Pompton Lakes is a suburban community in Passaic County that lies between Interstate 287 and Pompton Lake. With three rivers running through this borough, beautiful scenery and recreational opportunities can be found in one’s own backyard.
More than 10,000 residents live in Pompton Lakes, and the borough’s convenient location on the outskirts of Newark, New Jersey, make it a popular home for many commuters. The Ramapo, Pequannock and Wanaque rivers provide an endless source of fun for residents who enjoy any number of water sports such as boating and fishing. Several parks, including those along the rivers’ banks, offer ball fields, playgrounds and picnic areas as well as sponsor various athletic teams year round.
Even though it is a small community, Pompton Lakes can compete with any city when it comes to providing its residents with anything and everything they need. The borough’s charming downtown area is home to any number of businesses including specialty shops, restaurants, small offices and an assortment of other local services. In light of the county’s efforts to work on major revitalization projects within Pompton Lakes, the community as a whole has supported the improvements while continuing to maintain its close-knit, family-friendly atmosphere.
With its convenient location, small-town ambiance and a variety of real estate options, residents have already discovered why Pompton Lakes is a great place to live, work and play. Only Orly can provide you with all the information and assistance you need to buy or sell your Pompton Lakes area home. Contact her team today!
The Recreation Commission advertises the programs that they offer during the year as well as information on how to register for the programs through a flyer that is mailed twice a year to the residents. The sign in front of the Library lists any changes or updates to the programs. Recreation also provides job opportunities for the community.
Recreation Director Karen Murphy may be contacted at 973-839-4167 for further information.
Youth Sporting Activities Pompton Lakes sports organizations are unique in the sense that they are independently managed by the individual organization, which is separate from the Pompton Lakes Recreation Commission. These organizations offer parents the opportunity to become actively involved by volunteering time to help manage, coach, assist with field care, lend a hand at snack stands or be the team Mom or Dad while at the same time spending quality time with their children. These organizations are committed to promoting good sportsmanship and teaching the fundamentals of the sport.
PAL BASKETBALL
PAL Basketball was formed in 1994 providing both winter and summer programs that include over 500 boys and girls in Pompton Lakes and the surrounding area. The in- town program provides fun basketball with maximum playing time and player participation. The winter program includes in-town and travel teams for both boys and girls in grades 3 through 8 and the summer program includes boys and girls grade 3 though adult. Information for sign ups can be found in the Suburban Trends, in a pre-season mailer or on flyers that are distributed throughout the community. For more information call Rich Fleischer, CPA, Executive Director at 973-831-9265.
POMPTON LAKES-RIVERDALE LITTLE LEAGUE Pompton Lakes-Riverdale Little League offers nearly 700 children the opportunity to play softball, baseball, or t-ball. Registration usually is in the month of January with tryouts starting in March and the season beginning in April. T-ball is for 5 and 6 year olds and baseball and softball is offered through the age of 16. Meetings are held on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month at the Pompton Lakes Elks Lodge # 1895, 1 Perrin Avenue, Pompton Lakes at 9pm during the season and 8pm during off-season. For more information contact Andres Ferreira 917-468-8746 plrll@yahoo.com
POMPTON-LAKES RIVERDALE SOCCER ASSOCIATION The Pompton Lakes Riverdale Soccer Association celebrated its thirtieth anniversary this year and has over 600 children participating in the programs each year. The Association sponsors a fall in-town recreation league, winter indoor league, as well as a summer camp program. It also provides fall and spring traveling leagues for more advanced players sponsored through Morris County and is sanctioned under New Jersey Youth Soccer rules and regulations. Meetings are held at the Pompton Lakes Civic Center on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month at 8:00 pm (the third Thursday of each month is open for all to attend). For more information on the program contact Mike Serra (website – www.plrsa.com).
POMPTON-LAKES RIVERDALE YOUTH ORGANIZATION PLRYO supports the youth of our community by running the Football, Cheerleading, Wrestling and the new Lacrosse Programs. The Football/Cheerleading programs begin with practices in July & August and regular season games in September & October. All home games are played at Carlough Field, Ringwood Avenue, Pompton Lakes. Flag Football for age groups 5-7 play on Sunday mornings during the months of September & October at Carlough Field. The Wrestling program has practices in December and regular season matches in January & February; home matches are held at Pompton Lakes High School, 44 Lakeside Ave. The new Lacrosse program began in April, 2004 and hopefully will enter the NJ Lacrosse League for the 2006 spring season. For further information on the programs, please contact plryosports@yahoo.com or visit the website www.plryo.com
Pompton Day is historically held on Labor Day weekend on Lakeside Avenue in Pompton Lakes. This FREE event is open to ALL whether you are a Pompton Lakes residents or from other township, city or borough! There are over 100 vendors! Events include the FISHING DERBY, KICK-OFF 5K RUN, PLYWOOD REGATTA RACE on Pompton Lake, various sporting events and games at Lakeside School field, , POMPTON IDOL CONTEST and FEAR FACTOR. Get additional information at www.PomptonDay.com
U.S.S. Battleship Maine The Battleship USS Maine was dispatched from Key West Florida on January 24th, 1898 and just 22 days later, while anchored in Havana, Cuba, suffered an explosion that killed two-thirds of her crew. The ship sank immediately and was finally raised and disposed of by sinking at sea. 100 years later, the Borough of Pompton Lakes erected a memorial in the Park that houses and displays the original funnel of the battleship.
The Pompton Furnace The Ironworks was first mentioned in the 1726 Survey. Tradition has it that the Pompton works supplied ball and shot for the French and Indian War." A series of owners operated what soon became a large steelworks complete in every detail including housing for the workers. The great flood of October, 1903 destroyed the mill dam. It was rebuilt but the mill no longer used water power.
Joe Louis Memorial Park Joe Louis, aka "The Brown Bomber", won many events over his lifetime and became known as one of the premier boxers in the world. He began his search for a new training facility and wound up in Pompton Lakes at Dr. Joseph Bier's first class training facility. As a lasting tribute, a monument was erected on land donated by the Elks Club #1895, the site of Dr. Bier's training facility.
Pompton Day Festival Pompton Day is historically held on Labor Day weekend on Lakeside Avenue in Pompton Lakes. This FREE event is open to ALL whether you are a Pompton Lakes residents or from other township, city or borough! There are over 100 vendors! Events include the FISHING DERBY, KICK-OFF 5K RUN, PLYWOOD REGATTA RACE on Pompton Lake, various sporting events and games at Lakeside School field, , POMPTON IDOL CONTEST and FEAR FACTOR. Get additional information at www.PomptonDay.com
The Ramapo Mountain State Forest is in the northernmost part of Pompton Lakes. There are also eight municipal parks: Hershfield Park, Stiles Park, Gallo-Pacifico Park, Lakeside Park and the Boat House, Veterans Memorial Park, Federal Square, Willow Park, and John Murrin Park.
Pompton Lakes Sports
Pompton Lakes and Riverdale share their sports teams. PLRLL (Pompton Lakes-Riverdale Little League) manages the baseball teams, while PLRYO (Pompton Lakes-Riverdale Youth Organization) manages football & cheerleading. The Board of Education manages all of the high school sports plus the Lakeside and Hershfield Park Fields, excluding the Baseball fields, Tennis courts, and skatepark. Lakeside Field is used for high school soccer. Carlough Field is used for the Jr. Cardinals football team. The Hershfield Park Fields are used for the Cardinals high school football team and high school track & field. They also consist of three baseball fields, four tennis courts, and a skatepark. Joe Grill Sports Complex, in the southwestern-most point in Pompton Lakes, consists of two baseball field, one large field that is used for baseball and soccer, a softball field, and two t-ball fields. Willow Fields, just south of Joe Grill, consists of a soccer field and a baseball field. Independence Park, which is the only field in Riverdale, consists of two baseball fields, Independence and Freedom Field. There is also a soccer field near the Dupont site which is rarely used. Other venues used for athletic activities include Lincoln School, Lennox School, Lakeside School, and Pompton Lakes High School. Some of the sports held in these locations include basketball, wrestling, fencing, and others.
Major roads through Pompton Lakes includes Interstate 287 and Paterson-Hamburg Turnpike.
New Jersey Transit provides bus service to New York City on the 193, 194 and 197 routes to the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan, to Newark on the 75 and local service on the 748 line.
Senior Services are provided by the Public Health Nurse to establish a community partnership.
• Diabetes - education, home monitoring, resources for supplies • Cardiovascular – hypertension screening services on an individual basis for newly diagnosed clients, blood pressure monitoring, education on diet and risk factors, and providing follow-up home visits where appropriate • Cancer – personal counseling, dietary and life style modification, administering cancer related medications • Influenza – administering the influenza vaccine to homebound residents as recommended by their personal physicians
Meals for Seniors 9am–1pm $1.25 donation Bloomingdale Nutritional Center 103 Hamburg Turnpike, Bloomingdale – 973-835-4433 Transportation Available
Discount Prescription Drug Programs –1-800-633-4227
Clubs Pompton Lakes Golden Agers – 973-835-5058 Meet on the first and third Thursday of the month at 12:00pm in the Civic Center, 25 Lenox Avenue, Pompton Lakes
Saint Mary’s Seniors – 973-839-3681 Meet on the second and fourth Wednesday of the month at 1:00pm at Carnevale Center (Lenox Avenue, Pompton Lakes)
County Services Passaic County Department of Senior Services, Disability and Veterans' Affairs 930 Riverview Drive, Suite 200 Totowa, NJ 07512
Senior Citizen Housing– 973-839-2000
Passaic County Para Transit – 973-305-5756 Passaic County Para Transit is a free curb to curb service provided by the Board of Chosen Freeholders for senior and disabled residents. Para Transit also accommodates recurring routes to workshops, dialysis, physical therapy, adult daycare and nutrition sites.
Transportation to the Veteran's Hospital in East Orange is available every Monday and Tuesday. A donation of $1.00 per trip is suggested. Remember, all rides are scheduled on availability and reservations are made on first come first serve basis. A two-week advance notice is not required.
Meals on Wheels – 973-305-5885
Public Assistance – 973-839-5705
Utility Assistance Public Service Gas and Electric – 800-436-7734 PSE&G Energy Assistance Programs:
* NJ Lifeline - Helps with gas and electric bills for disabled or senior homeowners and renters with limited incomes. 1-800-792-9745
* NJ SHARES - Helps with gas and electric bills for people facing a temporary financial crisis. 1-866-657-4273
Jersey Central Power and Light – 800-662-3115 (dial 0)
Tax Assistance Income Tax Preparation – Pompton Lakes Library (appointments required) 973-835-0482 Property Tax Reimbursement Program (PTR) 877-225-1312 Fair Homeowners Rebate – 877-658-2972 (Please contact Gloria in the Assessing Dept. at 973-835-0143 ext.232 for questions regarding eligibility for different tax rebate programs.)
New Jersey Department of Community Affairs Housing Affordability Service P.O. Box 806, 6th Floor Trenton, NJ 08625-0806 Telephone 609-292-9795 or 609-984-3380 www.nj.gov/dca/dh
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