Whiting is an

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located on the west side of Manchester Township in

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, United States. It is in the Eastern Standard time zone with an elevation of 180 ft. It is home to various retirement communities. The

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for the Whiting 08759 ZIP code has a population of 33,180 as of the 2019

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from the

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. Whiting was once a station stop on the Southern branch of the

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, a line known for the ''

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'' express. Whiting Station was located at the intersection of Diamond Road and Station Road.

Education

St. Mary Academy near

Manahawkin Manahawkin is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Stafford Township, in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States.

, a

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of the

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, is in the area. From 1997, until 2019 it operated as All Saints Regional Catholic School and was collectively managed by five churches, with one being St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church in Whiting. In 2019 St. Mary Church in Barnegat took over control of the school, which remained on the same Manahawkin campus, and changed its name. The other churches no longer operate the school but still may send students there.

Notable people

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

Joe Cinderella Joseph Richard Cinderella (June 14, 1927 – October 27, 2012) was an American jazz guitarist and educator. Guitarist Eugene Chadbourne, writing for Allmusic.com, said of Cinderella: "He was a technically brilliant, original player who for long p ...

(1927–2012),

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guitarist.Tamarkin, Jeff
"Guitarist Joe Cinderella Dies at 85; Career began in '50s and touched on pop as well as jazz"
''

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'', November 5, 2012. Accessed April 21, 2017. "Guitarist Joe Cinderella passed away on Oct. 27 at the age of 85, in his home in Whiting, N.J., of natural causes."

References

External links

Whiting Reading Center – Ocean County LibraryWhiting Current Weather ConditionsWhiting Memorial Park & Mausoleum
Manchester Township, New Jersey Populated places in the Pine Barrens (New Jersey) Unincorporated communities in Ocean County, New Jersey Unincorporated communities in New Jersey {{OceanCountyNJ-geo-stub