Stephen Hillenburg died in California.
Union Township was a township that existed in Bergen County , New Jersey .. township. Township ( New Jersey ). Bergen County. Bergen County, New Jersey. New Jersey. New Jersey. The township was formed in 1852 from territory that had been the northwestern portion of Hudson County and was returned to Bergen County .. township. Township ( New Jersey ). Bergen County. Bergen County, New Jersey. Hudson County. Hudson County, New Jersey. On February 22 , 1840 , Hudson County was formed by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature .. New Jersey. New Jersey. Hudson County. Hudson County, New Jersey. New Jersey Legislature. New Jersey Legislature. The newly created county was created from territories that had been Bergen Township -LRB- 1691 -RRB- and from the southern portion of Lodi Township .. Lodi Township. Lodi Township, New Jersey. The portion of Lodi Township taken at this time formed the new Harrison Township in Hudson County .. Hudson County. Hudson County, New Jersey. Lodi Township. Lodi Township, New Jersey. Harrison Township. Harrison Township, Hudson County, New Jersey. The border between the newly created Harrison Township in Hudson County and the portion of Lodi Township remaining in Bergen County was the New Barbadoes Turnpike , which is now called Paterson Plank Road .. Bergen County. Bergen County, New Jersey. Hudson County. Hudson County, New Jersey. Lodi Township. Lodi Township, New Jersey. Harrison Township. Harrison Township, Hudson County, New Jersey. Paterson Plank Road. Paterson Plank Road. Some of the residents of the northern portion of Harrison Township requested to be returned to Bergen County .. Bergen County. Bergen County, New Jersey. Harrison Township. Harrison Township, Hudson County, New Jersey. On February 19 , 1852 , this area -- which had been part of Lodi Township -- was returned to Bergen County to become the newly formed Union Township .. Bergen County. Bergen County, New Jersey. Lodi Township. Lodi Township, New Jersey. On September 21 , 1881 , Rutherford became the first borough to be formed under the terms of the New Jersey Legislature 's Borough Act of 1878 , based on a referendum of voters that passed the previous day .. New Jersey. New Jersey. New Jersey Legislature. New Jersey Legislature. Rutherford. Rutherford, New Jersey. Rutherford Borough was fully separated from the township form of government in 1890 and acquired an additional portion of Union Township in that year .. township. Township ( New Jersey ). Rutherford. Rutherford, New Jersey. On April 17 , 1889 , Boiling Springs Township was created from the northern portion of Union Township .. Boiling Springs Township. Boiling Springs Township, New Jersey. This township was dissolved with the creation of the coterminous Borough of East Rutherford as of March 28 , 1894 .. township. Township ( New Jersey ). Rutherford. Rutherford, New Jersey. Borough of East Rutherford. East Rutherford, New Jersey. The borough of North Arlington was created as of March 11 , 1896 , as the result of a referendum that took place two days earlier .. North Arlington. North Arlington, New Jersey. Finally , on March 27 , 1917 , the residents of the remaining portions of Union Township passed a referendum to change the name to Lyndhurst Township , which became effective as of May 15 , 1917 .. Lyndhurst Township. Lyndhurst, New Jersey