Alpine, New Jersey

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}}Template:Main other Alpine is a borough in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, approximately Template:Convert north of Midtown Manhattan. It is the easternmost town in New Jersey.

As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 1,762,<ref name=LWD2020/> a decrease of 87 (−4.7%) from the 2010 census count of 1,849,<ref name=Census2010/><ref name=LWD2010/> which in turn reflected a decline of 334 (−15.3%) from the 2,183 counted in the 2000 census.<ref>Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, February 2011. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref>

In 2012, Forbes ranked Alpine as America's most expensive ZIP Code with a median home price of $4.25 million.<ref>Brennan, Morgan. "America's Most Expensive ZIP Codes", Forbes, October 12, 2011. Accessed June 25, 2012. "It comes in behind two ZIP Codes that regularly grace the top spots of our list: Alpine, N.J., 07620, at No. 1, and Atherton, Calif., 94027, at No. 2. Alpine is an exclusive New York City suburb where the median home price is $4,295,000, street addresses are regularly scrambled on Google and the residents include celebrities like Stevie Wonder and Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs."</ref> It was ranked 4th in the magazine's 2010 listing of "America's Most Expensive ZIP Codes", with a median home price of $3,814,885.<ref>Staff. "America's Most Expensive ZIP Codes: In these neighborhoods $4 million homes are the norm.", Forbes, September 27, 2010. Accessed July 29, 2011.</ref> In 2009, Forbes ranked Alpine first, along with Greenwich, Connecticut, with a median home price of $4.14 million.<ref>America's Most Expensive ZIP Codes, Forbes. Accessed September 1, 2009.</ref> Alpine was tied with Greenwich for first in both 2006 and 2007 on the ABC News list of most expensive ZIP Codes, with a median home sale price of $3.4 million.<ref>"What's the Toniest Town in America?", ABC News. Accessed September 15, 2007.</ref><ref>Woolsey, Matt. "Priciest ZIP Code? It's not 90210" Template:Webarchive, Forbes. Accessed November 15, 2007.</ref> In 2019, PropertyShark ranked Alpine as the 53rd most expensive ZIP Code in the country with a median sales price of $1,785,000, a drop from a ranking of 33rd nationwide in 2018 due to a decline of 19% in sales prices.<ref>Top Most Expensive U.S. Zip Codes in 2019, PropertyShark, November 18, 2019. Accessed December 14, 2019. "The Mid-Atlantic’s priciest zip was 07620 in Alpine, NJ, which ranked #53 nationally with a $1,785,000 median sale price. The Bergen County zip was down 20 positions compared to last year as its median contracted 19%."</ref> Based on data from the 2006–2010 American Community Survey, the borough had a per-capita income of $107,604, ranked second in the state.<ref>Median Household, Family, Per-Capita Income: State, County, Municipality and Census Designated Place (CDP) With Municipalities Ranked by Per Capita Income; 2010 5-year ACS estimates (Excel Format), New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed August 22, 2023.</ref>

New Jersey Monthly magazine ranked Alpine as its 15th best place to live in its 2008 rankings of the "Best Places To Live" in New Jersey.<ref>"Best Places To Live - The Complete Top Towns List 1-100" Template:Webarchive, New Jersey Monthly, February 21, 2008. Accessed February 24, 2008.</ref>

Alpine was formed by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 8, 1903, from portions of Harrington Township. The borough acquired a portion of Cresskill in 1904.<ref name=Story>Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 75. Accessed May 30, 2024.</ref><ref>History of Bergen County p. 336 shows April 13, 1903, as date of formation.</ref> The borough's name came from the wife of journalist Charles Nordhoff, who found the setting reminiscent of the Swiss Alps.<ref>Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed August 26, 2015.</ref><ref name=Thinking1997/>

Geography

File:2013-05-05 14 29 54 View south along the Palisades from Ruckman's Point in Palisades Interstate Park in Alpine, New Jersey.jpg

View south along the Palisades from Ruckman's Point in Palisades Interstate Park

The borough has a total area of 9.22 square miles (23.89 km²), including 6.40 square miles (16.58 km²) of land and 2.82 square miles (7.31 km²) of water (30.61%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1 />

The borough borders Closter, Cresskill, Demarest, Norwood, Rockleigh and Tenafly in Bergen County. Across the Hudson River, the borough borders The Bronx in New York City, and in Westchester County the city of Yonkers and the village of Hastings-on-Hudson (within the town of Greenburgh). North of the New York State border, the borough borders the hamlet of Tappan (in the town of Orangetown) in Rockland County.<ref>Areas touching Alpine, MapIt. Accessed March 17, 2020.</ref><ref>Bergen County Map of Municipalities, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed March 17, 2020.</ref><ref>New Jersey Municipal Boundaries, New Jersey Department of Transportation. Accessed November 15, 2019.</ref>

Demographics

2010 census

The 2010 United States census counted 1,849 people, 611 households, and 529 families in the borough. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 670 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup was 68.14% (1,260) White, 2.38% (44) Black or African American, 0.05% (1) Native American, 26.07% (482) Asian, 0.00% (0) Pacific Islander, 1.30% (24) from other races, and 2.06% (38) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.81% (89) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/>

Of the 611 households, 32.9% had children under the age of 18; 73.8% were married couples living together; 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present and 13.4% were non-families. Of all households, 11.8% were made up of individuals and 4.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.03 and the average family size was 3.24.<ref name=Census2010/>

22.6% of the population were under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 16.0% from 25 to 44, 36.2% from 45 to 64, and 19.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48.2 years. For every 100 females, the population had 101.9 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 100.4 males.<ref name=Census2010/>

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $172,054 (with a margin of error of +/− $23,256) and the median family income was $192,188 (+/− $56,076). Males had a median income of $124,375 (+/− $28,708) versus $56,719 (+/− $21,358) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $107,604 (+/− $18,758). About 2.3% of families and 3.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.6% of those under age 18 and 2.0% of those age 65 or over.<ref>DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Alpine borough, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed May 24, 2012.</ref>

Same-sex couples headed four households in 2010, down from the eight counted in the 2000 Census.<ref>Lipman, Harvy; and Sheingold, Dave. "North Jersey sees 30% growth in same-sex couples", The Record, August 14, 2011, backed up by the Internet Archive as of February 3, 2013. Accessed August 23, 2014.</ref>

2000 census

As of the 2000 United States census<ref name="GR2" /> there were 2,183 people, 708 households, and 623 families residing in the borough. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 730 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the borough was 77.37% White, 1.51% African American, 0.23% Native American, 19.10% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.32% from other races, and 1.42% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.52% of the population.<ref name=Census2000>Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Alpine borough, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 24, 2012.</ref><ref name=Census2000SF1>DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Alpine borough, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 24, 2012.</ref>

There were 708 households, out of which 36.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 79.8% were married couples living together, 4.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 12.0% were non-families. 9.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.08 and the average family size was 3.24.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

In the borough the population was spread out, with 24.7% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 20.9% from 25 to 44, 34.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.8 males.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

The median income for a household in the borough was $130,740, and the median income for a family was $134,068. Males had a median income of $87,544 versus $45,536 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $76,995. 6.2% of the population and 5.4% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 8.5% were under the age of 18 and 6.4% were 65 or older.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

Government

Local government

Alpine is governed under the borough form of New Jersey municipal government, which is used in 218 municipalities (of the 564) statewide, making it the most common form of government in New Jersey.<ref>Inventory of Municipal Forms of Government in New Jersey, Rutgers University Center for Government Studies, July 1, 2011. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> The governing body is comprised of a mayor and a borough council, with all positions elected at-large on a partisan basis as part of the November general election. A mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office. The borough council includes six members elected to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year in a three-year cycle.<ref name=DataBook>2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, March 2013, p. 165.</ref>

The borough form of government used by Alpine is a "weak mayor / strong council" government in which council members act as the legislative body with the mayor presiding at meetings and voting only in the event of a tie. The mayor can veto ordinances subject to an override by a two-thirds majority vote of the council. The mayor makes committee and liaison assignments for council members, and most appointments are made by the mayor with the advice and consent of the council.<ref>Cerra, Michael F. "Forms of Government: Everything You've Always Wanted to Know, But Were Afraid to Ask", New Jersey State League of Municipalities, March 2007. Accessed November 29, 2022.</ref><ref>"Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey", p. 6. Rutgers University Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref>

Template:As of, the mayor of Alpine is Democrat Paul H. Tomasko, whose term of office ends December 31, 2026. Members of the Alpine Borough Council are Council President Gayle Gerstein (D, 2025), Scott Bosworth (D, 2025), Steven Cohen (D, 2024), Arthur I. Frankel (D, 2026), Vicki Frankel (D, 2024) and David Kupferschmid (D, 2026).<ref name=MayorCouncil>Mayor & Council, Borough of Alpine. Accessed April 21, 2024.</ref><ref>2024 Municipal User Friendly Budget, Borough of Alpine. Accessed April 21, 2024.</ref><ref name=BergenCountyDirectory>2024 County and Municipal Directory, Bergen County, New Jersey, April 2024. Accessed April 15, 2024.</ref><ref name=Bergen2023>Official Statement of Vote 2023 General Election - November 7, 2023 Official Results, Bergen County, New Jersey, November 27, 2023. Accessed January 1, 2024.</ref><ref name=Bergen2022>Bergen County November 8, 2022 General Election Statement of Vote, Bergen County, New Jersey Clerk, updated November 21, 2022. Accessed January 1, 2023.</ref><ref name=Bergen2021>Bergen County Statement of Vote November 2, 2021 Official results, Bergen County, New Jersey, updated November 17, 2021. Accessed January 1, 2022.</ref>

In August 2022, David Kupferschmid was appointed to fill the seat expiring in December 2023 that had been held by Laurence A. Shadek until he resigned from office the previous month.<ref>Mayor and Council Regular Meeting Minutes for August 24, 2022, Borough of Alpine. Accessed March 12, 2023.</ref>

In February 2021 the borough council appointed Scott Bosworth from a list of three candidates nominated by the Republican municipal committee to fill the council seat expiring in December 2022 that had been held by John Halbreich until he resigned from office earlier that month.<ref>Borough Council Regular Meeting Minutes for February 24, 2021, Borough of Alpine. Accessed May 3, 2022. "WHEREAS, John Halbreich was elected to the Alpine Borough Council serving as Council Person with a term expiring on December 31, 2022; and... WHEREAS, Councilman John Halbreich, to our regret has submitted a letter of resignation effective February 1, 2021 thereto creating a vacancy on Council... NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that Scott Bosworth be and hereby is appointed to fill the vacancy of the seat previously held by John Halbreich which term expires December 31, 2022"</ref> Bosworth served on an interim basis until the November 2021 general election, when he was elected to serve the balance of the term of office.<ref name=Bergen2021/>

Joan Ornstein was appointed by the borough council in February 2012 to fill the vacant seat of her husband Steve, who had died the previous month after being sworn in for a three-year term of office.<ref>Staff. "Alpine Fills Council Vacancy", The Record, February 28, 2012, backed up by the Internet Archive as of February 2, 2015. Accessed September 5, 2017. "Joan Ornstein, the widow of Alpine Councilman Steven Ornstein, will fill his council seat for the remainder of the year, local officials said. The 73-year-old councilman was sworn to a new term on Jan. 1 and died Jan. 28 after a six-year battle with colon cancer."</ref>

In 2018, the borough had an average property tax bill of $21,299, the highest in the county, compared to an average bill of $8,767 statewide.<ref>Marcus, Samantha. "These are the towns with the highest property taxes in each of N.J.’s 21 counties", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, April 22, 2019. Accessed November 5, 2019. "The average property tax bill in New Jersey was $8,767 last year. But there can be big swings from town to town and county to county.... The average property tax bill in Alpine Borough was $21,299 in 2018, the highest in Bergen County."</ref>

Federal, state and county representation

Alpine is located in the 5th Congressional District<ref name=PCR2012>Plan Components Report, New Jersey Redistricting Commission, December 23, 2011. Accessed February 1, 2020.</ref> and is part of New Jersey's 39th state legislative district.<ref>Districts by Number for 2023-2031, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed September 18, 2023.</ref>

Politics

As of March 2011, there were a total of 1,352 registered voters in Alpine, of which 341 (25.2% vs. 31.7% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 372 (27.5% vs. 21.1%) were registered as Republicans and 638 (47.2% vs. 47.1%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There was one voter registered to another party.<ref name=VoterRegistration>Voter Registration Summary - Bergen, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed December 4, 2013.</ref> Among the borough's 2010 Census population, 73.1% (vs. 57.1% in Bergen County) were registered to vote, including 94.5% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 73.7% countywide).<ref name=VoterRegistration/><ref>GCT-P7: Selected Age Groups: 2010 - State -- County Subdivision; 2010 Census Summary File 1 for New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 4, 2013.</ref>

Presidential Elections Results

Year	Republican	Democratic	Third Parties
style="text-align:center; Template:Party shading/Republican|2024<ref name="2024Elections">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	style="text-align:center; Template:Party shading/Republican|54.4% 517	style="text-align:center; Template:Party shading/Democratic|43.5% 413	2.1% 12
style="text-align:center; Template:Party shading/Democratic|2020<ref>Precinct Summary Results Report - Combined 2020 Bergen County General Election - November 3, 2020 Official results, Bergen County, New Jersey, December 3, 2020. Accessed March 12, 2022.</ref>	style="text-align:center; Template:Party shading/Republican|47.0% 510	style="text-align:center; Template:Party shading/Democratic|52.1% 566	0.8% 9
style="text-align:center; Template:Party shading/Republican|2016<ref name="2016Elections">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}Template:Dead link</ref>	style="text-align:center; Template:Party shading/Republican|46.5% 419	style="text-align:center; Template:Party shading/Democratic|50.8% 458	2.7% 25
style="text-align:center; Template:Party shading/Republican|2012<ref name="2012Elections">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	style="text-align:center; Template:Party shading/Republican|59.7% 522	style="text-align:center; Template:Party shading/Democratic|39.1% 342	1.3% 11
style="text-align:center; Template:Party shading/Republican|2008<ref name="state.nj.us">2008 Presidential General Election Results: Bergen County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed November 21, 2012.</ref>	style="text-align:center; Template:Party shading/Republican|54.6% 532	style="text-align:center; Template:Party shading/Democratic|44.6% 434	0.8% 8
style="text-align:center; Template:Party shading/Republican|2004<ref name="Presidential Election 2004">2004 Presidential Election: Bergen County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed November 21, 2012.</ref>	style="text-align:center; Template:Party shading/Republican|56.1% 588	style="text-align:center; Template:Party shading/Democratic|43.1% 451	0.8% 8
style="text-align:center; Template:Party shading/Republican|2000<ref name="bergencountyclerk.org">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	style="text-align:center; Template:Party shading/Republican|52.7% 513	style="text-align:center; Template:Party shading/Democratic|45.0% 438	2.4% 23
style="text-align:center; Template:Party shading/Republican|1996<ref name="bergencountyclerk.org"/>	style="text-align:center; Template:Party shading/Republican|54.9% 481	style="text-align:center; Template:Party shading/Democratic|38.2% 335	6.9% 60
style="text-align:center; Template:Party shading/Republican|1992<ref name="bergencountyclerk.org"/>	style="text-align:center; Template:Party shading/Republican|54.9% 529	style="text-align:center; Template:Party shading/Democratic|32.5% 313	12.6% 121
style="text-align:center; Template:Party shading/Republican|1988<ref name="bergencountyclerk.org"/>	style="text-align:center; Template:Party shading/Republican|70.2% 614	style="text-align:center; Template:Party shading/Democratic|29.5% 258	0.3% 3
style="text-align:center; Template:Party shading/Republican|1984<ref name="bergencountyclerk.org"/>	style="text-align:center; Template:Party shading/Republican|76.2% 660	style="text-align:center; Template:Party shading/Democratic|23.6% 204	0.2% 2
style="text-align:center; Template:Party shading/Republican|1980<ref name="bergencountyclerk.org"/>	style="text-align:center; Template:Party shading/Republican|67.5% 565	style="text-align:center; Template:Party shading/Democratic|22.1% 185	10.4% 87
style="text-align:center; Template:Party shading/Republican|1976<ref name="bergencountyclerk.org"/>	style="text-align:center; Template:Party shading/Republican|66.2% 499	style="text-align:center; Template:Party shading/Democratic|32.4% 244	1.5% 11
style="text-align:center; Template:Party shading/Republican|1972<ref name="bergencountyclerk.org"/>	style="text-align:center; Template:Party shading/Republican|68.3% 465	style="text-align:center; Template:Party shading/Democratic|31.1% 212	0.6% 4
style="text-align:center; Template:Party shading/Republican|1968<ref name="bergencountyclerk.org"/>	style="text-align:center; Template:Party shading/Republican|64.1% 384	style="text-align:center; Template:Party shading/Democratic|31.6% 189	4.3% 26
style="text-align:center; Template:Party shading/Republican|1964<ref name="bergencountyclerk.org"/>	style="text-align:center; Template:Party shading/Republican|53.5% 290	style="text-align:center; Template:Party shading/Democratic|46.5% 252	0.0% 0
style="text-align:center; Template:Party shading/Republican|1960<ref name="bergencountyclerk.org"/>	style="text-align:center; Template:Party shading/Republican|71.6% 370	style="text-align:center; Template:Party shading/Democratic|28.4% 147	0.0% 0

In the 2016 presidential election, Democrat Hillary Clinton received 458 votes (50.8% vs. 54.8% countywide), ahead of Republican Donald Trump with 419 votes (46.5% vs. 41.6% countywide) and other candidates with 25 votes (2.7% vs. 3.7% countywide), among the 902 ballots cast by the borough's 1,480 registered voters for a turnout of 60.9% (vs. 73% in Bergen County).<ref>Presidential November 8, 2016 General Election Results Bergen County Template:Webarchive, New Jersey Department of State, December 14, 2016. Accessed September 11, 2017.</ref> In the 2012 presidential election, Republican Mitt Romney received 522 votes (59.0% vs. 43.5% countywide), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 342 votes (38.6% vs. 54.8%) and other candidates with 9 votes (1.0% vs. 0.9%), among the 885 ballots cast by the borough's 1,416 registered voters, for a turnout of 62.5% (vs. 70.4% in Bergen County).<ref>Presidential November 6, 2012 General Election Results - Bergen County Template:Webarchive, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, March 15, 2013. Accessed December 4, 2013.</ref><ref>Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast November 6, 2012 General Election Results - Bergen County Template:Webarchive, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, March 15, 2013. Accessed December 4, 2013.</ref>

In the 2017 gubernatorial election, Republican Kim Guadagno received 53.0% of the vote (229 cast), ahead of Democrat Phil Murphy with 46.1% (199 votes), and other candidates with 0.9% (4 votes), among the 436 ballots cast by the borough's 1,416 registered voters (4 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 30.8%.<ref name=2017Elections>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=2017VoterReg>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 76.1% of the vote (348 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 23.2% (106 votes), and other candidates with 0.7% (3 votes), among the 465 ballots cast by the borough's 1,347 registered voters (8 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 34.5%.<ref name=2013Elections>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=2013VoterReg>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 328 votes (54.8% vs. 45.8% countywide), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 227 votes (37.9% vs. 48.0%), Independent Chris Daggett with 34 votes (5.7% vs. 4.7%) and other candidates with 3 votes (0.5% vs. 0.5%), among the 599 ballots cast by the borough's 1,347 registered voters, yielding a 44.5% turnout (vs. 50.0% in the county).<ref>2009 Governor: Bergen County Template:Webarchive, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed December 4, 2013.</ref>

Education

The Alpine Public School District is a community school district serving students in kindergarten through eighth grade at Alpine School.<ref>School Performance Reports for the Alpine School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.</ref><ref>New Jersey School Directory for the Alpine School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref> As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 170 students and 21.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 7.9:1.<ref name=NCES>District information for Alpine School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref> In the 2016–17 school year, Alpine had the 33rd smallest enrollment of any school district in the state, with 160 students.<ref>Guion, Payton. "These 43 N.J. school districts have fewer than 200 students", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, September 2017. Accessed January 30, 2020. "Based on data from the state Department of Education from the last school year and the Census Bureau, NJ Advance Media made a list of the smallest of the small school districts in the state, excluding charter schools and specialty institutions....33. Alpine Borough; Enrollment: 160; Grades: K-8; County: Bergen; Town population: 1,849"</ref>

For ninth through twelfth grades, public school students attend Tenafly High School in Tenafly as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Tenafly Public Schools under which the Alpine district pays tuition for each student.<ref name=Thinking1997/><ref>Alpine School District 2016 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 22, 2017. "The District's students in Grades 9 through 12 can attend Tenafly High School which is the partner school in a sending-receiving relationship. Enrollment is free for students with the cost of their tuition paid by the Alpine School District. Both Alpine and Tenafly continue to be ranked high among top performing schools in the state."</ref><ref>Alvarado, Monsy. "Alpine to keep sending students to Tenafly", The Record, April 4, 2003, backed up by the Internet Archive as of September 11, 2016. Accessed September 5, 2017. "Alpine - The borough's high school students will continue to attend Tenafly High School under a new contract approved by the Board of Education this week."</ref><ref>Gemignani, Joseph. "Tenafly student registration recount lacks parent cooperation", The Record, June 20, 2011, backed up by the Internet Archive as of September 19, 2016. Accessed September 5, 2017. "Students from Alpine, which has no high school, may attend Tenafly High under a so-called sending agreement that reimburses Tenafly. When the 2011-12 school budget was adopted, the cost per pupil was put at $14,392, though Trager said that figure has since been increased because Trenton has recalculated the formula to add items like special education."</ref> As of the 2022–23 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,200 students and 103.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.6:1.<ref>School data for Tenafly High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>

Public school students from the borough and all of Bergen County are eligible to attend the secondary education programs offered by the Bergen County Technical Schools, which include the Bergen County Academies in Hackensack, and the Bergen Tech campus in Teterboro or Paramus. The district offers programs on a shared-time or full-time basis, with admission based on a selective application process and tuition covered by the student's home school district.<ref>About Us, Bergen County Technical Schools. Accessed November 29, 2022.</ref><ref>Admissions, Bergen County Technical Schools. Accessed November 29, 2022.</ref>

Transportation

File:2021-07-27 15 52 48 View south along New Jersey State Route 445 (Palisades Interstate Parkway) from the pedestrian overpass just south of Exit 3 in Alpine, Bergen County, New Jersey.jpg

A view south along the Palisades Interstate Parkway in Alpine

Roads and highways

Template:As of, the borough had a total of Template:Convert of roadways, of which Template:Convert were maintained by the municipality, Template:Convert by Bergen County and Template:Convert by the New Jersey Department of Transportation and Template:Convert by the Palisades Interstate Parkway Commission.<ref>Bergen County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction, New Jersey Department of Transportation, May 2010. Accessed December 3, 2013.</ref>

U.S. Route 9W,<ref>U.S. Route 9W Straight Line Diagram, New Jersey Department of Transportation, updated June 2018. Accessed December 20, 2022.</ref> the Palisades Interstate Parkway<ref>Palisades Interstate Parkway Straight Line Diagram, New Jersey Department of Transportation, updated August 2014. Accessed December 20, 2022.</ref> and County Route 502<ref>County Route 502 Straight Line Diagram, New Jersey Department of Transportation, updated June 2012. Accessed December 20, 2022.</ref> all pass through Alpine.

Public transportation

Rockland Coaches provides service along Route 9W to the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan on the 9T / 9AT routes and to the George Washington Bridge Bus Station on the 9 and 9A routes.<ref>Commuter Routes Template:Webarchive, Rockland Coaches. Accessed December 9, 2013.</ref><ref>9A George Washington Bridge Bus Station / 9W to 42nd St. Port Authority Bus Terminal, Rockland Coaches. Accessed December 9, 2013.</ref>

NJ Transit provides no bus or train service in Alpine.<ref>Bergen County System Map Template:Webarchive, NJ Transit. Accessed September 5, 2017.</ref>

NJ Transit bus route 753 provides service in Cresskill, which runs between Cresskill and Paramus at the Bergen Town Center.

Media

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Armstrong Tower, Alpine

Alpine is home to the tower and laboratory built by Edwin Howard Armstrong after RCA evicted him from the Empire State Building. Armstrong's experimental FM station, W2XMN, used various frequencies to broadcast from the tower, first on 42.8 MHz; later on 44.1 MHz; and finally on 93.1 MHz in the modern FM band. The laboratory building and the tower still stand; the 400-foot (122-m) tower is home to many two-way radio users, one modern FM station (Fairleigh Dickinson University's WFDU), and backup transmitters for several of New York's television stations. The tower served as a primary tower for the stations after the September 11 terrorist attacks destroyed the World Trade Center.<ref>Strauss, Robert. "A Nation Challenged; A Tower in Alpine Keeps New York TV On the Air Now", The New York Times, October 14, 2001. Accessed August 23, 2014. "While the Alpine Tower has been there for 74 years -- it was built in 1937 by Edwin Howard Armstrong, considered the leading force in FM broadcasting -- it has long been disdained as an ugly resident in the upscale, mansion-strewn town of Alpine at the far northeast corner of the state."</ref>

There was some local opposition to this scheme, but the move was temporary, as the stations affected moved their primary broadcast facilities to the Empire State Building. The original lab building is home to a static display of historic communications equipment and offices; the USA Network cable channel operated from this building in the late 1970s.

Points of interest

Rio Vista is an upscale neighborhood in the southern section of Alpine. Rio Vista is home to Devil's Tower, a stone water tower that is claimed to be haunted. It was originally designed by Charles Rollinson Lamb for sugar baron Manuel Rionda (1854–1943) in order to allow his wife to see New York from the New Jersey side of the Hudson River. The legend has it that when his wife saw him with another woman, she committed suicide by jumping off the tower.<ref name="scripophily.net">Riovista Land Corporation certificate, accessed January 30, 2007.</ref>

After becoming upset over his wife's death, Rionda stopped all work on the tower.<ref name="scripophily.net"/> In reality Harriet Rionda died of natural causes in 1922 and was interred nearby for approximately 20 years. Her coffin was moved to Brookside Cemetery, Englewood. The estate was later sub-divided into 197 housing sites consisting of miles of roadway, infrastructure, and related facilities in the mid-1980s.<ref name=Thinking1997>Cheslow, Jerry. "If You're Thinking of Living In/ Alpine, N.J.; Lavish Homes in a Millionaire's Borough", The New York Times, December 14, 1997. Accessed August 26, 2015.</ref><ref>Rio Vista, Alpine-Cresskill, NJ Template:Webarchive, Rio Vista. Accessed June 30, 2011.</ref>

The New Jersey Section of the Palisades Interstate Park runs the length of Alpine along the top of the New Jersey Palisades and along the Hudson River. The Alpine Boat Basin serves as both a public picnic area and small marina for private boats. The area is a scenic riverfront picnic area and boat basin, plus beach for car-top boat launches (canoe and kayak), with fishing, access to hiking trails and Henry Hudson Drive, restrooms, water, vending machines, and public phones. Alpine Pavilion, an open-air stone picnic pavilion built in 1934 by the Civil Works Administration and available for rental is located here, as well as the historic Blackledge-Kearney House, said to be the site where Lord Cornwallis and his troops landed on November 20, 1776, in their pursuit of the Continental Army following the rout of George Washington's forces in the Battle of New York.<ref name=Thinking1997/><ref>Alpine Picnic Area, Palisades Interstate Park. Accessed September 5, 2017.</ref>

Notable people

Template:Category see also People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Alpine include:

• Aras Agalarov (born 1955), Russian billionaire<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Gioia Marconi Braga, daughter of Guglielmo Marconi and chairwoman of the Marconi Foundation<ref>Kamin, Arthur Z. "State Becomes a Part of Celebrating Marconi's Achievements", The New York Times, October 23, 1994. Accessed December 24, 2011. "Mrs. Braga, who has lived in Alpine 40 years, said the Marconi International Fellowship Council had an endowment of about $3 million and her goal was to raise it to $4 million."</ref>
• J. Cleaveland Cady (1837–1919), architect<ref name=PIPCHistory/>
• Sean Combs (born 1969), rap artist<ref name=Rappers/>
• Kellyanne Conway (born 1967), strategist, and pollster who was campaign manager for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in 2016<ref>Johnson, Brent. "How N.J. native Conway got Trump over the finish line", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, November 9, 2016. Accessed November 9, 2016. "Conway, who grew up in the Atco section of Waterford Township in Camden County, was hired in August, at a time when Trump was suffering from gaffes and drooping poll numbers.... Conway, her husband, and her four children now live in the northern part of the state, in Alpine in Bergen County."</ref>
• Johnny Damon (born 1973), outfielder who played for the New York Yankees from 2006 to 2009<ref>Staff. "Sunshine Superman: Johnny Damon, 'Sunshine' to his Yankees teammates, calls Alpine home", (201) magazine, 2008, backed up by the Internet Archive as of November 20, 2010. Accessed September 5, 2017. "The Yankees left fielder has been hitting over .300 in what's been a renaissance season in the Bronx. Damon has, meanwhile, also discovered peace – in Alpine, where his wife, Michelle, is about to give birth to the couple's second child."</ref>
• Damon Dash (born 1971), hip-hop entrepreneur<ref name=Royalty>Century, Douglas. "Alpine, N.J., Home of Hip-Hop Royalty", The New York Times, February 11, 2007. Accessed September 27, 2011.</ref>
• Eddie Einhorn (1936–2016), part owner of the Chicago White Sox<ref>Cahillane, Kevin. "Worth Noting; White Sox Fans? Say It Ain't So", The New York Times, September 25, 2005. Accessed December 9, 2007. "Mr. Einhorn -- who was born and raised in Paterson and lives in Alpine -- is the flamboyant yin to the steely yang of the principal owner, Jerry Reinsdorf."</ref>
• Patrick Ewing (born 1962), former center for the New York Knicks<ref name=Royalty/>
• Fabolous (born 1977), rap artist<ref name=Royalty/>
• Henry Clay Frick II (1919–2007), physician and head of the Frick Collection<ref>Hevesi, Dennis. "Henry Clay Frick II, 87, Physician And President of Frick Collection", The New York Times, February 15, 2007. Accessed December 24, 2011. "Henry Clay Frick II, a physician, professor of medicine and former president of the board of the Frick Collection, the art museum in his family's stately former home on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, died on Friday at his home in Alpine, N.J. He was 87."</ref>
• Andre Harrell (born 1960), founder of Uptown Records<ref name=Royalty/>
• Matt Herr (born 1976), ice hockey forward who played for part of four NHL seasons<ref>Wallace, William N. "Colleges Hockey: Notebook -- Division III; Middlebury Makes It Four Straight Titles", The New York Times, March 25, 1998. Accessed December 22, 2011. "Herr, the captain from the Hotchkiss School and Alpine, N.J., was held back by injuries earlier, but is fit now."</ref>
• O'Kelly Isley Jr. (1937–1986), founding member of The Isley Brothers<ref>Associated Press. "O'Kelly Isley", The New York Times, April 3, 1986. Accessed December 24, 2011. "He was 48 years old and lived in Alpine. Born Dec. 25, 1937, Mr. Isley grew up in Cincinnati and began his musical career singing gospel with his brothers, who performed with their mother accompanying on piano."</ref>
• Sachin H. Jain (born 1980), physician and Obama Administration official<ref>Harper, Gordon; Jain, Sachin H.; and Pories, Susan. The Soul of a Doctor: Harvard Medical Students Face Life and Death, p. 238. Algonquin Books, 2012. Template:ISBN. Accessed August 23, 2014. "Sachin was born in New York in 1980 to naturalized parents from India who live in Alpine, NJ. Sachin plans to pursue a career as a clinician, scholar, and activist dedicated to improving access to quality health care."</ref>
• Jay-Z (born 1969), rap artist<ref name=Forbes>"In Pictures: Star-Studded Neighborhoods", Forbes, February 19, 2007. Accessed September 6, 2017.. "Celebrity Residents: P. Diddy, Jay-Z, Russell Simmons."</ref>
• Ilya Kovalchuk (born 1983), former right wing for the NHL New Jersey Devils<ref>Quinn, Liam. "Former Devil Kovalchuk's $14.9M Alpine mansion is close to sale, real estate agent says", The Record, March 11, 2022. Accessed May 21, 2023. "The Alpine mansion belonging to former New Jersey Devils player Ilya Kovalchuk is close to being sold after three years on and off the market, the property's listing agent said."</ref>
• Lil' Kim (born 1975), rap artist, who rapped about her new hometown in her song Aunt Dot ("Come on Shanice, I'm takin' you to my house in Alpine...")<ref name=Rappers>Holahan, Catherine. "Just a hip, hop and jump -- Rappers making the move to Bergen County", The Record, October 10, 2005, backed up by the Internet Archive as of September 11, 2016. Accessed September 6, 2017.</ref><ref>Ogunnaike, Lola. "Big House Didn't Break Lil' Kim, Rap Diva", The New York Times, August 31, 2006. Accessed December 24, 2011. "Alpine, N.J., Aug. 29 — With several million albums sold, a Grammy and high-profile friends in music, fashion and sports, the glam-girl rapper Lil' Kim was not the typical inmate. So it came as little surprise when her fellow inmates treated her less like a prisoner and more like a princess on her first night in jail last September. 'They threw me this big party,' she said earlier this week at her rambling home in this affluent Bergen County town."</ref>
• Harold Lamb (1892–1962), historian, screenwriter, short story writer and novelist<ref>Miller, John J. "Shepherding a Lamb's Lost Legacy", The Wall Street Journal, August 26, 2009. Accessed December 3, 2013. "Lamb was born in 1892, in Alpine, N.J. His grandfather had founded Lamb Studios, which specialized in stained glass and survives to this day."</ref>
• Eric Maskin (born 1950), co-winner of the 2007 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences<ref>Silverstein, Marilyn. "Nobel winner who's at home with Einstein" Template:Webarchive, New Jersey Jewish News, November 8, 2007. Accessed September 6, 2017. "A native of New York, Maskin grew up in New Jersey, in a nonreligious Jewish home in the town of Alpine."</ref>
• Pierre McGuire (born 1961), ice hockey analyst who was head coach of the Hartford Whalers<ref>Gulitti, Tom. "McGuire Open to Rangers", The Record, April 5, 2000, backed up by the Internet Archive as of March 7, 2016. Accessed September 6, 2017. "Count Alpine native Pierre McGuire among those who will be keeping a close eye on the reconstruction of the Rangers' management."</ref>
• Peter Moraites (1922–2014), Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly who resigned from office in 1971 after facing charges that he accepted fees from a loan applicant<ref>Levin, Jay. "Peter Moraites, Assembly speaker derailed by prison", The Record, January 15, 2014, backed up by the Internet Archive as of March 4, 2016. Accessed September 6, 2017. "Peter Moraites, a Bergen County Republican who rose to Assembly speaker but whose promising political career ended in 1971 when he went to prison, died Jan. 7. He was 91 and formerly of Alpine."</ref>
• Tracy Morgan (born 1968), comedian and actor<ref>Triggs, Charlotte. "Lunch with ... Tracy Morgan; The 30 Rock Actor Talks About Losing His Bad-Boy Image, Getting a New Kidney and Dazzling Women with Just a Flick of His Wrist", People (magazine), April 9, 2012, Vol. 77, No. 15. Accessed September 6, 2017. "So these days, the reformed bad boy (he was twice arrested for DUI before getting sober in 2007) is living a far tamer lifestyle. 'We all evolve. I'm a middle-aged man,' says Morgan, who now spends his free time at home in Alpine, N.J., with fiancee Megan Wollover, a business student, kickboxing together and watching movies like The Godfather Part III."</ref>
• Eddie Murphy (born 1961), comedian, actor who has appeared in the Beverly Hills Cop series and as the voice of Donkey in the Shrek series<ref>Friendly, David T. "The Eddie Murphy Script Derby: Winner Takes All", Los Angeles Times, May 19, 1985. Accessed September 5, 2017. "On a recent Sunday morning, Eddie Murphy glanced out the living room window of his Alpine, N.J., home and noticed a neighbor standing in the front yard. Under his arm the man carried a script, a sight that made Murphy take a deep breath as he opened the front door."</ref>
• Charles Nordhoff (1830–1901), journalist<ref name=Thinking1997/><ref name=PIPCHistory>History, Palisades Interstate Park Commission. Accessed August 26, 2015. "Charles Nordhoff, an author and newspaper editor, built an estate nearby (it's said that it was Mrs. Nordhoff who first proposed the name 'Alpine' for the area), as did J. Cleveland Cady, the architect who designed Nordhoff's home (and who also designed the beautiful stone Community Church at the top of Closter Dock Road, still in use)."</ref>
• Joe Piscopo (born 1951), actor, best known as a cast member of Saturday Night Live<ref>Strauss, Robert. "So Jersey, He Deserves His Own Rest Area", The New York Times, August 7, 2005. Accessed September 5, 2017. "Mr. Piscopo's father, also named Joe, was a lawyer and the family mostly lived in Essex County, the younger Joe graduating from West Essex High School in North Caldwell. With his Saturday Night Live fame, he moved to one of the richest corners of New Jersey, Alpine, persuading Mr. Murphy to join him there in that wealthy enclave by the Palisades."</ref>
• John Ringling (1866–1936), best-known of the seven Ringling brothers, five of whom merged the Barnum & Bailey Circus with their own Ringling Brothers Circus to create the Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus, he built the Gray Crag estate in Alpine in the 1920s<ref>Ritacco, Joseph. Circus Atmosphere; John Ringling's castle on the cliffs, (201) magazine, January 2015. Accessed January 11, 2015.</ref><ref>Staff. "Gray Crag" Template:Webarchive, Cliff Notes, May–June 2010, Palisades Interstate Park Commission. Accessed January 11, 2015. "It was in 1918 that John Ringling (that Ringing) and his wife Mable (née Burton) bought two big properties here and merged them into the hundred-acre estate they named Gray Crag."</ref>
• Manuel Rionda (1854–1943), Spanish-born, US-based sugar baron in Cuba<ref>Staff. "The Most Expensive Home In New Jersey", Forbes, February 14, 2015. Accessed April 24, 2016. "The tower, formally known as Rio Vista, was built in 1910 by millionaire sugar importer Manuel Rionda."</ref>
• Chris Rock (born 1965), comedian and actor,<ref name=Royalty/> has described Alpine as "Beverly Hills with freaking snow"<ref>Rich, Frank. "In Conversation - Chris Rock: What's killing comedy. What's saving America.", New York (magazine), November 30, 2014. Accessed August 26, 2015. "[Q] You live in New Jersey. [A] I'm in Alpine. That's not Jersey. That's like Beverly Hills with freaking snow."</ref> Rock has mentioned Alpine in his comedy act, pointing out the efforts and fame required of the black residents, while his next door neighbor, who is white, is "just a dentist".<ref>Template:Cite AV media</ref>
• Larry Robbins (born 1971), founder of Glenview Capital Management<ref>The World's Billionaires - Larry Robbins, Forbes magazine. Accessed August 21, 2014.</ref>
• Paul Rosenberg (born 1971), CEO of Goliath Records and former CEO of Def Jam Recordings, best known for his association with hip hop artist Eminem<ref>Zwain, Heather. "Alpine's Paul Rosenberg is named CEO of Def Jam Recordings", The Record, August 3, 2017. Accessed March 23, 2021. "Paul Rosenberg, record label executive who is renowned for the careers of artists including Eminem, 50 Cent and D12, among others, has been named Chief Executive Officer of Def Jam Recordings, Jan. 1. Rosenberg, who lives in Alpine, is the founder and CEO of Goliath Artists Inc., a New York-based management firm that handles the careers of global superstar Eminem, Danny Brown and others."</ref>
• CC Sabathia (born 1980), pitcher for the New York Yankees<ref>McCarron, Anthony. "Yankees will be 'in early' on Cliff Lee, source says, will face competition from Angels and Rangers", New York Daily News, November 6, 2010. Accessed September 5, 2017. "Beyond his contract, Sabathia is likely to figure into the Yankees' pursuit of Lee. The two are close friends from their days together in the Indians' organization and Lee has been a guest at Sabathia's Alpine, N.J., home. Sabathia's wife, Amber, scouted out a rental house for the Lee family when it appeared the Yankees would trade for the ex-Phillie last July."</ref>
• Norman Sas (1925–2012), inventor of electric football and former member of the Alpine borough council<ref>Yardley, William. "Norman Sas, Inventor of Electric Football, Dies at 87", The New York Times, July 12, 2012. Accessed July 24, 2012. "For more than 30 years he lived in Alpine, N.J., where he served on the borough council."</ref>
• Gary Sheffield (born 1968), former baseball player<ref name=Royalty/><ref>Rodrick, Stephen. "Gary Sheffield is the Yankees' MVP. Just ask him.", New York (magazine), August 7, 2005. Accessed December 24, 2011. "'Why shouldn't I tell the truth?' asks Gary Sheffield from the living room of his Alpine, New Jersey, home. The Yankees' right-fielder turns toward the cook, the nanny, the publicist, the wife, and the car detailer who occupy his vast kitchen."</ref>
• Russell Simmons (born 1957), hip-hop entrepreneur<ref name=Forbes/>
• Wesley Snipes (born 1962), actor<ref name=Royalty/>
• Britney Spears (born 1981), singer<ref>Hyman, Vicki. "Britney Spears sets up house in Alpine", The Star-Ledger, March 25, 2009. Accessed December 24, 2011.</ref>
• Seth Stephens-Davidowitz (born 1982), data scientist, economist and author<ref>Palmer, Joanne. "Big data is watching you; JCC U talk to focus on the role of googled analysis in social research", The Jewish Standard, February 15, 2018. Accessed June 14, 2020. "Seth Stephens-Davidowitz, who grew up in Alpine, went to high school in Tenafly, where he played on the baseball team, earned an undergraduate degree at Stanford and a Ph.D. in economics from Harvard, worked at Google — and he’s just 35! — and now studies and writes, in outlets including the New York Times, about big data, will be at the Kaplen JCC in Tenafly to explore how big data changes our understanding of the world (and also how it does not)."</ref>
• Joseph A. Unanue (1925–2013), president of Goya Foods from 1976 to 2004<ref>Craig, Susanne. "Joseph A. Unanue, Former Chief Executive of Goya Foods, Dies at 88", The New York Times, June 15, 2013. Accessed September 5, 201. "Joseph A. Unanue, who as chief executive helped Goya Foods become the largest family-owned Hispanic food company in the United States, died on Wednesday at his home in Alpine, N.J. He was 88."</ref>
• Stevie Wonder (born 1950), musician<ref>Rondinaro, Gene. "If You're Thinking of Living in Alpine", The New York Times, October 27, 1985. Accessed December 24, 2011. "Stevie Wonder, the songwriter and singer, and Eddie Murphy and Joe Piscopo, the comedians, are but a few of its more widely known personalities."</ref>
• Robert Zoellner (1932–2014), investor and stamp collector who was the second person to have assembled a complete collection of United States postage stamps<ref>Levin, Jay. "Robert E. Zoellner, investment firm founder and philanthropist from Alpine, dead at 82", The Record, December 30, 2014, backed up the Internet Archive as of December 31, 2014. Accessed September 6, 2017. "Alpine resident Robert E. Zoellner, an investment firm founder who was a benefactor of the Alpine Public School and of his alma mater, Lehigh University, has died at 82."</ref>

Sources

• Municipal Incorporations of the State of New Jersey (according to Counties) prepared by the Division of Local Government, Department of the Treasury (New Jersey); December 1, 1958.
• Clayton, W. Woodford; and Nelson, William. History of Bergen and Passaic Counties, New Jersey, with Biographical Sketches of Many of its Pioneers and Prominent Men. Philadelphia: Everts and Peck, 1882.
• Garbe-Morillo, Patricia. Closter and Alpine, Arcadia Publishing Images of America series, 2001. Template:ISBN.
• Harvey, Cornelius Burnham (ed.), Genealogical History of Hudson and Bergen Counties, New Jersey. New York: New Jersey Genealogical Publishing Co., 1900.
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External links

• Template:Official website
• Alpine News