Union Beach is a borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 6,245,[18][19][20] reflecting a decline of 404 (−6.1%) from the 6,649 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 493 (+8.0%) from the 6,156 counted in the 1990 Census.[21]
Borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States
Borough in New Jersey, United States
Union Beach, New Jersey
Borough
Borough of Union Beach
Union Beach Memorial Park
Map of Union Beach in Monmouth County. Inset: Location of Monmouth County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
Union Beach was formed as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 16, 1925, from portions of Raritan Township (now Hazlet), based on the results of a referendum held on April 16, 1925.[22] A 100-acre (40ha) farm in the future borough was owned by the Poole family since the days of the American Revolutionary War. Following the development of the Central Railroad of New Jersey, the Poole Farm became the site of the Union Subdivision in 1908,[23] while an area that had been called East Point Beach Estates was renamed Union Beach by developer Charles Carr in 1920.[24]
The borough is part of the Bayshore Regional Strategic Plan, an effort by nine municipalities in northern Monmouth County to reinvigorate the area's economy by emphasizing the traditional downtowns, dense residential neighborhoods, maritime history, and the natural beauty of the Raritan Bayshore coastline.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 1.88 square miles (4.87km2), including 1.78 square miles (4.61km2) of land and 0.10 square miles (0.26km2) of water (5.32%).[1][2]
Union Beach has undergone extensive restoration of its beach front, which offers a view of the New York City skyline and the Verazanno-Narrows Bridge.[25]
A monument to the victims of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, constructed of black stone and dedicated in June 2002, is positioned to allow visitors to see past the memorial towards the location where the World Trade Center towers were visible from the borough.[26][27]
Unincorporated communities, localities and place names within the borough include Lorrillard Beach, Natco, Union Gardens and Van Marters Corner.[28]
On October 28, 2012, at 4:00pm, the mayor issued a mandatory evacuation for the borough[32] in preparation for Hurricane Sandy—the second-costliest hurricane in United States history.[33] When the hurricane arrived, approximately one third of the borough's 6,200 residents had left.[34]
By the morning of October 29, of the estimated 2,143 households in the borough, approximately 200 homes and businesses were damaged,[36] 400 took on more than 6 feet (1.8m) of water, and 62 were "completely missing". An additional 100 that had shifted off foundations and were no longer habitable.[37] The borough's police department borrowed several police cruisers from other municipalities such as Wilmington, NC and Clay County, Florida. Most cars were destroyed when flooding reached police headquarters.[38] Former residents from around the country mobilized and organized relief efforts: sending relief supplies; including advising and assisting public servants in acquiring replacements of lost emergency vehicles. In total, the borough lost 14 police cars, three ambulances and four fire trucks.[39] Madison Township and Wanaque each gave repurposed police cruisers fully decaled with Union Beach logos, as well as other relief.[40] Some local agencies sold old police cruisers for one dollar each or donated police cars, and donations of two cars each came from North Carolina and Florida. EMS and fire trucks were also donated from near and far.
Jakeabob's Bay, a restaurant and waterfront tiki bar and one of the major employers in town,[41] which survived Hurricane Irene in 2011, was destroyed in the hurricane.[42] The storm surge completely washed through the building, pushing out tables, chairs, menus and displays. The restaurant owner, Gigi Liaguno-Dorr, organized the relief and rebuilding efforts for Union Beach.[43][44] The building was razed when the insurance companies that covered the restaurant would not pay out.[45] A new temporary restaurant was built but did not manage to renew its lease due to insurance disputes with the Federal Emergency Management Agency.[46]
Union Beach Memorial School, the borough's only school, was inundated with floodwaters and debris when the storm surge and extreme high tide swept through the borough.[47][48] The school had been used as an evacuation center but began taking on water as the storm raged.[49] Hundreds of library books and teaching materials were destroyed along with thousands of dollars worth of instruments. After several months of emergency repairs by volunteers, including students and teachers, the renovations including new floors, walls, desks and murals were finished prior to the end of the school year.
The 2010 United States census counted 6,245 people, 2,143 households, and 1,624 families in the borough. The population density was 3,461.5 per square mile (1,336.5/km2). There were 2,269 housing units at an average density of 1,257.7 per square mile (485.6/km2). The racial makeup was 91.05% (5,686) White, 1.54% (96) Black or African American, 0.16% (10) Native American, 1.81% (113) Asian, 0.00% (0) Pacific Islander, 3.09% (193) from other races, and 2.35% (147) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.98% (686) of the population.[18]
Of the 2,143 households, 34.5% had children under the age of 18; 56.0% were married couples living together; 12.8% had a female householder with no husband present and 24.2% were non-families. Of all households, 18.7% were made up of individuals and 5.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.91 and the average family size was 3.32.[18]
24.0% of the population were under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 30.8% from 45 to 64, and 9.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.6 years. For every 100 females, the population had 98.4 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 96.3 males.[18]
The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $61,347 (with a margin of error of +/− $10,084) and the median family income was $76,744 (+/− $15,912). Males had a median income of $55,000 (+/− $5,759) versus $36,002 (+/− $3,887) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $24,982 (+/− $1,875). About 3.1% of families and 4.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.4% of those under age 18 and 4.0% of those age 65 or over.[54]
Census 2000
As of the 2000 United States Census[15] there were 6,649 people, 2,143 households, and 1,722 families residing in the borough. The population density was 3,545.1 people per square mile (1,365.5/km2). There were 2,229 housing units at an average density of 1,188.5 per square mile (457.8/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 94.45% White, 0.87% African American (U.S. Census), 0.20% Native American, 1.23% Asian, 1.35% from other races, and 1.90% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.09% of the population.[52][53]
There were 2,143 households, out of which 43.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.7% were married couples living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.6% were non-families. 15.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.09 and the average family size was 3.44.[52][53]
In the borough the population was spread out, with 29.1% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 33.0% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 7.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.9 males.[52][53]
The median income for a household in the borough was $59,946, and the median income for a family was $65,179. Males had a median income of $45,688 versus $29,918 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $20,973. 4.8% of the population and 4.2% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 5.6% were under the age of 18 and 5.9% were 65 or older.[52][53]
Government
Local government
Union Beach is governed under the Borough form of New Jersey municipal government, which is used in 218 municipalities (of the 564) statewide, making it the most common form of government in New Jersey.[55] The governing body is comprised of a Mayor and a Borough Council, with all positions elected at-large on a partisan basis as part of the November general election. A Mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office. The Borough Council is comprised of six members elected to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year in a three-year cycle.[3] The Borough form of government used by Union Beach is a "weak mayor / strong council" government in which council members act as the legislative body with the mayor presiding at meetings and voting only in the event of a tie. The mayor can veto ordinances subject to an override by a two-thirds majority vote of the council. The mayor makes committee and liaison assignments for council members, and most appointments are made by the mayor with the advice and consent of the council.[56][57]
As of 2022[update], the Mayor of Union Beach is Republican Charles W. Cocuzza, who was elected to serve a term of office ending December 31, 2023. Members of the Borough Council are Council President Albin J. Wicki (R, 2024), Louis S. Andreuzzi (R, 2023), Anthony Cavallo (R, 2022), Albert E. Lewandowski (R, 2022), Cherlanne Roche (R, 2023) and Eileen Woodruff (R, 2024).[4][58][59][60][61]
In May 2020, the Borough Council appointed Albin J. Wicki to fill the seat expiring in December 2023 that had been held by Paul J. Smith Jr. until his death the previous month.[62] In the November 2020 general election, Charles W. Cocuzza was elected to serve the balance of the term of office.[60]
Federal, state and county representation
Union Beach is located in the 6th Congressional District[63] and is part of New Jersey's 13th state legislative district.[19][64][65]
For the 2022–2023 session, the 13th Legislative District of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the New Jersey Senate by Declan O'Scanlon (R, Little Silver) and in the General Assembly by Vicky Flynn (R, Holmdel Township) and Gerard Scharfenberger (R, Middletown Township).[71]
Monmouth County is governed by a Board of County Commissioners comprised of five members who are elected at-large to serve three year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either one or two seats up for election each year as part of the November general election. At an annual reorganization meeting held in the beginning of January, the board selects one of its members to serve as Director and another as Deputy Director.[72] As of 2022[update], Monmouth County's Commissioners are
Commissioner Director Thomas A. Arnone (R, Neptune City, term as commissioner and as director ends December 31, 2022),[73]
Commissioner Deputy Director Susan M. Kiley (R, Hazlet Township, term as commissioner ends December 31, 2024; term as deputy commissioner director ends 2022),[74]
Lillian G. Burry (R, Colts Neck Township, 2023),[75]
Nick DiRocco (R, Wall Township, 2022),[76] and
Ross F. Licitra (R, Marlboro Township, 2023).[77][78][79]
Constitutional officers elected on a countywide basis are
County clerk Christine Giordano Hanlon (R, 2025; Ocean Township),[80][81]
Sheriff Shaun Golden (R, 2022; Howell Township)[82][83] and
Surrogate Rosemarie D. Peters (R, 2026; Middletown Township).[84][85]
Politics
As of March 23, 2011, there were a total of 3,782 registered voters in Union Beach, of which 887 (23.5%) were registered as Democrats, 667 (17.6%) were registered as Republicans and 2,228 (58.9%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were no voters registered to other parties.[86]
In the 2012 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 52.6% of the vote (1,109 cast), ahead of Republican Mitt Romney with 46.3% (976 votes), and other candidates with 1.0% (22 votes), among the 2,119 ballots cast by the borough's 3,857 registered voters (12 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 54.9%.[87][88] In the 2008 presidential election, Republican John McCain received 53.2% of the vote (1,490 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 43.9% (1,229 votes) and other candidates with 1.5% (41 votes), among the 2,802 ballots cast by the borough's 4,103 registered voters, for a turnout of 68.3%.[89] In the 2004 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 56.2% of the vote (1,569 ballots cast), outpolling Democrat John Kerry with 42.0% (1,172 votes) and other candidates with 0.9% (37 votes), among the 2,793 ballots cast by the borough's 4,114 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 67.9.[90]
In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 73.6% of the vote (1,099 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 24.2% (362 votes), and other candidates with 2.1% (32 votes), among the 1,520 ballots cast by the borough's 3,642 registered voters (27 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 41.7%.[91][92] In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 65.5% of the vote (1,152 ballots cast), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 24.6% (432 votes), Independent Chris Daggett with 7.7% (136 votes) and other candidates with 1.7% (30 votes), among the 1,759 ballots cast by the borough's 3,917 registered voters, yielding a 44.9% turnout.[93]
Education
The Union Beach School System serves public school students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade at Union Beach Memorial School.[94] As of the 2019–20 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 640 students and 61.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.4:1.[95]
Public school students in ninth through twelfth grades attend Keyport High School in Keyport, as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Keyport Public Schools.[96] As of the 2019–20 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 373 students and 36.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.2:1.[97]
Students have the choice to apply for Red Bank Regional High School for admission into its specialized programs.[98] High school students also have the option to apply to one of the career academies in the Monmouth County Vocational School District.[99]
Transportation
Roads and highways
Route 36 on the edge of Union Beach
As of May2010[update], the borough had a total of 25.60 miles (41.20km) of roadways, of which 22.06 miles (35.50km) were maintained by the municipality, 2.93 miles (4.72km) by Monmouth County and 0.61 miles (0.98km) by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.[100]
NJ Transit local bus service is available on the 817 route.[102]
Controversy
Union Beach made national news for fighting a wind turbine proposed by the Bayshore Regional Sewerage Authority that would be constructed in close proximity to residential houses, sensitive bird habitats, and protected wetlands. The agency received approval in October 2009 from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection for the turbine, which would stand 380 feet (120m) high.[103] The case was brought to the Supreme Court of New Jersey, which in September 2014 upheld a state law disallowing local ordinances from preventing the development of certain wind power projects in New Jersey.[104]
Notable people
See also: Category:People from Monmouth County, New Jersey
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Union Beach include:
Paul Bacon (born 1923), designer of book and album covers[105]
Cheslow, Jerry. "If You're Thinking of Living In/Union Beach, N.J.; Waterfront Borough Making a Comeback", The New York Times, May 5, 2002. Accessed October 13, 2015. "The arrival in the 1890s of the Central Railroad of New Jersey gave the community a boost, leading to the sale and subdivision of nearly all of the large farms. The 100-acre Poole farm became the Union Subdivision starting in 1908. The borough of Union Beach was formed in 1925 when it split off from Middletown Township.... MOST Union Beach students go on to the 523-student Keyport High School in the neighboring borough of Keyport. A handful of students are accepted into Red Bank Regional High School, after passing admissions tests to its three specialized programs: visual and performing arts; information technology; and finance."
Burket, William H. Union Beach, p. 7. Arcadia Publishing, 1998. ISBN9780738557793. Accessed October 13, 2015. "The property offered for sale in 1846 by the Florence & Keyport Co. was again offered for sale in 1915 as East Point Beach Estates and again in 1920 as Union Beach by Charles Carr."
Staff. "Grand opening for waterfront townhouses in Union Beach", Asbury Park Press, August 1, 2010. Accessed March 10, 2015. "Union Beach offers wonderful distant views of the New York City skyline in addition to the Verrazano Narrows Bridge connecting Brooklyn to Staten Island."
Point-Du-Jour, Rodney. "Memorial honors the memory of Sept. 11 victims", Asbury Park Press, June 30, 2002. Accessed October 28, 2013. "A group of residents yesterday strengthened an intimate bond between their community and the site of World Trade Center towers, which once could be seen from this Bayshore town and is now a vacant space in the New York City skyline, with the dedication of a Sept. 11 memorial."
Rafei, Roya. "Memorials rise around Shore as towns honor victims", Asbury Park Press, September 2, 2006. "In Union Beach, a 6-foot-high black stone monument has been diamond-etched with an outline of the New York City skyline and was positioned so that someone looking beyond the stone will see the exact site where the towers stood."
Staff. "Hurricane Sandy: N.J. county by county evacuations, flooding, closings", The Star-Ledger, October 28, 2012. Accessed July 24, 2015. "Union Beach - A mandatory evacuation has been issued for the whole community as of 4 p.m., said Michael Harriot, the community's emergency management coordinator."
Peskoe, Ashley. "Hurricane Sandy decimates Union Beach", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, October 31, 2012. Accessed June 25, 2017. "Nearly 200 homes were destroyed in Union Beach in one of the worst storms the state has seen."
Sagara, Eric. "Hurricane Sandy's destruction: Aerial assessment shows nearly 72K buildings damaged in N.J.", The Star-Ledger, November 28, 2012. Accessed June 25, 2017. "In Union Beach, 62 homes 'no longer exist,' Emergency Management Coordinator Mike Harriott said. An additional 100 homes, including those that shifted off foundations, are no longer habitable, he said. Some 400 houses took on 6 feet or more of water. Seen another way, Sandy wrecked one in five homes in the tiny working-class community."
Derricke, Dennis. "Residents Of Storm-Ravaged Union Beach, N.J. Working Hard To Rebuild", WCBS-TV, December 11, 2012. Accessed March 11, 2020. "Union Beach remains in such poor shape a month and a half after Superstorm Sandy that some say the cost to rebuild may be just too much."
Gurian, Scott. "With Insurance Settlements Still In Limbo, Sandy Victims Turn To Legal Remedies", NJ Spotlight, September 24, 2013. Accessed July 13, 2018. "Crews demolishing the remains of Jakeabob's Bay restaurant last March. Nearly a year after the storm, owner Gigi Liaguno-Dorr is still fighting with her insurance company."
Peskoe, Ashley. "Lack of post-Sandy funding causing Jakeabob's Off the Bay to close", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, March 6, 2014. accessed July 13, 2018. "Union Beach - A well-known restaurant that was destroyed in Hurricane Sandy, but opened a temporary location to continue serving the community until it could rebuild, will shut its doors at the end of the month. Jakeabob’s Off the Bay, the temporary location and community kitchen, will not renew its lease at the end of the month and March 28 will be the last day of business."
Borough Council Meeting Minutes for May 21, 202, Borough of Union Beach. Accessed August 10, 2022. "WHEREAS, due to the death of Mayor Paul J. Smith, Jr. on April 30, 2020, a vacancy for the position of Mayor of Union Beach has occurred; ... and WHEREAS, within 30 (thirty days) of the occurrence, the Governing Body must fill the vacancy of Mayor Paul J. Smith, Jr. whose term expires on December 31, 2023 by appointment (N.J.S.A. 40A:16-11) for a period until such time a successor is duly elected at the General election of November 3, 2020; ... NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the Borough Union Beach, County of Monmouth, that Albin J. Wicki be appointed to the position of Mayor of the Borough of Union Beach until such time as a successor is duly elected at the General Election of November 3, 2020"
Plan Components Report, New Jersey Redistricting Commission, December 23, 2011. Accessed February 1, 2020.
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."
Biography of Bob Menendez, United States Senate, January 26, 2015. "Menendez, who started his political career in Union City, moved in September from Paramus to one of Harrison's new apartment buildings near the town's PATH station.."
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."
2009 Governor: Monmouth CountyArchived October 17, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed December 13, 2012.
Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the Union Beach School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2018. Accessed March 11, 2020. "The Union Beach School District is a Type II district located in the county of Monmouth, State of New Jersey. As a Type II district, the School District functions independently through a Board of Education. The Board is comprised of nine members elected to three-year staggered terms. The purpose of the District is to educate students in grades PreK-8."
Keyport High School 2016 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed August 5, 2017. "Keyport High School, a four year comprehensive high school, serves both the Keyport and Union Beach communities."
Cheslow, Jerry. "If You're Thinking of Living In/Union Beach, N.J.; Waterfront Borough Making a Comeback", The New York Times, May 5, 2002. Accessed July 15, 2012. "Most Union Beach students go on to the 523-student Keyport High School in the neighboring borough of Keyport. A handful of students are accepted into Red Bank Regional High School, after passing admissions tests to its three specialized programs: visual and performing arts; information technology; and finance."
About, Monmouth County Vocational School District. Accessed August 31, 2013.
McConville, Jim. "Union Beach wind turbine plan gets DEP approval", Asbury Park Press, October 31, 2009. Accessed July 15, 2012. "The Bayshore Regional Sewerage Authority has been given the OK by the state Department of Environmental Protection to go out to bid for construction of a 380-foot-tall, energy-producing wind turbine, officials said."
Spoto, MaryAnn. "N.J. Supreme Court won't hear appeal of controversial Union Beach wind turbine", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, September 26, 2014. Accessed May 7, 2015. "Union Beach has been dealt a blow in its fight against the construction of a wind turbine at the Bayshore Regional Sewerage Authority after the state Supreme Court refused to consider hearing its appeal. The denial by the state's highest court affirms lower court rulings that said an amendment to the state's Municipal Land Use Law trumps a borough ordinance that effectively blocked the construction of the turbine."
Staff. "Skip O'Brien: Obituary", Asbury Park Press, April 8, 2011. Accessed August 9, 2012. "Born Bernard Francis O'Brien in Jersey City, Skip moved to Union Beach as a young boy, and lived there until he entered the U.S. Marine Corps in 1968. After graduating from Brookdale College in 1980, he moved to California to pursue his dream of becoming an actor.... He relocated to Hazlet in 2010 to be close to his family."
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