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Essex County

Visit

Twelve miles west of Midtown. A bus, a river, a main street, and a museum in a schoolhouse.

On the map

Bounded by the Passaic, Route 7, and three other towns.

Nutley shares lines with Belleville and Bloomfield in Essex, Clifton in Passaic, and Lyndhurst in Bergen. ZIP 07110. Start at Town Hall (1 Kennedy Drive) or on Franklin Avenue.

Transit

The 192 still goes to Port Authority.

NJ Transit 192

Direct bus to Port Authority Bus Terminal. Typical rush-hour ride is 30–45 minutes.

To Newark

Routes 13, 27, 72, and 74 reach Newark Penn Station. Local service on the 709.

Roads

Route 21 on the east, Route 7 on the north. Garden State Parkway clips the southwest corner.

Directory

Township, library, museum, schools.

Government

Five commissioners, Walsh Act of 1912.

Voters elect five members nonpartisan for four-year terms; each heads a department. The mayor is chosen from the commission. Current term runs through 2028.

John V. Kelly III

Mayor · Public Affairs

Thomas J. Evans

Revenue and Finance

Alphonse Petracco

Public Safety

Joseph P. Scarpelli

Public Works

Mauro G. Tucci

Parks and Public Property