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4.  The town was established on March 24, 1898.  It is one of sixteen municipalities in Passaic County, NJ.  Hawthorne has about 18,000 residents and is 3.4 square miles

5.  The origin of the name “Hawthorne” is not definite. It was either named after the author, Nathaniel Hawthorne, or because of the abundance of Hawthorne bushes.  The main avenue, Lafayette Ave., is named after the French commander since he stayed in the territory when helping assist in the American Revolution.  It was originally part of the now-defunct Manchester Township, which was later subdivided to create Hawthorne, Haledon, North Haledon, Prospect Park, Totowa and most of the First Ward of Paterson.

6.  Mayor: Richard S. Goldberg  Council Members: ◦ Frank E. Matthews—Council President and Ward 4 ◦ John Bertollo— Council VP and Ward 2 ◦ Bruce Bennet—Councilman at Large ◦ Dominic Mele— Councilman at Large ◦ Joseph Wojtecki— Ward 1 Councilman ◦ Gary Sinning— Ward 3 Councilman ◦ John Lane— Councilman at Large http://hawthornenj.org/council.cfm

7.  Home of the Bears! http://www.hhsclassof1959reu nion.org/jerry-hansen/ http://www.northjersey.com/ sports/64338952.html http://www.msgvarsity.com/new- jersey/meet-hawthorne-s-new- mascot-1.109967?p=&qr=1

8.  The elementary schools in Hawthorne include Roosevelt School (619 students), Jefferson School (249 students), and Washington School (214 students) which are grades K-5  Lincoln Middle School (Grades 6-8) prepares students for what they should face at Hawthorne High School.  In addition to public schools, there is also a private (K-8) Catholic school, St. Anthony's, and a private (Pre-12) school, Hawthorne Christian Academy

9. All Images: http://www.hawthornenj.org/hawthorneday.cfm  Yearly annual Hawthorne Day  Fourth of July Fireworks display  Mayor’s Annual Halloween Parade

10.  Hawthorne Caballeros Drum Corps ◦ Started in 1946 as a bugle corps and founded by James J. Costello Jr. http://alumnicorps.cabs.org/ http://www.drumcorpsworld.co m/articles.cfm?ID=388

11.  Deborah Harry of “Blondie  Beth Fowler, Broadway Actress  Maurice Carthon, former running back for the New York Giants  John Girgenti, New Jersey state senator from the 35 th district.  Dale Memmelaar, offensive lineman in the NFL from 1959 to 1967 http://www.ladiesofrock.co m/Blondie_Pictures.html