Everything about Warren Township New Jersey totally explained
Warren Township is a
Township in
Somerset County,
New Jersey,
United States. As of the
United States 2000 Census, the township population was 14,259.
Warren was originally inhabited by the
Lenape Native Americans and was settled in the 1720s by European farmers. Warren was incorporated as a township by an Act of the
New Jersey Legislature on
March 5,
1806, from portions of
Bernards Township and
Bridgewater Township. Portions of the township were taken to form
North Plainfield township as of
April 2,
1872. Warren is named for
American Revolutionary War patriot, General
Joseph Warren, who was killed at the
Battle of Bunker Hill. The Committee consists of five elected members, one of whom is elected by the committee to serve as Mayor and another as Deputy Mayor. Terms are for a three year period with elections staggered so that two, two and one seat come up for election in a three-year cycle. Township Committee meetings are held at the municipal building and are held on Thursday
As of 2008, Township Committee members are
Mayor Gary Dinardo (term ends
December 31,
2009),
Deputy Mayor CarolAnn Garafola (2010), Mal Plager (2008), Frank Salvato (2008) and Vic Sordillo (2009).
The Historical Sites Committee was formed in 1971 and members are appointed by the governing body to administer municipally-owned historic landmarks. The historical landmarks they've protected are the Mount Bethel Meeting House and the Kirch-Ford House. The Meeting House dates back to mid-1700 and is listed on the
National Register of Historic Places.
Federal, state and county representation
Warren Township is in the Seventh Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 21st Legislative District.
Education
The
Warren Township Schools serve public school students in kindergarten through eighth grade. Schools in the district (with 2005-06 enrollment data from the
National Center for Education Statistics.) are four K - 5 elementary schools —
Central School
(386 students),
Mt. Horeb School (415),
Angelo L. Tomaso School (375),
Woodland School (329) — and
Warren Middle School (766) for grades 6-8.
Students in public school for grades 9-12 attend
Watchung Hills Regional High School, which iserves students from Warren as well as the neighboring communities of
Watchung,
Green Brook (in
Somerset County), and
Long Hill Township (in
Morris County).
Also,
Somerset Hills School &
Camp Harmony, is on Mt. Horeb Road
Notable residents
Notable current and former residents of Warren Township include:
Points of interest
Wagner Farm ArboretumFurther Information
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