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Bergen County · Borough · 07661

River Edge, New Jersey

A Pascack Valley Line borough with two rail stations, a long Kinderkamack Road commercial corridor, major Revolutionary War history at Historic New Bridge Landing and strong River Dell regional schools.

This full flagship guide connects history, schools, parks, business geography, transportation and community resources.

River Edge at a glance

Borough offices: 705 Kinderkamack Road · River Edge, NJ 07661.

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History

1690s–1700sEarly settlement

The Hackensack River crossing and nearby farmsteads made the area strategically important.

1776New Bridge Landing

The bridge crossing became central to Washington’s retreat from Fort Lee and later Revolutionary War activity.

1894Borough incorporation

River Edge was incorporated during Bergen County’s borough-formation period.

TodayHistoric commuter borough

Two Pascack Valley Line stations and Historic New Bridge Landing give River Edge a distinctive mix of transit and history.

Business geography

Kinderkamack Road

dining, local retail, healthcare and professional services

Main Street / New Bridge Landing area

highway retail, restaurants and transit

Continental Avenue / Memorial Park area

civic and recreation uses

Parks & recreation

Kenneth B. George Park

Current River Edge resource; verify time-sensitive details directly.

Memorial Park

Current River Edge resource; verify time-sensitive details directly.

Cherry Blossom / neighborhood recreation areas

Current River Edge resource; verify time-sensitive details directly.

Historic New Bridge Landing open-space and heritage area

Current River Edge resource; verify time-sensitive details directly.

Schools

Cherry Hill Elementary School

Current River Edge resource; verify time-sensitive details directly.

Roosevelt Elementary School

Current River Edge resource; verify time-sensitive details directly.

River Dell Regional Middle School

Current River Edge resource; verify time-sensitive details directly.

River Dell Regional High School in neighboring Oradell

Current River Edge resource; verify time-sensitive details directly.

River Edge Public Library

685 Elm Avenue · Public library and community resource.

Transportation

River Edge Station on the Pascack Valley Line

Current River Edge resource; verify time-sensitive details directly.

New Bridge Landing Station on the Pascack Valley Line

Current River Edge resource; verify time-sensitive details directly.

Kinderkamack Road and Route 4 provide bus and highway access

Current River Edge resource; verify time-sensitive details directly.

Places of worship, cemetery & funeral resources

Places of worship

St. Peter the Apostle Roman Catholic Church

Current River Edge resource; verify time-sensitive details directly.

First Congregational Church and Protestant congregations

Current River Edge resource; verify time-sensitive details directly.

Jewish and additional faith communities in River Edge and neighboring towns

Current River Edge resource; verify time-sensitive details directly.

Cemetery / memorial context

Historic New Bridge Landing includes burial/history context, but no large conventional municipal cemetery was confirmed as a primary current burial facility.

Funeral homes serving River Edge

Volk Leber Funeral Home — nearby Oradell

Current River Edge resource; verify time-sensitive details directly.

William G. Basralian Funeral Service — nearby Oradell

Current River Edge resource; verify time-sensitive details directly.

Borough government

Official websiteDepartments, meetings, forms, taxes and notices.2026 calendarVerify meetings, recreation and events.Resident servicesBuilding, clerk, tax, recreation and public safety.

Nearby communities

Oradell

Current River Edge resource; verify time-sensitive details directly.

New Milford

Current River Edge resource; verify time-sensitive details directly.

Paramus

Current River Edge resource; verify time-sensitive details directly.

Hackensack

Current River Edge resource; verify time-sensitive details directly.

Bergenfield

Current River Edge resource; verify time-sensitive details directly.

Teaneck

Current River Edge resource; verify time-sensitive details directly.

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