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Coordinates: 40°09′14″N 74°01′37″W / 40.153764°N 74.026853°W / 40.153764; -74.026853
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Monmouth
Incorporated	March 14, 1892
Government
• Type	Borough
• Body	Borough Council
• Mayor	Jennifer Naughton (D, term ends December 31, 2023)
• Administrator	W. Bryan Dempsey
• Municipal clerk	Dina M. Zahorsky
Area
• Total	1.75 sq mi (4.52 km)
• Land	1.33 sq mi (3.45 km)
• Water	0.41 sq mi (1.07 km)  23.60%
• Rank	426th of 565 in state 34th of 53 in county
Elevation	16 ft (5 m)
Population
• Total	2,789
• Estimate	2,751
• Rank	455th of 565 in state 40th of 53 in county
• Density	2,093.1/sq mi (808.2/km)
• Rank	287th of 565 in state 34th of 53 in county
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code	07762
Area code(s)	732 exchanges: 282, 449, 974
FIPS code	3402570110
GNIS feature ID	0885406
Website	www.springlakeboro.org

Spring Lake, is a borough situated 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 2,789, a decrease of 204 (−6.8%) from the 2010 census count of 2,993, which in turn reflected a decline of 574 (−16.1%) from the 3,567 counted in the 2000 census.

New Jersey Monthly magazine ranked Spring Lake as the 240th best place to live in New Jersey in its 2010 rankings of the "Best Places To Live" in New Jersey.

In 2012, Forbes.com listed Spring Lake as 187th in its listing of "America's Most Expensive ZIP Codes", with a median home price of $1,190,586.

History

Spring Lake was formed as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 14, 1892, from portions of Wall Township, based on the results of a referendum held on March 8, 1892. On February 24, 1903, the borough of North Spring Lake was annexed to Spring Lake. The borough was named for a clear spring-fed lake.

During the "Gilded Age" of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Spring Lake developed into a coastal resort for members of New York City and Philadelphia high society, in similar fashion to the settlements of Newport, Rhode Island, and Bar Harbor, Maine. A surviving example of architecture constructed during this era is the Martin Maloney Cottage on Morris Avenue next to the tycoon's former and no longer existent Ballingarry Estate. Another fine example of period architecture listed on the National Register of Historic Places is the Audenried Cottage on Tuttle Avenue.

The owner of the Ballingarry Estate, Marquis Martin Maloney, built St. Catharine Roman Catholic Church on a knoll overlooking the eponymous Spring Lake. The cornerstone of the church was laid on St. Patrick's Day in 1901.

The second of the five victims of the Jersey Shore shark attacks of 1916, Charles Bruder, 27, a Swiss bellhop for the Essex and Sussex Hotel, was killed on July 6, 1916, while swimming approximately 130 yards (120 m) from shore in Spring Lake. The wave of attacks took place between July 1 and July 12, 1916, along 80 miles (130 km) of Atlantic Ocean coastline and is often attributed as having inspired the novel Jaws by Peter Benchley and the corresponding film by Steven Spielberg, though Benchley has explicitly denied the claim.

The borough and its environs are known as the "Irish Riviera" because of the large Irish-American population in the area, with Spring Lake having the highest percentage of any municipality in the United States.

The Spring Lake 5 Mile Run, a race that was first run in 1977, circles the borough, beginning and ending at the beachfront. The 2014 race had 10,360 finishers, out of 12,500 registered; it is the country's largest 5-mile race. In 2015, the race was listed as one of the top 100 races in America by Runner's World magazine.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 1.75 square miles (4.52 km), including 1.33 square miles (3.45 km) of land and 0.41 square miles (1.07 km) of water (23.60%).

Wreck Pond is a tidal pond located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by Wall Township and the boroughs of Spring Lake, Spring Lake Heights, and Sea Girt, covering an area of 28 acres (11 ha). The Wreck Pond watershed covers about 12 square miles (31 km) in eastern Monmouth County.

The borough borders the Monmouth County municipalities of Belmar, Lake Como, Sea Girt, Spring Lake Heights and Wall Township.

North Spring Lake was an independent borough established in 1884 which comprised the northern portion of Spring Lake. The borough was disestablished and its territory was annexed by Spring Lake in 1903.

Demographics

2010 census

The 2010 United States census counted 2,993 people, 1,253 households, and 829 families in the borough. The population density was 2,250.8 per square mile (869.0/km). There were 2,048 housing units at an average density of 1,540.2 per square mile (594.7/km). The racial makeup was 97.63% (2,922) White, 0.27% (8) Black or African American, 0.03% (1) Native American, 1.00% (30) Asian, 0.03% (1) Pacific Islander, 0.50% (15) from other races, and 0.53% (16) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.90% (57) of the population.

Of the 1,253 households, 22.6% had children under the age of 18; 56.8% were married couples living together; 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present and 33.8% were non-families. Of all households, 31.3% were made up of individuals and 19.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 3.01.

21.6% of the population were under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 12.2% from 25 to 44, 33.2% from 45 to 64, and 27.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 51.9 years. For every 100 females, the population had 89.3 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 83.9 males.

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $97,885 (with a margin of error of +/− $16,792) and the median family income was $150,156 (+/− $39,466). Males had a median income of $106,853 (+/− $30,491) versus $68,750 (+/− $15,695) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $71,661 (+/− $14,582). About 2.2% of families and 2.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 2.0% of those age 65 or over.

2000 census

As of the 2000 United States census there were 3,567 people, 1,463 households, and 983 families residing in the borough. The population density was 2,723.8 inhabitants per square mile (1,051.7/km). There were 1,930 housing units at an average density of 1,473.7 per square mile (569.0/km). The racial makeup of the borough was 98.77% White, 0.34% African American, 0.28% Asian, 0.11% from other races, and 0.50% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.73% of the population.

There were 1,463 households, out of which 23.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.8% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.8% were non-families. 29.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 21.8% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 19.6% from 25 to 44, 28.9% from 45 to 64, and 25.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.2 males.

As of 2008, the median income for a household in the borough was $115,709. Males had a median income of $88,924 versus $41,000 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $59,445. None of the families and 2.6% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 6.6% of those over 64.

39.4% of Spring Lake residents identified as being of Irish American ancestry in the 2000 Census, the highest percentage of Irish Americans of any place in the United States.

Government

Local government

Spring Lake 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. The governing body is comprised of the mayor and the borough council, with all positions elected at-large on a partisan basis as part of the November general election. The mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office. The borough council includes 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. The borough form of government used by Spring Lake 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.

As of 2023, the mayor of Spring Lake is Democrat Jennifer Naughton, whose term of office ends on December 31, 2023. Members of the Spring Lake Borough Council are Council President Brendan Judge (R, 2023), Joseph T. Erbe Jr. (r, 2025), Edwin J. Hale (R, 2025), Kathleen McDonough (R, 2024), Matthew Q. Sagui (R, 2023) and Syd Whalley (D, 2024).

Federal, state and county representation

Spring Lake is located in the 4th Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 10th legislative district.

For the 118th United States Congress, New Jersey's 4th congressional district is represented by Chris Smith (R, Manchester Township). New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Democrats Cory Booker (Newark, term ends 2027) and Andy Kim (Moorestown, term ends 2031).

For the 2024-2025 session, the 10th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by James W. Holzapfel (R, Toms River) and in the General Assembly by Paul Kanitra (R, Point Pleasant Beach) and Gregory P. McGuckin (R, Toms River).

Monmouth County is governed by a Board of County Commissioners composed 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.

As of 2025, Monmouth County's Commissioners are Director Thomas A. Arnone (R, Neptune City, 2025), Susan M. Kiley (R, Hazlet Township, 2027), Erik Anderson (R, Shrewsbury, 2026), Nick DiRocco (R, Wall Township, 2025), and Deputy Director Ross F. Licitra (R, Marlboro Township, 2026).

Constitutional officers elected on a countywide basis are Clerk Christine Giordano Hanlon (R, 2025; Ocean Township), Sheriff Shaun Golden (R, 2025; Howell Township) and Surrogate Rosemarie D. Peters (R, 2026; Middletown Township).

Politics

As of March 2011, there were a total of 2,520 registered voters in Spring Lake, of which 453 (18.0%) were registered as Democrats, 1,104 (43.8%) were registered as Republicans and 961 (38.1%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were two voters registered as Libertarians or Greens.

In the 2012 presidential election, Republican Mitt Romney received 70.4% of the vote (1,258 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 28.7% (514 votes), and other candidates with 0.9% (16 votes), among the 1,804 ballots cast by the borough's 2,544 registered voters (16 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 70.9%. In the 2008 presidential election, Republican John McCain received 64.4% of the vote (1,326 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 32.8% (676 votes) and other candidates with 1.0% (20 votes), among the 2,059 ballots cast by the borough's 2,692 registered voters, for a turnout of 76.5%. In the 2004 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 64.0% of the vote (1,427 ballots cast), outpolling Democrat John Kerry with 30.1% (670 votes) and other candidates with 1.0% (30 votes), among the 2,229 ballots cast by the borough's 2,873 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 77.6.

In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 82.7% of the vote (1,226 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 15.5% (230 votes), and other candidates with 1.8% (26 votes), among the 1,505 ballots cast by the borough's 2,542 registered voters (23 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 59.2%. In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 68.8% of the vote (1,144 ballots cast), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 23.3% (388 votes), Independent Chris Daggett with 5.7% (95 votes) and other candidates with 0.7% (11 votes), among the 1,663 ballots cast by the borough's 2,593 registered voters, yielding a 64.1% turnout.

Education

The Spring Lake School District is a public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade at H. W. Mountz School. As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 181 students and 27.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 6.7:1. In the 2016–17 school year, Spring Lake had the 43rd smallest enrollment of any school district in the state, with 197 students. In 2015, H.W. Mountz School was one of 15 schools in New Jersey, and one of nine public schools, recognized as a National Blue Ribbon School in the exemplary high performing category by the United States Department of Education.

Students attending public high school for ninth through twelfth grades are assigned to Manasquan High School as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Manasquan Public Schools. Manasquan High School also serves students from Avon-by-the-Sea, Belmar, Brielle, Lake Como, Sea Girt and Spring Lake Heights who attend Manasquan High School as part of sending/receiving relationships with their respective districts. As of the 2018–19 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 969 students and 72.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.3:1.

Students may also attend one of the magnet schools in the Monmouth County Vocational School District—Marine Academy of Science and Technology, Academy of Allied Health & Science, High Technology High School, Biotechnology High School, and Communications High School.

Spring Lake students are also served by Saint Catharine School, a Catholic school that serves students in grades K–8 and operates under the supervision of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Trenton. In 2018, the school was one of 18 schools in New Jersey recognized by the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program.

Transportation

Roads and highways

As of May 2010, the borough had a total of 28.19 miles (45.37 km) of roadways, of which 26.06 miles (41.94 km) were maintained by the municipality and 2.13 miles (3.43 km) by Monmouth County.

No major roads pass through the borough, with the most significant routes being minor county roads such as County Route 18. Route 71 is accessible in bordering Spring Lake Heights. The Garden State Parkway and Interstate 195 are accessible in neighboring Wall Township.

Public transportation

NJ Transit offers passenger train service at the Spring Lake station. Commuter service is provided on the North Jersey Coast Line, offering express and local service. Diesel service operates from Hoboken Terminal to Bay Head station. Electric service operates from Penn Station to Long Branch station, where the electrified portion of the line ends. Mid-line stations include Newark Penn Station, Newark Liberty International Airport Station, and Secaucus Junction.

NJ Transit bus service is available between the borough and Philadelphia on the 317 route, with local service offered on the 830 route.

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Spring Lake has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa). Cfa climates are characterized by all months having an average mean temperature above 32.0 °F (0.0 °C), at least four months with an average mean temperature at or above 50.0 °F (10.0 °C), at least one month with an average mean temperature at or above 71.6 °F (22.0 °C) and no significant precipitation difference between seasons. During the summer months at Spring Lake, a cooling afternoon sea breeze is present on most days, but episodes of extreme heat and humidity can occur with heat index values at or above 95.0 °F (35.0 °C). On average, the wettest month of the year is July which corresponds with the annual peak in thunderstorm activity. During the winter months, episodes of extreme cold and wind can occur with wind chill values below 0.0 °F (−17.8 °C). The plant hardiness zone at Spring Lake Beach is 7a with an average annual extreme minimum air temperature of 3.8 °F (−15.7 °C). The average seasonal (November–April) snowfall total is 18 to 24 inches (46 to 61 cm) and the average snowiest month is February which corresponds with the annual peak in nor'easter activity.

Ecology

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

Notable people

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

• Charles A. Agemian (1909–1996), banker who left Chase Manhattan Bank and became chairman and chief executive officer of Garden State National Bank
• George Ansbro (1915–2011), radio announcer for six decades on NBC and CBS
• Craig Biggio (born 1965), Houston Astros MLB hall of fame baseball player
• Tom Brower (born 1965), member of the Hawaii House of Representatives
• Chris Candido (1972–2005), professional wrestler
• Bill Carmody (born 1951), head basketball coach at Northwestern University
• Caroline Casagrande (born 1976), politician who represented the 12th and 11th Districts in the New Jersey General Assembly from 2008 to 2015
• Robert Chesebrough (1837–1933), inventor of Vaseline
• Katharine "Kerry" Close (born 1992), winner of the 79th annual Scripps National Spelling Bee in 2006
• John F. Crosby (1889–1962), lawyer who served as the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut
• Paul J. Curran (1933–2008), politician who served in the New York State Assembly and fought corruption as a federal prosecutor and as the state's commissioner of investigation
• Al DeRogatis (1927–1995), NY Giants football player and NBC television sportscaster
• Khigh Dhiegh (1910–1991), actor, starred in the original film version of The Manchurian Candidate
• Anne Evans Estabrook, real estate developer who was the frontrunner in the Republican primary for the 2008 United States Senate race in New Jersey before suffering a mini-stroke and withdrawing from the race
• Jack Ford, Court TV news anchor
• Mary Higgins Clark (1927–2020), writer whose 2001 book On the Street Where You Live was set in Spring Lake
• Kermit Love (1916–2008), creator of the Sesame Street characters Big Bird and Mr. Snuffleupagus
• Jim Manzi (born 1963), technology entrepreneur
• William Gibbs McAdoo (1863–1941), United States Secretary of the Treasury under President Wilson
• George T. McDonald (1944–2021), philanthropist and social worker who founded the homeless advocacy group The Doe Fund
• Gil McDougald (1928–2010), former New York Yankees infielder
• James P. Mitchell (1900–1964), United States Secretary of Labor from 1953 to 1961 during the Eisenhower Administration
• Vincent J. Murphy (1893–1976), Mayor of Newark, New Jersey, from 1941 to 1949
• Jack Nicholson (born 1937), actor
• Wilbur Ross (born 1937), investor and former banker
• Lee Savold (1915–1972), heavyweight boxer who held the British and European version of the World Heavyweight championship between 1950 and 1951
• Sonny Senerchia (1931–2003), former Major League Baseball third baseman who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1952
• John Wiggers (1917–2007), professional basketball player who played for the Akron Goodyear Wingfoots in the National Basketball League
• Charles D. Wrege (1924–2014), management historian and professor at Rutgers University

Popular culture

Spring Lake is the setting for the Mary Higgins Clark novel On the Street Where You Live. The opening scenes of Ulu Grosbard's 1968 film The Subject Was Roses were filmed in Spring Lake. Indie rock band Vampire Weekend filmed a music video for their song "Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa" in a home in Spring Lake, as well as on the beach. Spring Lake was used as a stand-in for turn-of-the-century Atlantic City, New Jersey, in the 1981 film Ragtime.

In John Frankenheimer's 1962 film The Manchurian Candidate, the character of Major Bennett Marco (played by Frank Sinatra) suffers from a nightmare set in Spring Lake. He imagines himself and his fellow soldiers sitting through a lecture by Mrs. Henry Whitaker of the Spring Lake Garden Club. A sign reveals the location of the lecture to be the fictional "Spring Lake Hotel". Eventually, the audience sees that the garden club meeting is merely an illusion and the platoon is actually at a meeting of Russian and Chinese officials in Manchuria. The Mrs. Whitaker character is actually a Chinese scientist named Dr. Yen Lo, portrayed by Spring Lake native Khigh Dhiegh.

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97. Mueller, Mark. "Which N.J. schools were named National Blue Ribbon schools?", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, September 29, 2015. Accessed November 14, 2016. "Fifteen New Jersey schools have been recognized by the federal government as National Blue Ribbon Schools, a designation that celebrates excellence in academics or progress in closing the achievement gap among groups of students.... Each of the 15 New Jersey schools was chosen for the 'exemplary high performing' category, which weighs state or national tests, high school graduation rates and the performance of subgroups of students, such as those who are economically disadvantaged."
98. Manasquan School District 2016 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 21, 2020. "Manasquan High School receives students from seven sending districts; Avon, Belmar, Brielle, Lake Como, Sea Girt, Spring Lake, and Spring Lake Heights, as well as our Manasquan Elementary School students."
99. Sending Districts, Manasquan Public Schools. Accessed May 29, 2016. "Manasquan High School receives students from seven different districts; Avon, Brielle, Belmar, Lake Como, Sea Girt, Spring Lake, and Spring Lake Heights. Including our Manasquan students, the high school population is just under one thousand students."
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101. Spring Lake Borough School District 2013 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed July 18, 2016. "Students in grades 9 through 12 attend Manasquan High School, Wall Township Communications High School, The Academy of Allied Health and Science and various other private and parochial high schools."
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109. North Jersey Coast Line schedule, NJ Transit, updated April 23, 2023. Accessed May 1, 2023.
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115. Thomas Jr., Robert McG. "C. A. Agemian, 86, Former Executive At Chase Manhattan", The New York Times, April 1, 1996. Accessed July 20, 2017. "Charles A. Agemian, a former Chase Manhattan executive whose banking career covered two thirds of a century, died on Friday at a hospital in Neptune, N.J. He was 86 and a resident of Spring Lake."
116. "I Have a Lady in the Balcony" Archived August 9, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, McFarland & Company. Accessed November 12, 2008. "George Ansbro was an announcer for the NBC and ABC networks for six decades. He worked in both the live radio era of big bands and soap operas and the television era, retiring from ABC in 1990. He lives in Spring Lake, New Jersey."
117. "The UnHamptons: 9 Jersey Shore", New York, May 28, 2001. Accessed August 1, 2011. "Spring Lake counts among its residents author Mary Higgins Clark, who set her latest novel here, as well as newscaster Jack Ford and Houston Astro Craig Biggio."
118. Tim Brower, Hawaii State Legislature. Accessed February 4, 2011. "He also lived in Belmar and Spring Lake on the New Jersey Shore as a child, where he attended grammar school and high school."
119. Williams, Carol Gorga. "Wrestler remembered as man who loved life Shore resident Christopher B. Candito, 33, died Thursday in hospital", Asbury Park Press, April 30, 2005. Accessed April 3, 2011. "Born in Edison, Candito, 33, had lived in Spring Lake until moving to Matawan 10 years ago. He attended H.W. Mountz Grammar School in Spring Lake..."
120. Stump, Scott. "Carmody struggles to overcome history", Asbury Park Press, December 18, 2005. "The former Spring Lake resident is no stranger to traveling long distances, considering Northwestern's roster has been heavily sprinkled with foreign players during his tenure."
121. Chung, Keanie. "Lessons from stonemason's precision give Carmody confidence to take wing", Chicago Sun-Times, November 16, 2000. Accessed August 14, 2012. "Carmody, 48, grew up in Spring Lake, NJ, a town on the Jersey shore, as the fifth of John and Marion Carmody's 11 children."
122. Tesoriero, Tobi. "People On The Move: Assemblywoman Caroline Casagrande", Living In Media, October 23, 2008, backed up by the Internet Archive as of February 18, 2012. Accessed October 8, 2015. "This is not to say, however, that Casagrande has deserted her Jersey Shore roots (she is originally from Spring Lake); she still loves the shore and plans to pass along her love of the ocean and sand to her son."
123. Staff. "Building at Spring Lake, N.J.", The New York Times, August 13, 1939. Accessed April 3, 2011. "Armino A. Campagna, New York builder, has started construction of a group of all-year homes on the former estate of the late Robert A. Chesebrough on Pitney Avenue Spring Lake N. J."
124. 13-Year-Old New Jersey Girl Wins Scripps National Spelling Bee, Scripps National Spelling Bee press release dated June 1, 2006.
125. "John F. Crosby Succumbs; Financier Held U.S. Posts", Asbury Park Press, December 11, 1962. Accessed January 28, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "Spring Lake -- John F Crosby, former assistant U.S. attorney general, died yesterday at his home, 111 Lorraine Ave."
126. McFadden, Robert D. "Paul Curran, 75, Corruption Foe, Dies", The New York Times, September 6, 2008. Accessed November 14, 2016. "Mr. Curran, who lived in Manhattan and Spring Lake, N.J., died of complications of cancer, said his son Thomas."
127. Reilly, Michael. "Former Broadcaster DeRogatis Dies Of Cancer", St. Louis Post-Dispatch, December 28, 1995. Accessed August 3, 2007. "Mr. DeRogatis, who lived in Spring Lake, died of cancer at Jersey Shore Medical Center."
128. via Associated Press. "Khigh Dhiegh, 81", Telegram & Gazette, October 27, 1991. Accessed July 14, 2011. "He was born in Spring Lake, NJ, and lived most of his life in New York."
129. Burton, Cynthia. "Senate hopeful is out of GOP race Developer Anne Evans Estabrook says she suffered a minor stroke.", The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 6, 2008. Accessed October 8, 2015. "Because Estabrook, a wealthy developer from Spring Lake, could have heavily funded her campaign and comes from the GOP's moderate wing, some Democrats saw her as a threat to U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D., N.J.)."
130. The UnHamptons: 9 Jersey Shore, New York, May 28, 2001. Accessed July 28, 2007. "Spring Lake counts among its residents author Mary Higgins Clark, who set her latest novel here, as well as newscaster Jack Ford and Houston Astro Craig Biggio."
131. Meet the Writers: Mary Higgins Clark, accessed March 22, 2007. "They now live in Saddle River, New Jersey; they also have an apartment in Manhattan and summer homes in Spring Lake, New Jersey and Dennis, Massachusetts."
132. Hevesi, Dennis. "Kermit Love, Costume Creator, Dies at 91", The New York Times, June 24, 2008. Accessed August 14, 2012. "Despite his assumed English (and sometimes French) accent, Kermit Ernest Hollingshead Love was born in Spring Lake, N.J., on Aug. 7, 1916."
133. Manzi, Jim. "In Defense of a Small Town", National Review, June 6, 2008. Accessed March 1, 2020. "I grew up in a small beach town in New Jersey named Spring Lake that is pretty much Mayberry-by-the-Sea: 3,475 people and no traffic lights."
134. Staff. "Utica Welcomes Farm Loan Board; Bankers as Well as Farmers Agreeable to the Idea of Establishing a Bank There. Grangers Anxious For It Nearly 500 Agricultural Societies In New York State Indorse the New Federal Act.", The New York Times, August 25, 1916. Accessed December 7, 2012. "After the hearing today Secretary McAdoo returned to Spring Lake, N. J., because of the illness of Mrs. McAdoo, who has malarial fever, contracted in the tropics during her recent tour with the Secretary to South America."
135. Traub, Alex. "George McDonald, Power Broker for the Powerless, Dies at 76", The New York Times February 4, 2021. Accessed February 7, 2021. "George Thomas McDonald was born on April 28, 1944, in Spring Lake, N.J."
136. Berkow, Ira. "Baseball: The Sweetest Sound of All; McDougald, Yankee Star of 50's, Can Hear Again After Operation", The New York Times, January 4, 1995. Accessed July 14, 2011. "The McDougalds had taken the nearly two-hour train ride from their home in Spring Lake, N.J., and would be going across the street to Bellevue Hospital."
137. "James Mitchell Sits In One Of The Capital's Hottest Spots As The New Secretary Of Labor", Asbury Park Press, November 22, 1953. Accessed March 17, 2017. "To this day, his family and friends are convinced that if he hadn't been feeling wretched from the onset of chicken pox, the nation would have an admiral instead of a secretary of labor named James Paul Mitchell, of 214 South Boulevard, Spring Lake, N.J."
138. Staff. "Vincent Murphy, Labor Leader, 83; Headed Jersey A.F.L.-C.I.O. and Was Mayor of Newark", The New York Times, June 9, 1976. Accessed August 14, 2012. "Vincent J. Murphy, the longtime New Jersey labor leader and former Mayor of Newark, died yesterday at his home in Spring Lake, N.J. He was 83 years old."
139. McDougal, Dennis (October 2007). Five Easy Decades: How Jack Nicholson Became the Biggest Movie Star in Modern Times. Wiley. p. 16. ISBN 978-0-471-72246-5. "When Jack was ready for high school, the family moved once more-this time two miles (3 km) farther south to old-money Spring Lake, Jersey's so called Irish Riviera, where Ethel May set up her beauty parlor in a rambling duplex at 505 Mercer Avenue."
140. Nicholson, Jack. "No Getting Away From NJ: Hollywood legend Jack Nicholson attempts to elucidate the definitive quality of New Jersey.", New Jersey Monthly, November 15, 2010. Accessed July 14, 2011. "I grew up on the Shore...in Neptune, Neptune City, Manasquan, and Spring Lake. Graduated from Manasquan . No offense to Atlantic City, but, where we grew up, we called it 'The Shore.'"
141. Newman, Richard. "Community spirit - takeover maestro Ross eyes North Jersey banks", The Record, August 16, 2010. Accessed December 2, 2016. "Ross is no stranger to New Jersey. He grew up in North Bergen, the son of a lawyer and a schoolteacher, and his family spent summers at the Jersey Shore in Spring Lake, where his sister and brother-in-law live."
142. "Lee Savold, Onetime Heavyweight Fighter, Dies", The New York Times, May 15, 1972. Accessed March 12, 2024. "Lee Savold, who held the British Empire and European heavyweight championship during a ring career that included fights with Joe Louis and Billy Conn, died yesterday in Neptune, N.J. He was 58 years old. Mr. Savold had been in the Jersey Shore Medical Center, where he died, for about a month, after, having suffered a stroke in his apartment in Spring Lake, N. J."
143. Staff. "Emanuel Robert Senerchia, 72, Major League Baseball player, concert violinist and educator", Asbury Park Press, November 6, 2003. Accessed August 14, 2012. "A 20-year resident of Spring Lake, he also resided in Long Branch and Ocean Township, where he continued his careers in music and teaching."
144. John Wiggers, Peach Basket Society. Accessed August 4, 2019. "Born: August 6, 1917 Spring Lake, NJ"
145. "Charles D. Wrege Obituary", Academy of Management. Accessed August 14, 2018. "Charles D. Wrege, the Academy of Management's Historian and Archivist, passed away on Tuesday, August 19, 2014, at his home in Spring Lake, NJ. Chuck - to his friends and colleagues - was born on March 11, 1924, in Newark, NJ, where he attended Arts High."
146. Vitullo-Martin, Julia. "The (Spring) Lake Effect", The New York Sun, September 26, 2005. Accessed July 14, 2011. "Or as mystery writer and Spring Lake homeowner Mary Higgins Clark wrote of a character in her novel "On the Street Where You Live": He "enjoyed Spring Lake best once late autumn set in. By then the summer people had closed their houses, not appearing even for weekends.'"
147. Pike, Helen-Chantal. "By the sea - New Jersey's `Irish Riviera' offers a taste of summer from an earlier era", Boston Herald, July 3, 1997. Accessed July 17, 2012. "Movie buffs might remember Spring Lake as the setting for the 1968 film "The Subject Was Roses," in which Patricia Neal escaped her dingy New York apartment for solace by the seashore."
148. The Subject Was Roses - Notes, Turner Classic Movies. Accessed July 17, 2012.
149. Shabe, John. "Vampire Weekend films in Spring Lake, Sea Girt, report says", The Star-Ledger, July 18, 2008. Accessed July 17, 2012. "Pop music sensation Vampire Weekend did video shoots earlier this week on the beach in Sea Girt and inside a spiffy home in Spring Lake, MTV.com reports ..."
150. Staff. "Spring Lake Offers a Piece of the Past", The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 6, 1983. Accessed July 17, 2012. "Three years ago, when the producers of the movie Ragtime were looking for a setting for scenes that were supposed to depict Atlantic City at the turn of the century, they chose Spring Lake and its grand, ocean-front Essex and Sussex Hotel."
151. Marcus, Greil. The Manchurian Candidate, p. 19. Macmillan Publishers, 2002. ISBN 0-85170-931-1. Accessed July 14, 2011. "It's 1954. Major Ben Marco of the US Army, played by Frank Sinatra, is lying on his bed, fully clothed in his uniform, dreaming the same dream he dreams every night. He's sweating. As his lips twitch, the camera moves in and we enter his dream. We're in an old hotel in Spring Lake, New Jersey; a meeting of the Ladies Garden Club is in progress."

External links

• Borough of Spring Lake official website
• Spring Lake community website
• Spring Lake Chamber of Commerce
• H. W. Mountz School
• School Performance Reports for the H. W. Mountz School, New Jersey Department of Education
• School Data for the H. W. Mountz School, National Center for Education Statistics
• A clip of Spring Lake circa 1929, from the Spring Lake Historical Society
• Images of America: Spring Lake, by area historian Patricia F. Colrick
• The New York Times, Weekender: Spring Lake, NJ

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