Cliffwood, New Jersey

VFW Post in Cliffwood, NJ

Cliffwood is an unincorporated area 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 United States Census, 2000, 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.

Ross Field in Cliffwood, NJ

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.

Public Service Facility

The Aberdeen Township Public Service Facility on Lenox Road is the maintenance and recycling facility for the township.

Funtime America is a popular destination among thrill seekers.

Cliffwood is also the home of Yeshiva Gedolah of Cliffwood, one of the premier institutions of advanced Talmudic studies in America. Headed by Rabbi Shimon Alster, who founded the Yeshiva in September 2003, this institution boasts some of the finest guidance available for young rabbinic scholars, in the areas of Talmudic exegesis, Jewish law and ethics, and intesive Bible study.

External links

• Census 2000 Fact Sheet for Zip Code Tabulation Area 07721 from the United States Census Bureau
• 2006-07 Installation of Officers

Coordinates: 40°26′12″N 74°14′23″W / 40.43667°N 74.23972°W / 40.43667; -74.23972