Belmar, New Jersey Explained

Belmar, New Jersey
Settlement Type:Borough
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Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Monmouth
Government Type:Faulkner Act (small municipality)
Governing Body:Borough Council
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Gerald Buccafusco (D, term ends December 31, 2026)[1]
Leader Title1:Administrator
Leader Name1:Kevin A. Kane [2]
Leader Title2:Municipal clerk
Leader Name2:April Claudio
Established Title:Incorporated
Established Date:April 9, 1885 as Ocean Beach borough
Established Title2:Renamed
Established Date2:April 16, 1889 as City of Elcho borough
Established Title3:Renamed
Established Date3:May 14, 1889 as City of Belmar borough
Established Title4:Renamed
Established Date4:November 20, 1890 as Borough of Belmar
Named For:Italian language "beautiful sea"
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[3]
Area Total Km2:4.18
Area Land Km2:2.71
Area Water Km2:1.48
Area Total Sq Mi:1.61
Area Land Sq Mi:1.04
Area Water Sq Mi:0.57
Area Water Percent:35.19
Area Rank:437th of 565 in state
35th of 53 in county[4]
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:5907
Population Rank:351st of 565 in state
30th of 53 in county[5]
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:5652.6
Population Density Rank:98th of 565 in state
10th of 53 in county
Population Est:5816
Pop Est As Of:2023
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:−05:00
Timezone Dst:Eastern (EDT)
Utc Offset Dst:−04:00
Elevation Footnotes:[6]
Elevation Ft:13
Coordinates Footnotes:[7]
Coordinates:40.18°N -74.024°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP Codes
Postal Code:07715, 07719[8] [9]
Area Codes:732 exchange: 681 [10]
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:3402504930[11] [12]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:0885155[13]

Belmar is a borough located on the Jersey Shore in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 5,907, an increase of 113 (+2.0%) from the 2010 census count of 5,794, which in turn reflected a decline of 251 (−4.2%) from the 6,045 counted in the 2000 census.[14]

What is now Belmar was originally incorporated as Ocean Beach borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 9, 1885, from portions of Wall Township, based on the results of a referendum held two days earlier. On April 16, 1889, it became the City of Elcho borough, which lasted for a few weeks until the name was changed to the City of Belmar Borough on May 14, 1889. The city acquired its current name, Borough of Belmar, on November 20, 1890.[15] The borough's name means "beautiful sea" in Italian.[16]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 1.62 square miles (4.18 km2), including 1.05 square miles (2.71 km2) of land and 0.57 square miles (1.48 km2) of water (35.19%).[4]

Belmar borders the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Monmouth County municipalities of Avon-by-the-Sea to the north, Neptune Township to the northwest, Wall Township to the west, and Lake Como and Spring Lake to the south.[17] [18] [19]

Demographics

2010 census

The 2010 United States census counted 5,794 people, 2,695 households, and 1,267 families in the borough. The population density was . There were 3,931 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup was 87.06% (5,044) White, 3.49% (202) Black or African American, 0.24% (14) Native American, 0.91% (53) Asian, 0.14% (8) Pacific Islander, 5.66% (328) from other races, and 2.50% (145) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 16.76% (971) of the population.

Of the 2,695 households, 18.1% had children under the age of 18; 33.9% were married couples living together; 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present and 53.0% were non-families. Of all households, 41.9% were made up of individuals and 12.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.14 and the average family size was 2.98.

16.8% of the population were under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 30.9% from 45 to 64, and 14.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.9 years. For every 100 females, the population had 106.3 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 108.3 males.

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $59,928 (with a margin of error of ± $6,993) and the median family income was $59,929 (± $10,255). Males had a median income of $52,215 (± $4,278) versus $44,453 (± $11,259) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $35,223 (± $4,105). About 9.2% of families and 12.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.6% of those under age 18 and 10.6% of those age 65 or over.[20]

2000 census

As of the 2000 United States census there were 6,045 people, 2,946 households, and 1,316 families residing in the borough. The population density was 5921.7sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 3,996 housing units at an average density of 3914.5sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the borough was 91.53% White, 3.46% Black, 0.18% Native American, 1.03% Asian, 1.99% from other races, and 1.82% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.85% of the population.[21] [22]

As of the 2000 Census, 28.2% of Belmar's residents were of Irish ancestry, the 12th highest of any municipality in New Jersey, for all communities in which at least 1,000 people listed their ancestry.[23]

There were 2,946 households, out of which 17.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 32.0% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 55.3% were non-families. 44.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.05 and the average family size was 2.92.[21] [22]

In the borough the population was spread out, with 17.2% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 36.7% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.2 males.[21] [22]

The median income for a household in the borough was $44,896, and the median income for a family was $61,250. Males had a median income of $40,557 versus $34,323 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $29,456. About 4.5% of families and 8.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.3% of those under age 18 and 7.9% of those age 65 or over.[21] [22]

Parks and recreation

Belmar is a popular vacation destination because of its natural and recreational resources and close proximity to New York and Philadelphia. It features wide beaches for sunbathing, surfing, swimming, and fishing. The boardwalk and town offer shops, restaurants, an active arts scene, sporting events, festivals, and a variety of family-oriented activities (see "Annual Events" below). Belmar sits on the south side of the Shark River and boasts a large municipal marina in the bay and on the inlet itself, including the only private marina in town, Seaport Inlet Marina.Belmar beach (as well as those of municipalities to the south, such as Manasquan and Point Pleasant) is among the most popular surf spots on the East Coast. Belmar frequently hosts surfing events and competitions. Along with surfing, Belmar also has an active skate community and skatepark constructed by American Ramp Company.[24] The Jersey Shore Basketball League, a competitive summer basketball league, takes place at St. Rose High School every summer.[25]

The Belmar Arts Council (BAC) sponsors regular art shows, workshops, concerts, and performances year around. BAC's gallery and workshop, the Boatworks, is located at 608 River Road near the Shark River Inlet.[26]

Government

Local government

In July 1990, the voters of Belmar overwhelmingly passed a referendum changing Belmar's form of government from a three-person, non-partisan commission form of government under the Walsh Act to the Small Municipality plan 3 form of government under the Faulkner Act. This referendum followed nine months of research, analysis and hearings by a Charter Study Commission elected by the residents at a referendum that passed in November 1989 and implemented effective January 1, 1991.[27] [28] [29] The borough is one of 18 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form of government, which is only available to municipalities with fewer than 12,000 residents at the time of adoption.[30]

Under the version of the Small Municipality Plan form applicable to Belmar, the Borough Council is comprised of four members who are elected to staggered, three-year terms at partisan elections each year as part of the November general election, with either one or two seats up for vote in a three-year cycle. The Mayor is directly elected by the voters for a four-year term and serves as Belmar's chief executive officer, overseeing the day-to-day operations of the Borough. The Mayor sits as a member of the council, chairs Council meetings and is able to vote as a member of the council, but has no veto over the council's actions.[31]

, the Mayor of Belmar is Democrat Gerald Buccafusco, whose term of office ends December 31, 2026. Members of the Belmar Borough Council are Council President Mark Levis (D, 2025), Caitlin Donovan (D, 2026), Jodi Kinney (R, 2024), and Maria Rondinaro (D, 2025).[32] [33] [34] [35] [36]

Federal, state and county representation

Belmar is located in the 4th Congressional District[37] and is part of New Jersey's 30th state legislative district.[38]

Politics

|}As of March 2011, there were a total of 3,823 registered voters in Belmar, of which 1,074 (28.1%) were registered as Democrats, 765 (20.0%) were registered as Republicans and 1,982 (51.8%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were two voters registered as either Libertarians or Greens.[39]

In the 2012 presidential election, Republican Mitt Romney received 51.5% of the vote (1,310 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 47.0% (1,196 votes), and other candidates with 1.4% (36 votes), among the 2,584 ballots cast by the borough's 4,011 registered voters (42 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 64.4%.[40] [41] In the 2008 presidential election, Republican John McCain received 49.5% of the vote (1,389 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 47.4% (1,332 votes) and other candidates with 1.6% (44 votes), among the 2,808 ballots cast by the borough's 3,938 registered voters, for a turnout of 71.3%.[42] In the 2004 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 50.4% of the vote (1,394 ballots cast), outpolling Democrat John Kerry with 48.0% (1,327 votes) and other candidates with 0.8% (32 votes), among the 2,764 ballots cast by the borough's 4,014 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 68.9.[43]

In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 70.6% of the vote (1,440 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 27.2% (555 votes), and other candidates with 2.2% (45 votes), among the 2,096 ballots cast by the borough's 4,043 registered voters (56 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 51.8%.[44] [45] In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 57.4% of the vote (1,173 ballots cast), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 34.0% (694 votes), Independent Chris Daggett with 6.8% (138 votes) and other candidates with 1.0% (20 votes), among the 2,044 ballots cast by the borough's 3,698 registered voters, yielding a 55.3% turnout.[46]

Education

The Belmar School District serves students in public school for pre-kindergarten through eighth grade at Belmar Elementary School.[47] [48] [49] As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 448 students and 52.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 8.5:1.[50] The district also serves students from Lake Como who attend as part of a sending/receiving relationship.[51] The school was constructed in 1909 and has had additions built in 1929, 1949, 1969 and 1993. There are 61 certified staff members, including the district's administrators, teachers, nurses and child study team personnel, with an additional 12 paraprofessionals. The single school facility is two schools in one, a primary school for Pre-K–5 and a middle school structure for 6–8.[52]

Students attending public high school for ninth through twelfth grades are assigned to either Manasquan High School or Asbury Park High School based on sending/receiving relationships with the Manasquan Public Schools and Asbury Park Public Schools, respectively.[53] Manasquan High School also serves students from Avon-by-the-Sea, Brielle, Lake Como, Sea Girt, Spring Lake, Spring Lake Heights who attend as part of sending/receiving relationships with their respective districts.[54] [55] [56] As of the 2020–21 school year, Manasquan High School had an enrollment of 1,006 students and 76.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.1:1,[57] while Asbury Park High School had an enrollment of 682 students and 54.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.5:1.[58]

Students may also attend Red Bank Regional High School, Marine Academy of Science and Technology, Academy of Allied Health & Science, Academy Charter School, High Technology High School, Communications High School or Biotechnology High School.[52] [59]

Students also have the option to attend Academy Charter High School in Lake Como, which accepts students on a lottery basis from the communities of Allenhurst, Asbury Park, Avon-by-the-Sea, Belmar, Bradley Beach, Deal, Interlaken and Lake Como.[60] [61]

Belmar is home of St. Rose High School, which was established in 1923 by the local parish and the Sisters of St. Joseph, and operates under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Trenton.[62] [63]

Mesivta Keser Torah of Central Jersey, a yeshiva and high school for men that serves Haredi students mainly from Lakewood Township, Deal and Brooklyn, has been in the borough since the 1920s.[64]

The Belmar Public Library is one of New Jersey's original 36 Carnegie libraries.

Transportation

Roads and highways

, the borough had a total of of roadways, of which were maintained by the municipality, by Monmouth County and by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.[65]

Route 35 and Route 71 are the two main roads that pass through Belmar. The closest limited access roads are all in neighboring Wall Township: Route 18, the Garden State Parkway and Interstate 195.

Public transportation

NJ Transit provides rail transportation at the Belmar station[66] to and from Penn Station in Midtown Manhattan, Newark Penn Station and Hoboken Terminal on the North Jersey Coast Line.[67] New Jersey Transit also provides bus transportation between Belmar and Philadelphia on the 317 route and service on the 830 route.[68]

Airport

Monmouth Executive Airport is a public-use airport located west of Belmar.[69]

Annual events

Sister city

In August 2008, the borough established a Sister City relationship with Balbriggan, a town of nearly 16,000 in County Dublin, Ireland.[75]

Community

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Belmar has a Humid subtropical climate (Cfa).

Ecology

According to the A. W. Kuchler U.S. potential natural vegetation types, Belmar would have an Appalachian Oak (104) vegetation type with an Eastern Hardwood Forest (25) vegetation form.[82]

Notable people

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

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.state.nj.us/dca/home/2023mayors.pdf 2023 New Jersey Mayors Directory
  2. http://www.belmar.com/content.php?npid=45&pid=45&menu_id=20 Municipal Directory
  3. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. October 11, 2022.
  4. https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_cousubs_34.txt 2019 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places
  5. https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/dmograph/est/mcd/density.xlsx Population Density by County and Municipality: New Jersey, 2020 and 2021
  6. , Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 4, 2013.
  7. https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990
  8. http://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupResultsAction!input.action?resultMode=0&city=belmar&state=NJ Look Up a ZIP Code for Belmar, NJ
  9. http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/njzips.htm ZIP Codes
  10. http://www.area-codes.com/search.asp?frmNPA=&frmNXX=&frmState=NJ&frmCity=Belmar Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Belmar, NJ
  11. https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website
  12. https://mcdc.missouri.edu/applications/geocodes/?state=34 Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey
  13. http://geonames.usgs.gov US Board on Geographic Names
  14. https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2010/2010data/table7cm.xls Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010
  15. Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 178. Accessed July 29, 2012.
  16. Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed August 27, 2015.
  17. https://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/552289/touches.html Areas touching Belmar
  18. http://co.monmouth.nj.us/documents/24/Figure%201.1__.png Regional Location Map
  19. https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/gis/maps/polnoroads.pdf New Jersey Municipal Boundaries
  20. https://archive.today/20200212082639/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3402504930 DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Belmar borough, Monmouth County, New Jersey
  21. http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/1603404930.pdf Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Belmar borough, New Jersey
  22. https://archive.today/20200212094101/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3402504930 DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Belmar borough, Monmouth County, New Jersey
  23. http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Irish.html Irish Communities
  24. Web site: NJ, Belmar Online . January 27, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100503160140/http://belmar.com/tag/american-ramp-company/ . May 3, 2010 . dead . mdy-all .
  25. http://www.injersey.com/day/story/0,2379,289834,00.html Big-time games played in a small gym on Seventh
  26. https://web.archive.org/web/20140718225800/http://www.belmararts.org/BAC/About_Us.html About the BAC
  27. 2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, March 2013, p. 63.
  28. http://www.dudley-2010.com/Faulkner%20Act%2046pages.pdf "The Faulkner Act: New Jersey's Optional Municipal Charter Law"
  29. https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=14 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"
  30. https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/inventory_of_municipal_forms_of_government_in_new_jersey.pdf Inventory of Municipal Forms of Government in New Jersey
  31. http://www.belmar.com/Default.asp?Section_ID=436 Belmar's Form of Government
  32. http://belmar.com/content.php?npid=43&pid=43&menu_id=20 Mayor and Council
  33. https://ecode360.com/BE4028/document/753041542.pdf 2024 Municipal Data Sheet
  34. https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Monmouth/119047/web.317647/#/summary November 8, 2023 General Election Official Results
  35. https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Monmouth/116246/web.307039/#/summary General Election November 8, 2022 Official Results
  36. https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Monmouth/111499/web.278093/#/summary November 2, 2021 General Election Official Results
  37. https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/2012-congressional-districts/njcd-2011-plan-components-county-mcd.pdf Plan Components Report
  38. https://nj1015.com/whats-your-new-nj-legislative-district-20-moved-on-new-map/ Districts by Number for 2023-2031
  39. http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2011-monmouth-co-summary-report.pdf Voter Registration Summary - Monmouth
  40. Web site: Presidential General Election Results - November 6, 2012 - Monmouth County . March 15, 2013 . New Jersey Department of Elections . December 24, 2014.
  41. Web site: Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 6, 2012 - General Election Results - Monmouth County. March 15, 2013 . New Jersey Department of Elections . December 24, 2014.
  42. http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-monmouth.pdf 2008 Presidential General Election Results: Monmouth County
  43. http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_monmouth_co_2004.pdf 2004 Presidential Election: Monmouth County
  44. Web site: Governor - Monmouth County . January 29, 2014 . New Jersey Department of Elections . December 24, 2014.
  45. Web site: Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 5, 2013 - General Election Results - Monmouth County. January 29, 2014 . New Jersey Department of Elections . December 24, 2014.
  46. http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-monmouth.pdf 2009 Governor: Monmouth County
  47. https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=928566ad47cd40dc895977d018da00cc Belmar Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification
  48. https://www.visitmonmouth.com/page.aspx?Id=236 County School list A-D
  49. https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/25/0270 School Performance Reports for the Belmar Elementary School District
  50. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3401410&DistrictID=3401410 District information for Belmar Elementary School District
  51. https://www.nj.gov/education/pr/1213/narrative/25/0270/25-0270-000.html Belmar Elementary School 2013 Report Card Narrative
  52. https://belmar.k12.nj.us/about-our-school/ About Our School
  53. Cheslow, Jerry. "Living In/Belmar, N.J.; Pushing Back on a Rowdy Reputation", The New York Times, June 20, 2004. Accessed February 1, 2020. "From Belmar Elementary, students are slotted to go to either Manasquan High School or Asbury Park High School, according to a 56-44 percent formula worked out with the New Jersey Department of Education in the late 1940s."
  54. https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/report.aspx?type=school&lang=english&county=25&district=2930&school=050&SY=1617&schoolyear=2016-2017 Manasquan Public Schools 2016-17 Report Card Narrative
  55. https://www.nj.gov/education/pr/1415/narrative/25/2930/000.html Manasquan Public Schools 2015 Report Card Narrative
  56. https://www.manasquanschools.org/domain/330 Sending Districts
  57. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3409420&ID=340942003940 School data for Manasquan High School
  58. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3400930&ID=340093003732 School data for Asbury Park High School
  59. http://www.belmar.k12.nj.us/Page/571 High School Information
  60. http://www.academycharterhs.org/pages/academycharterhs/Design_Resources/EDT051_Template/Main_Nav/About_Us About Us
  61. Mullen, Shannon; Shields, Nancy; and Matheson, Kathy. "Crime, school solutions costly as city seeks rebirth; High school improving, but not enough, many say", Asbury Park Press, January 27, 2005. Accessed August 28, 2013. "It was the day of the charter school's annual lottery, when names of applicants are drawn at random to fill the last remaining slots in next fall's freshman class. Academy Charter, now in its seventh year, is free to students in Asbury Park and the seven nearby towns that are sending districts for Asbury Park High School: Allenhurst, Avon, Belmar, Bradley Beach, Deal, Interlaken and Lake Como, formerly South Belmar."
  62. http://portal.dioceseoftrenton.org/school-search-monmouth Monmouth County Catholic Schools
  63. http://www.strose.k12.nj.us/page.cfm?p=360 History
  64. Larsen, Erik. "Neighbor upset with conditions at Belmar yeshiva", Asbury Park Press, May 11, 2007. Accessed February 23, 2011. "On Thursday Mayor Kenneth E Pringle a Democrat said that Mesivta Keser Torah School on 11th Avenue near D Street has been a fixture in Belmar in some form or another since about the 1920s."
  65. http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/mileage_Monmouth.pdf Monmouth County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction
  66. http://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=TrainStationLookupFrom&selStation=15 Belmar station
  67. http://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=LineDetailsTo&selLine=NJCL North Jersey Coast Line
  68. https://www.visitmonmouth.com/Page.aspx?Id=2906 Bus Routes
  69. https://nfdc.faa.gov/nfdcApps/airportLookup/airportDisplay.jsp?airportId=BLM Monmouth Executive
  70. Williams, Paul. "Belmar Seafood Festival to be scaled back in 2016", Asbury Park Press, December 7, 2015. Accessed October 30, 2016. "The borough's annual Seafood Festival will be scaled back and held one month earlier than normal in 2016, after record crowds at this year's festival in June forced the borough to close its entrances for four hours when its streets became overcrowded and gridlocked with traffic.... Officials have estimated that 200,000 people flocked to the borough during the three-day event in 2015."
  71. Murray, Ed. "New Jersey Sandcastle Contest in Belmar has more than 200 entries", The Star-Ledger, July 17, 2013. Accessed October 16, 2013. "Belmar beach was a construction zone today filled with castles, a giant sea horse, a shark named Bruce and a Kraken.More than 200 entries were made for this year's New Jersey Sandcastle Contest, said John Bonevich, one of the contest judges. This is the 27th annual event."
  72. https://www.nj.com/news/2024/02/nj-st-patricks-day-parades-2024-heres-the-list-of-celebrations.html "N.J. St. Patrick’s Day parades 2024: Here’s the list of celebrations"
  73. Robbins, Christopher. "Surfers' camaraderie, love of ocean shreds competition at Belmar Pro", NJ.com, September 14, 2013. Accessed October 16, 2013. "Belmar – The Tao of surfing was spread across the 18th Avenue beach Saturday morning like a blanket. At the tenth Fosters Pro surfing competition, dozens of experienced surfers shredded the mushy swells of the Jersey Shore, as hundreds of spectators gathered to watch them."
  74. Parker, Chris. "Manasquan takes Belmar's Howard Rowland Lifeguard Tournament", Asbury Park Press, July 9, 2013. Accessed October 16, 2013. "There are a few differences this summer at the 10th Avenue Pavilion on the beach in Belmar.... It's the first summer since superstorm Sandy ravaged the Jersey Shore, and the state slogan "Stronger Than The Storm" was on full display at the 18th annual Howard Rowland Lifeguard Tournament, where eight local crews competed."
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