edge for grades seven and eight and the 823-student River Dell High School in Oradell."
^About,
Bergen Catholic High School. Accessed August 18, 2013. "Bergen Catholic is an-all male Roman Catholic high school operated and maintained by the Congregation of Christian Brothers, and located in the town of Oradell, in Bergen County, New Jersey."
^Hampton, Deon J.
"State's oldest Boy Scouts troop leads Oradell parade", The Record, July 4, 2011. Accessed July 17, 2013. "Members of the troop — at 100 years old, one of the nation's oldest — were Grand Marshals of the parade which featured veterans, military police, the Oradell Public Library, the Oradell Environment Committee and bicyclists. The Boy Scout troop was chartered on Feb. 11, 1911 after Charles Livingston Bull, a close friend of Boy Scout of America founder William Boyce, founded it, originally known as Troop 1."
^"Schirra Hailed By His Mother As Original Space Drag Racer", The Record, December 16, 1965. Accessed June 26, 2022, via
Newspapers.com. "The sign now reads: 'Oradell Home of Commander Walter M. Schirra Jr., U. S. Navy. First Jerseyman to Orbit the Earth, October 3, 1962'.... The plaque is on a pole at the corner of two local streets, Kinderkamack Road and Oradell Avenue, and the location, of course, of Schirra Park, dedicated Oct. 15, 1962, . a beauty spot in the center of town, so named to honor the first space feat of the astronaut and doubly famous now following the historic space-navigation feat yesterday in which Captain Schirra and Major Thomas P. Stafford in Gemini 6 were drag-racing."
^Noda, Stephanie.
"Doug Parcells, longtime Oradell rec director and brother of Bill Parcells, dies at 66", The Record, September 30, 2019. Accessed June 26, 2022. "Douglas Parcells, a longtime recreation director and brother of football coach Bill Parcells, has died at age 66....His lifelong commitment to recreation was honored in 2005 when Ridgewood Field in Oradell was renamed the Doug Parcells Athletic Complex, a move that surprised him at the time."
^Recognizing The 100th Anniversary Of The Oradell Public Library, Congressional Record, April 26, 2013, 113th Congress, 1st Session - Issue: Vol. 159, No. 59 — Daily Edition. Accessed July 17, 2013. "World renowned painter Charles Livingston Bull, an Oradell resident and an original board member, donated multiple works of art which reside in the library to this day."
^Roberts, Jeff.
"Oradell's Ginny Capicchioni first woman on men's USA lacrosse team", The Record, April 12, 2011. Accessed July 29, 2015. "The Oradell resident knows what awaits her and Team USA next month at the World Indoor Lacrosse Championship in Prague.... Capicchioni never played lacrosse at River Dell, which did not field a girls program at the time."
^About GrahamArchived 2012-02-05 at the
Wayback Machine, GrahamClarke.com. Accessed September 21, 2015. "Graham Clarke grew up in Oradell, New Jersey (but don't hold it against him). He has been performing for children professionally since September 1995. He currently lives in a big, old house in Somers, NY, with his wife, Peggy, and his frisky, cottony soft dogs, Plato and Athena."
^Feldberg, Robert.
"Joe DiPietro, 'Memphis' playwright and Oradell native, in Tony spotlight", The Record, June 13, 2010. Accessed September 6, 2011. "When Joe DiPietro was growing up on Essex Street in Oradell, one of his favorite haunts was the borough library, where he read lots of plays, including Death of a Salesman and Journey's End."
^"Fitzhugh, Author, Is Victim Of Stroke At Oradell Home", copy of article from The Record, February 7, 1950. Accessed September 15, 2015. "Oradell-Percy Keese Fitzhugh, 73, Author of many boys' books, died Wednesday at 6 P.M. following a stroke. He had lived at 283 Maple Avenue for the past 23 years."
^Arista Records LLC et al v. Lime Wire LLC et al Filing 297, Justia. Accessed January 7, 2023. "I was born in 1966 and grew up in Oradell, New Jersey. I went to public schoolin Oradell and graduated valedictorian of my high school class."
^Hyman, Vicki.
"Oradell's Ellsworth Kelly, pillar of abstract painting, dies at 92", NJ Advance Media for
NJ.com, December 28, 2015. Accessed December 29, 2015. "Kelly was born in Newburgh, N.Y., in 1923, but his family soon moved to the Rockwell-esque town of Oradell, where he attended public school and his grandmother introduced him to bird-watching at the Oradell Reservoir near his home."
^Harbord, Eamon.
"Hall of Fame writer, former Oradell resident, has his day", The Record, September 9, 2010. Accessed February 16, 2011. "'A 45-year resident of Oradell, he is the son of former Councilman Charlie Madden and father of Oradell Police Officer Tom Madden,' Councilman James Koth read from the proclamation.... The 64-year-old Madden grew up in Oradell and graduated from Bergen Catholic High School."
^Brown, Clifton.
"Golf; A Former Rising Star Hopes to Rise Again", The New York Times, December 18, 1999. Accessed December 25, 2011. "When Jim McGovern was an all-state tight end at Bergen Catholic High School, few people would have predicted that he would become a professional golfer. He didn't start playing golf seriously until 11th grade. And don't most golfers come from warm-weather states like California or Florida, instead of places like Oradell, N.J.?"
^"Rob McGovern is Bergen County Y's Person of the Year", Town News, December 19, 2007. Accessed December 28, 2021, via
Newspapers.com. "Rob McGovern of the Oradell and Bergen Catholic McGovern family is the YMCA of Greater Bergen County‘s Person of the Year for 2007.... McGovern grew up in Oradell and attended Bergen Catholic High School."
^Naanes, Marlene; and Koloff, Abbott.
"Bergen County native leading investigation of Colorado theater massacre", The Record, July 23, 2012. Accessed July 25, 2012. "Daniel Oates, who, as the chief of police in Aurora, Colo., is in charge of investigating the most extensive mass shooting in the nation's history, grew up in Midland Park.... Oates was born in Hackensack and lived in Oradell before his family moved to Midland Park, his parents said."
^Oradell's History, Borough of Oradell. Accessed January 5, 2018. "The list of other famous Oradell residents has included Ellsworth Kelly, the world-famous minimalist artist; Tony award-winning Playwright and Author Joe DiPietro; Pro Football Hall of Famer Bill Parcells; Wally Schirra, the only astronaut to fly in three U.S. space missions (Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo); DC Comics artist George Papp; and Hugh J. Grant, mayor of New York City from 1889 to 1892."
^Giants at Dallas Cowboys,
New York Giants, October 16, 2005. "Parcells, 61, is an Oradell, N.J. native. He was a member of the first graduating class at River Dell High School in Oradell in 1959, where he starred in basketball, football and baseball."
^Nelson Riddle official website, accessed February 27, 2007. "Born June 1, 1921 in Oradell, NJ, Nelson Smock Riddle studied piano as a child, later switching to trombone at the age of 14."
^Schutta, Gregory.
"Oradell's Rizzi Named New Haven Head Coach", The Record, February 25, 1999. Accessed May 25, 2016. "Former Bergen Catholic standout and NFL player Darren Rizzi broke into the head coaching ranks Wednesday when he was named the head football coach at the University of New Haven. The Oradell native returns to New Haven, where he spent four seasons as an assistant under former head coach Tony Sparano."
^Sullivan, Joseph F.
"Army Pilot's Death Stuns Her New Jersey Neighbors", The New York Times, March 7, 1991. Accessed September 15, 2015. "Oradell, N.J., March 6— This suburb of 8,000 prides itself on its sense of family and on its local heroes, like the astronaut Wally Schirra, for whom a small park near the heart of town is dedicated. This week Maj. Marie T. Rossi joined those heroes. "
^Garafolo, Mike.
"Scanlon, the newest Giant, is a man in demand", The Star-Ledger, December 31, 2008. Accessed February 17, 2011. "'I've already seen the ticket guy,' the Oradell native and former Bergen Catholic star said by phone, minutes after the ink on his 1-year contract had dried."
^Rohan, Virginia. "Two Jersey guys get it 'Together'", The Record, October 4, 2007. "Comedy writers Matt Silverstein and Dave Jeser met at the Dwight-Englewood School, where a prank, fittingly enough, led them to realize they were kindred creative spirits.... Silverstein, 35, was born and raised in Oradell."
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.