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October - November 2002 Edition
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Diversity
- The ethnic, religious, cultural and racial diversity of our citizens and the tolerance and acceptance that is an everyday occurrence which honors and respects that diversity.
- Where else can someone have on one block, Spanish, Russian, Israeli, Indian, African American, Yugoslavian, Irish, and Italians.
- Diverse cultural identity, religion, language, and excitement. How many towns do you know of that can have such diversity without a conspicuous segregation amongst the masses. If variety is the spice of life, then Fair Lawn has much to savor.
- A harmonious blend of people of different religions and cultures, proud of their backgrounds, but who are even more proud to live together as Americans.
Volunteer
Spirit
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The hard work, dedication, the
willingness and spirit and loyalty of so many of our citizens to contribute day
in and day out to the well being of our community.
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Our caring, dedicated volunteers who
coach, fight fires and respond to emergency calls as well as all of the
neighbors who work to make our town a better place.
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Emergency Service Providers (Police,
Auxiliary Police, Volunteer Fire Department, Volunteer Ambulance Corps,
Volunteer Rescue Squad, Nursing And Welfare Workers, And Our Volunteer Emergency
Management), Town Committees (Planning Board, Zoning Board, Environmental
Commission, Library Board, Rent Leveling Board, Garden Committee),
Business (River Road Improvement Corporation, Chamber, Rotaries, Lions
Club), Religious Instituation (Churches, Synagogues, Hadassah, B'nai Brith),
Sports And Entertainment (All Sports Association, Fair Lawn Football
Association, Fair Lawn Ice Hockey, Fair Lawn Street Hockey, Forgot Rescue Squad,
Aux PD, Emergency Nurses, Cable TV, Farm, Fair Lawn Lightning), Education (Board
Of Education, PTA's And PTO's, Fair Lawn News, Marathon)
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When it comes down to the nitty gritty
people of Fair Lawn can band together to make a better community
400
year old fishing weir in the Passaic River
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Pre-historic Lenni-Lenape Indian fish
trap in the Passaic River.
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Stone structure, basically a wall of
rocks laid in a V-like shape, was built by the Indians in the Passaic River to
trap fish as they swam downriver. As you drive across the Fair Lawn Avenue
bridge toward Paterson and look to the right, you will see what looks like a
line across the river. That's it. It's more visible when water levels are low,
of course.
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It is the most intact pre-historic
(pre-colonial) structure in New Jersey.
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The early Dutch settlers who lived in
this area called it a "sloot" which is the Dutch word for
"weir" or fish trap. As a result, the entire Fair Lawn region became
known as "Slooterdam."
Historic
Radburn
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The wonderful separation of people from
motor vehicles.
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Heaven on Earth
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An escape in the middle of suburbia
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The uniqueness of Radburn in its
concept and its continuing viability is also a wonder.
You can also read the nominations from the Borough Historian, and the candidates for Council and Freeholder in this edition.
The
Fair Lawn Water Tower
- Visible for miles and miles and is almost 200 feet high.
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An eyesore for some, but a beacon of identity for others.
Historic
sites
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The Naugle House and the natural area
around it at the Saddle River, Garretson Forge and Farm, The Cadmus House,
Radburn Train Station, Grange Hall, Dutch House.
The
Fair Lawn school system,
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The strength and quality of our
educational system.
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The
reason many of (and our parents) moved here
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Our educational system is one of
excellence, due to its administrative staff, teachers and the terrific support
given to the schools by our PTO's and PTA's.
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The Community School continues to
enrich Fair Lawn through its adult education, involvement in the arts, and
recreational programs for our children.
Memorial
Pool
- The park and pool were built by volunteers.
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The central swimming hole for the
community established well before man made pools were popular.
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A wonder to every kid who ever spent a
summer hanging out there.
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Memorial Pool you can see the bottom 10
feet deep.
Fair
Lawn Library
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Provides access to all the rest of the
wonders of the world, for free
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People in Fair Lawn do not appreciate
just how wonderful this library is, and should all use it more.
Saddle
River Park
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Including the new bike path that goes
under Route 4.
Playgrounds
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There are so so many.
The
maintenance of a "small town" feel
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It still has that small town friendly
warm feeling. despite being part of a heavily congested Bergen County
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The advantage of having several
small business districts instead of one big downtown.
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How many towns maintain the small town
flavor with enough zest to lure its offspring back for a second dose of
home.
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The Borough continues to attract
previous generations back to raise their own families in a pleasant and positive
environment. The whole experience from School System, All Sports, the
volunteer and professional associations offer a wealth of involvement that many
desire.
Neighborhoods
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The uniqueness and diversity of
our various districts such as Columbia Heights, Lyncrest Section, Warren Point,
South Broadway, Radburn Historic District, Ferry Heights, Saddle River Road,
Memorial District and River Road.
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The reason why people didn't want
a central kindergarten center for the whole town.
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You can actually live in a neighborhood
where you know everyone there and you can trust
your children to go to their homes (very rare nowadays)
Being
able to walk
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Sidewalks
- Can walk to do light shopping, errands and to the train.
Location
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Fair Lawn's location is
ideal for travel to many parts on modern and comfortable transportation
hubs--the highways, the trains, the buses, even ships.
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It is so centrally
located that the convenience is relatively unparalleled, particularly in light
of the fact that the Borough has maintained a reasonable range of prices for
housing relative to its vicinity.
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Close to Rt. 4, 17, 20,
80, 208, Parkway. 2 train stations. Bus
to George Washington Bridge and Hoboken. (Soon to Secaucus for transfer to New
York)
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You can live in this town and have
4 major malls within a 10 mile radius and if you can't find it in a mall it's on
Route 17 or Route 4.
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The fact that Fair Lawn is a short
drive to anywhere: NYC, Jersey Shore, Pocono Mountains, Catskills, Sussex County
and everywhere in between
Local
business owners
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They not only provide easy and
affordable access to the goods and services that we use in our everyday lives,
but also are active in supporting our local community organizations and events
through sponsorships and donations
Radburn Plaza Building (the one with the clock on top)
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Most handsome structure in town
Nabisco
Factory
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The aroma of chocolate chip
cookies drifting over town
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Where 50 foot long Fig Newtons are
cut into cookies with high pressure water hoses.
Fair Lawn News and the Fair Lawn News Forum
- A great way to get info and to share thoughts and ideas with fellow residents
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Best place to find out what's going on in Fair Lawn
Dobrow
Sports Complex
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Soccer, swimming, baseball,
tennis, ….
Fair
Lawn Industrial Park
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The first industrial
park in the nation