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TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS Fair Haven 54 Farmingdale 55 Freehold Borough 55 Freehold Township 56 Hazlet 56 Highlands 57 Holmdel 57 Howell 58 Interlaken 58 Keansburg 59 Keyport 59 Lake Como 60 Little Silver 60 Loch Arbour 61 Long Branch 61 Manalapan 62 Manasquan 62 Marlboro 63 Matawan 63 Middletown 64 Millstone 64 Monmouth Beach 65 Neptune City 65 Neptune Township 66 Ocean Township 66 Ocean Grove 67 Oceanport 67 Red Bank 68 Roosevelt 68 Rumson 69 Sea Bright 69 Sea Girt 70 Shrewsbury Borough 70 Shrewsbury Township 71 Spring Lake 71 Spring Lake Heights 72 Tinton Falls 72 Union Beach 73 Upper Freehold Township 73 Wall Township 74 West Long Branch 74 Towns and Neighborhoods 75 Public Schools 77 Monmouth County Public Schools 77 Monmouth County Vocational School District 86 Monmouth-Ocean Educational Services Commission 87 State Department of Education, Monmouth County Office 87 Private Schools 88 Schools for Individuals with Disabilites 93 Population 94 New Jersey Counties 95 Media Outlets 96 Print Newspapers 96 Radio Stations 97 Cable TV Stations 97 Electronic News 97 Freeholders Meeting Schedule 98 Monmouth County Fire Companies 100 Zip Codes 102 Monmouth County Area Hospitals 103 Facts and Sites 104 Recycling/Hazardous Waste Disposal 104 Birth/Marriage/Death Certificates 105 Divorce 105 Voting 105 Responsibilities of the County Clerk 106 Local Information 106 Chambers of Commerce 107 Faith-based Community Help Centers 110 Index 111 Directory Reorder Form 118 VIII • TABLE OF CONTENTS IX
HOW MONMOUTH COUNTY GOT ITS NAME ACCORDING TO SEVERAL SOURCES, including a booklet, titled "A Sketch of Monmouth County," published in 1929 by the Board of Chosen Freeholders, Monmouth County was named after the County of Monmouthshire, in South Wales, Great Britain. According to the "Sketch," Monmouth County was officially formed on March 7, 1683, by the General Assembly as one of the four original counties of the Province of East Jersey. "It was named, through the influence of Colonel Lewis Morris, after Monmouthshire, where his family had a vast estate." HOWEVER, not everyone agrees. A long-time historian and former Executive Director of the Monmouth County Historical Commission, believed that the County may have been named after James Scott, the Duke of Monmouth. The strikingly handsome Monmouth had the outward bearing of an ideal monarch, but he lacked the intelligence and resolution needed for a determined struggle for power. SCOTT WAS BORN in 1649, the illegitimate son of King Charles II and nephew of James, the Duke of York, who succeeded Charles to the throne in 1685. BANISHED FROM ENGLAND because she claimed to be the king's wife, Scott's mother, Lucy Walter, settled with young James in Paris. In 1662 James was brought to England and installed at court as a favorite of the king, who on Feb. 14, 1663, named him Duke of Monmouth, Earl of Doncaster, and Baron Scott of Tindale and made him a Knight of the Garter. WITH SUCCESSION to the throne becoming a burning issue in England, where anti-papal hysteria had been aroused by rumors that Catholics were plotting to seize power, James, the Duke of York, converted to Catholicism. King Charles blocked all parliamentary attempts to exclude James from the royal inheritance, and in September 1679 he banished the Duke of Monmouth from the kingdom. Nevertheless, the Duke quickly returned in defiance of his father and set about building up a following. In this crisis, Scott was championed for the succession by several leaders of the anti-Catholic Whigs in Parliament. In 1682-83 Scott became involved in the Whig conspiracy against Charles and James, known as the Rye House Plot. Although pardoned for his part in this enterprise, he was banished from court and took refuge in the Netherlands early in 1684. UPON THE DEATH of Charles II in 1685, the Duke of York acceded to the throne as James II. Monmouth returned to England with 82 followers in June and quickly raised over 4,000 men, but he was unable to rally the gentry to his rebellion. On July 6 his army of peasantry was totally defeated on the plain of Sedgemoor. He fled but was soon captured and beheaded in the infamous Tower of London. THE DUKE, who had not yet been executed at the time of the naming of Monmouth County, had many friends and allies among the gentry of East Jersey. Richard Hartshorne, an associate of Scott’s prior to leaving England, used the name "Monmouth" in a deed in 1678. WITH ALL THIS SAID, we may never know exactly how Monmouth County got its name. X
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Page 21 and 22: FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION FINANCE &
Page 23 and 24: HUMAN SERVICES HUMAN SERVICES OFFIC
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Page 27 and 28: PUBLIC SERVICE & REGULATION PUBLIC
Page 29 and 30: HEALTH DEPARTMENTS SENIOR CENTERS A
Page 31 and 32: MONMOUTH COUNTY COURTS SPECIAL COUN
Page 33 and 34: Monmouth County’s MUNICIPALITIES
Page 35 and 36: Borough of Atlantic Highlands Borou
Page 37 and 38: Borough of Englishtown Borough of F
Page 39 and 40: Township of Howell Borough of Inter
Page 41 and 42: Township of Manalapan Borough of Ma
Page 43 and 44: Township of Neptune Township of Oce
Page 45 and 46: Borough of Sea Girt Borough of Shre
Page 47 and 48: Township of Wall Borough of West Lo
Page 49 and 50: PUBLIC SCHOOLS MONMOUTH COUNTY Stat
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PRIVATE SCHOOLS SCHOOLS FOR THE DIS
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MEDIA OUTLETS MEDIA OUTLETS PRINT N
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FIRE COMPANIES FIRE COMPANIES ALL T
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FACTS AND SITES FACTS AND SITES THE
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CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE in Monmouth Co
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FAITH-BASED COMMUNITY HELP CENTERS
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INDEX INDEX Mental Health Board 27
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