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Berkeley Heights, NJ
(Union County)
Berkeley Heights is a township in Union County, New
Jersey, United States. A bedroom community in
northern-central New Jersey, the township is nestled within
the Raritan Valley region in the New York metropolitan area.
In Money magazine's 2013 Best Places to Live rankings,
Berkeley Heights was ranked 6th in the nation, the highest
among the three places in New Jersey included in the top 50
list. In its 2010 rankings of the "Best Places to Live", New
Jersey Monthly magazine ranked Berkeley Heights as the 19th
best place to live in New Jersey. In its 2008 rankings of
the "Best Places To Live" New Jersey Monthly magazine ranked
Berkeley Heights as the 59th best place to live in New
Jersey
The township is located partially on the crest of the
Second Watchung Mountain and in the Passaic River Valley,
aptly named as the Passaic River forms the township's
northern border. The township is also located partially in
the Raritan Valley region, in which the Green Brook (a
tributary of the Raritan River) forms the township's eastern
border near the Watchung Reservation. Berkeley Heights is
located in northwestern Union County, at the confluence of
Union, Morris, and Somerset Counties. Berkeley Heights is
bordered by New Providence and Summit to the east, Scotch
Plains to the southeast, Chatham to the north, Watchung to
the south, and Warren Township and Long Hill Township to the
west.
Downtown
Downtown Berkeley Heights is located along Springfield
Avenue, approximately between the intersections with
Plainfield Avenue and Snyder Avenue. Downtown is home to
more than 20 restaurants which join with the Downtown
Beautification Committee to hold an annual Restaurant Week
each September. In addition, a post office, the Municipal
Building, police station, train station, Walgreens, CVS,
Stop & Shop and other shops and services are located in this
downtown section.
Parks and Recreation
Located in Berkeley Heights are many municipal parks, including the largest
one, Columbia Park (located along Plainfield Avenue). Columbia Park boasts
tennis courts, two baseball fields, basketball courts, and a large children's
play area. It is operated by the Recreation Commission. In addition to those
located at each of the schools, athletic fields are located along Horseshoe Road
(Sansone Field) and along Springfield Avenue (Passaic River Park). There are
three swimming clubs located in Berkeley Heights: the Berkeley Heights Community
Pool (Locust Avenue), the Berkeley Swim Club (behind Columbia Park), and
Berkeley Aquatic (off of Springfield Avenue). The Watchung Reservation and
Passaic River Parkway are in the township and maintained by Union County. The
Watchung Reservation has hiking trails, horseback riding trails, a large lake
(Lake Surprise), the deserted community of Feltville and picnic areas.
Schools
The Berkeley Heights Public Schools serves students in
pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade.Schools in the district (with 2018–19
enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics are Mary Kay
McMillin Early Childhood Center with 304 students in PreK-1st grade, Thomas P.
Hughes Elementary School with 273 students in grades 2-5, Mountain Park
Elementary School with 230 students in grades 2-5, William Woodruff Elementary
School with 201 students in grades 2-5, Columbia Middle School with 601 students
in grades 6-8, Governor Livingston High School with 965 students in grades 9-12.
The district's high school serves public school students of Berkeley Heights,
along with approximately 300 students from neighboring Borough of Mountainside
who are educated at the high school as part of a sending/receiving relationship
with the Mountainside School District. Governor Livingston was the 30th-ranked
public high school in New Jersey out of 305 schools statewide in New Jersey
Monthly magazine's September 2018 cover story on the state's "Top Public High
Schools".
Public Transportation
NJ Transit provide service at the Berkeley Heights station
serving Hoboken Terminal, Newark Broad Street Station, and Penn Station in
Midtown Manhattan as part of the Gladstone Branch. Berkeley Heights is also in
close proximity of the Summit train station, which provides frequent commuter
rail service to New York City. NJ Transit offers local bus service on the 986
route. Lakeland Bus Lines also provides commuter bus service to the Port
Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan and a connection to Gladstone.
Newark Liberty International Airport is approximately 18 miles (29 km) east of
Berkeley Heights.
Source: Wikipedia
Official Town Website: https://www.berkeleyheights.gov
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