What is now Nutley was originally incorporated as Franklin Township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 18, 1874, from portions of Belleville Township. Nutley was incorporated as a town on March 5, 1902, replacing Franklin Township.[20][21] In 1981, the town was one of seven Essex County municipalities to pass a referendum to become a township, joining four municipalities that had already made the change, of what would ultimately be more than a dozen Essex County municipalities to reclassify themselves as townships in order take advantage of federal revenue sharing policies that allocated townships a greater share of government aid to municipalities on a per capita basis.[22][23][24][25]
Nutley derived its name from the estate of the Satterthwaite family, established in 1844, which stretched along the Passaic River and from an artist's colony in the area.[26][27][28]
Nutley grew slowly as Newark developed. The first European settler in the area, recorded in the minutes of a Newark town meeting in 1693, was a Dutch planter named Bastian Van Giesen. His son had a home constructed after inheriting the property in 1751 and is now known as Vreeland Homestead. It still stands today on Chestnut Street and was the location of the Nutley Women's Club from 1912 until 2012 when it was sold to the township.[30] The Van Riper House is another building from the era.[26] During the revolutionary war, the Continental Army, under the command of General George Washington, retreated from New York through Essex County and what is now Nutley.[31]
The first brownstone quarry in Nutley is believed to have been in operation by the early 18th century and was the town's first major industry.[26] Jobs at the brownstone quarry in the Avondale section of Nutley provided work for many Italian and Irish immigrants. Mills situated along the Third River in the area now known as Memorial Park I became Nutley's second major industry.[26]
John and Thomas Speer, Joseph Kingsland, and Henry Duncan all operated mills in the town during the 1800s. Current streets in Nutley are named after these mill owners. Henry Duncan built several mills throughout the town and established the village of Franklinville consisting of 30 homes and a few small businesses which later became the center of Nutley.[26] One of Duncan's buildings has been modified and now serves as the town hall. Kingsland Manor is a national historic place.
During the late 1880s, painter Frank Fowler founded an artists' colony on The Enclosure, a dead-end street that is near the Third River, a stream that runs through the town's parks. Later artist residents of the street included Frederick Dana Marsh, Reginald Marsh and muralist Michael Lenson.[32][33]
Nutley's town historian, John Demmer, is the author of the book in the "Images of America" series titled Nutley; Demmer is also part of The Nutley Historical Society, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to serve the educational, cultural and historical needs of the community. The Nutley Historical Society manages the operation of The Nutley Historical Museum, housed in a former town schoolhouse at 65 Church Street.[34]
Several other historical works on Nutley have been written by local historians, notably the late Ann Troy's Nutley: Yesterday – Today; "Nutley" by Marilyn Peters and Richard O'Connor in the "Then and Now" series; and books about the Nutley Velodrome. The board track racing facility was used in the 1930s for racing midget cars.[35] Local resident Chris Economaki wrote extensively about the Nutley Velodrome in his autobiographical racing history Let Them All Go! as the Velodrome was the first racetrack he had visited as a child.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 3.42 square miles (8.86 km2), including 3.37 square miles (8.74 km2) of land and 0.05 square miles (0.12 km2) of water (1.37%).[1][2]
Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Avondale, Franklin, Glendale and Yanticaw.[36]
Nutley township, Essex County, New Jersey – Racial and Ethnic Composition (NH = Non-Hispanic) Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
The 2010 United States census counted 28,370 people, 11,314 households, and 7,660 families in the township. The population density was 8,384.1 per square mile (3,237.1/km2). There were 11,789 housing units at an average density of 3,484.0 per square mile (1,345.2/km2). The racial makeup was 82.50% (23,405) White, 2.21% (628) Black or African American, 0.13% (36) Native American, 9.95% (2,824) Asian, 0.01% (4) Pacific Islander, 2.97% (842) from other races, and 2.22% (631) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.82% (3,354) of the population.[17]
Of the 11,314 households, 29.6% had children under the age of 18; 52.8% were married couples living together; 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present and 32.3% were non-families. Of all households, 27.5% were made up of individuals and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.10.[17]
20.7% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 28.9% from 45 to 64, and 14.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.7 years. For every 100 females, the population had 88.9 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 86.0 males.[17]
The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $76,167 (with a margin of error of +/− $3,896) and the median family income was $98,042 (+/− $4,394). Males had a median income of $64,736 (+/− $4,840) versus $52,410 (+/− $3,558) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $37,706 (+/− $1,918). About 3.1% of families and 4.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.9% of those under age 18 and 5.9% of those age 65 or over.[51]
As of the 2000 United States census,[14] there were 27,362 people, 10,884 households, and 7,368 families residing in the township. The population density was 8,123.0 inhabitants per square mile (3,136.3/km2). There were 11,118 housing units at an average density of 1, 273.8/km2 (3,300.6/sq mi). The racial makeup of the township was 87.95% White, 1.87% African American, 0.05% Native American, 7.10% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 1.75% from other races, and 1.24% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.69% of the population.[46][47]
As of the 2000 Census, 36.0% of town residents were of Italian ancestry, the 12th-highest percentage of any municipality in the United States, and fifth-highest in New Jersey, among all places with more than 1,000 residents identifying their ancestry.[52]
There were 10,884 households, out of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.0% were married couples living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.3% were non-families. 27.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.11.[46][47]
In the town the population was spread out, with 21.8% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 31.6% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.0 males.[46][47]
The median income for a household in the township was $59,634, and the median income for a family was $73,264. Males had a median income of $51,121 versus $37,100 for females. The per capita income for the township was $28,039. About 3.4% of families and 4.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.4% of those under age 18 and 7.9% of those age 65 or over.[46][47]
Nutley had been the U.S. headquarters of Hoffmann-La Roche and was the site of the creations of the medications Valium and Librium, later becoming one of the major R&D sites for Roche, hosting major research areas in oncology, virology and inflammation.[27] Roche announced in June 2012 that operations at the site would end in 2013, leading to the elimination of 1,000 positions at the company, and that the facility would be shuttered by year end 2015.[53] Located in Nutley since 1929, the company had reached a peak of 10,000 employees on the site, and the $9 million paid by the company in local property taxes accounted for 9% of the township's tax revenues.[54]
Nutley's parks include Booth Park, DeMuro Park, Father Glotzbach Park, Msgr Owens Park, Flora Louden Park, Kingsland Park, Memorial Park I, II, III, Nichols Park, and Rheinheimer Park. They offer fields for baseball, football, basketball, lacrosse, roller hockey, and soccer among other sports.[55] The township hosts a weekly Market Walk and Talk beginning and ending at the township farmer's market where participants take a one-hour loop through the local scenic parks.[56]
Nutley has operated a commission form of government under the Walsh Act since 1912.[5][57][58] The township is one of 30 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use the commission form of government.[59] The governing body is comprised of five commissioners, who are elected on a non-partisan basis to serve four-year concurrent terms as part of the May municipal election. The commissioners also serve as department heads in addition to their legislative functions. The Commissioners elect one Commissioner as Mayor. Historically the Commissioner that receives the most votes is appointed Mayor. The mayor is only responsible for his or her departments and serves as the chair of the commission.[3] The Nutley Police Department provides law enforcement services.
As of 2024[update] and continuing through May 16, 2028, members of Nutley's Board of Commissioners are
Mayor John V. Kelly III (Commissioner of Public Affairs),
Thomas J. Evans (Commissioner of Revenue and Finance),
Alphonse Petracco (Commissioner of Public Safety),
Joseph P. Scarpelli (Commissioner of Public Works) and
Mauro G. Tucci (Commissioner of Parks and Public Property).[60][61][62][63][64]
Essex County is governed by a directly elected county executive, with legislative functions performed by the Board of County Commissioners. As of 2024[update], the County Executive is Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. (D, Roseland), whose four-year term of office ends December 31, 2026.[72] The county's Board of County Commissioners is composed of nine members, five of whom are elected from districts and four of whom are elected on an at-large basis. They are elected for three-year concurrent terms and may be re-elected to successive terms at the annual election in November.[73] Essex County's Commissioners are:
Constitutional officers elected countywide are:
Clerk Christopher J. Durkin (D, West Caldwell, 2025),[87][88]
Register of Deeds Juan M. Rivera Jr. (D, Newark, 2025),[89][90]
Sheriff Armando B. Fontoura (D, Fairfield, 2024),[91][92] and
Surrogate Alturrick Kenney (D, Newark, 2028).[93][94]
As of March 2011, there were a total of 18,833 registered voters in Nutley, of which 5,737 (30.5%) were registered as Democrats, 3,753 (19.9%) were registered as Republicans and 9,327 (49.5%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 142 voters registered as Libertarians or Greens.[95]
In the 2016 presidential election, Republican Donald Trump received 49.9% (7,061 votes), edging out Democrat Hillary Clinton with 46.9% (6,634 votes).[96] In the 2012 presidential election, incumbent Democrat Barack Obama received 50.33% of the vote (6,507 votes), ahead of Republican Mitt Romney with 48.52% (6,273 votes) and other candidates with 1.14% (148 votes), among the 12,928 ballots cast by the township's 19,623 registered voters, for a turnout of 65.88%.[97][98] In the 2008 presidential election, Republican John McCain received 52.4% of the vote (7,325 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 45.6% (6,374 votes) and other candidates with 1.2% (163 votes), among the 13,985 ballots cast by the township's 18,853 registered voters, for a turnout of 74.2%.[99] In the 2004 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 54.5% of the vote (7,579 ballots cast), outpolling Democrat John Kerry with 43.8% (6,099 votes) and other candidates with 0.6% (106 votes), among the 13,914 ballots cast by the township's 18,087 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 76.9.[100]
In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 57.4% of the vote (4,497 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 41.3% (3,234 votes), and other candidates with 1.3% (100 votes), among the 7,950 ballots cast by the township's 19,559 registered voters (119 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 40.6%.[101][102] In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 52.9% of the vote (4,684 ballots cast), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 38.6% (3,416 votes), Independent Chris Daggett with 6.8% (601 votes) and other candidates with 1.0% (92 votes), among the 8,859 ballots cast by the township's 18,793 registered voters, yielding a 47.1% turnout.[103]
The Nutley Public Schools serve students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade.[104] As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprised of seven schools, had an enrollment of 4,034 students and 328.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.3:1.[105] Schools in the district (with 2021–22 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[106]) are
Lincoln School[107] with 448 students in grades K-6,
Radcliffe School[108] with 346 students in grades K-6,
Spring Garden School[109] with 439 students in grades PreK-6,
Washington School[110] with 484 students in grades K-6,
Yantacaw School[111] with 480 students in grades K-6,
John H. Walker Middle School[112] with 618 students in grades 7-8 and
Nutley High School[113] with 1,163 students in grades 9-12.[114][115]
The Garden State Parkway clips the southwest corner of the township, entering in the south from Bloomfield before reentering Bloomfield in the north.[117]Route 7 runs through the north of Nutley at its border with Clifton in Passaic County to its border with Belleville, using segments of Cathedral Avenue, Kingsland Street and Washington Avenue; part of the route on Kingsland Street dips into Clifton and then back into Nutley.[118]Route 21 follows the township's eastern border between Clifton and Belleville.[119]
After Hurricane Katrina devastated the central gulf coast region on August 29, 2005, Mayor Joanne Cocchiola and Commissioner Carmen A. Orechio reached out to local residents who wanted to help victims of the devastation, and formed the Operation Nutley Cares Committee. A decision was made to adopt Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, as a sister city, Bay St. Louis, population 8,500, which sits just northeast of New Orleans, and had at least 60% of the community completely destroyed by Katrina and another 20% condemned. Monetary donations are still being accepted to help fund efforts to assist Bay St. Louis.[125]
Ken Eulo (born 1939), Eugene O'Neill Award-winning writer and bestselling author whose novels have collectively sold over 13 million copies worldwide[149]
Antiwar activist and Quaker Carl Hinke became the last American arrested for the Vietnam War draft Opposition to the Vietnam War on December 12, 1976. He had moved to Canada due to his pacifist convictions after being offered a one-way ticket to North Vietnam by Nutley's American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars chapters. Hinke was pardoned by Jimmy Carter on January 21, 1977, in his first official act as president.[191]
Weird NJ runs regular features on past and present Nutley destinations such as Franklin Avenue beat coffee house, Angelo Nardone's Villa Capri,[192] which the town council tried to close for decades, and various Nutley "old man" bars such as the Old Canal Inn.[193] Nutley was also used as a shooting location for the 1999 film Weird N.J.
The courtroom in NBC's television show Ed was an exact replica of Nutley's municipal courtroom, and various locations in the township were used during filming, including the outside of the Public Safety building.[194]
On Saturday Night Live, aired January 12, 2001, episode hosted by Derek Jeter. Derek Jeter stars in a fake commercial for Derek Jeter's Taco Hole, which is located in Nutley, NJ. Premise: Derek Jeter is a great chef and during the off-season he sells tacos. Lyrics sung to The Beach Boys' Kokomo song: "... Just off Route 3, There's a place called Nutley, New Jersey, If good Mexican food is your goal, There's just one place you should go, Derek Jeter's Taco Hole".
In What We Do in the Shadows Season 3, Episode 6 "The Escape," a home in Nutley, NJ becomes the residence for The Sire, The Baron, and a hellhound.[197]
^ abCommission Form of Government, Township of Nutley. Accessed August 16, 2020. "Nutley's population warrants a five member board and each commissioner serves as a department head for one of the following departments: Department of Public Affairs; Department of Public Safety; Department of Public Works; Department of Parks and Public Property; or Department of Revenue and Finance, with each having complete control over the executive, administrative, judicial and legislative powers over their independent.... The Commissioners function as the legislative authority of the municipality. They are elected at-large in nonpartisan elections to serve concurrent four-year terms. The mayor is selected from among the Commissioners (often the one who received the most votes)"
^"Removing Tiering From The Revenue Sharing Formula Would Eliminate Payment Inequities To Local Governments", Government Accountability Office, April 15, 1982. Accessed September 24, 2015. "In 1978, South Orange Village was the first municipality to change its name to the 'township' of South Orange Village effective beginning in entitlement period 10 (October 1978 to September 1979). The Borough of Fairfield in 1978 changed its designation by a majority vote of the electorate and became the 'Township of Fairfield' effective beginning entitlement period 11 (October 1979 to September 1980).... However, the Revenue Sharing Act was not changed and the actions taken by South Orange and Fairfield prompted the Town of Montclair and West Orange to change their designation by referendum in the November 4, 1980, election. The municipalities of Belleville, Verona, Bloomfield, Nutley, Essex Fells, Caldwell, and West Caldwell have since changed their classification from municipality to a township."
^Narvaez, Alfonso A. "New Jersey Journal", The New York Times, December 27, 1981. Accessed September 24, 2015. "Under the Federal system, New Jersey's portion of the revenue sharing funds is disbursed among the 21 counties to create three 'money pools.' One is for county governments, one for 'places' and a third for townships. By making the change, a community can use the 'township advantage' to get away from the category containing areas with low per capita incomes."
^ abRoman, Mark B. "If You're Thinking of Living in: Nutley", The New York Times, September 18, 1983. Accessed June 1, 2012. "Industry is allowed only in the fringe areas, including parts of Kingsland Street, the headquarters of Hoffman-La Roche Inc., the pharmaceutical corporation, where the drugs Valium and Librium were invented."
^Demmer, John. "Nutley opinion: Trains come to Nutley", Nutley Sun, June 27, 2013. Accessed November 1, 2013. "The West Nutley, or Franklin Station, was the major focal point for one of Nutley's earliest and most popular real estate developers, William Lambert."
^Todd, Susan; and Jones, Stacy. "Roche will close Nutley plant, shed nearly 1,000 jobs", The Star-Ledger, June 27, 2012. Accessed July 4, 2012. "In Nutley, local officials called an emergency meeting to discuss the departure of the community's largest taxpayer – and its impact on the township's finances. The drug maker pays $9 million in annual property taxes, which represents roughly 9 percent of what Nutley collects, Mayor Alphonse Petracco said."
^Board of Commissioners, Township of Nutley. Accessed July 15, 2024. Note that site has not been updated as of date accessed to reflect 2028 term-end dates.
^General Information, Essex County, New Jersey. Accessed July 20, 2020. "The County Executive, elected from the County at-large, for a four-year term, is the chief political and administrative officer of the County.... The Board of Chosen Freeholders consists of nine members, five of whom are elected from districts and four of whom are elected at-large. They are elected for three-year concurrent terms and may be re-elected to successive terms at the annual election in November. There is no limit to the number of terms they may serve."
^District Policy 0110 - Identification, Nutley Public Schools. Accessed August 30, 2023. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades PK through 12 in the Nutley School District. Composition: The Nutley School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of the Township of Nutley."
^Chalk, Victoria. "Nutley a great destination, even in early years", Nutley Sun, January 28, 2010. Accessed August 25, 2015. "With a population of about 7,000, it is the principal commuting centre on the Newark branch of the Erie Railroad."
^Young, Fred. "Commuting by the Erie in the Old Days", Nutley Historical Society. Accessed September 16, 2019. "The Walnut Street and Highfield Street stations have been long-ago demolished. The Franklin Avenue station has also been demolished and replaced by an office building."
^Master Plan for the Township of Nutley, Essex County, NJ, Township of Nutley, December 19, 2012. Accessed August 26, 2018. "Freight rail service is provided along the former Erie-Lackawanna (Newark Branch) passenger line. The line is currently owned by and operated by the Norfolk Southern Corporation."
^"Help a sister city in need", The Nutley Sun, September 29, 2005. Accessed February 19, 2023, via Newspapers.com. "Bay St. Louis, a town about the size of Nutley devastated by Katrina, has been named Nutley's 'sister city.' Under the supervision of local officials, donations of clothing, building materials and other essentials will be sent there to help the Mississippi town gets back on its feet, under a program called 'OPERATION NUTLEY CARES.'"
^Martin, Douglas. "Dorothy Allison, 74, 'Psychic Detective' Consulted by Police", The New York Times, December 20, 1999. Accessed October 28, 2013. "Dorothy Allison, a self-proclaimed psychic with a knack for turning up at the scenes of notorious crimes, died on Dec. 1 at Clara Maass Medical Center in Belleville, N.J. She was 74 and lived in Nutley, N.J."
^Noel Phyllis Birkby Papers, 1932–1994: Biographical Note, Five College Archives & Manuscript Collections. Accessed August 10, 2014. "Noel Phyllis Birkby was born on December 16, 1932 in Nutley, New Jersey, to Harold S. and Alice Green Birkby."
^Olivier, Bobby. "How this Nutley artist became New Jersey's latest music pioneer", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, December 21, 2016. "The EDM bleed has paid dividends for Mike Volpe, a Nutley native better known as Clams Casino, who has become one of the most sought-after digital designers in hip-hop's experimental universe.
^Zeichner, Naomi. "Gen F: Clams Casino", The Fader, June 30, 2011. Accessed September 15, 2013. "Mike Volpe, better known as producer Clams Casino, has spent his whole life in Nutley, New Jersey."
^ abProctor, Owen. "MLB umpire, Navy SEAL among Nutley Hall of Fame inductees", NorthJersey.com, November 7, 2017. Accessed April 4, 2023. "A 1984 graduate of Nutley High School, Rena DeAngelo has found a niche in filmdom, namely as a set decorator.... David Difrancesco, a 1967 graduate of Nutley High School, is a photo scientist, inventor, cinematographer and photographer, making technical contributions to film."
^"Gary Thomas Erbe", askART. Accessed November 24, 2018. "Gary Erbe, a self-taught painter was born in 1944 in Union City, New Jersey where he maintained his studio from 1972–2006.... Erbe maintains his studio in Nutley, NJ and continues to actively paint."
^Biography, Gary T. Erbe. Accessed October 28, 2013. "Erbe currently maintains his studio at 62 Enclosure, Nutley, NJ 07110."
^2015 Hall of Fame Inductee - Ken Eulo, Nutley Hall of Fame. Accessed February 23, 2022. "Ken Eulo was born in Nutley and is a 1957 graduate of Nutley High School."
^Chalk, Victoria. "Nutley opinion: Artist's work shows up across the pond", Nutley Sun, March 31, 2016. Accessed July 31, 2019. "The Enclosure was known for being an artists' colony during the years, but it wasn't the only place in town that has been the home of painters and 'etchers.' Several blocks away, tucked almost out of view on Vreeland Avenue, sits a tiny carriage house that served as a studio for many Nutley artists.... In the late 1800s, an Englishwoman named Mary Sargant Florence was the first artist to live there."
^"Florence, Philip Sargant", Dictionary of National Biography. Accessed January 26, 2014. "Florence, Philip Sargant (1890–1982), economist, was born on 25 June 1890 at Nutley, New Jersey, USA, the son of Henry Smythe Florence and his wife, Mary Sargant-Florence."
^Fox, Ron. "Nutley proud to call Fraser a native son, The Record, August 2, 1992. Accessed May 3, 2007. "Three years ago, the first induction ceremony for the Nutley High School Sports Hall of Fame was being planned. Word got around school that Ron Fraser, the University of Miami baseball coach, would be the guest speaker."
^"Lloyd Goodrich: A Chronology", American Art, Vol. 20, No. 2 (1988), pp. 108-110. Accessed April 4, 2023. "1897: Born to Henry Wickes and Madeleine (Lloyd) Goodrich in Nutley, New Jersey"
^2009 Hall of Fame Inductee, Benjamin Charles Hawkins, Nutley Hall of Fame. Accessed November 9, 2019. "Benjamin Charles Hawkins was born in Newark, NJ in 1944. He attended Weequahic High School and Nutley High School."
^"Dr. Christine Haycock", The Nutley Sun, January 31, 2008. Accessed January 9, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "Born in Mount Vernon, N.Y., and raised in Richmond, Va., before moving to Nutley, Dr. Haycock went from Nutley High School to the Presbyterian Hospital School of Nursing."
^2003 Hall of Fame Inductee, John Lloyd Huck, Nutley Hall of Fame, backed up by the Internet Archive as of December 10, 2014. Accessed November 9, 2019. "John Lloyd Huck Retired Chairman of the Board, Merck & Company, Inc. – John Lloyd Huck spent his early years in Nutley, New Jersey and graduated from Nutley High School in 1940."
^Warner, Ralph. "James' Passing Holds Hopes of Hurricanes; Florida Team Has Been Vulnerable to Aerials", The Miami News, November 27, 1953. Accessed July 31, 2019. "Don James' right arm, the success of Miami's middle linemen in turning back Gator chargers, and the ability of Hurricane pass receivers, particularly Frank McDonald, to catch James throws.... Receiver James has more than one capable receiver, but end McDonald, who also holds two school receiving marks, is No. 1. The six-foot, two junior from Nutley, N. J., ranked 12th in-the nation on receptions at one stage of the season and is among the best on maneuvering and hanging on to bullet tosses."
^Addison, Kasi K. 'Nutley commissioner Orechio loses 11th re-election bid", NJ.com, May 13, 2008. Accessed August 10, 2014. "For 40 years Carmen Orechio has served on Nutley's Board of Commissioners, but tonight he lost his 11th bid for re-election by 29 votes."
^Burnap, Campbell. "Obituary: Jackie Paris", The Independent, June 25, 2004. Accessed May 3, 2007. "Jackie Paris was born in Nutley, New Jersey, to an Italian family rather more interested in professional boxing than music. He graduated from the local high school two years ahead of the pianist Al Haig, but had already taken his first showbiz steps, as a juvenile song-and-dance act in vaudeville."
^2005 Hall of Fame Inductee, Andrew L. Pecora, Nutley Hall of Fame. Accessed November 9, 2019. "Born and raised in Nutley, Dr. Pecora, a Nutley High School graduate, earned a bachelor’s degree in biology and was graduated Magna Cum Laude from Seton Hall University in 1979."
^Du Bois, William Pène, Encyclopædia Britannica, accessed April 5, 2007. "Du Bois, the son of noted painter and art critic Guy Pène du Bois, was born on May 9, 1916, in Nutley, N.J. His family moved to France when he was 8..."
^Reardon, Christopher. "Dance; Inciting Intellect as Well as Passion", The New York Times, October 15, 2000. Accessed June 1, 2012. "The son of a truck driver from Nutley, N.J., Mr. Petronio came late to dance, but he brought with him the devotion of a religious convert."
^Proctor, Owen. "N.J. university to honor its first female math instructor", The Record, April 19, 2017. Accessed November 9, 2019. "Serving Saint Peter’s University for five decades, Eileen L. Poiani of Nutley will receive the institute’s honorary alumna award on Friday, May 5.... Growing up in town, Poiani walked to Washington Elementary School from the Lincoln Apartments on Park Avenue and graduated from NHS."
^Chalk, Victoria. "Did Steven Tyler perform at Nutley prom?", The Record, February 2, 2012. Accessed June 3, 2012. "The site also mentions that successful musician and songwriter Mark Radice, who played with Aerosmith and Cheap Trick, as well as worked extensively with Sesame Street, was a Nutley High School graduate."
^Staff. "Ryan sworn in as assemblyman", Nutley Sun, January 7, 2011. Accessed June 1, 2012. "Nutley resident Kevin J. Ryan was sworn in Thursday as the newest member of the New Jersey General Assembly."
^Staff. "Contest for 36th begins to heat up", The Star-Ledger, August 25, 2009. Accessed October 28, 2013. "Democrats Frederick Scalera of Nutley and Schaer, of Passaic, will try to beat back GOP challengers Carmen Pio Costa and Don Dioro in a rematch of a very close 2007 campaign."
^"United Methodist up for CNN award", Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church, October 11, 2012. Accessed April 26, 2020. "When Connie Siskowski began caring for her ailing grandfather, she was still in grade school in Nutley, N.J."
^Alix (1892–1973), International Dictionary of Psychoanalysis. Accessed April 5, 2008.
^Kaplan, Ilana. "Sharon Van Etten Is Right There", Interview, May 27, 2014. Accessed June 29, 2018. "Sharon Van Etten: Oh, nice! I can’t let go of it. I was born in Belleville. Then I grew up in Nutley and in the sixth grade we moved to Clinton."
^2003 Hall of Fame Inductee, Geerat J. Vermeij, Nutley Hall of Fame. Accessed November 9, 2019. "Geerat J. Vermeij is one of the world's preeminent scientists in ecology, malacology and biology. Born in Holland, he came to America, lived in Nutley and graduated from Nutley High School in the Class of 1965."
^Jongsma, Joshua. "Sopranos actor Frank Vincent of Nutley dies", The Record, September 13, 2017. Accessed September 15, 2017. "Actor Frank Vincent of The Sopranos and Goodfellas fame — a Nutley resident — died Wednesday at the age of 80.... In the summer of 2016, Vincent performed on the drums during Nutley’s concert in Memorial Park. Scarpelli said it was a 'spur of the moment thing' when Vincent joined the concert."
^Martinez, Michael. "Scouting; Detroit Import", The New York Times, January 18, 1986. Accessed June 21, 2020. "That's the word from Detroit, where it was confirmed yesterday by the broadcaster's agent, Rick Brode; the broadcaster's current station, WDIV-TV, and the broadcaster himself: Eli Zaret, a 35-year-old native of Nutley, N.J., who brings to the job a deep, raspy voice and a prior reputation as an anti-establishment radio commentator at several Detroit rock music stations."
^Aerosmith, Davis, Stephen. Walk This Way: The Autobiography of Aerosmith, p. 42. HarperCollins, 2003. ISBN0-06-051580-5. "We played a lot of proms: New Rochelle, Eastchester, West Point, Nutley High in New Jersey on June 17, the week after Steven got arrested, and he's still very upset. Nutley is a wealthy, conservative town and their prom was very formal, uptight. We walked in, they took one look at us, and I knew we were in trouble."
^Kneeland, Douglas E. "Few War Resisters in Canada Seek to Return to U.S.", The New York Times, February 1, 1977. Accessed November 6, 2019. "'Those people in Toronto talk of American unity up her,' said Carl Hinke, a 26-year-old draft resister from Nutley, N.J., who has been a Canadian citizen since 1975, 'but there is no American community up here.'"
^Rohan, Virginia. "Richter deserves a big high five", The Record, November 8, 2004. Accessed June 1, 2012. "On 'Quintuplets,' Richter plays Bob Chase, a Nutley family man who has one thing in common with Greta Garbo."
^Fortenbaugh, Rick. "Who's On Top, The Trentonian, February 2, 2010. Accessed January 20, 2013. "Nutley? The only wrestler we ever heard of that came from Nutley was former ECW superstar Balls Mahoney."