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Mayor Nora Radest
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Nora G. Radest
MayorPhone: 908-273-6400
Welcome Message
As Mayor, I pledge to listen, to work hard for you every day, to be a forceful and effective advocate, and to always endeavor to be visible, engaged, open-minded, accountable and ever-focused on the needs, interests and concerns of the entire community.
I promise to be a visible advocate for all of Summit. To me that means everything from cultivating our corporate neighbors so that they continue to provide jobs, revenue, and services to Summit, to calmly sitting with the County to make sure we get our fair share, to making sure Summit delivers for our youth as well as our seniors. It also means taking a strong and visible leadership role when our community faces challenges, even those that are unforeseeable, and pounding the table when needed.
Background and Community Engagement
Nora Radest is serving her second term as Mayor of Summit, NJ. She has been an active volunteer in Summit for more than 30 years. After moving to Summit in 1989, Nora became involved in PTO activities ultimately serving on the PTA/PTO Legislative Committee. In 1995, she was a founding member of Speak Up Summit, an advocacy group for the Summit public schools, and served as its president.
Nora was a member of the Board of Education from 1997 to 2002, serving as the president for the 1998/1999 academic year. In that year the Board of Education approved the 23 million dollar renovation and expansion of Summit High School.
Nora was a member of the board of trustees of the Summit Educational Foundation from 2004-2012 and served as president from 2008-2011. Along with a group of dedicated volunteers, she spearheaded the establishment of an endowment fund for SEF. This was and still is one of the few public school endowments in the state. Nora currently serves on the boards of The Connection and the PEP Foundation.
Nora graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Bowdoin College and received a JD from Fordham Law School. She practiced law in the area of commercial real estate.
Nora graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Bowdoin College and received a JD from Fordham Law School. She practiced law in the area of commercial real estate.
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State of the City & Mayoral Addresses
2020 Appointments
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Kennedys ribbon cutting
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National Night Out 2017
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The Collective ribbon cutting
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Miles MacMahon van dedication
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Championship Day at Memorial Field
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Brownie Troop 45788
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Alba ribbon cutting
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City Hall visitors
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DCP Counselors In Training
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Tribute to Women luncheon
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Oak Knoll
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Breast Cancer Awareness Month
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Bar Method ribbon cutting
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Greene Street ribbon cutting
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YMCA reading group
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Wilson School Community Day
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Arbor Day
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SHIP ribbon cutting
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Nora G. Radest
MayorPhone: 908-273-6400Mondays
10AM to 12PM
Wednesdays
10:30AM to 12:30PM
Evening hours by appointment only
Saturday / Sunday
"Meet the Mayor" events (dates announced quarterly)
next Meet the Mayor event is Saturday, July 25 from 9:30AM to 11:30AM
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Mayor’s Office
Physical Address
City Hall, 2nd Floor
512 Springfield Avenue
Summit, NJ 07901
Phone: 908-273-6400
Mayor Radest's Office Hours
Mondays
10AM to 12PM
Wednesdays10:30AM to 12:30PM
Evening hours by appointment only
Saturday / Sunday
Meet the Mayor events (dates announced quarterly)
Next Meet the Mayor event is Saturday, July 25 from 9:30AM to 11:30AM in Lyric Park on the corner of Bank Street and Beechwood Road