Englewood Makes History

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  • John Harms was a musician, conductor, and cultural entrepreneur whose vision helped shape Bergen County’s performing arts landscape in the mid-to-late twentieth century. Known for his tireless advocacy for live music and his ability to build audiences beyond traditional concert…
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  • Save Our Neighborhood Schools (SONS) was an organization that opposed racial desegregation efforts in Englewood. According to the organization's leader, George Hatab, SONS believed that it was not the duty of the Englewood Board of Education to promote desegregation of schools…
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  • George A. Hatab was a businessman. He was president of the George Hatab Co. He was also a soldier in the Navy during World War II. Hatab was president of the trustees of St. Anthony's Orthodox Church of Englewood, a member of the Northern Valley Regional Board of Education, and…
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  • Shirley M. Lacy was a civil rights strategist, Black feminist organizer, and public official whose work spanned grassroots protest, policy reform, and electoral politics in New Jersey for more than four decades. Based in Englewood, she became a central figure in northern…
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  • Perez was one of the first bilingual teachers at Lincoln Elementary School. She was with the school system for over thirty years, retiring in 1999. She married Armando Perez. She had a daughter, Laura.
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  • Penny Colman is an author and Civic Leader. She graduated from the University of Michigan and gained a Master of Arts in teaching from Johns Hopkins University. She is an award-winning author of numerous biographies and social histories. She was also a leader of the…
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  • Collette Walker Thompson is a Civic Leader. She was born and raised in Englewood. Thompson has been active in the city's schools, churches, and politics. She supported and nurtured several generations of the city's youth. She was head of the Dwight Morrow Parent-Teacher…
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  • The Tenafly Board of Education serves the Tenafly school district which consists of Tenafly High School, Tenafly Middle School, Malcolm S Mackay Elementary, Ralph S. Maugham Elementary, J. Spencer Smith Elementary, and Walter Stillman Elementary. The Board is comprised of nine…
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  • Florence Haskell Corliss Lamont was a civil leader and philanthropist. She graduated from Smith College in 1893 and received an M.A. in Philosophy from Columbia University. Her philanthropic work focused on international peace and education. She supported the New School for…
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  • The Englewood Cliffs Board of Education serves the North Cliff School and the Upper School. 
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