Ocean Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey
Template:Short description Template:For Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Ocean Township is a township situated on the Jersey Shore in east central Monmouth County, within the U.S. state of New Jersey. The township is a bedroom suburb of New York City.<ref>Capuzzo, Jill P. "Living In Ocean Township, N.J.: Ocean Township, N.J.: The ‘Ocean’ Is Aspirational" The New York Times, August 20, 2013. Accessed June 20, 2022.</ref> Ocean Township has no central downtown and consists of three main unincorporated communities: Oakhurst, Wanamassa, and Wayside. The township is divided into two ZIP codes, 07755 (Oakhurst)<ref>Oakhurst, NJ 07755, Google Maps. Accessed August 1, 2018.</ref> and 07712 (Wanamassa and Wayside).<ref>Asbury Park, NJ 07712, Google Maps. Accessed August 1, 2018.</ref> Small portions have Allenhurst (07711), Deal (07723) and Long Branch (07740) ZIP codes.<ref>The Township of Ocean, League of Women Voters of Monmouth County. Accessed May 1, 2023. "Its nearly 30,000 residents live in neighborhoods still bearing strong sectional identities. Locals are as likely to say they live in “Oakhurst,” “Wanamassa,” or “Wayside,” for instance, as they are to say “Ocean Township.” This dispersion is reflected in the Township’s five different ZIP codes."</ref>
As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 27,672,<ref name=Census2020/><ref name=LWD2020/> its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 381 (+1.4%) from the 27,291 recorded at the 2010 census,<ref name=Census2010/><ref name=LWD2010/> which in turn reflected an increase of 332 (+1.2%) from the 26,959 counted in the 2000 census.<ref>Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, February 2011. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref>
History
[edit]The township was created by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 21, 1849, from portions of Shrewsbury Township,<ref name=Story/> at which time the newly formed township stretched from the Shrewsbury River to the southern tip of Avon-by-the-Sea.<ref>Collins, Karyn D. "Route 35 is just one part of eclectic Ocean Township", Asbury Park Press, January 7, 2005. Accessed May 8, 2023, via Newspapers.com. "Originally, Ocean Township encompassed an area that was bordered by the Shrewsbury River to the south and Avon to the north."</ref> Portions of the township were since taken to form Long Branch (April 11, 1867), Eatontown (April 4, 1873), Asbury Park (March 26, 1874), Neptune Township (February 26, 1879), Sea Bright (March 21, 1889), Allenhurst (April 26, 1897), Deal (March 7, 1898), Monmouth Beach (March 9, 1906), Interlaken (March 11, 1922), and Loch Arbour (April 23, 1957).<ref name=Story>Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 183. Accessed May 31, 2024.</ref><ref>Honeyman, Abraham Van Doren. Index-analysis of the Statutes of New Jersey, 1896-1909: Together with References to All Acts, and Parts of Acts, in the 'General Statutes' and Pamphlet Laws Expressly Repealed: and the Statutory Crimes of New Jersey During the Same Period, p. 210. New Jersey Law Journal Publishing Company, 1910. Accessed September 12, 2015.</ref> The township derives its name from its original seaside location.<ref>Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed September 13, 2015.</ref>
Geography
[edit]According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 10.99 square miles (28.47 km2), including 10.87 square miles (28.15 km2) of land and 0.13 square miles (0.32 km2) of water (1.14%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1 />
Oakhurst (2010 Census population of 3,995<ref>DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Oakhurst CDP, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 31, 2012.</ref>) and Wanamassa (2010 population 4,532<ref>DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Wanamassa CDP, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 31, 2012.</ref>) are unincorporated communities and census-designated places (CDPs) located within Ocean Township.<ref>New Jersey: 2010 - Population and Housing Unit Counts - 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH-2-32), United States Census Bureau, August 2012. Accessed December 6, 2012.</ref><ref>GCT-PH1 - Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place from the 2010 Census Summary File 1 for Monmouth County, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 31, 2012.</ref>
Other unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Cold Indian Spring Lake, Colonial Terrace, Deal Lake, Deal Park, Dogs Corners, Edgemere, Elberon Park, Green Grove, Indian Springs, Oakhurst Manor, Poplar, Shadow Lawn Manor, Wayside, Wertheins Corner, West Allenhurst and West Deal.<ref>Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed May 21, 2015.</ref><ref name=About/>
Deal Lake covers Template:Convert and is overseen by the Deal Lake Commission, which was established in 1974. Seven municipalities border the lake, accounting for Template:Convert of shoreline, also including Allenhurst, Asbury Park, Deal, Interlaken, Loch Arbour and Neptune Township.<ref>Home Page, Deal Lake Commission. Accessed July 8, 2015. "The Deal Lake Commission was created by the seven Monmouth County, NJ towns that surround Deal Lake. The Commission was chartered in 1974 by the Borough of Allenhurst, City of Asbury Park, Borough of Deal, Borough of Interlaken, Village of Loch Arbour, Neptune Township, and Ocean Township."</ref>
The township is bordered by the Monmouth County municipalities of Eatontown and West Long Branch on the north; Long Branch, Deal, Allenhurst and Interlaken on the east; Neptune and Asbury Park on the south; and Tinton Falls on the west.<ref name=About>About Our Town, Township of Ocean. Accessed January 30, 2025. "We are presently bordered by Eatontown and West Long Branch on the north; Long Branch, Deal, Allenhurst and Interlaken on the east, Neptune and Asbury Park on the south; and Tinton Falls on the west. Our many neighborhoods include Oakhurst, Wayside, Wanamassa, West Allenhurst, Deal Park, Colonial Terrace, Shadow Lawn Manor, and West Deal."</ref><ref>Areas touching Ocean Township, MapIt. Accessed March 2, 2020.</ref><ref>Regional Location Map, Monmouth County, New Jersey. Accessed March 2, 2020.</ref><ref>New Jersey Municipal Boundaries, New Jersey Department of Transportation. Accessed November 15, 2019.</ref>
Demographics
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2010 census
[edit]The 2010 United States census counted 27,291 people, 10,611 households, and 7,417 families in the township. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 11,541 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup was 80.66% (22,013) White, 7.96% (2,173) Black or African American, 0.20% (54) Native American, 6.56% (1,791) Asian, 0.05% (13) Pacific Islander, 2.13% (582) from other races, and 2.44% (665) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.99% (2,453) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/>
Of the 10,611 households, 30.1% had children under the age of 18; 54.8% were married couples living together; 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present and 30.1% were non-families. Of all households, 24.9% were made up of individuals and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.09.<ref name=Census2010/>
22.7% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 23.1% from 25 to 44, 31.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42.8 years. For every 100 females, the population had 93.2 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 89.7 males.<ref name=Census2010/>
The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $78,806 (with a margin of error of +/− $6,218) and the median family income was $100,682 (+/− $8,339). Males had a median income of $66,774 (+/− $6,581) versus $42,216 (+/− $5,707) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $40,432 (+/− $2,161). About 4.0% of families and 5.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.8% of those under age 18 and 5.8% of those age 65 or over.<ref>DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Ocean township, Monmouth County, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 31, 2012.</ref>
2000 census
[edit]As of the 2000 U.S. census,<ref name="GR2" /> there were 26,959 people, 10,254 households, and 7,341 families residing in the township. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 10,756 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the township was 84.48% White, 5.67% African American, 0.15% Native American, 6.27% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 1.58% from other races, and 1.92% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 4.51% of the population.<ref name=Census2000>Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Ocean township, Monmouth County, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 31, 2012.</ref><ref name=Census2000SF1>DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Ocean township, Monmouth County, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 31, 2012.</ref>
There were 10,254 households, out of which 35.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.3% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.4% were non-families. 24.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.14.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>
In the township, the population was spread out, with 25.5% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 25.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.6 males.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>
The median income for a household in the township was $62,058, and the median income for a family was $74,572. Males had a median income of $52,376 versus $35,439 for females. The per capita income for the township was $30,581. About 3.6% of families and 5.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.1% of those under age 18 and 5.0% of those age 65 or over.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>
Parks and recreation
[edit]Ocean Township has five named parks.<ref name=Parks>Parks & Outdoor Facilities, Township of Ocean. Accessed January 30, 2025.</ref> The largest, Joe Palaia Park (formerly the Deal Test Site), is the site of the Township's July 4 celebration, and the Italian American Association of the Township of Ocean's annual five-day festival.<ref>Home Page, American Association of the Township of Ocean. Accessed July 5, 2022.</ref> Joe Palaia Park features many notable amenities, including a disc golf course and a playground.<ref name=Parks/> During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the park became known for hosting a Drive-in theater for the community to enjoy, which took place at a small theater located within the park.<ref>Stine, Don. "Let's Go to the Movies; the Drive-In", The Coaster, May 6, 2020, retrieved September 18, 2023</ref> Ocean Township also contains Weltz Park, an undeveloped parcel of the Monmouth County Park System.Weltz Conservation Area, Monmouth County Park System. Accessed January 30, 2025.</ref> Other parks within Ocean Township include Dave Dahrouge Park, which features tennis courts and softball fields, along with Wayside Park, which has basketball courts for public use.<ref name=Parks/>
Ocean Township maintains a membership-based pool and tennis club for residents, with the pool open during the summer from Memorial Day to Labor Day.<ref>Pool and Tennis Facility, Ocean Township. Accessed January 30, 2025.</ref>
The township also offers a variety of public buildings for the community to rent out, including the Oakhurst Park Meeting Room.<ref name="Indoor Facilities">Indoor Facilities, Township of Ocean. Accessed January 30, 2025.</ref> Such facilities provide supplies for a wide variety of events, including appliances and tables.<ref name="Indoor Facilities"/>
Ocean Township's Municipal Gym is another notable facility, which features basketball courts on the inside and sports fields on the outside.<ref>Municipal Gym, Township of Ocean. Accessed January 30, 2025.</ref>
Government
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Ocean Township operates within the Faulkner Act (formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law) under the Council-Manager form of government (Plan A), implemented based on the recommendations of a Charter Study Commission as of July 1, 1963.<ref>"The Faulkner Act: New Jersey's Optional Municipal Charter Law", New Jersey State League of Municipalities, July 2007. Accessed October 29, 2013.</ref><ref>Cerra, Michael F. "Forms of Government: Everything You've Always Wanted to Know, But Were Afraid to Ask", New Jersey State League of Municipalities, March 2007. Accessed January 1, 2025.</ref> The township is one of 42 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form of government.<ref>Inventory of Municipal Forms of Government in New Jersey, Rutgers University Center for Government Studies, July 1, 2011. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> The Township Council is comprised of five members who are chosen at-large by the voters on a non-partisan basis to serve concurrent four-year terms of office in elections held as part of the May municipal election.<ref name=DataBook>2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, March 2013, p. 58.</ref><ref>"Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey", p. 12. Rutgers University Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> At an annual reorganization meeting, the Township Council selects one of its members to serve as Mayor. The five-member Council sets policy and adopts local ordinances while the Council-appointed Township Manager oversees the day-to-day administration of the Township. The Mayor presides over the Council and, as a member, has a voice and a vote in its proceedings.<ref name=Government/>
Template:As of, members of the Township Council are Mayor John P. Napolitani Sr., Robert V. Acerra Sr., David J. Fisher, Gitta D. Kaplan (elected to serve an unexpired term) and Jeffrey Weinstein (appointed to an unexpired term), all serving concurrent terms of office ending on June 30, 2027.<ref name=Government>Mayor and Council, Township of Ocean. Accessed January 30, 2025. "The Township of Ocean’s five-member, non-partisan Council operate under the Council-Manager form of government. Council members serve four-year concurrent terms. The Council is elected at large with the Mayor elected among the Council members. The Council sets policy for the municipality. The Mayor presides over the Council and, as a member, has a voice and a vote in its proceedings. All present Council terms expire June 30, 2027."</ref><ref>2024 Municipal Data Sheet, Township of Ocean. Accessed January 30, 2025.</ref><ref name=Monmouth2024>November 5, 2024 General Election Official Results, Monmouth County, New Jersey, updated December 16, 2024. Accessed January 1, 2025.</ref><ref name=Monmouth2023Municipal>May 9, 2023 Municipal Elections - Ocean Township and Red Bank - Official Results, Monmouth County, New Jersey, updated May 19, 2023. Accessed December 4, 2024.</ref>
In February 2025, Board of Education trustee Jeffrey Weinstein was selected to fill the seat expiring in December 2025 that became vacant when Kelly Terry stepped down from office the previous month. Weinstein will serve on an interim basis until the November 2025 general election, when viters will choose a candidate to serve the balance of the term of office.<ref>Clark, William. "Ocean Councilwoman Resigns", The Coaster, January 14, 2025. Accessed January 30, 2025. "Kelly Terry has submitted her letter of resignation from the Ocean Township Council. Terry, originally selected to fill the spot vacated by former Mayor Chris Siciliano, was elected to a full term in 2023."</ref><ref>Clark, William. "Ocean Selects New Councilman", The Coaster, February 4, 2025. Accessed February 6, 2025. "Jeffrey Weinstein has been selected to fill the vacant spot on the Ocean Township Council. The current Board of Education member will assume the position recently vacated by Kelly Terry when she resigned earlier this month.... Weinstein will have to file to run for the remainder of the term this November. At that point he will have to campaign against others interested in the seat."</ref>
Gitta Kaplan was appointed in January 2024 to fill the seat vacated by Margie Donlon after she resigned to take office in the New Jersey General Assembly.<ref>Wildstein, David. "Ocean Township picks Donlon replacement; Attorney Gitta Kaplan takes seat as councilwoman", New Jersey Globe, February 1. 2024. Accessed December 4, 2024. "Gitta Kaplan was sworn in last night as the newest member of the Ocean Township Council, becoming the first member of the burgeoning Syrian Jewish community to hold local office. Kaplan, a 39-year-old attorney, was appointed to replace Margie Donlon, who resigned earlier this month to take her seat in the New Jersey State Assembly."</ref> In November 2024, Kaplan was elected to serve the balance of the term of office.<ref name=Monmouth2024/>
Christopher P. Siciliano stepped down as mayor in October 2022 after receiving confirmation as the Monmouth County superintendent of elections.<ref>Radel, Dan. "Ocean Township mayor quits after Murphy appointment to run Monmouth County elections", Asbury Park Press, October 19, 2022. Accessed May 1, 2023. "Gov. Phil Murphy's appointment of Mayor Christopher P. Siciliano to be the new Monmouth County superintendent of elections was approved by the state Senate on Monday.... Siciliano, 63, served as mayor since 2015. That role will now pass to Deputy Mayor John Napolitano Jr. on an interim basis. By law, the township has 30 days to fill the vacant council seat left by the departure of Siciliano."</ref> John Napolitani was chosen to fill the vacant mayoral seat and Kelly Terry was sworn in to fill the vacancy on the Township Council the following month.<ref>Clark, William. "Ocean Township Welcomes New Council Member", The Coaster, November 16, 2022. Accessed May 1, 2023. "The Ocean Township Council appointed Kelly Terry to take the vacant position left by former Mayor Chris Siciliano, who resigned to take a position with the county. It’s the first time the council has had two women members. John Napolitani, who had been serving as deputy mayor and was sworn in as mayor last week, said that the governing body interviewed 'five very dynamic candidates,' but ultimately decided on Terry."</ref>
In January 2017, John Napolitani was chosen to fill the seat vacated by Deputy Mayor William Garofalo when he resigned from office in December 2016; Napolitani will serve on an interim basis until the November 2017 general election, when voters will select a candidate to serve the balance of the term of office.<ref>Stine, Don. "Ocean Names New Councilman", The Coaster, January 25, 2017. Accessed February 18, 2017. "John Napolitani, a former Interlaken Borough Council member and current alternate member of the Ocean Township Board of Adjustment, has been appointed to fill the unexpired term of former Ocean Township Deputy Mayor William Garofalo, who stepped down at the end of last year."</ref>
In the May 2015 municipal election, the One Ocean slate won, with incumbents William Garofalo, Richard Long, Donna Schepiga and Christopher P. Siciliano winning re-election together with Robert Acerra, who won his first term of office.<ref name=Monmouth2015Municipal>Municipal Election Ocean Township May 12, 2015, Monmouth County, New Jersey, updated May 14, 2015. Accessed July 18, 2016.</ref><ref>Radell, Dan. 'Mayor's ticket sweeps Ocean Twp. election", Asbury Park Press, May 13, 2015. Accessed June 29, 2015. "Incumbent Mayor Christopher P. Siciliano was the top vote-getter with 3,001 votes, about 15 percent of the vote. Running on the One Ocean ticket with Siciliano were: Deputy Mayor William Garofalo, who received the second-most votes, with 2,793; incumbent council members Richard Long, 2,614, and Donna Schepiga, 2,490; and newcomer Robert Acerra, 2,775."</ref>
At its January 1, 2015, meeting, the Township Council chose Christopher Siciliano to fill the position of mayor that was vacated when William Larkin resigned from office the previous November after 24 years on the council and the previous 12 years as mayor. The council appointed Richard Long to fill Larkin's vacant council seat.<ref>Walter, Kenny. "Ocean Township welcomes new mayor in 2015" Template:Webarchive, Atlanticville, January 8, 2015. Accessed January 12, 2015. "For the first time since 2002, a new person is sitting in the mayor's seat in Ocean Township.Councilman Christopher Siciliano was appointed mayor during a Jan. 1 ceremony, replacing longtime Mayor William Larkin, who announced his retirement in November. The council is expected to vote Jan. 7 to appoint Richard Long, who is currently vice president of the Ocean Township School District Board of Education, to serve the remainder of Larkin's council term, according to Siciliano."</ref><ref>Radel, Dan. "New era in Ocean Township begins with Mayor Siciliano", Asbury Park Press, January 11, 2015. Accessed January 12, 2015. "Richard Long, 66, was also sworn in by Beck to take the empty council seat with Siciliano's promotion to mayor."</ref>
In October 2002, former mayor Terrance D. Weldon, who was also the city manager of Asbury Park, pleaded guilty in United States District Court for the District of New Jersey in Newark to taking $64,000 in bribes from developers. His arrest was part of the first phase of a federal investigation known as Operation Bid Rig.<ref>O'Connell, Carolyn. "Larkin selected as township's mayor" Template:Webarchive, Atlanticville, October 18, 2002. Accessed May 11, 2007. "On Oct. 10, Terrance D. Weldon, who was also the Asbury Park city administrator, pleaded guilty before Judge William H. Walls in federal court in Newark to taking $64,000 in bribes."</ref> On August 25, 2007, after almost five years, Weldon was sentenced to 58 months of prison and assessed a fine of $20,000 by Senior U.S. District Judge William H. Walls.<ref>Staff. "Former Ocean Twp. mayor gets 58-month prison term " Template:Webarchive, Atlanticville, August 30, 2007. Accessed July 31, 2012. "Terrance D. Weldon, former mayor of Ocean Township and the city manager for Asbury Park, was sentenced Aug. 27 to 58 months in federal prison for extorting more than $60,000 in cash bribes from three developers between 1998 and 2001, U.S. Attorney Christopher J. Christie announced. U.S. District Judge William H. Walls also fined Weldon $20,000 and ordered Weldon to surrender to the federal Bureau of Prisons by Jan. 21 to begin serving his sentence."</ref>
Federal, state and county representation
[edit]Ocean Township is located in the 4th Congressional District<ref name=PCR2012>Plan Components Report, New Jersey Redistricting Commission, December 23, 2011. Accessed February 1, 2020.</ref> and is part of New Jersey's 11th state legislative district.<ref>Districts by Number for 2023-2031, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed September 18, 2023.</ref>
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Politics
[edit]Template:PresHead Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRowTemplate:PresRowTemplate:PresRow |} As of March 2011, there were a total of 18,379 registered voters in Ocean Township, of which 4,936 (26.9%) were registered as Democrats, 3,813 (20.7%) were registered as Republicans and 9,621 (52.3%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 9 voters registered as Libertarians or Greens.<ref>Voter Registration Summary - Monmouth, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed December 6, 2012.</ref>
In the 2012 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 50.6% of the vote (6,621 cast), ahead of Republican Mitt Romney with 48.3% (6,326 votes), and other candidates with 1.1% (140 votes), among the 13,185 ballots cast by the township's 19,049 registered voters (98 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 69.2%.<ref name=2012Elections>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=2012VoterReg>Template:Cite web</ref> In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 50.7% of the vote (7,278 cast), ahead of Republican John McCain with 46.9% (6,737 votes) and other candidates with 0.9% (134 votes), among the 14,364 ballots cast by the township's 19,444 registered voters, for a turnout of 73.9%.<ref>2008 Presidential General Election Results: Monmouth County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed December 6, 2012.</ref> In the 2004 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 50.3% of the vote (6,941 ballots cast), outpolling Democrat John Kerry with 48.7% (6,721 votes) and other candidates with 0.6% (112 votes), among the 13,791 ballots cast by the township's 18,237 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 75.6.<ref>2004 Presidential Election: Monmouth County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed December 6, 2012.</ref>
In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 67.6% of the vote (5,335 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 31.1% (2,456 votes), and other candidates with 1.3% (103 votes), among the 7,995 ballots cast by the township's 19,142 registered voters (101 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 41.8%.<ref name=2013Elections>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=2013VoterReg>Template:Cite web</ref> In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 56.7% of the vote (5,314 ballots cast), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 35.4% (3,324 votes), Independent Chris Daggett with 6.7% (625 votes) and other candidates with 0.6% (59 votes), among the 9,377 ballots cast by the township's 18,743 registered voters, yielding a 50.0% turnout.<ref>2009 Governor: Monmouth County Template:Webarchive, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed December 6, 2012.</ref>
Education
[edit]Public school students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade in Ocean Township are served by the Ocean Township School District.<ref>Ocean Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Ocean Township School District, revised November 15, 2022. Accessed January 9, 2025. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades kindergarten through 12 in the Township of Ocean School District. Composition: The Township of Ocean School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of the Township of Ocean and the Village of Loch Arbour."</ref> As of the 2023–24 school year, the district, comprised of five schools, had an enrollment of 3,263 students and 333.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.8:1.<ref name=NCES>District information for Township Of Ocean School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 15, 2024.</ref> Schools in the district (with 2023–24 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics<ref>School Data for the Ocean Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 15, 2024.</ref>) are Ocean Township Elementary School<ref>Ocean Township Elementary School, Ocean Township School District. Accessed April 19, 2020.</ref> with 392 students in grades PreK–4 (located in Oakhurst), Wanamassa Elementary School<ref>Wanamassa Elementary School, Ocean Township School District. Accessed April 19, 2020.</ref> with 357 students in grades PreK–4 (Wanamassa), Wayside Elementary School<ref>Wayside Elementary School, Ocean Township School District. Accessed April 19, 2020.</ref> with 590 students in grades PreK–4 (Wayside), Ocean Township Intermediate School<ref>Ocean Township Intermediate School, Ocean Township School District. Accessed April 19, 2020.</ref> with 861 students in grades 5–8 (Wayside) and Ocean Township High School<ref>Ocean Township High School, Ocean Township School District. Accessed April 19, 2020.</ref> with 996 students in grades 9–12 (Oakhurst).<ref>Our Schools, Township of Ocean School District. Accessed January 9, 2025.</ref><ref>County School List N-R, Monmouth County, New Jersey. Accessed March 1, 2024.</ref><ref>School Performance Reports for the Township of Ocean School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.</ref><ref>New Jersey School Directory for Township of Ocean School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref> According to U.S. News & World Report, overall academic performance placed Ocean Township High School at the 183rd ranking for high schools in the state for the 2023-2024 school year.<ref>"Ocean Township High School", U.S. News & World Report, n.d., Accessed September 18, 2023.</ref>
Transportation
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Template:As of, the township had a total of Template:Convert of roadways, of which Template:Convert were maintained by the municipality, Template:Convert by Monmouth County and Template:Convert by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.<ref>Monmouth County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction, New Jersey Department of Transportation, May 2010. Accessed October 29, 2013.</ref>
Ocean Township is accessible by several major roads. The Route 18 freeway traverses the western part<ref>Route 18 Straight Line Diagram, New Jersey Department of Transportation. Accessed October 29, 2013.</ref> while Route 35 passes through in the east.<ref>Route 35 Straight Line Diagram, New Jersey Department of Transportation. Accessed October 29, 2013.</ref> Route 66 runs along the southern border with Neptune<ref>Route 66 Straight Line Diagram, New Jersey Department of Transportation. Accessed October 29, 2013.</ref> and Route 71 straddles the eastern border with Deal, West Long Branch, and Long Branch.<ref>Route 71 Straight Line Diagram, New Jersey Department of Transportation. Accessed October 29, 2013.</ref> The Garden State Parkway is located west of Ocean in neighboring Tinton Falls.
Many of Ocean Township's businesses and commercial activities are located on these major roads, including the current construction of the Ocean Commons on Route 35, which will feature businesses like a Wawa, Inc..<ref>Hood, Doug. "Construction of Ocean Commons at Route 35 and Deal Road in Ocean Township", Asbury Park Press, January 10, 2023, retrieved September 18, 2023</ref> Other notable commercial areas located on these major roads include the Seaview Shopping Center (formerly Seaview Square Mall), which is located off of Route 66 and features businesses like a Costco and HomeGoods.<ref>Accardi, Nicolette. "Seaview Square shopping center gets even bigger with Marshalls and HomeGoods", NJ.com, October 20, 2020, retrieved September 18, 2023</ref>
Public transportation
[edit]A brief stretch of NJ Transit's North Jersey Coast Line passes through in the eastern part of the township, but the closest stations are at Allenhurst<ref>Allenhurst station, NJ Transit. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref> and Elberon.<ref>Elberon station, NJ Transit. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref> Commuter service is available on the North Jersey Coast Line south to Point Pleasant Beach and Bay Head or north to points such as Belmar, Long Branch, Newark, Hoboken Terminal and Penn Station in Midtown Manhattan.<ref>Transportation Map - Rail Service, Monmouth County, New Jersey. Accessed April 30, 2023.</ref><ref>North Jersey Coast Line schedule, NJ Transit, updated April 23, 2023. Accessed April 30, 2023.</ref>
NJ Transit provides local bus transportation on the 832 and 837 routes.<ref>Bus Routes, Monmouth County, New Jersey. Accessed April 30, 2023.</ref>
Ferry service is available through the SeaStreak service in Highlands, a trip that involves about a 25–30 minute drive from Ocean Township (depending on the section of town) to reach the departing terminal. SeaStreak offers ferry service to New York City with trips to Pier 11 (on the East River at Wall Street) and East 35th Street in Manhattan.<ref>Caldwell, Dave. "A Clam Town, Coming Out of Its Shell - Living In Highlands, N.J.", The New York Times, August 24, 2008. Accessed June 20, 2022. "Three SeaStreak (seastreak.com) ferries depart on weekday mornings from the Conner's Ferry Landing. The trip to Pier 11 in Manhattan, near Wall Street, takes 40 minutes."</ref> The ferry service also offers seasonal travel, such as to the public beaches on Sandy Hook, baseball games at Yankee Stadium and Citi Field, trips to Broadway matinees, Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts, college football games at West Point, fall foliage in the Hudson Valley, and to the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, among other excursions.<ref>[1] SeaStreek Ferries. "The Most Civilized Way To Get There". NYC/NJ Commute. Accessed June 20, 2022.</ref><ref>[2] SeaStreek Ferries. "The Most Civilized Way To Get There". Day Trips and Getaways. Accessed June 20, 2022.</ref><ref>[3] SeaStreek Ferries. "The Most Civilized Way To Get There". Tours and Event Cruises. Accessed June 20, 2022.</ref>
Notable people
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- Mary Pat Angelini (born 1954), member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 11th Legislative District from 2008 to 2016<ref>Bowman, Bill. "Ocean Twp. woman enters race for GOP Assembly nod", Asbury Park Press, February 16, 2007. Accessed October 29, 2013. "She didn't go as public with her candidacy as others did, but Ocean Township resident Mary Pat Angelini is no less committed than her opponents to being one of the Republican candidates for the Assembly from the 11th District."</ref>
- Lou Barbaro (1916–1976), professional golfer<ref>via Associated Press. "Lou Barbaro Is Dead; Won Jersey Golf Title", The New York Times, October 13, 1976. Accessed January 28, 2018. "Lou Barbaro. a professional golfer and former New Jersey state champion. died yesterday at the age of 60 in Paul Kimball Hospital at Lakewood. He was a resident or Oakhurst."</ref>
- Marie Castello (1915–2008), fortune teller known as Madam Marie who became widely known after being mentioned in Bruce Springsteen's 1973 song "4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)"<ref>Wattkis, Michael A. "AM Edition: Newark celebrates less loss of life, James attempts to avoid prison, and is Google making us stupid?", NJ.com, July 2, 2008. Accessed October 29, 2013. "His name was Bruce Springsteen. He put her in a song, and Madam Marie became rock and roll legend. Marie Castello, of Oakhurst, who claimed to have told the fortunes of everyone from Judy Garland to Ray Charles to the Rolling Stones, has died."</ref>
- Claude Dauphin (1903–1978), French actor<ref>"Paris When it Sizzles", Asbury Park Press, October 22, 2006. Accessed October 29, 2013. "The Dauphins then bought a home in the Oakhurst section of Ocean Township. 'We had a beautiful home; it was called Peter Pan Farm,' Eberhardt says."</ref>
- Michelle Davidson (born 1970), masters swimmer and a long distance, open water swimmer who accomplished the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming, which includes crossing the English Channel and Catalina Channel, and circumnavigating Manhattan Island<ref>Conohan, Sherry. "2 women undertaking challenge of the channel", CentralJersey.com, May 28, 2004. Accessed January 19, 2021. "Nancy Steadman Martin, of Oceanport, and Michelle Davidson, of the Oakhurst section of Ocean Township, are training together for their back-to-back swims, scheduled for Aug. 7-14."</ref>
- Bob Davis (born 1945), former NFL quarterback whose career included three seasons with the New York Jets<ref>Harvin, Al. "An Offseason Game; New Jersey Sports", The New York Times, January 12, 1973. Accessed December 15, 2007. "When Bob Davis was a senior at Neptune (N.J.) High School he had a decision to make-play basketball, or football. He chose football. "I was actually a much better basketball player in high school than I was a football player," says Davis, now a resident of Wayside, N.J., and the backup quarterback to Joe Namath of the New York Jets."</ref>
- Margie Donlon, former Ocean Township councilmember who represents the New Jersey General Assembly for the 11th legislative district<ref>Fox, Joey. "Gopal wins re-election; Democrats pick up two 11th district Assembly seats", New Jersey Globe, November 7, 2023. Accessed November 18, 2023. "State Sen. Vin Gopal (D-Long Branch) has won re-election, the New Jersey Globe projects, a huge win for the two-term senator after a grueling and competitive campaign. Gopal’s Assembly running mates, Ocean Township Councilwoman Margie Donlon and former Municipal Court Judge Luanne Peterpaul, have won as well, defeating two incumbent Republican Assemblywomen, Marilyn Piperno (R-Colts Neck) and Kim Eulner (R-Shrewsbury)."</ref>
- Kathleen Dorsett (born 1974), schoolteacher who was convicted of the August 2010 murder of her ex-husband<ref>Serrano, Ken via Asbury Park Press. "N.J. family sentenced in ex-husband's murder", USA Today, August 8, 2013. Accessed September 13, 2015. "Kathleen Dorsett addresses the court before she was sentenced to 58 years for the murder of her ex-husband outside her Ocean Township, N.J., home in 2010."</ref>
- Solomon Dwek (born Template:Circa), real estate investor who became an FBI informant as part of Operation Bid Rig<ref>Method, Jason. "Dwek admired for kindness to sick boy, other generous acts" Template:Webarchive, Asbury Park Press. Accessed October 29, 2013. "Solomon Dwek, 33, of Ocean Township, helped pay the hospital bills for the family, said Saberon, who has worked as a handyman and cook."</ref>
- Norma Eberhardt (1929–2011), actress whose films included Live Fast, Die Young and The Return of Dracula<ref>Staff. "Norma Eberhardt; Norma Eberhardt, who died on September 16 aged 82, was a New York fashion model who made headlines as an actress in the cult classic Live Fast, Die Young (1958), a sin-steeped story of the rise of the Beat Generation.", The Daily Telegraph, September 28, 2011. Accessed October 29, 2013. "She was born in 1929 at Oakhurst, New Jersey, and raised on a diet of Hollywood movies."</ref>
- Caroline Elkins (born 1969), Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and Harvard University professor<ref>Larsen, Erik. "Search for truth yields Pulitzer; Book documents atrocities in Kenya", Asbury Park Press, April 30, 2006. Accessed March 7, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "Princeton was next, then Harvard and after that, halfway around the world to Kenya Today a Harvard University professor and married with two young sons, Caroline Elkins is one of the nation's foremost scholars on African history and a renowned expert on a little-known brutal chapter in the post-World War II history of British colonialism in Africa.... Elkins doesn't get back to Ocean Township as often as she would like, not since her family moved away after she graduated from high school."</ref>
- Frank J. Esposito (born 1941), historian and college professor who ran as the lieutenant governor running mate of Christopher Daggett in the New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2009<ref>Lu, Adrienne. "Independent but solo no more Third-party gubernatorial candidate Chris Daggett named professor Frank Esposito as his running mate", The Philadelphia Inquirer, July 28, 2009. Accessed October 29, 2013. "Independent New Jersey gubernatorial candidate Chris Daggett named a Kean University history and education professor as his running mate yesterday. Daggett called Frank Esposito, 68, of Ocean Township, 'a person of the highest integrity' who knows how to get things done and understands education."</ref>
- Edward J. Hart (1893–1961), represented Template:Ushr, 1935–1955<ref>Staff. "E. J. Hart Dead; Ex-Congressman; Jerseyan in House 20 Years -- Headed State Board", The New York Times, April 21, 1961. Accessed October 29, 2013. "Edward J. Hart, a member of the House of Representatives from 1935 to 1955 and a former president of the New Jersey Public Utilities Commission, suffered a heart attack at his home in West Allenhurst."</ref>
- Trent Hindman (born 1995), racing driver who won the 2014 Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge in the GS class<ref>USF2000 – Summer Vacation Over for Hindman Template:Webarchive, Trent Hindman, August 12, 2012. Accessed October 25, 2015. "While Trent Hindman's senior year at Ocean Township High School doesn't begin until September 5th, his open-wheel education picks up after a six-week break this weekend at Mid-Ohio Sport Car Course, for Round 6 and 7 of the 2012 Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda. 'I can't wait to get back into the car', said Hindman from his Wayside, N.J. home."</ref>
- Stephen L. Hoffman (born 1948), physician-scientist, tropical medicine specialist and vaccinologist<ref>Mancuso, Donna. "'Cunning' parasite thwarts scientists' tries for malaria cure", Asbury Park Press, January 14, 1992. Accessed July 12, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "'We need new and better drugs to treat people, better methods of controlling mosquitoes and the infrastructure to deliver the technology,' said Hoffman, who was born in Belmar and grew up in Ocean Township."</ref>
- Rowland Hughes (1896–1957), Director of the Office of Management and Budget, 1954–1956<ref>Staff. "Rowland Hughes, U.S. Ex-Aide, Dies; Director of Budget 1954 to 1955. Had Been Executive of National City Bank", The New York Times, April 4, 1957. Accessed December 16, 2012. "Mr. Hughes was born in Oakhurst, N. J., March 28, 1896, the son of Richard-Roberts Hughes, a. contractor, and Annie Van Note Hughes."</ref>
- Oren Liebermann (born 1982/83), journalist who works as the Pentagon correspondent for CNN<ref>"Oren Liebermann joins CBS3, CW Philly as reporter", Philly Ad Club, August 20, 2010. Accessed October 29, 2018. "Liebermann was raised in Israel and at the Jersey shore in Wayside, New Jersey near Asbury Park."</ref>
- Chris Malachowsky (born 1959), electrical engineer who was a founder of the computer graphics company Nvidia<ref>"Ocean Township Students Gain Diplomas, Honors", Asbury Park Press, June 18, 1976, page B2. Accessed January 28, 2018.</ref>
- Gloria Monty (1921–2006), television producer best known for her work in the field of soap operas, most notably her tenure at General Hospital<ref>Herget, Alison. "University honors sisters with award", Asbury Park Press, November 3, 2005. Accessed April 19, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "The sisters grew up in the West Allenhurst section of Ocean Township and moved to Rumson in 1993, Monty said."</ref>
- Eric Nies (born 1971), actor, male fashion model, dancer, and singer, best known for being a cast member in the first season of MTV's The Real World<ref>Lynn, Allison. "Nies 'n' easy: MTV stud Eric Nies has his life back in shape.", People, October 7, 1996. "It is a sunny morning in the spring of 1995, and Eric Nies is fiddling with the sunroof of the stretch limo heading to his hometown of Ocean Township, N.J."</ref><ref>Hall, Trisha. "Habitats/Elizabeth Street; A Loft for Living, Working and Sharing", The New York Times, April 23, 2000. Accessed July 31, 2012. "When Mr. Nies first saw the space he was, by his own description, living nowhere. Sometimes he stayed with friends in Manhattan, sometimes with his mother in Ocean Township, in southern New Jersey."</ref>
- Jack Nies (born 1937), retired National Basketball Association referee<ref>D'Alessandro, Dave. "This ref is doubly grand", The Star-Ledger, April 15, 2008. Accessed November 2, 2016. "And because he lived just down the street in Ocean Township, he was good enough that Holzman invited him back the next night, and the next, and the next."</ref>
- John Nies (born 1967), former NFL punter for the Buffalo Bills<ref>Anderson, Teja. Template:Usurped, LivingMedia, June 27, 2010. Accessed August 14, 2012. "John Nies grew up in Ocean Township with his two sisters Kim and Tara and younger brother Eric (yes, the guy from MTV's The Real World), his parents, mother Anna May, a pre-school teacher and father Jack who was one of the longest running referees in NBA history. John Attended Ocean Township High School after his experiences in private school were not so pleasant. 'I went to RBC for two semesters and I got abused and hazed on the bus.'"</ref>
- Joseph A. Palaia (1927–2016), member of the New Jersey General Assembly, 1982–1989; member of the New Jersey Senate, 1989–2008<ref>Staff. "Senator shuns controversy in 22 years in Statehouse", Asbury Park Press, August 21, 2007. Accessed May 8, 2023, via Newspapers.com. "Sen. Joseph A. Palaia has avoided controversy during his two decades in the Legislature. He lives in a one-story home in Ocean Township assessed at $225,200, according to tax records."</ref>
- Paul Palmieri (born 1970), entrepreneur and business leader in the mobile telecommunications and digital advertising industries<ref>Duscha, Sally. "Paul Palmieri finds a place on center stage", Asbury Park Press, June 22, 1988. Accessed December 4, 2024. "Paul J. Palmieri has found his place on center stage, singing. 'I was a class clown, but then the competition was so great, I dropped out,' said the 17-year-old resident of Oakhurst, Ocean Township."</ref>
- Kenny Pickett (born 1998), American football quarterback who was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers<ref>"3-star Ocean Township QB Kenny Pickett talks re-opening his recruitment", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, May 23, 2016, updated August 23, 2019. Accessed April 29, 2022. "Last Monday, Ocean Township (Oakhurst, N.J.) junior quarterback Kenny Pickett decommitted from the Temple Owls, re-opening his recruitment, as he garnered new opportunities following a string of dominant camp performances this spring."</ref>
- Sally Priesand (born 1946), first woman ordained by a rabbinical seminary in the United States<ref>Staff. "Scholar-in-Residence welcomes first female rabbi, Sally Priesand", Parsippany Life, April 13, 2012. Accessed October 29, 2013. "On Friday, March 16, Temple Beth Am in Parsippany welcomed Rabbi Sally Priesand, America's first female rabbi, for the temple's annual Scholar-in-Residence Shabbat Services and Program.... Rabbi Priesand, a native of Cleveland, Ohio, lives in Ocean Township."</ref>
- Adam Sarafian (born 1986), national champion pole vaulter in 2004<ref>Morris, Tim. "Sarafian is national champion after Adidas meet", The Hub, June 25, 2004. Accessed January 1, 2017. "'Just hearing it is so cool,' said Ocean Township's Adam Sarafian, who can claim that title after winning the pole vault at last weekend's Adidas Outdoor Track and Field Championships at North Carolina State University in Raleigh."</ref>
- Bruce Springsteen (born 1949), musician<ref>Template:Usurped, WANAMASSA, New Jersey"</ref><ref>Kirkpatrick, Rob (2007). The Words and Music of Bruce Springsteen, Greenwood Publishing Group, pp. 8 Template:ISBN "The band's manager, Tinker West (who also owned the surfboard factory over which Springsteen lived) was from California..."</ref><ref>Gambaccini, Peter. Bruce Springsteen, p. 71. Perigee Books, 1985. Template:ISBN. Accessed July 24, 2014. "Carl 'Tinker' West, owner of a surfboard factory in Ocean Township, let Bruce live upstairs over the factory in 1970, and in that same year drove Springsteen to California for a gig that paid $2,200."</ref>
- George Stetter (born 1945), Canadian football player who played for the Montreal Alouettes and Ottawa Rough Riders<ref>"Stetter Defensive Standout in Game", Asbury Park Press, December 28, 1966. Accessed June 23, 2023, via Newspapers.com. "Stetter, a Wanamassa resident, was a defensive standout in his own right."</ref>
- Richard R. Stout (1912–1986), politician who served in the New Jersey Senate from 1952 to 1974<ref>Fitzgerald's Legislative Manual, State of New Jersey, Volume 194, Part 2; Volume 195, Parts 1-2, p. 363. J.A. Fitzgerald, 1971. "Richard R. Stout (Rep., West Allenhurst)"</ref>
- Ashley Tisdale (born 1985), actress, Disney's The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and High School Musical<ref>"'High School' success story", Asbury Park Press, March 7, 2006. "Even Ashley Tisdale is having a hard time believing her luck. Not only is the former Ocean Township resident starring in the hottest cable movie on the tube these days ... High School Musical ... and gracing the pages of Bop and Tiger Beat magazines, she's also sitting at No. 1 (along with her "High School Musical' cast mates) on the Billboard top 200 music chart."</ref>
- Lew Tucker (born 1950), computer scientist, open source advocate and industry executive<ref>"Local Happenings; Asbury Park Area", Asbury Park Press, February 13, 1968. Accessed January 1, 2023, via Newspapers.com. "Jonathan Vegosen, Deal Park, and Lewis Tucker, West Allenhurst, both Ocean Township, received gold keys for their membership in the honor service organization, the Gold Key, at Peddie School, Hightstown, at Founders Day exercises Sunday."</ref>
- Tommy Tucker (1903–1989), bandleader best known for "I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire"<ref>Music, Asbury Park Press, July 7, 1946. Accessed February 14, 2018. "While not a native son, Tommy Tucker, popular orchestra leader, has been intimately connected with the Shore for a number of years. He has made his home in West Allenhurst since 1941 when he came here to fill an engagement with his band at the Berkeley-Carteret hotel during the summer of that year."</ref>
- Jeffrey K. Tulis (born 1950), political scientist known for work that conjoins the fields of American politics, political theory, and public law<ref>"Bates to Participate in International Debate", The Bates Student, April 29, 1971. Accessed January 1, 2023. "...will join government major Jeffrey K. Tulis '72, Oakhurst, N.J.,..."</ref>
- Michael Uslan (born 1951), originator and executive producer of the Batman movies<ref>Voger, Mark. "'The Dark Knight Rises' executive producer remembers", The Star-Ledger, May 29, 2012. Accessed August 20, 2012. "Uslan, a Jersey City native who grew up in Ocean Township, achieved that goal as executive producer of eight Batman movies beginning with the 1989 film "Batman," directed by Tim Burton, and including the forthcoming "The Dark Knight Rises," directed by Christopher Nolan.... 'By the time I graduated Ocean Township High School (in 1969), I had a collection of 30,000 comic books dating back to 1936, which took up my folks' entire garage.'"</ref>
- John Villapiano (born 1951), former professional football player who played in the World Football League; politician who served on the Monmouth County, New Jersey Board of Chosen Freeholders and the New Jersey General Assembly<ref>Staff. Fitzgerald's Legislative Manual, 1988, p. 245. Accessed September 3, 2016.</ref>
- Phil Villapiano (born 1949), NFL linebacker who played for the Oakland Raiders<ref>Harvin, Al. "An Offseason Game; New Jersey Sports", The New York Times, January 12, 1973. Accessed November 16, 2008. "Some of the other Jersey residents on the team, according to Davis, are Bob Tucker, the New York Giants' tight end from Lincroft; Phil Villapiano, Oakland Raider linebacker from Ocean Township, and Ron Johnson, Giant running back, now a resident of Fort Lee."</ref>
- Brett Wigdortz (born 1973), founder and CEO of Teach First<ref>Lovegrove, Nick. The Mosaic Principle: The Six Dimensions of a Remarkable Life and Career, p. 53. PublicAffairs, 2016. Template:ISBN. Accessed May 16, 2017. "At the time, Wigdortz was just the junior analyst on the McKinsey team, an American from Ocean Township, New Jersey, who had recently transferred to the London office after a series of early professional experiences in the United States and Far East, and who had been almost randomly assigned to this engagement."</ref>
- Wendy Williams (born 1964), talk show host and author host of The Wendy Williams Show<ref>Fishman, Steve. "How New York's Shock Jockette Got Supersized", New York, October 16, 2005. Accessed December 3, 2007. "As a youngster, Wendy did not seem destined for success on the radio, or anywhere else. She grew up in Wayside, New Jersey, an upper-middle-class part of Ocean Township, one of four black students in her class, and one of the heaviest of any race."</ref><ref>The Wendy Williams Experience, VH1. Accessed May 14, 2007. "Wendy grew up in Ocean Township, New Jersey where she earned a Bachelor's degree in Communications (with a minor in journalism) from Northeastern University in Boston."</ref>
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Ocean Township official website
- Ocean Township School District Template:Webarchive
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- School Data for the Ocean Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics
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