Cliffwood, New Jersey
| Cliffwood, New Jersey | |
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| — Unincorporated town — | |
 Cliffwood, New Jersey
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| Coordinates: 40°26′12″N 74°14′23″W / 40.43667°N 74.23972°WCoordinates: 40°26′12″N 74°14′23″W / 40.43667°N 74.23972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Monmouth |
| Township | Aberdeen |
| Elevation | 59 ft (18 m) |
| ZIP code | 07721 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0875496[1] |
Cliffwood is an unincorporated community within Aberdeen Township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP code 07721.
As of the 2000 United States Census, the population for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 07721 was 2,573.
Cliffwood is the home of Guadalcanal Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post Number 4745, which is used as a community hall, rental facility, and polling place for elections. The post's ladies auxiliary includes elected offices of president, senior vice president, junior vice president, secretary, treasurer, and three trustees with staggered three-year terms. Other positions include chaplain, conductress, guard, and patriotic instructor.
Adjacent to the VFW Post is Veterans of Foreign Wars Park (VFW Park), which contains Alvin Ross Memorial Field. The field, which has two softball diamonds, backstops, team benches and bleachers, is used for local children's and adults' softball and soccer leagues scheduled by the Aberdeen Township Department of Parks and Recreation.
The Aberdeen Township Public Service Facility on Lenox Road is the maintenance and recycling facility for the township.
Education [edit]
Cliffwood is home of the Yeshiva Gedolah of Cliffwood, an institution for advanced Talmudic studies. Headed by Rabbi Shimon Alster, who founded the Yeshiva in September 2004,[2] this institution supplies guidance for young rabbinic scholars, in the areas of Talmudic exegesis, Jewish law and ethics, and intensive Bible study.
References [edit]
- ^ "Cliffwood". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-09-25.
- ^ Bernstein, Dovid (14 July 2009). "Rav Shimon Alster to Address Yeshiva of Cliffwood Brooklyn Reception Tonight". matzav.com. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
External links [edit]
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Look up ladies auxiliary in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. |
- Census 2000 Fact Sheet for Zip Code Tabulation Area 07721 from the United States Census Bureau
- 2006-07 Installation of Officers
