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In this article you will find the following useful information:
Real Estate in Closter
Closter Schools & Education
Closter Nurseries & Day Care
Closter Cultural Life & Recreation
Closter Transportation
Closter Houses of Worship
Closter Utility Companies & other services
Closter Health Services
Closter Veterinary Services
Banking in Closter
Closter Car Dealers
Closter Restaurants & Eateries
Next to route 9w and a few minutes from George Washington Bridge. This Bergen County charming community has a blend of quiet neighborhoods, mini shopping malls and some great restaurants. Although Closter has the most homes in Bergen County built before 1740 and many street names recall the early Dutch and French settlement, it offers new upscale housing developments creating a pleasing blend of the historic and the up-to-the-minute. Commuters to New York City find a scenic and friendly locale in which to raise families in Closter.
Population: 8,383
Zip code: 07624
Median Family income $106,692
Real Estate Statistics
Year | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
Avarage sold Price$ | 461,168 | 523,495 | 576,138 | 670,579 | 726,643 | 876,292 | 950,741 | 928,958 |
% Change | na | +13.5% | +10% | -16% | +8% | +20% | +8% | -2.2% |
Click here for the Closter 2007 & 2008 SoldReports
10 Clarke Street - $569,000
132 Haring Street - $575,000
260 Parsells Lane - East Hill 0.5 acre - $1,199,000
160 Bergenline - $768,000
95 Durant Lane - $485,000 - Listed & Sold
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Closter Public Schools is governed by the
Board of Education. The Closter school system has some 900 students, spread among grades kindergarten through 8. Closter has a low ratio of teachers to students, about 1 to 15. Closter High School students attend Northern Valley Regional High School in Demarest, which was ranked 19th among New Jersey Schools. 94% of the school's graduates go on to higher education. With computers and Internet access, the high school is one of the most technologically advanced in the country, receiving the
Blue Ribbon honors in technology.
The combined average SAT score for 2006-2007 is 1745
TDS 539 Durie Ave Closter (201) 750-0057
Dooly Day Care 201-750-1900
Temple Beth-El Nursery School 1-201-768-3726
Cultural Life & Recreation
The Recreation Commission which has been functioning since shortly after World War II, sponsors a major portion of Closter's recreational activities. The Commission consists of 20 members, seven members appointed by the Closter Council for five-year staggered terms. The Recreation Commission creates and maintains the policies for the Recreation programs in the community.
Director James Oettinger, 201-750-9507
Boy Scouts, 201-784-8953
Girl Scouts, 201-767-3586
Closter Swim Club, 201-768-1266
Athletic Programs: Tennis, Ice Skating Facilities
Nature Center with Nature Program, Arts & Crafts, 201-750-2778
Part time Recreation Director is Employed
25 Acres of Conservation Area, 4 local parks, 5 public playgrounds, 4 athletic fields, 1 private swimming pool.
Movie Theater, 201-768-8800
Closter Parks. Veteran's Memorial Park located on Harrington Avenue is the centerpiece of the town's sporting events and recreational activities.
Recreation Programs. The year-round schedule of recreational activities is divided seasonally. In the spring, baseball and softball are available for children in grades 1-8, with a T-Ball program available for children in Kindergarten
Closter History. The Lenni Lenape Indians tilled the soil, hunted in the woods and fished in the rivers before the Dutch arrived in the early 17
th Century.
Closter Library is a community center for learning, culture and entertainment. Closter Library is a member of the Bergen County Cooperative Library System (
BCCLS)
The Jewish Community Center one of the largest in the county offers many cultural and sports facilities and events including outdoor and indoor swimming pools. Located at 411 East Clinton Ave, is an agency serving families, senior adults and singles in Bergen County. Members enjoy full use of indoor/outdoor swimming pools, tennis, racquetball and squash courts, gyms, indoor track and state of the art fitness center. Members can also enroll their children in the JCC's nursery school, kindergarten and after school programming, summer camps and year round sports programs.
Tenafly Senior Center welcomes older adults from Tenafly and other Bergen County towns. The center offers a full weekday program of activities for adults age 55 and older.
Bus lines Red & Tan 20, 84 & 14 run to Port Authority in Manhattan averaging 35-40 minutes
- New Jersey Transit 167 runs to Port Authority in Manhattan averaging 35-40 minutes.
Train - There is no train service between Closter & Manhattan (NJ Transit is available from Westwood)
To serve its eclectic community Tenafly offers a wide choice of places of worship.
Churches:
AME Zion Church 5 Lewis 201-767-1212
Emmaus Mission Church 388 Demarest Avenue 201-784-1974
St. Paul's Evangelist Lutheran, 171 Closter Dock Road, 201-768-6310
Kingdom of God Jehovah's Witnesses 25 Harrington Avenue 201-768-2645
Korean Gillbott Church, Harrington Avenue & West Street, 201-784-7739
Reformed Church of Closter West Street 201-768-3330
St. Mary's Roman Catholic
Emmus Missions Church, 370 Demarest Avenue, 201-767-9867
Closter Gospel ASSMB.
Synagogues:
Temple Beth el of Northern Valley Schraalenburgh Roaad 201-768-5112
Utility Companies & Other Services for Closter
Pedimedica 500 Piermont Rd # 102 Closter Tel: 201-784-3200
Wachovia Bank 617 Piermont Rd, Closter (201) 767-1710
North Fork Bank 400 Demarest Ave, Closter (201) 750-4390
Pnc Bank 40 Vervalen St, Closter (888) 762-2265
North Fork Bank: A & P Branch 400 Demarest Ave, Closter (201) 750-2639
DC Honda 28 County Road Tenafly Tel: 201-568-7000
Difeo BMW 301 County Road Tenafly Tel: 201-568-9000
Mercedes 28 Grand Avenue Englewood Tel: 800-493-6514
Lexus 53-59 Engle Street Englewood Tel: (800) 509-5157
Volvo 186 Engle Street Englewood Tel: 201-567-230020
Closter Restaurants & Eateries Ray's Pizza 284 Closter Dock Rd, Closter (201) 768-5390
J P Sushi 209 Closter Dock Rd, Closter (201) 768-5333
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