Hawthorne

On the 12th anniversary of the terroristic events of 9/11 Hawthorne unveiled its planned tribute of remembrance and honor to the men, women, and children killed in the terror attacks of September 11, 2001 and recognition of the efforts of those who responded in it's aftermath. The borough received a 24-foot beam from the World Trade Center in 2011. The beam is now placed in the memorial, located at 970 Goffle Road between the Hawthorne Volunteer Ambulance Corps building and Fire Rescue 5 headquarters. The memorial centered around the beam includes four granite monuments representing the public and the three branches of emergency services – police fire and ambulance corps. The memorial for Sal Zisa Jr., the only Hawthorne resident who perished in the 9/11 attacks, was also relocated to the new location with the steel beam. The four granite monuments were unveiled by the Hawthorne fire department, police department, ambulance corps and Ed McGuirk, a Hawthorne resident who escaped from one of the towers, to represent the public.

Duck Pond

One of the earliest homesteads constructed in Hawthorne (formerly Manchester Township) around 1730 by John Francis Ryerson. Ryerson also built a grist mill, potash works, sawmill and a store in the area. The home was confiscated by the State of New Jersey in 1779 as Ryerson was a loyalist. General Lafayette’s infantry encamped here briefly during the Revolutionary War. Richard Dirrick DeGray owned a farm, grist and saw mill, potash works, and a store, and fought in the Revolutionary War. He purchased the house (then located at 40 Wagaraw Road and now 80 Wagaraw Road) in May 1800. Its previous owner was his uncle John Francis Ryerson, who was a loyalist with the British Army and was stripped of his possessions. His uncle fled to Nova Scotia. About 140 acres were included Richard DeGray’s purchase of the house. DeGray later added an east wing. Wagaraw Road was also once called Ryerson Lane. A De Gray descendant lived in the house until the 1960’s. The house later on became Scordato’s Restaurant starting in 1970 and then Alexus Steakhouse & Tavern, and now currently houses the Bottagra restaurant. Bottagra Restaurant has great historical significance as the place where a Revolutionary War soldier lived, and is possibly the oldest building in Hawthorne. Although it has been altered, the restaurant retains some of the features of the original DeGray house built in the 1730s.

The Boys & Girls Club of Hawthorne provides: A safe place to learn and grow Ongoing relationships with caring, adult professionals Life-enhancing programs and character development experiences Hope and opportunity. Four key characteristics define the essence of a Boys & Girls Club. All are critical in exerting positive impact on the life of a child: Dedicated Youth Facility: The Boys & Girls Club is a place - an actual neighborhood-based building - designed solely for youth programs and activities. Open Daily: The Club is open every day, after school and on weekends, when kids have free time and need positive, productive outlets. Professional Staff: The Club has full-time, trained youth development professionals, providing positive role models and mentors. Volunteers provide key supplementary support. Available/Affordable to All Youth: Clubs reach all children and youth including those who cannot afford, or may lack access to, other community programs. Our clubhouse has many features including a state-of-the-art child care center, technology learning center, teen room, gameroom, gymnasium and outdoor playground.

Bus Stop at Goffle Road & NJ Route 208

Bus Stop at Lafayette Avenue & Diamond Bridge Avenue

Bus Stop at Van Winkle Avenue & 8th Avenue

Green Acres Designation The Eight Acre Woods is an 8-acre conservation/natural area located adjacent to Goffle Brook Park. The natural area protects a small wetland area and woodland that is a sanctuary to wildlife. It is also a popular bird watching spot. Trail map is located on http://www.hawthornenj.org/uploads/FINAL%20Trail%20Map%2002-13-2008.pdf

First Baptist Church

We are a Christ-centered church that gathers for worship, prays for our community, teaches children about Jesus and serves those in need. Just as you are always welcome in God's family, you are always welcome at the First Reformed Church of Hawthorne!

In the early 1900s, Excello Hosiery Mill was built. This large 3-story brick structure served for many years as the Prospect Park Furniture retail store, and later the Valley Furniture retail store. In 2004, Joseph and Anthony Dello Buono purchased the old factory and converted the building into 21 high-end apartments in 2006. The façade is original to the Excello Hosiery Mill and still appears etched in the top of the facade. The condos retain the high ceilings of the three-story old factory and new windows were inserted into already existing openings. The freight elevator is also original to the early 1900s building. An adjoining house was knocked down to make room for parking for the condominium residents.

Pumphouse Field is a single six acre baseball/softball field located on the Borough's Department of Public Works complex on Goffle Road.

Franklin Field consists of 2 acres lot located next to the Boys & Girls Club and contains a football stadium.

The Hawthorne Green Team enhanced an existing walkway to access the Passaic River that can be enjoyed by the residents of Hawthorne and Passaic County for fishing and recreation activities, such as kayaking, canoeing and small boats. Additionally, two (2) rain gardens were installed to capture storm water sheet flow from a parking lot, which is situated between the Hawthorne ballfields and the Passaic River. The Hawthorne Environmental Commission and Hawthorne Green Team members along with borough employees, private companies, members of the Shade Tree Commission – Hawthorne’s Arborists, as well as Boy Scouts, and other civic minded people of the community worked to build and complete project successful.

One of the most recognizable features of Hawthorne is the 90-acre Passaic County greenway park along Goffle Brook. The prestigious Olmsted Brothers Landscape Firm designed Goffle Brook Park during the early stages of the creation of the Passaic County Park System. The park was established for passive recreation and to provide environmental protection, preserving the floodplain and wetlands of the Goffle Brook and creating a buffer between the waterbody and the growing community. The park contains a former millpond, picnic areas and pastoral scenic vistas, and active recreation facilities, such as, baseball/softball fields, soccer fields, a playground and a dog run. Passaic County was in the process of developing a pedestrian & bike pathway along Goffle Brook that will connect the park to the Passaic River, but Passaic County Planning did not pursue the project. "National and State Register Historical Site Goffle Brook Park was designed by the sons of New York Central Park architect Frederick Law Olmsted and their partner Percival Gallagher, and commissioned by the Passaic County Park Commission in 1927. The 115-acre park required the purchase or condemnation of 99 acres of private property. Included were three historically significant brown sandstone houses on Goffle Road: the John W. Rea House (1840); the Vreeland House (1760); and the John George Ryerson House (1750), also called Lafayette’s Headquarters. Only the Rea House still stands today. The original Olmsted design was actually arranged around these historical houses. The design also included several foot bridges and bridal paths to ride horses, as Hawthorne used to have several horse farms. Today Goffle Brook Park is largely located off of Goffle Road and runs along much of the borough. It is still maintained by Passaic County."

In 2015, Borough Council and Mayor approved the bandshell as part of the restoration project at the Hawthorne Pool Complex. Passaic County Open Space funds was utilized as part of the construction costs of the band shell. The council has said that the band shell will not only be used for Hawthorne Day but for cultural events, movie nights for the pool and a summer concert series. In May 2015, a bond ordinance was adopted by the borough council for construction of a band shell in the amount of $315,000. Borough Manager Eric Maurer said $118,000 is coming from grant money and $34,750 will come from the municipal capital improvement fund. The borough will borrow $162,000 for the project. On July 27, 2015, a ground breaking ceremony was conducted for the new band shell at the pool complex. On June 19, 2016, the new band shell held its first concert, Joe Zisa and Friends. Below is a video highlighting the first concert. https://www.periscope.tv/BoroBandshell/1BRJjjlbyRWJw

Hawthorne Christian Academy

In the Spring 2014, the Hawthorne Community Garden was designed and built located at the Hawthorne Ambulance Building Corp and 9-11 Memorial site. The overall vision of the community garden is for residents to come together as a community of gardeners in a natural green space, where they can grow fresh, organic produce and improve their health and well- being. The Green Team was able to secure funds from Hawthorne’s Recycling Trust, Environmental Commission budget, grant funds from Sustainable Jersey Small Building Capacity Grant and DIG IN! grant from City Green and Passaic County Freeholders. The size of the garden is 30 x 50 feet with a total of sixteen (16) raised beds made from recycled/repurposed materials. The team developed garden rules and regulations, an application, and a “release, indemnification, and hold harmless agreement.” Each gardener paid an associated fee and deposit for each garden bed, which will be assigned on a first-come- first-serve basis by the Green Team Gardening Committee members. The community garden was officially opened on May 17, 2014.

Hawthorne Farmers' Market is sponsored by the Hawthorne Chamber of Commerce in cooperation with the Borough of Hawthorne. The market is located at 345 Lafayette Avenue in the Louis Bay 2nd Library and Community Center parking lot. The farmers' market is from June to October every year from 9 am to 2 pm, rain or shine. The market has a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables, flowers, honey, WIC and Senior FMNP vouchers are accepted by some of the farmers. Special events are held at the Farmers' Market - Classaic Car Show in August and the Hawthorne Green Fair in September https://www.facebook.com/Hawthorne-Farmers-Market-195160677173011/

We want people to grow strong in their faith, and to serve inside and outside of our church using their gifts, abilities, and resources to make a difference in our world. We serve a large community of people from northern New Jersey, and are conveniently located on Route 208. Join us for a Sunday worship service - we welcome the opportunity to connect with you to see if HGC is the place for you.

A comprehensive 9-12 secondary school that provides a variety of programs and services designed to meet the educational needs of all resident students. Advanced placement, honors, college preparatory, and cooperative education courses are offered, and the vast majority of our graduates pursue higher education. Hawthorne High School is a structured and orderly place for learning, utilizing an eight period day to maximize individual student achievement.

Hawthorne Movie Theatre"Our borough has a modern and attractive motion picture theatre, the HAWTHORNE THEATRE.” In the late '20's, a group of Hawthorne citizens decided that Hawthorne needed a theatre and they formed the Community Theatre Corporation. The theatre was built and leased to Mark Block who opened the doors of the Hawthorne Theatre on January 14,1928. A capacity audience that night came to admire the new theatre and to see the picture "Topsy and Eva" with the Duncan Sisters. A few years later the operation of the theatre was taken over by William C. Herman. Bill, together with his wife, Jessie, and son, Howard, reopened the theatre on October 30, 1930, with "Common Clay" starring Constance Bennett and Lew Ayres. In 1930, the theatre changed hands to the Herman family, who operated the theatre for 50 years over two generations. Under the Hermans’ guidance, the theatre was remodeled in 1950 by John Eberson, a noted theatre architect of the time and was one of the first theatres in the State to have air conditioning. In 1980, the cinema was sold to Lee and Moe Sayegh who renamed it CJM Cinemas. The Sayeghs revamped the theatre in 2009, restoring the front of the building to show old seascape motifs, and added Dolby digital equipment with 3-D capabilities. The Hawthorne Theatre was among the first theatres in the State to be air-conditioned. It also pioneered in the policy of special shows for children on Saturday matinees. A series of "Great Opera Nights" the past few years has proved very popular. During the last war the Hawthorne Theatre helped in the sale of War Bonds and in 1950 helped in t he Korean Orphan Clothing Drive. Throughout the years, the theatre has helped raise funds for the Red Cross, March of Dimes, and many other charities. The Hermans have always taken great care in the quality of movies shown at the Hawthorne Theatre and they will strive to continue the policy of bringing the best motion picture entertainment to Hawthorne in comfortable and attractive surroundings."

Hawthorne Municipal Building and Police Station

Hawthorne Post Office