Edelson, Stephen. "NJ Sports Betting: Monmouth Park racing not 'cannibalized' on first weekend", Asbury Park Press, June 18, 2018. Accessed May 4, 2023. "There was picture perfect weather to go with a strong racing card on Sunday, including four stakes. The World Cup swung into high gear, highlighted by Mexico’s stunning win over German, and a Father’s Day crowd of 23,768 was anxious to check out the Monmouth Park Sports Book by William Hill."
Walter, Kenny. "New councilman appointed in Oceanport "Archived 2014-11-03 at archive.today, The Hub, December 5, 2013. Accessed November 2, 2014. "The Borough Council has appointed Christopher Paglia as the newest council member, replacing William Johnson... Johnson resigned from the council on Nov. 1 after taking a position as the Monmouth County recycling coordinator."
O'Donnell, Jenna. "Study recommends towns share police services; Consultants: Law enforcement can be regionalized"Archived 2013-01-24 at archive.today, The Hub, July 17, 2008. Accessed July 31, 2012. "A feasibility study of shared police services among Rumson, Fair Haven and Little Silver suggests that the three towns pool resources in six areas, including criminal investigation and communications. The findings of the Two River Regional Police Study Group by Eatontown-based Patriot Consulting Group were presented to officials and residents of the three boroughs during a meeting held at Little Silver Borough Hall on July 9.... The group was founded by the elected officials of the three towns, along with the boroughs of Oceanport and Shrewsbury, in 2007 for the purpose of assessing the feasibility of sharing and possibly regionalizing their five municipal police departments into on regional department, the release states.... O'Scanlon, a Little Silver councilman at the time, said then that the study would proceed with only Little Silver, Fair Haven and Rumson, but that Oceanport and Shrewsbury might join at a later date."
Staff. "Oceanport judge nominated to board by governor"Archived 2013-09-30 at archive.today, The Hub, July 25, 2003. Accessed September 30, 2013. "Judge John D'Amico Jr., Oceanport, was recently nominated by Gov. James. E. McGreevey to become chairman of the state Parole Board. The appointment is subject to the advice and consent of the state Senate. "
Walter, Kenny. "New councilman appointed in Oceanport "Archived 2014-11-03 at archive.today, The Hub, December 5, 2013. Accessed November 2, 2014. "The Borough Council has appointed Christopher Paglia as the newest council member, replacing William Johnson... Johnson resigned from the council on Nov. 1 after taking a position as the Monmouth County recycling coordinator."
O'Donnell, Jenna. "Study recommends towns share police services; Consultants: Law enforcement can be regionalized"Archived 2013-01-24 at archive.today, The Hub, July 17, 2008. Accessed July 31, 2012. "A feasibility study of shared police services among Rumson, Fair Haven and Little Silver suggests that the three towns pool resources in six areas, including criminal investigation and communications. The findings of the Two River Regional Police Study Group by Eatontown-based Patriot Consulting Group were presented to officials and residents of the three boroughs during a meeting held at Little Silver Borough Hall on July 9.... The group was founded by the elected officials of the three towns, along with the boroughs of Oceanport and Shrewsbury, in 2007 for the purpose of assessing the feasibility of sharing and possibly regionalizing their five municipal police departments into on regional department, the release states.... O'Scanlon, a Little Silver councilman at the time, said then that the study would proceed with only Little Silver, Fair Haven and Rumson, but that Oceanport and Shrewsbury might join at a later date."
Staff. "Oceanport judge nominated to board by governor"Archived 2013-09-30 at archive.today, The Hub, July 25, 2003. Accessed September 30, 2013. "Judge John D'Amico Jr., Oceanport, was recently nominated by Gov. James. E. McGreevey to become chairman of the state Parole Board. The appointment is subject to the advice and consent of the state Senate. "
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Walter, Kenny. "SRHS $15.7M budget calls for flat tax levy; School taxes decrease for three of four sending towns"Archived September 27, 2018, at the Wayback Machine, The Hub, April 4, 2013. Accessed January 28, 2017. "Three of the four sending districts that comprise the Shore Regional High School District — Oceanport, Monmouth Beach and West Long Branch — will pay less in taxes for the 2013-14 school year. Taxes will increase, however, for property owners in Sea Bright, which will pay a higher percentage of the regional school budget."
Biography, Congressman Frank Pallone Jr. Accessed January 3, 2019. "Frank Pallone, Jr., was born in Long Branch, New Jersey, where he grew up and still resides."
About Monmouth Park, Monmouth Park Racetrack. Accessed December 6, 2012. "On June 19, 1946, for the third time and after a 53-year hiatus, Monmouth Park reopened its doors."
Wildstein, David. "Thomas Gagliano, former Senate minority leader, dies at 87 Four-term Monmouth GOP senator once headed New Jersey Transit", New Jersey Globe, April 14, 2019. Accessed February 24, 2020. "He later represented a group of taxpayers opposing a sewer rate hike in Long Branch and secured a planning board seat in his hometown of Oceanport.... He continued to become a powerhouse in Oceanport, winning the Republican Club presidency and trading his planning board seat for the planning board attorney slot.... In 1967, he was elected to the Oceanport Borough Council. He defeated Democrat Siguard Andreson by about 170 votes."
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Via Associated Press. "Faxon leads American charge", The Beaver County Times, July 21, 1995. Accessed September 30, 2013. "The 34 year-old from Oceanport, New Jersey played the difficult holes well, including the infamous No. 17 Road Hole where he negotiated the 461 yards to the green with a well-played iron and almost holed his 20-foot birdie try."
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via Associated Press. "Bishop R. C. Ransom", The Daily Register, April 30, 1959. Accessed April 25, 2023, via Newspapers.com. "Retired bishop Reverdy Cassius Ransom, 98, who once led a single-handed attack against a Chicago policy syndicate, and who was responsible for the first Negro being appointed to the New York City police force, died last Thursday at his home in nearby Wilberforce. He was a former Oceanport, N. J., resident who left the Shore in 1932."
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Leach, Kyle C. "Monmouth loses bid to host 2013 Breeders Cup", The Star-Ledger, July 27, 2012. Accessed December 6, 2012. "Monmouth was the site of the 2007 Breeders' Cup, which despite prolonged rain that produced a muddy track, drew 69,584 fans over two days — the first time the Breeders' Cup was expanded to a two-day event."
Napoliello, Alex. "How a write-in candidate ousted an incumbent mayor", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, November 4, 2015. Accessed January 13, 2016. "So after a large group of people, chief among them Irace and Councilman Christopher Paglia, appeared on Coffey's doorstep in September asking him to run, he did — as a write-in candidate. And on Tuesday, Coffey defeated Mahon, receiving 949 votes to Mahon's 721, according to unofficial results from the Monmouth County Clerk's Office."
Shore Regional High School District 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 2, 2016. "Shore Regional High School, located in West Long Branch, Monmouth County New Jersey, is a comprehensive secondary school that proudly serves the communities of Monmouth Beach, Oceanport, Sea Bright, and West Long Branch. The beautiful ten-acre campus is situated on the banks of Franklin Lake in the borough of West Long Branch."
Staff. "Conway, Trainer, Retires", The New York Times, June 17, 1939. Accessed September 26, 2018. "Riddle have been doffed almost simultaneously by War Admiral and his trainer, George Conway. Riddle announced today the trainer had already retired to a cottage at Oceanport, N. J., compelled to leave the track by illness after spending fifty of his sixty-six years with his charges."
"Lewis Hansen, 74, Jersey Politician". The New York Times, November 19, 1965. Accessed September 30, 2013. "He failed to recover from surgery he underwent Oct. 10. He had returned here in July from his residence in Oceanport, N. J."
Mansnerus, Laura. "Charles Rembar, 85, Dies; Lawyer Fought Censorship", The New York Times, October 26, 2000. Accessed September 30, 2013. "Mr. Rembar was born March 12, 1915, in Oceanport, N.J., and grew up in Long Branch, N.J., where his parents ran a hotel in the summer and a cattle farm in the winter."
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Mayor and Council, Borough of Oceanport. Accessed June 1, 2024. "Oceanport operates under the Borough form of New Jersey municipal government. The Borough form is often referred to as a 'weak mayor-strong council' form.... The Borough Council is comprised of six members, elected by the public in partisan elections for three-year terms of office on a staggered schedule, with two seats coming up for election each year.... The Mayor is elected by the public in partisan elections for a four-year term of office."
Borough Clerk, Borough of Oceanport. Accessed March 29, 2023.
An Open Letter to our Residents, Borough of Sea Bright. Accessed May 31, 2023. "Sea Bright currently is educating students in Grade PK-8 in Oceanport pursuant to a 2009 mandatory merger under the Non-operating District Law, and is a current constituent member of the Shore Regional District for grades 9-12."
Oceanport Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Oceanport School District. Accessed May 31, 2023. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through eight in the Oceanport School District. Composition: The Oceanport School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Oceanport."
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Rotolo, Chris. "Oceanport Puts Contentious Election In Rearview Mirror", The Two River Times, January 16, 2020. Accessed February 24, 2020. "Coffey also introduced Bryan Keeshen, who in December was approved to fill a one-year unexpired term vacated by former council member and Republican mayoral hopeful Robert Proto. Proto ran on a Republican ticket with Joseph Irace and Steven Solan. Following the finalization of general election results, Proto resigned his post, and Keeshen, alongside fellow registered Republicans James Murphy and Keith Salnick were nominated as possible replacements. Keeshen was ultimately selected by the borough council and Coffey said his expertise in law enforcement and public safety will be valuable."
Monmouth County Government, Monmouth County, New Jersey. Accessed July 19, 2022. "Monmouth County is governed by five commissioners elected at-large for three-year terms. Each January, the freeholders select one of their members to serve as the director of the board for the year to preside over the meetings and activities of the Board."
Sheldon, Chris. "Oceanport Councilman Resigns"Archived March 22, 2015, at the Wayback Machine, Word on the Shore, March 28, 2015. Accessed July 21, 2015. "Borough Councilman Jerry Bertekap has resigned from his position on the governing body.
Walter, Kenny. "SRHS $15.7M budget calls for flat tax levy; School taxes decrease for three of four sending towns"Archived September 27, 2018, at the Wayback Machine, The Hub, April 4, 2013. Accessed January 28, 2017. "Three of the four sending districts that comprise the Shore Regional High School District — Oceanport, Monmouth Beach and West Long Branch — will pay less in taxes for the 2013-14 school year. Taxes will increase, however, for property owners in Sea Bright, which will pay a higher percentage of the regional school budget."
Charles Billings, Sports-Reference.com. Accessed February 1, 2018. "Charles Billings of Glen Ridge, New Jersey was on the first trapshooting squad the U.S. ever entered in the Olympics.... From 1920 until his death in 1928, Billings was the first mayor of Oceanport, New Jersey."
Horowitz, Jason. "Gov. Paterson's Main Man: Former Jesuit, 'Natural' Politician Charles O'Byrne", The New York Observer, March 15, 2008. Accessed April 3, 2008. "Mr. O'Byrne, 48, spent his first years in Manhattan and Staten Island before moving to Oceanport in New Jersey at the age of five. He attended Red Bank high School, off the Navesink River on the Jersey Shore, and after graduating in 1977, he attended Columbia University, earning his degree in 1981."
Staff. "Kevin Smith, the sequel", Asbury Park Press, July 18, 1999. Accessed June 22, 2011. "Born at 4:57 p.m., Harley Quinn weighed 7 pounds and 8 ounces and will reside with her parents in their new home in Oceanport."
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Sheldon, Chris. "New Oceanport Councilman Sworn In To Office", Words on the Shore, August 7, 2015. Accessed July 18, 2016. "Stuart Briskey has been named as former Council President Robert Lynch's replacement on the borough council. Briskey was one of three names submitted by the local Republican Municipal Committee, along with Richard Firrito and Paul Hester."
Sheldon, Chris. "Oceanport Councilman Resigns"Archived March 22, 2015, at the Wayback Machine, Word on the Shore, March 28, 2015. Accessed July 21, 2015. "Borough Councilman Jerry Bertekap has resigned from his position on the governing body.
Sheldon, Chris. "New Councilman Sworn In To Oceanport Governing Body", Word on the Shore, April 21, 2015. Accessed July 21, 2015. "John Patti was sworn in to fill the vacancy on the Oceanport Council created when Jerry Bertekap resigned due to 'career commitments' that did not allow him to remain as a member of the governing body."
