Borough Contacts

EMERGENCY

For Fire, Police or Emergency Medical Services (EMS): dial 911.

POLICE

New Jersey State Police
Sussex Station
U.S. Route 206
Box 130
Augusta, NJ 07822
(973) 383-1514
njsp.org

FIRE

Branchville Hose Company No. 1
One Railroad Avenue, P.O. Box 2425
Branchville, NJ 07826
Chief Jon Frato: (973) 600-3398

EMS

Blue Ridge Rescue Squad
350 Route 206 (P.O. Box 232)
Branchville, NJ 07826
(973) 948-4828

HOSPITAL

The hospital closest to Branchville is 6.2 miles
and a 15 minute drive away.

Newton Medical Center
175 High Street
Newton, NJ 07860
(973) 383-2121
AtlanticHealth.org

Offices

Branchville Borough

Municipal Office

34 Wantage Avenue
Branchville, NJ 07826
(973) 948-4626
Office Hours: 9AM—1PM

The office is closed on the following holidays: New Year’s Day, President’s Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, Day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve Day and Christmas Day.

US POST OFFICE

One Broad Street
Branchville, NJ 07826
(800) 275-8777
PostalLocations.com/nj/branchville/branchville

Schools

Branchville, NJ: Grade School

Pre-K to 8th grade

Students from Branchville attend the Frankford Township School District, which is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-Kindergarten through eighth grade from Branchville Borough and Frankford Township.

Frankford Township School District
(973) 948-3727
FrankfordSchool.org

 

Branchville High School

9th to 12th grade

For ninth through twelfth grades, public school students from Branchville attend High Point Regional High School. Also attending the school are students from Frankford Township, Lafayette Township, Montague Township, Sussex Borough and Wantage Township (where the school is located).

High Point Regional School District
(973) 875-3101
HPregional.org/home

Higher Education

Sussex County Community College is a co-educational, two-year, public, community college located in the town of Newton in Sussex County, New Jersey.

Sussex County Community College
One College Hill Road
Newton, NJ 07860
(973) 300-2100
www.sussex.edu

Services

ServiceContactPhone
ElectricalJCP&L(800) 662-3115
Natural GasElizabethtown Gas(800) 242-5830
WaterDarren Haggerty(973) 948-5515
SewerH. Lee Doremus(973) 948-5439
PoliceNJ State Police(973) 383-1514
FireBranchville Chief Jon Frato(973) 600-3398
EMSBlue Ridge Rescue(973) 948-4828
Animal ControlWantage Animal Control(973) 875-7192
Emergency Management Coordinator*Jeff Lewis*(973) 479-7203

*Please contact Jeff Lewis for non-urgent events or information about (OEM) Office of Emergency Management Coordinator only.

For fire, police or emergency medical services (EMS): Dial 911.

Borough Council

NamePositionPhone
Anthony Frato, Sr.Mayor(973) 903-3792
Richard Van StoneCouncil President(973) 948-5888
Beverly BathgateCouncil Member(973) 948-3721
H. Lee DoremusCouncil Member(973) 948-5439
Russell Bellis Jr.Council Member(973) 948-4365
Troy OrrCouncil Member

(862) 354-4874

Mary WhitesellCouncil Member(973) 948-6060
Kate LeisslerRegistered Municipal Clerk(973) 948-4626 x #20

Department Directory

PositionNamePhone
AssessorKristy Lockburner(973) 948-4626 x #22
Animal ControlWantage Township(973) 875-7192
Board of Health SecretaryMary Whitesell(973) 948-6060
Borough HistorianWilliam Bathgate(973) 948-3721
Registered Municipal ClerkKate Leissler(973) 948-4626 x #20
Construction Official
Inspection Services
Rich Bizik(973) 948-4626 x #24
Chief Financial OfficerChristine Rolef(973) 948-4626 x #25
Dog LicensingKate Leissler-Karen Braun(973) 948-4626 x #21
Fire OfficialVirgil Rome, Jr.(973) 579-0380
Finance OfficeMichelle Shelton(973) 948-4626 x #23
OEMJeffrey Lewis(973) 479-7203
Municipal Clerk, DeputyKaren Braun(973) 948-4626 x #21
Municipal CourtWantage Joint Court973-875-7310 (option #3)
Planning & Zoning ChairmanMichael Clune(973) 271-9867 (cell)
Planning & Zoning SecretaryKaren Braun(973) 948-4626 x #21
Public WorksDarren Haggerty(973) 948-5515
Registrar, DeputyKaren Braun(973) 948-4626 x #21
Sewer CollectorKaren Braun(973) 948-4626 x #21
Tax CollectorKate Leissler(973) 948-4626 x #20
Water CollectorKate Leissler(973) 948-4626 x #20
Zoning OfficerGeorge  Boesze(570) 992-3686

Committees

CommitteeContactPhone
Board of HealthMary Whitesell(973) 948-6060
(973) 383-8845
Planning and Zoning BoardKaren Braun(973) 948-4626 x #21
SewerKaren Braun(973) 948-4626 x #21
Tree CommissionFrank Sutton(973) 713-3827 (cell)

Societies, Organizations, Clubs

OrganizationContactPhone
Branchville Hose Company No.1Chief Jon Frato
Deputy Chief Chris Fazio
Rentals: Keith Whitehead
(973) 600-3398
(973) 903-0167 (cell)
(973) 600-3808 (cell)
Historical SocietyDebbie Anderson(973) 948-6932
Rotary ClubDoug Hull(973) 948-4380
Seniors ClubMaureen McHale(973) 383-4973
Cemetery Association  
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