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}}Template:Main other Readington Township is a township located in the easternmost portion of Hunterdon County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 16,128,<ref name=Census2020/><ref name=LWD2020/> an increase of two people (+0.0%) from the 2010 census count of 16,126,<ref name=Census2010/><ref name=LWD2010/> which in turn reflected an increase of 323 (+2.0%) from the 15,803 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>

Created by Royal charter of King George II, "Reading" Township was formed on July 15, 1730, from portions of Amwell Township. It was the first new township created after Hunterdon was established as an independent county.<ref name=About/> The township was incorporated as Readingtown Township, one of New Jersey's initial group of 104 townships, on February 21, 1798. Portions of the township were annexed by Tewksbury Township in 1832 and 1861.<ref>Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 157. Accessed May 30, 2024.</ref> The township was named for John Reading, the first native-born governor of the British Province of New Jersey.<ref>Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed September 21, 2015.</ref><ref>Reading, David R. "Gov. John Reading (1686-1767)", The Mount Amwell Project. Accessed September 21, 2015. "On July 15, 1730, Reading Township (present Readington, N.J.) was named in his honor."</ref>

Covering more than Template:Convert, it is the largest township in the county,<ref name=About>About Us, Readington Township. Accessed November 20, 2019. "Created by Royal Charter of King George II 'Readings' Township was formed July 15, 1730. It was the first new township created after Hunterdon became a county. Containing almost forty-eight square miles, it remains the largest township in the County."</ref> covering almost 11% of the county's area.<ref>GCT-PH1: Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place from 2010 Census Summary File 1 for Hunterdon County, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 14, 2012.</ref> More than Template:Convert of land have been preserved from development. Readington Township is bounded on the north by the Lamington River and Rockaway Creek; to the east by Somerset County, which existed as the boundary between East and West Jersey from 1688 to 1695;<ref>Where Was the West Jersey/East Jersey Line?, WestJersey.org</ref> to the south, the South Branch of the Raritan River; and to the west by the old West Jersey Society's line which crosses the Cushetunk Mountains.

GeographyEdit

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Readington Reformed Church in Readington Village

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 47.83 square miles (123.88 km2), including 47.56 square miles (123.17 km2) of land and 0.27 square miles (0.70 km2) of water (0.57%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1 />

Cushetunk Mountain is a ring-shaped mountain located in Clinton Township. The diabase mountain was formed 160 million years ago. The Lenape called the mountain "Cushetunk" meaning "place of hogs".<ref>Cushetunk Mountain Preserve Template:Webarchive, Hunterdon County, New Jersey Division of Parks and Recreation. Accessed November 14, 2012.</ref> In the 1960s, the valley was filled with water to create Round Valley Reservoir, at Template:Convert in depth the second-deepest in the state.<ref>"Round Valley Recreation Area Offers Something for Everyone", New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. Accessed November 14, 2012.</ref>

Whitehouse Station (2010 Census population of 2,089<ref>DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for White House Station CDP, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 14, 2012.</ref>) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Readington Township.<ref>New Jersey: 2010 - Population and Housing Unit Counts - 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH-2-32), United States Census Bureau, August 2012. Accessed November 15, 2012.</ref>

The township borders the municipalities of Clinton Township, Raritan Township and Tewksbury Township in Hunterdon County; and Branchburg and Hillsborough Township in Somerset County.<ref>Areas touching Readington Township, MapIt. Accessed January 4, 2015.</ref><ref>Map of County Municipalities, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Accessed July 30, 2023.</ref><ref>New Jersey Municipal Boundaries, New Jersey Department of Transportation. Accessed November 15, 2019.</ref>

CommunitiesEdit

Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Backers Island, Higginsville, McCrea Mills, Riverside, Rockfellows Mills, Round Mountain, Stovers Mills and Wood Church, as well as the following:<ref>Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed January 5, 2015.</ref>

DemographicsEdit

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2010 censusEdit

The 2010 United States census counted 16,126 people, 5,971 households, and 4,496 families in the township. The population density was 337.8 per square mile (130.4/km2). There were 6,191 housing units at an average density of 129.7 per square mile (50.1/km2). The racial makeup was 93.09% (15,011) White, 1.33% (214) Black or African American, 0.11% (18) Native American, 3.60% (581) Asian, 0.01% (1) Pacific Islander, 0.77% (124) from other races, and 1.10% (177) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.93% (633) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/>

Of the 5,971 households, 35.1% had children under the age of 18; 66.0% were married couples living together; 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present and 24.7% were non-families. Of all households, 20.7% were made up of individuals and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.15.<ref name=Census2010/>

25.1% of the population were under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 20.4% from 25 to 44, 35.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44.4 years. For every 100 females, the population had 96.2 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 94.1 males.<ref name=Census2010/>

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $120,821 (with a margin of error of +/− $9,180) and the median family income was $138,171 (+/− $10,232). Males had a median income of $100,647 (+/− $11,576) versus $61,372 (+/− $6,196) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $55,493 (+/− $4,019). About 1.3% of families and 1.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.7% of those under age 18 and 1.7% of those age 65 or over.<ref>DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Readington township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 14, 2012.</ref>

2000 censusEdit

As of the 2000 United States census<ref name="GR2" /> there were 15,803 people, 5,676 households, and 4,410 families residing in the township. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 5,794 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the township was 95.14% White, 0.76% African American, 0.06% Native American, 2.56% Asian, 0.53% from other races, and 0.94% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.05% of the population.<ref name=Census2000>Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Readington Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 14, 2012.</ref><ref name=Census2000SF1>DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Readington township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 14, 2012.</ref>

There were 5,676 households, out of which 37.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.3% were married couples living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.3% were non-families. 18.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.18.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

In the township the population was spread out, with 26.5% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 30.6% from 25 to 44, 28.3% from 45 to 64, and 9.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.7 males.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

The median income for a household in the township was $95,356, and the median income for a family was $106,343. Males had a median income of $66,778 versus $48,385 for females. The per capita income for the township was $41,000. About 0.7% of families and 1.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.4% of those under age 18 and 1.8% of those age 65 or over.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

EconomyEdit

Readington Township is home to the personal and commercial lines of insurance of Chubb Corp.,<ref>Contact Us in the United States, Chubb Corp. Accessed January 4, 2015.</ref> and the QuickChek Corporation, which operates over 100 convenience stores throughout New Jersey and New York.<ref>Contact Us, QuickChek. Accessed January 4, 2015.</ref>

Readington was once also home to the global headquarters of Merck & Co., one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the country, but the company has since relocated to nearby Kenilworth, New Jersey.<ref>Caroom, Eliot. "Merck's plan to leave Readington for Summit is latest shake-up in N.J.'s pharmaceutical industry", The Star-Ledger, October 9, 2012. Accessed January 4, 2015. "In the latest shake-up of New Jersey's volatile pharmaceutical industry, drug giant Merck & Co. announced today it was moving its global headquarters – and the 1,000 employees who work there – from Whitehouse Station in Readington Township to Summit, some 30 miles to the east."</ref>

Readington's business climate benefits from its proximity to major highways, Princeton, Bridgewater Township and other centers of business in central New Jersey.

Arts and cultureEdit

Readington is home to several museums and offers many programs for adults and children. The Bouman-Stickney Homestead is located off of Dreahook Road in the hamlet of Stanton. Coldbrook School, the site of living history programs for the township's elementary school children, is in the northern section of town, and the Eversole-Hall House is located on Route 523, next to the Municipal building.<ref>Eversole-Hall House, New Jersey Historic Trust. Accessed July 28, 2008.</ref> Taylor's Mill, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, was built around 1760 by John Taylor. It is the only remaining pre-revolutionary mill in the township and was used to provide troops with food during the Revolutionary War. The township plans to make Taylor's Mill a fourth township museum.<ref>Cold Brook School and Taylor's Mill, Readington Township. Accessed November 20, 2019. "Taylor's Mill is a stone gristmill built c. 1760 by Colonel John Taylor. The mill is located at the southwest corner of Taylor's Mill Road and Rockaway Road on the Readington/Tewksbury border. Taylor's Mill is the last surviving pre-Revolutionary mill in Readington Township and eastern Hunterdon County. It played a significant role in the Revolution by providing grain for the troops."</ref>

GovernmentEdit

Local governmentEdit

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Readington Township Municipal Building

Readington Township is governed under the Township form of New Jersey municipal government, one of 141 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form, the second-most commonly used form of government in the state.<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 Township Committee is comprised of five members, who are elected directly by the voters at-large in partisan elections to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either one or two seats coming up for election each year as part of the November general election 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. 103.</ref><ref>"Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey", p. 7. Rutgers University Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> At an annual reorganization meeting, the Township Committee selects one of its members to serve as Mayor. The Mayor serves as chair of the Township Committee and has the powers vested in the mayor's office by general law.<ref>Local Form of Government, Readington Township, updated September 7, 2018. Accessed June 1, 2024. "Under the current township government laws, the township committee remains the backbone of the municipality's government. Voters elect, at-large, the township committee comprising of five members. The elections are partisan and the committee members serve staggered three-year terms. The Township Committee elects the mayor and deputy mayor each January from its members for a one-year term."</ref>

Template:As of, members of the Readington Township Committee are Mayor Adam Mueller (R, term on committee and as mayor ends December 31, 2024), Deputy Mayor Vincent Panico (R, term on committee ends 2025; term as deputy member ends 2024), John Albanese (R, 2026), Jonathan Heller (R, 2026) and R. Juergen Huelsebusch (R, 2024).<ref name=Committee>Township Committee, Readington Township. Accessed June 3, 2024.</ref><ref>2024 Municipal Data Sheet, Readington Township. Accessed June 3, 2024.</ref><ref name=HunterdonPage>Township of Readington, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Accessed June 3, 2024.</ref><ref name=HunterdonDirectory>2023 County and Municipal Directory, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Accessed February 17, 2024.</ref><ref name=Hunterdon2023>2023 Official Statement of Results General Election November 7, 2023, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, November 17, 2023. Accessed February 17, 2024.</ref><ref name=Hunterdon2022>Hunterdon County District Canvass November 8, 2022, General Election, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, updated November 21, 2022. Accessed January 1, 2023.</ref><ref name=Hunterdon2021>November 2, 2021 District Report Hunterdon County Official Results, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, updated November 12, 2021. Accessed January 1, 2022.</ref>

In the 2017 general election, Republicans John Albanese (3887 votes) and Jonathan Heller (3738 votes) prevailed against Democratic challenger Alan Harwick (2027 votes) The all-Republican Committee was unanimous on the leadership roles at the 2018 reorganization meeting, choosing Benjamin Smith as mayor and Betty Ann Fort as deputy mayor.<ref>Kiriluk-Hill, Renée. "Betty Ann Fort new Readington mayor in split vote at reorganization", Hunterdon County Democrat, January 6, 2015. Accessed March 12, 2015. "Betty Ann Fort was elected mayor in a split vote by her fellow Township Committee members on Jan. 5. Tom Auriemma will serve as deputy mayor.... The Township Committee remains all-Republican, but Tropella and Broten in the June primary had defeated incumbents Julia Allen and Frank Gatti, and then prevailed again in November after the incumbents launched a write-in campaign."</ref>

In December 2014, the Township Council selected M. Elizabeth Duffy from a list of three candidates nominated by the Republican municipal committee to fill the vacant seat of Beatrice Muir, who had resigned the previous month from a term of office ending in December 2015.<ref>Staff. "Duffy appointed to Readington Twp. Committee to complete Muir's term", Hunterdon County Democrat, December 16, 2014. Accessed March 12, 2015. "Liz Duffy has been appointed to a seat on the Readington Township Committee.She will be completing the term of Beatrice Muir, who announced her retirement in November."</ref>

Federal, state and county representationEdit

Readington Township is located in the 7th 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 16th state legislative district.<ref name=Districts2011>Municipalities Sorted by 2011-2020 Legislative District, New Jersey Department of State. Accessed February 1, 2020.</ref><ref name=LWV2019>2019 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, New Jersey League of Women Voters. Accessed October 30, 2019.</ref><ref>Districts by Number for 2011-2020, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 6, 2013.</ref>

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PoliticsEdit

As of March 2011, there were a total of 11,223 registered voters in Readington Township, of which 1,745 (15.5%) were registered as Democrats, 5,118 (45.6%) were registered as Republicans and 4,354 (38.8%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 6 voters registered as Libertarians or Greens.<ref>Voter Registration Summary - Hunterdon, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed November 15, 2012.</ref>

In the 2012 presidential election, Republican Mitt Romney received 63.8% of the vote (5,537 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 35.0% (3,039 votes), and other candidates with 1.2% (103 votes), among the 8,730 ballots cast by the township's 11,700 registered voters (51 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 74.6%.<ref name=2012Elections>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=2012VoterReg>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In the 2008 presidential election, Republican John McCain received 61.1% of the vote (5,646 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 37.0% (3,425 votes) and other candidates with 1.1% (100 votes), among the 9,245 ballots cast by the township's 11,302 registered voters, for a turnout of 81.8%.<ref>2008 Presidential General Election Results: Hunterdon County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed November 15, 2012.</ref> In the 2004 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 63.5% of the vote (5,566 ballots cast), outpolling Democrat John Kerry with 35.7% (3,127 votes) and other candidates with 0.9% (91 votes), among the 8,767 ballots cast by the township's 10,679 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 82.1.<ref>2004 Presidential Election: Hunterdon County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed November 15, 2012.</ref>

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In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 79.1% of the vote (4,524 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 19.5% (1,114 votes), and other candidates with 1.5% (83 votes), among the 5,812 ballots cast by the township's 11,669 registered voters (91 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 49.8%.<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 70.4% of the vote (4,771 ballots cast), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 20.6% (1,395 votes), Independent Chris Daggett with 7.3% (495 votes) and other candidates with 0.7% (46 votes), among the 6,777 ballots cast by the township's 11,169 registered voters, yielding a 60.7% turnout.<ref>2009 Governor: Hunterdon County Template:Webarchive, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed November 15, 2012.</ref>

In the 2016 presidential election, Republican Donald Trump received 56.8% of the vote (5,565 cast), ahead of Democrat Hillary Clinton with 36.6% of the vote (3,590 cast), Libertarian Gary Johnson with 2.8% of the vote (278 cast), Green Party Jill Stein with 1% of the vote (100 cast), 27 votes for other candidates and 97 write-in votes for a total of 9,657 votes cast. Turnout was 77.5%, with 9,803 of 12,659 registered voters casting votes that day.<ref name=Hunterdon2016>Hunterdon County District Canvass November 8, 2016, General Election, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, updated November 10, 2016. Accessed January 30, 2017.</ref>

EducationEdit

The Readington Township Public Schools serve students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade.<ref>Readington Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Readington Township Public Schools, adopted March 22, 2005. Accessed January 12, 2025. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through eight in the Readington Township School District. Composition: The Readington Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Readington Township."</ref> As of the 2023–24 school year, the district, comprised of four schools, had an enrollment of 1,404 students and 167.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 8.4:1.<ref name=NCES>District information for Readington Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 15, 2024.</ref> Schools in the district (with 2023–24 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics<ref>School Data for the Readington Township Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 14, 2024.</ref>) are Three Bridges School<ref>Three Bridges School, Readington Township Public Schools. Accessed January 13, 2025.</ref> with 294 students in grades PreK–3, Whitehouse School<ref>Whitehouse School, Readington Township Public Schools. Accessed January 13, 2025.</ref> with 312 students in grades K–3, Holland Brook School<ref>Holland Brook School, Readington Township Public Schools. Accessed January 13, 2025.</ref> with 302 students in grades 4–5 and Readington Middle School<ref>Readington Middle School, Readington Township Public Schools. Accessed January 13, 2025.</ref> with 486 students in grades 6–8.<ref name=HunterdonSchools>2024-2025 Public School Directory, Hunterdon County Department of Education. Accessed January 1, 2025.</ref><ref>School Performance Reports for the Readington Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.</ref><ref>New Jersey School Directory for the Readington Township Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>

Students in public school for ninth through twelfth grades attend the Hunterdon Central Regional High School, part of the Hunterdon Central Regional High School District, which also serves students in central Hunterdon County from Delaware Township, East Amwell Township, Flemington Borough and Raritan Township.<ref>Hunterdon Central Regional Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Hunterdon Central Regional High School, adopted February 17, 1998. Accessed January 12, 2025. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades nine through twelve in the Hunterdon Central Regional High School District. Composition: The Hunterdon Central Regional High School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of, Delaware Township, East Amwell, Flemington Boro, Raritan Township, and Readington Township."</ref><ref>About, Hunterdon Central Regional High School. Accessed January 12, 2025. "Located in beautiful, historic Hunterdon County in central New Jersey, Hunterdon Central Regional High School serves the five municipalities of Delaware Township, East Amwell Township, Flemington Borough, Raritan Township and Readington Township. The District is comprised of 152.5 square miles and has a population of approximately 48,680 residents. Student enrollment for the 2024-2025 school year is approximately 2,300."</ref> As of the 2023–24 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 2,408 students and 226.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.6:1.<ref>School data for Hunterdon Central Regional High School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 15, 2024.</ref> Seats on the high school district's nine-member board of education are allocated based on the population of the five constituent municipalities who participate in the school district, with two seats allocated to Readington Township, a decrease of one seat based on the results of the 2020 Census.<ref name=Board>Board of Education, Hunterdon Central Regional High School. Accessed January 12, 2025.</ref><ref>Massand, Rikki. "Hunterdon Central District to See Reapportionment of School Board Makeup Due to Census", TAPinto Flemington / Raritan, May 4, 2022. Accessed January 12, 2025. "Superintendent of Schools Dr. Jeffrey Moore announced April 25 that there will be a reapportionment of seats on the nine-member school board due to results from the 2020 U.S. Census.... 'Beginning with board terms Jan. 1 of next year, the district will have two board members from Readington Township and four seats from Raritan Township instead of three from each of those municipalities.'"</ref>

Eighth grade students from all of Hunterdon County are eligible to apply to attend the high school programs offered by the Hunterdon County Vocational School District, a county-wide vocational school district that offers career and technical education at its campuses in Raritan Township and at programs sited at local high schools, with no tuition charged to students for attendance.<ref>Heyboer, Kelly. "How to get your kid a seat in one of N.J.'s hardest-to-get-into high schools", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, May 2017. Accessed November 18, 2019. "Hunterdon County's vo-tech district has three academies for high-achieving students, all operating in partnerships with local high schools.... The academies are open to all students in the county. Students in the 8th grade are required to submit an application, schedule an interview and take a placement exam."</ref>

Emergency servicesEdit

Readington Township is served by a full-time Police Department, two ambulances staffed by the Whitehouse Rescue Squad, and four volunteer Fire Companies.

EMS and rescue servicesEdit

  • The Whitehouse First Aid & Rescue Squad Station 22 Rescue was formed in 1950 and provides the lead EMS & Rescue coordination for the Township under the leadership of Chief Jeff Herzog. They are a blended department with career and volunteer members, and a roster of over 50 EMTs. The squad responds to over 2200 calls per year in Readington and Tewksbury Townships. The squad has a rescue services division led by volunteers for rescue operations such as automobile extrication, confined space and water rescue. 22 Rescue is located on Main Street in Whitehouse Station.<ref>About Us, Whitehouse Rescue Squad. Accessed July 14, 2012.</ref>

Fire departmentsEdit

The following volunteer fire departments serve the Township:<ref>Fire Departments, Hunterdon County Department of Public Safety. Accessed February 23, 2025.</ref>

  • Whitehouse Fire Company #1 (Station 22 Fire)<ref>Home Page, Whitehouse Station Volunteer Fire Co. #1. Accessed February 23, 2025.</ref>
  • Readington Volunteer Fire Co., established in 1958 (Station 32 Fire)<ref>About Us, Readington Volunteer Fire Company. Accessed February 23, 2025.</ref>
  • Three Bridges Volunteer Fire Co., established in 1927 (Station 33 Fire)<ref>About Us, Three Bridges Volunteer Fire Company. Accessed February 23, 2025.</ref>
  • East Whitehouse Volunteer Fire Co., organized in December 1923, Retired in 2022 (Station 31 Fire)<ref>Home Page, East Whitehouse Fire Department. Accessed February 23, 2025.</ref>

TransportationEdit

Roads and highwaysEdit

Template:As of, the township had a total of Template:Convert of roadways, of which Template:Convert were maintained by the municipality, Template:Convert by Hunterdon County and Template:Convert by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.<ref>Hunterdon County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction, New Jersey Department of Transportation, May 2010. Accessed July 18, 2014.</ref>

Several roads and highways pass through the township.<ref>Hunterdon County Highway Map, New Jersey Department of Transportation. Accessed March 5, 2023.</ref> These include Interstate 78,<ref>Interstate 78 Straight Line Diagram, New Jersey Department of Transportation, updated March 2016. Accessed March 5, 2023.</ref> U.S. Route 202,<ref>U.S. Route 202 Straight Line Diagram, New Jersey Department of Transportation, updated May 2017. Accessed March 5, 2023.</ref> Route 22<ref>U.S. Route 22 Straight Line Diagram, New Jersey Department of Transportation, updated March 2017. Accessed March 5, 2023.</ref> and Route 31.<ref>Route 31 Straight Line Diagram, New Jersey Department of Transportation, updated May 2017. Accessed March 5, 2023.</ref>

Public transportationEdit

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The township is also served by NJ Transit's White House station,<ref>White House station, NJ Transit. Accessed October 23, 2014.</ref> offering service on the Raritan Valley Line to Newark Penn Station and Hoboken Terminal, with connecting service to Penn Station New York in Midtown Manhattan.<ref>Raritan Valley Line Template:Webarchive, NJ Transit. Accessed October 23, 2014.</ref>

NJ Transit provides local bus service on the 884 route.<ref>Hunterdon County Bus / Rail Connections, NJ Transit, backed up by the Internet Archive as of July 26, 2010. Accessed November 15, 2012.</ref>

The Hunterdon County LINK provide local bus service on Routes 17 / 18 between Milford and Clinton; and Route 23 between Flemington and Bridgewater Commons Mall / Somerville.<ref>Bus Routes, Ride the LINK. Accessed November 18, 2019.</ref>

Rail serviceEdit

The Norfolk Southern Railway's Lehigh Line (formerly the mainline of the Lehigh Valley Railroad), runs through Readington Township.<ref>Hunterdon County Short Line Rail Study, p. 9. Hunterdon County, New Jersey Planning Board, September 1998. Accessed November 15, 2019. "The Lehigh Line is a major regional line that connects the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton (PA) metropolitan hub with the Newark (NJ) metropolitan area. The Lehigh Line enters the County at the Borough of Bloomsbury and passes through the Townships of Bethlehem, Union, Franklin, Clinton, and Raritan before exiting the County at the southern tip of Readington Township."</ref>

The Black River and Western Railroad is a freight and heritage railroad that runs from Lambertville via Ringoes and Flemington to Three Bridges (Readington) where it connects to the Norfolk Southern Railway.<ref>Black River & Western R.R., Black River Railroad System. Accessed December 3, 2016.</ref>

CommunityEdit

An annual event known as the New Jersey Lottery Festival of Ballooning celebrated its 39th anniversary in 2022.<ref>Intersimone, Jenna. "'It's time to just have fun': New Jersey balloon festival returns July 29-31", Courier News, July 15, 2022. Accessed August 8, 2022. "At the New Jersey Lottery Festival of Ballooning, the largest summertime hot air balloon and music festival in North America that returns to Solberg Airport in Readington for the 39th time this July 29–31, it will almost seem that they can."</ref> The event held at Solberg-Hunterdon Airport is the largest summertime hot air balloon festival in North America.<ref>"Quick Chek Festival of Ballooning celebrates 25th year with three days of family entertainment", Independent Press, May 23, 2007. Accessed June 15, 2007. "Today, the Quick Chek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning in association with PNC Bank is the largest summertime hot air balloon and music festival in North America, attracting upwards of 175,000 people over the three-day weekend."</ref>

FBI shootoutEdit

On April 5, 2007, a shootout during the attempt to arrest serial bank robbers near a PNC Bank branch on U.S. Route 22 in Readington resulted in the death of FBI agent Barry Lee Bush. Bush was the first FBI agent to be killed in the line of duty in New Jersey and the second FBI agent to be killed by a fellow agent since the bureau was established in 1908.<ref>Gunshot Kills F.B.I. Agent in a Stakeout, The New York Times, April 6, 2007.</ref><ref>Report details how FBI agent Barry Bush died in friendly-fire shooting, The Express-Times, February 24, 2013.</ref>

Notable peopleEdit

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