Malverne, New York

Malverne was originally settled by the Rockaway Indians at an unknown point in history. Western settlements can be dated back to the 1790s when the Cornwell family first settled and began farming the area.

Norwood, as it was originally known, formed a movement to become an incorporated village in the early 1920s. This area originally consisted of the communities of North Lynbrook and Malverne Park. It is widely believed that residents of the now Malverne Park area did not wish to become park of the new village and therefore requested not to be included. North Lynbrook was believed to be removed from the borders by then New York Lieutenant Governor Jeremiah Wood, who lived in that area at that time and did not wish to be in an incorporated village.

A vote was taken and voters decided to form an incorporated village by an overwhelming majority.

The name was changed from Norwood to Malverne because a Village of Norwood already existed in upstate New York. The name Malverne originates from Malvern, England. Alfred Wagg, one of the main developers from the Amsterdam Development Corporation, had visited Malvern and liked the name. The extra "e" was added to make it fancier.

Malverne's incorpation was finalized on April 13, 1921, however it had been acting as a village since October, 1920. The village has celebrated the 1921 anniversary at the 25-year, 50-year, and 75-year.

The village's growth has been credited to two major events - the selling of farm land for development and the Long Island Rail Road. The Amsterdam Development Corporation is responsible for the building of many of the homes in the village. Today, there are over 3000 homes in the village.

Today, many of its residents commute to New York City via the two Long Island Rail Road stations in the village - Malverne and Westwood.

Tony Danza was raised in Malverne, where he went to the local high school, Malverne High School.

[edit] Government

The village is governed by a Board of Trustees of which the Mayor sits as the chair. Each member of the board is elected to a four year term of office. There is also a village judge that presides over violations of the village code. Elections are scheduled for the third Tuesday of March in odd numbered years.

The current elected officials are as follows:

Mayor Patricia Ann Norris-McDonald
Trustee Michael T. Bailey
Trustee James J. Callahan, III (Deputy Mayor)
Trustee Joseph J. Hennessy
Trustee John J. O'Brien
Judge James W. Dougherty

The mayor appoints a deputy mayor to act in his/her absence. She/he also appoints liaisons and/or commissioners to each department in the village. The office of mayor was originally called president.

Malverne is served by its Police Department, Volunteer Fire Department (Norwood Hook, Ladder & Hose Company), Volunteer Ambulance Corps, Police Reserve, Department of Public Works, Emergency Management Commission, Public Library, Youth Board, and village television station - MalverneTV 18.

[edit] Elections 2007

Village Elections were held on March 20, 2007. Trustee Patricia Ann McDonald defeated incumbent Mayor Anthony J. Panzarella by a 59%-41% landslide margin of victory. Incumbent Trustee James J. Callahan, III and newcomer Michael T. Bailey were elected to the two trustee positions. Trustee William G. Malone did not win re-election. Judge James Dougherty, running unopposed, won reelection with roughly 60% of the vote.

Mayor McDonald appointed former chief of the Fire Department Jack O'Brien to fill out her unexpired term of trustee. There will be a special election in March of 2008 to fill out the remainder of this term.

[edit] Trivia

Malverne is well known for its groundhogs, Malverne Mel and Malverne Melissa, who have been making weather prognostications every year on Groundhog Day since 1996.

Malverne has been also been home to many people who have gone on to become famous:

Tony Danza - daytime television show host, actor, and former boxer
Dan Ingram - radio DJ; last voice heard on MusicRadio 77 WABC
Fran Purcell - former Nassau County Executive
Frank Britton Wenzel - vaudvillian
Ralph Flanagan - big band leader
Ole Olsen and Chic Johnson - "Olsen and Johnson" comedy team
Ralph Penza - WNBC-TV news reporter and anchor

Both Wenzel and Purcell served as village mayor.

Malverne was also home to the original Brown Derby restaurant, which was a popular hang-out to many vaudvillians. This restaurant spawned the opening of the more famous Brown Derby in Los Angeles following the demise of Vaudville.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 8,934 people, 3,106 households, and 2,534 families residing in the village. The population density was 3,285.2/km² (8,499.1/mi²). There were 3,152 housing units at an average density of 1,159.0/km² (2,998.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 92.04% White, 1.72% African American, 0.16% Native American, 3.10% Asian, 1.77% from other races, and 1.21% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.01% of the population.

There were 3,106 households out of which 34.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.2% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.4% were non-families. 15.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.87 and the average family size was 3.21.

In the village the population was spread out with 23.1% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 27.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 93.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.5 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $81,784, and the median income for a family was $87,197. Males had a median income of $53,077 versus $37,743 for females. The per capita income for the village was $31,418. About 1.0% of families and 1.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.7% of those under age 18 and 3.5% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] External links

Inc. Village of Malverne - official web site
Malverne Union Free School District
Malverne Police Department
Malverne Fire Department
MalverneTV 18
Malverne Police Reserve
Malverne-West Hempstead Herald
Malverne Public Library
Malverne Volunteer Ambulance Corps
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