Mantoloking is a

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, United States. As of the

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, the borough had a total population of 296,DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Mantoloking borough, Ocean County, New Jersey
,

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. Accessed August 16, 2012.Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for Mantoloking borough

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. Accessed August 16, 2012. reflecting a decline of 127 (−30.0%) from the 423 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 89 (+26.6%) from the 334 counted in the 1990 Census. The borough has an estimated summer population of approximately 5,000. As of the 2000 Census, Mantoloking was the highest-income community in the state of New Jersey with a per capita money income of $114,017 as of 1999, an increase of 29.8% from the $87,830 recorded in 1989. Based on data from the 2006–2010

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, the borough had a per-capita income of $97,938, ranked 4th in the state. In the ''

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'' magazine 2012 rankings of "America's Most Expensive ZIP Codes", the borough was ranked 139th, with a median price of $1,403,349. Mantoloking was incorporated as a borough by an act of the

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on April 10, 1911, from portions of Brick Township.Snyder, John P
''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968''
Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 204. Accessed August 16, 2012. The name Mantoloking is derived from the

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of the

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Native Americans who once inhabited New Jersey. Various meanings have been attributed to the community's name including "frog ground" or "sand place". The borough is a

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community situated on the

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, also known as Barnegat Bay Island, a long, narrow barrier island that separates

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from the

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. The town is linked to the New Jersey-mainland via the Mantoloking Bridge, linking the town with Brick Township across the Barnegat Bay. Mantoloking is home to the

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-champion producing Mantoloking Yacht Club. Some old "summer cottages" in the borough were designed by architect

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. Together with Bay Head to the north, Mantoloking is considered part of the Jersey Shore's "Gold Coast". It is a

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where alcohol is not permitted to be sold by law.

History

Impact of Hurricane Sandy

During

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in 2012,

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damaged about 90% of the properties in Mantoloking with the largest damage occurring when a breach was formed between the Barnegat Bay and the Atlantic Ocean in the vicinity of Herbert Street ( CR 528).Funderburk, Kristi. ''

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"N.J. town 'still looks like Beirut' 8 months after Sandy"
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'', July 11, 2013. Accessed January 24, 2015. "The town has 528 properties, and Sandy damaged at least 90% of them, Nelson said." When Hurricane Sandy made landfall in New Jersey on October 29, 2012, the

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were severe, and Mantoloking was especially hard hit, with more than 50 homes requiring demolition, accounting for almost 10% of the housing units in the borough as of the 2010 Census.

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announced in July 2013 that it won't rebuild its copper-wire based

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to Mantoloking residents, instead providing them with its Voice Link wireless service, an effort that brought protests from the

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. Residents have complained that many calls don't go through when dialed, that fax transmissions cannot be made, that 911 calls may be affected by network bottlenecks and that power outages would result in the loss of service.

Geography

According to the

, the borough had a total area of 0.64 square miles (1.66 km²), including 0.39 square miles (1.00 km²) of land and 0.25 square miles (0.66 km²) of water (39.69%). The borough borders the Ocean County municipalities of Bay Head, Brick Township and Point Pleasant.

Demographics

Census 2010

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010

showed that (in 2010

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dollars)

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was $151,667 (with a margin of error of +/− $66,768) and the median family income was $200,833 (+/− $146,466). Males had a median income of $98,333 (+/− $210,103) versus $42,917 (+/− $32,621) for females. The

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for the borough was $97,938 (+/− $40,847). About none of families and none of the population were below the

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, including none of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Census 2000

As of the

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there were 423 people, 207 households, and 140 families residing in the borough. The population density was . There were 522 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the borough was 97.64%

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, 1.65%

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, 0.47%

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, 0.24% from

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of any race were 0.71% of the population.Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Mantoloking borough, New Jersey

. Accessed August 16, 2012.DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Mantoloking borough, Ocean County, New Jersey
,

. Accessed August 16, 2012. There were 207 households, out of which 11.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.8% were

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living together, 3.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.9% were non-families. 30.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.02 and the average family size was 2.45. In the borough the population was spread out, with 10.2% under the age of 18, 3.8% from 18 to 24, 10.6% from 25 to 44, 39.2% from 45 to 64, and 36.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 58 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.0 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $105,841, and the median income for a family was $125,000. Males had a median income of $100,000 versus $64,167 for females. The

for the borough was $114,017. None of the families and 0.8% of the population were living below the

, including no under eighteens and 2.2% of those over 64.

Government

Local government

Mantoloking is governed under the

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form of New Jersey municipal government, one of 218 municipalities (of the 564) statewide, making it the most common form of government in New Jersey. The governing body is comprised of the Mayor and the Borough Council, with all positions elected

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on a partisan basis as part of the November general election. The Mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office. The Borough Council is comprised of six members elected to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year in a three-year cycle.''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'',

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, March 2013, p. 53. The Borough form of government used by Mantoloking is a "

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/ strong council" government in which council members act as the legislative body with the mayor presiding at meetings and voting only in the event of a tie. The mayor can

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ordinances subject to an

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by a two-thirds majority vote of the council. The mayor makes committee and liaison assignments for council members, and most appointments are made by the mayor with the advice and consent of the council. , the

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of Mantoloking is

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E. Laurence "Lance" White III, whose term of office ends on December 31, 2022. Members of the Borough Council are Council President Lynn O'Mealia (R, 2022), Anthony M. Amarante (R, 2023), F. Bradford Batcha (R, 2024), Barbara Hood Benz (R, 2022), John Conti (R, 2024) and Douglas Nelson (R, 2023) -- D'Arcy Green (R, 2022).Mayor and Council Roster
Borough of Mantoloking. Accessed August 3, 2022.Borough of Mantoloking

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, December 8, 2022. and is part of New Jersey's 10th state legislative district.Municipalities Sorted by 2011-2020 Legislative District

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. Accessed February 1, 2020.''2019 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government''
New Jersey

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. Accessed October 30, 2019. Prior to the 2010 Census, Mantoloking had been part of the , a change made by the

that took effect in January 2013, based on the results of the November 2012 general elections.''2011 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government''
, p. 60, New Jersey

. Accessed May 22, 2015.

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comprised of five members who are elected on an

basis in partisan elections and serving staggered three-year terms of office, with either one or two seats coming up for election each year as part of the November general election. At an annual reorganization held in the beginning of January, the board chooses a Director and a Deputy Director from among its members. , Ocean County's Commissioners (with party affiliation, term-end year and residence) are: Commissioner Director John P. Kelly (R, 2022, Eagleswood Township), Commissioner Deputy Director Virginia E. Haines ( R, 2022, Toms River), Barbara Jo Crea (R, 2024,

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) Gary Quinn (R, 2024, Lacey Township) and Joseph H. Vicari (R, 2023, Toms River). Constitutional officers elected on a countywide basis are

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Scott M. Colabella (R, 2025, Barnegat Light), Sheriff Michael G. Mastronardy (R, 2022; Toms River) and Surrogate

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(R, 2023, Beachwood).

Politics

As of March 23, 2011, there were a total of 324 registered voters in Mantoloking, of which 23 (7.1%) were registered as Democrats, 247 (76.2%) were registered as

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and 54 (16.7%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were no voters registered to other parties.Voter Registration Summary - Ocean

Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed December 30, 2012. Among the borough's 2010 Census population, 109.5% (vs. 63.2% in Ocean County) were registered to vote, including 114.1% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 82.6% countywide). Mantoloking is one of the most consistently Republican jurisdictions in the state of New Jersey. After New Jersey native

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carried the borough in its inaugural election, no Democratic presidential candidate has done so again. Even as New Jersey has trended Democratic since the 1990's, Mantoloking has remained largely Republican, with 2016 and 2020 Republican nominee and president

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carrying the borough by over 25 points in both of his campaigns. Prior to Trump, all of the preceding 21 Republican nominees for president from

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in 1932 to

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in 2012 won Mantoloking by a margin of at least 50 points, with 14 of them earning 80% of the vote, and

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in 1948,

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in 1956, and

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in 1960 and 1972 each winning 90% of the vote. In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican

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received 92.7% of the vote (152 cast), ahead of Democrat

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with 7.3% (12 votes), and other candidates receiving no votes, among the 165 ballots cast by the borough's 307 registered voters (1 ballot was spoiled), for a turnout of 53.7%. In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 80.9% of the vote (174 ballots cast), ahead of Democrat

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with 12.1% (26 votes), Independent

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with 6.0% (13 votes) and other candidates with 0.5% (1 votes), among the 215 ballots cast by the borough's 336 registered voters, yielding a 64.0% turnout.

Education

Students in Mantoloking attend public school in

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through

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as part of a

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with the

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, together with students from Bay Head and Lavallette who attend the district's high school as part of

s. As of the 2018–2019 school year, the district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 763 students and 78.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a

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of 9.7:1.District information for Point Pleasant Beach School District

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. Accessed April 1, 2020. Schools in the district (with 2018–2019 enrollment data from the

) are G. Harold Antrim Elementary School 384 students in grades Pre-K–8 and

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367 students in grades 9–12.

Transportation

, the borough had a total of of roadways, of which were maintained by the municipality, by Ocean County and by the

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and County Route 528 are the main highways serving Mantoloking. Route 35 traverses the borough north to south, parallel to the coast, while CR 528 begins at Route 35 and heads west across Barnegat Bay to the mainland.

Public transportation

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trains terminate at the

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and yard, 1.5 miles north of Mantoloking's northern border, with service on the

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north to Penn Station Newark and Penn Station New York in

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Climate

According to the

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system, Mantoloking, New Jersey has a

humid subtropical climate A humid subtropical climate is a zone of climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and cool to mild winters. These climates normally lie on the southeast side of all continents (except Antarctica), generally between latitudes 25° and 40° ...

(''Cfa''). Cfa climates are characterized by all months having an average mean temperature > 32.0 °F (> 0.0 °C), at least four months with an average mean temperature ≥ 50.0 °F (≥ 10.0 °C), at least one month with an average mean temperature ≥ 71.6 °F (≥ 22.0 °C) and no significant precipitation difference between seasons. During the summer months at Mantoloking, a cooling afternoon

sea breeze A sea breeze or onshore breeze is any wind that blows from a large body of water toward or onto a landmass; it develops due to differences in air pressure created by the differing heat capacities of water and dry land. As such, sea breezes ar ...

is present on most days, but episodes of extreme heat and humidity can occur with

heat index The heat index (HI) is an index that combines air temperature and relative humidity, in shaded areas, to posit a human-perceived equivalent temperature, as how hot it would feel if the humidity were some other value in the shade. The result is als ...

values ≥ 95 °F (≥ 35 °C). On average, the wettest month of the year is July which corresponds with the annual peak in

thunderstorm A thunderstorm, also known as an electrical storm or a lightning storm, is a storm characterized by the presence of lightning and its acoustic effect on the Earth's atmosphere, known as thunder. Relatively weak thunderstorms are someti ...

activity. During the winter months, episodes of extreme cold and wind can occur with

wind chill Wind chill or windchill (popularly wind chill factor) is the lowering of body temperature due to the passing-flow of lower-temperature air. Wind chill numbers are always lower than the air temperature for values where the formula is valid. When ...

values < 0 °F (< −18 °C). The

plant hardiness zone A hardiness zone is a geographic area defined as having a certain average annual minimum temperature, a factor relevant to the survival of many plants. In some systems other statistics are included in the calculations. The original and most wide ...

at Mantoloking Beach is 7a with an average annual extreme minimum air temperature of 3.5 °F (−15.8 °C). The average seasonal (November–April) snowfall total is between and the average snowiest month is February which corresponds with the annual peak in

nor'easter A nor'easter (also northeaster; see below), or an East Coast low is a synoptic-scale extratropical cyclone in the western North Atlantic Ocean. The name derives from the direction of the winds that blow from the northeast. The original use o ...

activity.

Ecology

According to the

A. W. Kuchler August William Kuchler (born ''August Wilhelm Küchler''; 1907–1999) was a German-born American geographer and naturalist who is noted for developing a plant association system in widespread use in the United States. Some of this database has beco ...

U.S.

potential natural vegetation In ecology, potential natural vegetation (PNV), also known as Kuchler potential vegetation, is the vegetation that would be expected given environmental constraints (climate, geomorphology, geology) without human intervention or a hazard event ...

types, Mantoloking, New Jersey would have a dominant vegetation type of Northern

Cordgrass ''Spartina'' is a taxon of plants in the grass family, frequently found in coastal salt marshes. Its species are commonly known as cordgrass or cord-grass, and are native to the coasts of the Atlantic Ocean in western and southern Europe, north ...

(''73'') with a dominant vegetation form of

Coastal The coast, also known as the coastline or seashore, is defined as the area where land meets the ocean, or as a line that forms the boundary between the land and the coastline. The Earth has around of coastline. Coasts are important zones in n ...

Prairie Prairies are ecosystems considered part of the temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands biome by ecologists, based on similar temperate climates, moderate rainfall, and a composition of grasses, herbs, and shrubs, rather than trees, as the ...

(''20'').U.S. Potential Natural Vegetation, Original Kuchler Types, v2.0 (Spatially Adjusted to Correct Geometric Distortions)
Data Basin. Accessed March 18, 2020.

Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Mantoloking include: * Dr.

Britton Chance Britton "Brit" Chance (July 24, 1913 – November 16, 2010) was an American biochemist, biophysicist, scholar, and inventor whose work helped develop spectroscopy as a way to diagnose medical problems. He was "a world leader in transforming t ...

(1913–2010), Eldridge Reeves Johnson University Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry and Biophysics, who won a gold medal in sailing at the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...

Helsinki Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the Capital city, capital, primate city, primate, and List of cities and towns in Finland, most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of U ...

along with fellow Mantoloking sailors, Edgar White and his twin brother

Sumner Sumner may refer to: Places Antarctica * Mount Sumner, a mountain in the Rare Range, Antarctica * Sumner Glacier, southern Graham Land, Antarctica Australia * Sumner, Queensland, suburb of Brisbane New Zealand * Sumner, New Zealand, seaside sub ...

* Britton Chance Jr. (1940–2012), yacht designer *

Donald DiFrancesco Donald Thomas DiFrancesco (born November 20, 1944) is a retired American politician who served as the 51st governor of New Jersey from 2001 to 2002. He succeeded Christine Todd Whitman after her resignation to become Administrator of the Enviro ...

(born 1944), former Acting Governor of the State of New Jersey and former President of the New Jersey State Senate, who spends summers here with his family * Guy Gabrielson (1891–1976), politician who served as chairman of the

Republican National Committee The Republican National Committee (RNC) is a U.S. political committee that assists the Republican Party of the United States. It is responsible for developing and promoting the Republican brand and political platform, as well as assisting in fu ...

from 1949 to 1952, and was a member of the

New Jersey General Assembly The New Jersey General Assembly is the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature. Since the election of 1967 (1968 Session), the Assembly has consisted of 80 members. Two members are elected from each of New Jersey's 40 legislative districts for ...

from 1925 to 1929 *

James Gandolfini James Joseph Gandolfini Jr. (; September 18, 1961 – June 19, 2013) was an American actor. For his role as Tony Soprano, the Italian-American Mafia crime boss in HBO's television series ''The Sopranos'', he won three Emmy Awards, five Scree ...

(1961–2013), actor who summered in Mantoloking, both in his childhood and as an adult *

Laura Barney Harding Laura Barney Harding (June 2, 1902 – August 9, 1994) was an American socialite and philanthropist. She became a close friend of Katharine Hepburn in the late 1920s when they were both aspiring actresses; the two travelled together to California ...

(1902–1992), long time friend of

Katharine Hepburn Katharine Houghton Hepburn (May 12, 1907 – June 29, 2003) was an American actress in film, stage, and television. Her career as a Hollywood leading lady spanned over 60 years. She was known for her headstrong independence, spirited perso ...

(1907–2003), owned a summer home on the Mantoloking oceanfront. Due to a long visit of Hepburn, people referred to it as Hepburn's houseStansfield, Charles A
"Vacationing on the Jersey Shore"
via

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, p. 130,

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, 2004. . Accessed November 12, 2015. *

Robert J. Morris Robert John Morris (September 30, 1914 – December 29, 1996) was an American anti-Communist activist who served as chief counsel to the United States Senate Subcommittee on Internal Security from 1951 to 1953 and from 1956 to 1958, was Preside ...

(1915–1997), anti-Communist activist, U.S. Senate candidate, President of the

University of Dallas The University of Dallas is a Private university, private Catholic church, Catholic university in Irving, Texas. Established in 1956, it is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The university comprises four academi ...

, founder of the University of Plano, founder of the Defenders of American Liberties and lecturer *

(1913–1994), former Vice President and President of the United States of America who summered here when he was Vice President * Jan O'Malley (born 1946), sailor who was named

US Sailor of the Year The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ...

three times"Turner Wins Yachting Award"
''

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'', January 20, 1978. Accessed March 2, 2022. "The occasion was the designation of Ted Turner and Jan Chance O'Malley as yachtsman and yachtswoman of the year.... Mrs. O'Malley of Mantoloking, N.J., disdains ocean racing. preferring the 14‐foot boats that she calls 'fast and sensitive.'" * Edgar White (1929–2014),

sailor A sailor, seaman, mariner, or seafarer is a person who works aboard a watercraft as part of its crew, and may work in any one of a number of different fields that are related to the operation and maintenance of a ship. The profession of the s ...

and Olympic champion at the

with

and his twin brother

Gillingham Jr., Evan S
"Sailing By Chance"
''Motor Boating'', April 1967. Accessed August 3, 2022. "For the Helsinki Games he enlisted a strapping set of twins from Mantoloking, N. J., Edgar and Sumner White, whom he had seen sailing Comets successfully in downbay competition." * Sumner White (1929–1988),

and Olympic champion at the

with

and his twin brother

Edgar Edgar is a commonly used English given name, from an Anglo-Saxon name ''Eadgar'' (composed of '' ead'' "rich, prosperous" and ''gar'' "spear"). Like most Anglo-Saxon names, it fell out of use by the later medieval period; it was, however, rev ...

References

External links

Mantoloking borough website

Point Pleasant Beach School District
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School Data for the Point Pleasant Beach School District

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