Located in Monmouth
County
,
New Jersey, w
hat is now known as the Borough of 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 . 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 as of
May 14, 1889.
The city acquired its current name, Borough of Belmar, on
November 20, 1890.
Belmar Recreation
Belmar beach (as well as
the towns 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.
The Belmar Marina is home to many boats and watercraft. Choose from a
fishing adventure or just a day trip on the ocean.
The Jersey Shore
Basketball League, a competitive summer basketball league, takes place
at
St.
Rose
High School every summer.
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 form of
government under the Faulkner Act. This referendum followed nine months
of research and hearings by a Charter Study Commission elected by the
residents at a referendum that occurred in November 1989.
Under the version of
the Small Municipality Plan form applicable to Belmar, the Council
consists of four members who are elected for staggered, three-year terms
at partisan elections each November, and the Mayor, who is directly
elected by the voters for a four-year term. The Mayor serves as the
chief executive officer of the municipality, and oversees the day-to-day
operations of the Borough. The Mayor sits as a member of the Council,
and chairs Council meetings. He is able to vote as a Councilmember, but
has no veto over the Council's actions.
Belmar is in the
Sixth Congressional District and is part of
New Jersey 's 11th Legislative
District.
Monmouth
County is governed by a
five-member Board of Chosen Freeholders.
Belmar Education
Belmar
Elementary School
consists of a single school that provides a comprehensive educational
program for the 620 public school students in preschool through eighth
grade from Belmar, as well as those from
Lake
Como who attend as part of a
sending/receiving relationship. The school was constructed in 1909 and
has had additions built in 1929, 1949, 1969 and 1993. There are 65
certified staff members. This includes administrators, teachers, nurses
and child study team personnel. Thirty non-certified staff members
support them. The single school is two schools in one, a primary school
for grades preschool through fifth and a middle school organization plan
for grades six through eight.
Students attending
public high school are assigned based on sending/receiving relationships
to either Manasquan High School or Asbury Park High School. 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. Belmar is also the home of
St.
Rose
High School .
• Belmar 5k Run
•
New Jersey Seafood Festival
•
New Jersey
Sand
Castle Contest
• St.
Patrick's Day Parade
• Brian
Lynch, American-Italian professional Basketball player and former
standout at
Villanova
University who currently plays
for the Belgian team Euphony Bree. Lynch is married to former World No.
1-ranked tennis star Kim Clijsters.
• Balls
Mahoney,
WWE Superstar.
• David
Sancious (1953-), early member of the E Street Band.
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