Little Silver, New Jersey

Borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, US

Borough in New Jersey, United States

Little Silver, New Jersey

Borough

Parker Homestead

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Coordinates: 40°20′13″N 74°02′04″W﻿ / ﻿40.336952°N 74.034535°W﻿ / 40.336952; -74.034535[1][2]
Country|  United States
State|  New Jersey
County| Monmouth
Incorporated| April 28, 1923
Government

[5]

• Type| Borough
• Body| Borough Council
• Mayor| Robert C. Neff Jr. (R, term ends December 31, 2027)[3]
• Administrator / Municipal clerk| Kevin Burke[4]
Area

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• Total

| 3.32 sq mi (8.60 km2)
• Land| 2.71 sq mi (7.02 km2)
• Water| 0.61 sq mi (1.57 km2)  18.28%
• Rank| 323rd of 565 in state
22nd of 53 in county[1]
Elevation

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| 16 ft (5 m)
Population

(2020)[8][9]

• Total

| 6,131

• Estimate

(2023)[8][10]

| 6,053
• Rank| 343rd of 565 in state
28th of 53 in county[11]
• Density| 2,260.7/sq mi (872.9/km2)
• Rank| 276th of 565 in state
33rd of 53 in county[11]
Time zone| UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code|

07739[12][13]

Area code(s)| 732[14]
FIPS code| 3402540770[1][15][16]
GNIS feature ID| 0885282[1][17]
Website| www.littlesilver.org
Canada Geese cross street in Little Silver, New Jersey

Little Silver is a borough in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 6,131,[8][9] an increase of 181 (+3.0%) from the 2010 census count of 5,950,[18][19] which in turn reflected a drop of 220 (−3.6%) from the 6,170 counted in the 2000 census.[20]

Little Silver was established with a King's land grant in 1663 and settled in 1667.[21] Little Silver was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 19, 1923, from portions of Shrewsbury Township, based on the results of a referendum held on April 28, 1923.[22]

## History

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Prior to the settlement of Europeans, the area that is now Little Silver was inhabited by the Navesink Native Americans.

There are several tales of how Little Silver received its name. In one, brothers Joseph and Peter Parker, who settled in this area in 1667 and owned land bounded by Parker's Creek on the south and Little Silver Creek on the north, named their holdings "Little Silver" after their father's (George Parker) estate in Portsmouth, Rhode Island.[21] The original Parker Homestead, dating to 1725 and one of the state's oldest, was acquired by the borough and is undergoing renovation.[23]

Other explanations for the derivation of the name are the payment to Native Americans for purchase of the land and the placid appearance of the water.[24]

The borough's earliest European residents were primarily farmers, fishermen and merchants.

Early families included:

* Parkers – Joseph and Peter Parker originally settled the area, and their original homestead at 235 Rumson Road has been declared a state historic site.
* Sickles – Harold and Elsie Sickles acquired land and opened a wholesale truck farm in 1908. The land was acquired from Harold's mother who was related to the Parkers. Transitioning from seasonal to year-round in 1998, Sickles Market became a specialty garden and food market until it closed in March 2024 after 116 years.[25]
* Lovett – John T. Lovett owned a nursery that once covered almost half the borough, supplying large catalog houses such as Sears Roebuck, Macy's and Newberry's. In 1878 he circulated a petition to the community recommending that the name be revised and on July 30, 1879, the Post Office name was changed from "Parkersville" to "Little Silver".[26]

The borough has had a varied history as a resort, agricultural area and fishing town. Today, the municipality is primarily residential with a range of housing types, from ranches and capes.

Little Silver separated from Shrewsbury Township in 1923. Since then, farms and nurseries have been replaced by housing. Over the years, New York City and North Jersey commuters have made Little Silver their home, traveling by rail or auto to their jobs. The Little Silver train station on Sycamore Avenue was designed by the noted American architect Henry Hobson Richardson and built in 1890. It reopened after renovations in 2003.

## Geography

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According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 3.32 square miles (8.60 km2), including 2.71 square miles (7.02 km2) of land and 0.61 square miles (1.57 km2) of water (18.28%).[1][2]

The original farms and nurseries have almost all been replaced by housing today. Little Silver's location on the Shrewsbury River makes it a popular destination for boaters and water sports enthusiasts, with a public boat ramp at the Dominick F. Santelle Park off Riverview Avenue. Approximately 8% of the homes are directly on the Shrewsbury River and another third of homes are on streams that connect to it.[27]

The borough borders the Monmouth County boroughs of Fair Haven, Monmouth Beach, Oceanport, Red Bank, Rumson and Shrewsbury.[28][29][30]

Little Silver Point is an unincorporated community located within Little Silver.[citation needed]

## Demographics

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Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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1930| 1,109| | —
1940| 1,461| | 31.7%
1950| 2,595| | 77.6%
1960| 5,202| | 100.5%
1970| 6,010| | 15.5%
1980| 5,548| | −7.7%
1990| 5,721| | 3.1%
2000| 6,170| | 7.8%
2010| 5,950| | −3.6%
2020| 6,131| | 3.0%
2023 (est.)| 6,053| [8][10]| −1.3%
Population sources:1930[31]
1940–2000[32] 2000[33][34]
2010[18][35][19] 2020[8][9]

### 2010 census

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The 2010 United States census counted 5,950 people, 2,146 households, and 1,689 families in the borough. The population density was 2,197.3 per square mile (848.4/km2). There were 2,278 housing units at an average density of 841.3 per square mile (324.8/km2). The racial makeup was 96.42% (5,737) White, 0.29% (17) Black or African American, 0.10% (6) Native American, 1.75% (104) Asian, 0.13% (8) Pacific Islander, 0.17% (10) from other races, and 1.14% (68) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.01% (179) of the population.[18]

Of the 2,146 households, 37.3% had children under the age of 18; 68.4% were married couples living together; 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present and 21.3% were non-families. Of all households, 18.5% were made up of individuals and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.18.[18]

27.9% of the population were under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 19.0% from 25 to 44, 32.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43.8 years. For every 100 females, the population had 92.1 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 85.4 males.[18]

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $144,299 (with a margin of error of +/− $23,666) and the median family income was $167,659 (+/− $28,090). Males had a median income of $126,556 (+/− $27,434) versus $71,667 (+/− $13,832) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $66,069 (+/− $8,285). About 1.7% of families and 2.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.7% of those under age 18 and 1.7% of those age 65 or over.[36]

### 2000 census

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As of the 2000 United States census,[15] there were 6,170 people, 2,232 households, and 1,810 families residing in the borough. The population density was 2,226.2 inhabitants per square mile (859.5/km2). There were 2,288 housing units at an average density of 825.5 per square mile (318.7/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 97.15% White, 0.31% African American, 0.16% Native American, 1.51% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.19% from other races, and 0.66% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.31% of the population.[33][34]

There were 2,232 households, out of which 37.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.5% were married couples living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.9% were non-families. 16.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.13.[33][34]

In the borough the population was spread out, with 27.4% under the age of 18, 4.2% from 18 to 24, 25.0% from 25 to 44, 27.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.0 males.[33][34]

The median income for a household in the borough was $94,094, and the median income for a family was $104,033. Males had a median income of $90,941 versus $45,938 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $46,798. About 0.4% of families and 0.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 0.8% of those age 65 or over.[33][34]

## Government

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### Local government

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Little Silver 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.[37] 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. A 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.[5] The borough form of government used by Little Silver 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.[38][39]

As of 2025[update], the mayor of Little Silver is Republican Robert C. Neff Jr., whose term of office ends December 31, 2027. Members of the Borough Council are Kevin J. Brennan (R, 2026), Christopher M. Faherty (R, 2026), Donald S. Galante (R, 2025), Elizabeth Giblin (R, 2025; appointed to serve an unexpired term), Christian M. Smith (R, 2027) and Laurette Villardi (R, 2027).[3][40][41][42][43]

The borough council selected Elizabeth Giblin in September 2024 to fill the seat expiring in December 2025 that had been vacated by Doug Christensen after he announced that he was moving out of the borough. Giblin will serve on an interim basis until the November 2025 general election, when a candidate will be chosen to serve the remainder of the term of office.[44]

In March 2016, the borough council selected Corinne Thygeson from three candidates nominated by the Republican municipal committee to fill the seat expiring in December 2016 that had been held by Stuart W. Van Winkle that became vacant upon his resignation; Thygeson will serve on an interim basis until the November 2016 general election, when voters will select a candidate to fill the balance of the term.[45]

In January 2015, the borough council selected Glenn Talavera to fill the vacant seat expiring December 2015 of Richard J. "Rick" Scott, who resigned from office as work obligations will have him out of the borough.[46]

In September 2011, following the death of mayor Suzanne Castleman in July 2011, Robert Neff was appointed to fill the vacant mayoral seat, while Donald Galante, a former member of the borough council, was appointed to fill Neff's vacant council seat.[47]

Little Silver is a participating municipality in an initiative to study regionalizing their municipal police force with one or more municipalities. The borough received a grant from the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs in the amount of $40,950 along with the Boroughs of Fair Haven, Oceanport, Shrewsbury and Rumson to hire professional consultants to conduct the study on their behalf. A report delivered in July 2008 recommended that Fair Haven, Little Silver and Rumson should consider a network of shared police services, with consideration of inclusion of Oceanport and Shrewsbury deferred to a second phase.[48]

### Federal, state and county representation

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Little Silver is located in the 6th Congressional District[49] and is part of New Jersey's 13th state legislative district.[50]

For the 119th United States Congress, New Jersey's 6th congressional district is represented by Frank Pallone (D, Long Branch).[51][52] New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Democrats Cory Booker (Newark, term ends 2027) and Andy Kim (Moorestown, term ends 2031).[53]

For the 2024-2025 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).[54]

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.[55]

As of 2025[update], Monmouth County's Commissioners are Director Thomas A. Arnone (R, Neptune City, 2025),[56] Susan M. Kiley (R, Hazlet Township, 2027),[57] Erik Anderson (R, Shrewsbury, 2026),[58] Nick DiRocco (R, Wall Township, 2025),[59] and Deputy Director Ross F. Licitra (R, Marlboro Township, 2026).[60][61][62]

Constitutional officers elected on a countywide basis are Clerk Christine Giordano Hanlon (R, 2025; Ocean Township),[63][64] Sheriff Shaun Golden (R, 2025; Howell Township)[65][66] and Surrogate Rosemarie D. Peters (R, 2026; Middletown Township).[67][68]

### Politics

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United States presidential election results for Little Silver[69] Year  | Republican | Democratic | Third party(ies)

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No.  | % | No.  | % | No.  | %
2024 | 1,974  | 47.98%  | 2,071  | 50.34% | 69  | 1.68%
2020 | 1,979  | 45.74%  | 2,280  | 52.69% | 68  | 1.57%
2016 | 1,871  | 50.61% | 1,696  | 45.88%  | 130  | 3.52%
2012 | 2,186  | 61.42% | 1,344  | 37.76%  | 29  | 0.81%
2008 | 2,155  | 56.40% | 1,625  | 42.53%  | 41  | 1.07%
2004 | 2,310  | 60.31% | 1,501  | 39.19%  | 19  | 0.50%
2000 | 2,032  | 58.06% | 1,326  | 37.89%  | 142  | 4.06%
1996 | 1,692  | 54.99% | 1,180  | 38.35%  | 205  | 6.66%
1992 | 1,736  | 54.95% | 1,019  | 32.26%  | 404  | 12.79%

As of March 2011, there were a total of 4,677 registered voters in Little Silver, of which 1,065 (22.8%) were registered as Democrats, 1,486 (31.8%) were registered as Republicans and 2,124 (45.4%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 2 voters registered as either Libertarians or Greens.[70]

In the 2012 presidential election, Republican Mitt Romney received 61.4% of the vote (2,186 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 37.8% (1,344 votes) and other candidates with 0.8% (29 votes), among the 3,574 ballots cast by the borough's 4,903 registered voters (15 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 72.9%.[71][72] In the 2008 presidential election, Republican John McCain received 55.7% of the vote (2,155 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 42.0% (1,625 votes) and other candidates with 1.1% (41 votes), among the 3,867 ballots cast by the borough's 4,879 registered voters, for a turnout of 79.3%.[73] In the 2004 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 60.1% of the vote (2,310 ballots cast), outpolling Democrat John Kerry with 39.1% (1,501 votes) and other candidates with 0.4% (19 votes), among the 3,842 ballots cast by the borough's 4,752 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 80.9.[74]

In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 74.3% of the vote (1,639 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 24.0% (530 votes) and other candidates with 1.6% (36 votes), among the 2,230 ballots cast by the borough's 4,837 registered voters (25 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 46.1%.[75][76] In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 67.5% of the vote (1,865 ballots cast), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 25.9% (715 votes), Independent Chris Daggett with 5.9% (163 votes) and other candidates with 0.4% (12 votes), among the 2,761 ballots cast by the borough's 4,752 registered voters, yielding a 58.1% turnout.[77]

## Education

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The Little Silver School District serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade.[78] As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 776 students and 77.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.0:1.[79] Schools in the district (with 2021–22 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[80]) are Point Road School[81] with 393 students in grades PreK-4 and Markham Place School[82] with 380 students in grades 5-8.[83][84][85]

For ninth through twelfth grades, students attend Red Bank Regional High School, which serves students from the boroughs of Little Silver, Red Bank and Shrewsbury, along with students in the district's academy programs from other communities who are eligible to attend on a tuition basis.[86][87] Students from other Monmouth County municipalities are eligible to attend the high school for its performing arts program, with admission on a competitive basis.[88] The borough has two elected representatives on the nine-member board of education.[89] As of the 2021–22 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,247 students and 117.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.6:1.[90]

## Transportation

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County Route 520 through Little Silver

### Roads and highways

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As of May 2010[update], the borough had a total of 32.41 miles (52.16 km) of roadways, of which 25.68 miles (41.33 km) were maintained by the municipality and 6.73 miles (10.83 km) by Monmouth County.[91]

County Route 520 passes through the heart of the borough. The closest limited access road is the Garden State Parkway via CR 520 in Middletown Township.

### Public transportation

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Little Silver station agent's window NJT train at Little Silver station Borough of Little Silver vehicle

NJ Transit train service is available at the Little Silver station, which is one of the few on the electrified portion of the line without raised platforms.[92] The station is located between two grade crossings. When trains stop at the station, they block the roadway at one crossing or the other for entire duration of the stop, causing traffic backups. Commuter service connects the borough to Hoboken Terminal, Newark Penn Station, Secaucus Junction and New York Penn Station on the North Jersey Coast Line.[93][94] The train station, constructed in 1875 by the New York and Long Branch Railroad, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[95]

From the Raritan Bayshore SeaStreak catamarans travel to Pier 11 at Wall Street and East 34th Street Ferry Landing in Manhattan. NY Waterway ferries travel to Paulus Hook Ferry Terminal in Jersey City, Battery Park City Ferry Terminal and West Midtown Ferry Terminal in Manhattan.

## Notable people

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See also: Category:People from Little Silver, New Jersey

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Little Silver include:

* Chester Apy (1932–2021), politician who represented District 5B in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1968 to 1970 and again from 1972 to 1974[96]
* James Avati (1912–2005), artist and illustrator of paperback covers[97]
* Virginia Bauer (born 1956), advocate for families of the victims of the September 11 terror attacks who is a Commissioner of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey[98]
* John O. Bennett (born 1948), former assemblyman, state senator, Senate co-president and acting governor[99]
* Dave Bry (1970–2017), writer, music journalist and editor at Vibe, Spin and XXL[100]
* Brian Christian (born 1984), poet and nonfiction author[101]
* Harold Hartshorne (1891–1961), gold medal winner in figure skating[102]
* Karl Guthe Jansky (1905–1950), the founder of radio astronomy[103]
* Marilyn Levy (1922–2014), photographic chemist and inventor based at Fort Monmouth[104]
* Susan Love (1948–2023), surgeon, advocate of preventive breast cancer research and author[105]
* Robert Lewis Morgan (born 1952), served in the New Jersey General Assembly for one term, from 2004 to 2006, where he represented the 12th Legislative District[106]
* Russell Ohl (1898–1987), engineer who is generally recognized for patenting the modern solar cell[107]
* Daniel J. O'Hern (1930–2009), former Associate Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court[108]
* Declan O'Scanlon (born 1963), politician who represents the 13th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly and served on the Little Silver Borough Council from 1994 to 2007[109]
* Theodore D. Parsons (1894–1978), New Jersey Attorney General from 1949 to 1954[110]
* Mike Rice Jr. (born 1969), Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball coach[111]
* Meghan Tierney (born 1997), snowboarder who competed in snowboardcross for the United States at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang and in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing,China[112]
* Greg Trooper (1956–2017), folk singer/songwriter[113]
* Casey Webb, television host and professional eater, best known as the host of the television series Man v. Food[114]

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44. ^ Borough Council Meeting Minutes for September 16, 2024, Borough of Little Silver. Accessed January 29, 2025. "Mayor Neff said the first step would be to accept the resignation of Councilman Doug Christensen. Resolution: Accepting the resignation of Councilman Doug Christensen. (R#24-137)... Nominate to fill the vacancy of the Little Silver Borough Council as per New Jersey Section, 40A:16-11... It was decided by Mrs. Giblin to be sworn in at the next meeting."
45. ^ Minutes of the Regular Meeting March 21, 2016, Borough of Little Silver. Accessed July 15, 2016. "Dane Mihlon moved to appoint Corinne Thygeson to fill the unexpired term of Stuart Van Winkle... Motion Carried"
46. ^ "Message From Mayor Neff", Little Silver Newsletter, February 2015, Volume MMXV, Issue 2. Accessed July 14, 2015. "In addition, we had a new face on the dais in January. Councilman Rick Scott, M.D., resigned late last year because of new job responsibilities in Chicago. ... Taking his place is Glenn Talavera."
47. ^ Dalton, Kristen. "Galante fills Little Silver council vacancy: Former councilman returns to fill unexpired term through 2012" Archived 2012-04-15 at the Wayback Machine, The Hub, October 6, 2011. Accessed November 2, 2011. "Borough Council members appointed former Councilman Donald Galante to fill the remainder of the council term vacated by Robert Neff, who was appointed mayor to succeed Suzanne Castleman who passed away in July."
48. ^ 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 August 6, 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. "
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53. ^ States in the Senate: New Jersey, United States Senate. Accessed January 23, 2025. "Cory A. Booker (D) Hometown: Newark; Andy Kim (D) Hometown: Moorestown"
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55. ^ 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."
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67. ^ About the Surrogate, Monmouth County New Jersey. Accessed July 19, 2022.
68. ^ Members List: Surrogates, Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey. Accessed July 19, 2022.
69. ^ "NJ DOS - Division of Elections - Election Results Archive". nj.gov. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
70. ^ Voter Registration Summary – Monmouth, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed December 4, 2012.
71. ^ "Presidential General Election Results – November 6, 2012 – Monmouth County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Elections. March 15, 2013. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
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78. ^ Little Silver Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Little Silver Public Schools. Accessed January 4, 2023. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Kindergarten through eight in the Little Silver School District. Composition: The Little Silver School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Little Silver."
79. ^ District information for Little Silver Boro School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 1, 2022.
80. ^ School Data for the Little Silver School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 1, 2022.
81. ^ Point Road School, Little Silver School District. Accessed January 4, 2023.
82. ^ Markham Place School, Little Silver School District. Accessed January 4, 2023.
83. ^ County School List L-M, Monmouth County, New Jersey. Accessed January 4, 2023.
84. ^ School Performance Reports for the Little Silver Boro School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 1, 2024.
85. ^ New Jersey School Directory for the Little Silver School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
86. ^ Red Bank Regional High School 2016 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 30, 2017. "Red Bank Regional High School is a comprehensive and diverse secondary school that offers a multitude of rigorous academic and extra-curricular programs for the student body which numbers 1,236. The constituent sending districts include Little Silver, Red Bank Borough and Shrewsbury. The district also accepts students on a tuition basis who may be interested in one of our specialized academies of study."
87. ^ Martin, Patti. "A Day in the Life of Red Bank Regional High School", Asbury Park Press, March 30, 2007. Accessed February 2, 2025, via Newspapers.com. "Located in Little Silver, RBR, as the school is commonly referred to, is the home school to students from Little Silver, Red Bank and Shrewsbury."
88. ^ Academy of Visual and Performing Arts Frequently Asked Questions Archived 2013-10-19 at the Wayback Machine, Red Bank Regional High School. Accessed September 1, 2014.
89. ^ About the Board of Education, Red Bank Regional High School District. Accessed May 29, 2024. "The Board of Education is composed of nine citizens elected from our constituent districts. Representatives are elected on the basis of constituent population - two from Little Silver, five from Red Bank, and two from Shrewsbury.... Board members fulfill three-year terms and serve the residents and children of the Red Bank Regional school district without pay."
90. ^ School data for Red Bank Regional High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 1, 2022.
91. ^ Monmouth County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction, New Jersey Department of Transportation, May 2010. Accessed July 24, 2014.
92. ^ Little Silver station, NJ Transit. Accessed April 30, 2023.
93. ^ Transportation Map - Rail Service, Monmouth County, New Jersey. Accessed April 29, 2023.
94. ^ North Jersey Coast Line schedule, NJ Transit, updated April 23, 2023. Accessed April 29, 2023.
95. ^ New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places: Monmouth County, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Historic Preservation Office, updated March 30, 2023. Accessed April 30, 2023.
96. ^ Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey, 1973, p. 403. J.A. Fitzgerald, 1973. Accessed April 19, 2020. "District 5B (part of Monmouth) Chester Apy (Rep., Little Silver) - Assemblyman Apy was born in Red Bank, N. J., March 8, 1932."
97. ^ Schreuders, Piet. "The Paperback Art of James Avati"[permanent dead link], Illustration Magazine, October 2001, p. 16. Accessed July 14, 2011. "A large portion of Avati's youth was spent in Little Silver, a small community in Monmouth County, New Jersey, near the Atlantic coast. Sadly, Avati's father died suddenly of pneumonia in 1928. Luckily for the boy, he had a wealthy uncle who was willing to fund his college education at Princeton. In 1935, Avati graduated from there with a degree in Architecture."
98. ^ Virginia S. Bauer[usurped], New Jersey Next Stop. Accessed August 31, 2016. "Ginny grew up in Little Silver, Monmouth County as the eldest of five children. All through high school she had jobs, from babysitting at age 11 to afternoons and weekends as a cashier at the A&P in Little Silver. She graduated from Red Bank Catholic High School and Rosemont College before immediately landing a job with a Merrill Lynch training program."
99. ^ Sullivan, Joseph F. "Politics; Parties Maneuver to Replace 2 Representatives", The New York Times, April 3, 1988. Accessed July 18, 2012. "Other Republican Assemblymen, including John O. Bennett of Little Silver and Joseph A. Palaia of Ocean Township, also have been mentioned."
100. ^ Dave Bry, Huffington Post, Accessed October 16, 2017. "Dave Bry was born in Red Bank, New Jersey in 1970 and raised in the neighboring town of Little Silver."
101. ^ Van Develde, Elaine. "A bicycle trip that leads to someone else's home" Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine, Atlanticville, January 9, 2004. Accessed March 17, 2011. "Shariff, 20, of Tinton Falls, is an undergraduate studying electrical engineering at Princeton University. Brown, 19, also from Tinton Falls, is a physics major at Yale University, New Haven, Conn.; and Christian, a Little Silver native, attends Brown University, Providence, R.I., and majors in computer science and philosophy."
102. ^ Schnitzspan, Karen L. Little Silver, p. 91. Arcadia Publishing, 1996. ISBN 0-7385-6358-7. Accessed July 14, 2011.
103. ^ "Karl G. Jansky, 44, Authority In Radio; Bell Laboratories Engineer Dies--Discovered Waves of Extraterrestrial Origin", The New York Times, February 15, 1950. Accessed June 3, 2008. "Karl Guthe Jansky of 57 Silverton Avenue, Little Silver, N.J., radio research engineer with the Bell Telephone Laboratories since 1928, who discovered radio waves of extraterrestrial origin in 1933 died yesterday in the Riverside Hospital, Red Bank, N.J., of a heart malady."
104. ^ "In Memoriam: Marilyn Levy", The Two River Times, July 4, 2014. Accessed August 31, 2021. "Marilyn Levy, 92, died on Thursday, June 19, at Riverview Hospital of heart failure. Marilyn was a long-time resident of Little Silver, previously residing in Red Bank."
105. ^ Gleick, Elizabeth. "Susan Love; A Surgeon Crusades Against Breast Cancer", People, July 25, 1994. Accessed September 3, 2015. "Born in Little Silver, N.J., the oldest of five children of Peggy and James Love, she moved to Puerto Rico when she was 13 after her father, a salesman for the Eaton machinery company, was transferred there."
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108. ^ "Justice O'Hern Celebrates 70th Birthday and Retirement from NJ Supreme Court" Archived 2008-06-14 at the Wayback Machine, New Jersey Supreme Court press release. Accessed June 4, 2008. "Justice O'Hern and his wife Barbara live in Little Silver."
109. ^ Assemblyman O'Scanlon's legislative web page, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed June 3, 2008.
110. ^ "Church To Be Started; Ground to Be Broken Today for Edifice at Red Bank", The New York Times, March 30, 1952. Accessed June 3, 2008. "One of the speakers will be Attorney General Theodore D. Parsons of New Jersey, who lives in neighboring Little Silver."
111. ^ via Associated Press. "Coburn, Rutgers overcome Monmouth 79-56", Fox Sports, December 18, 2010. Accessed February 2, 2025. "There was a sense of familiarity to the night for Rice, who lives in nearby Little Silver, N.J., and is 2-0 at Monmouth's new Multipurpose Activities Center in less than a year."
112. ^ Edelson, Stephen. "Winter Olympics: Monmouth County native Meghan Tierney headed to South Korea", Asbury Park Press, January 25, 2018. Accessed January 28, 2018. "Meghan Tierney was the young American girl competing in the rough-and-tumble world of international snowboard cross, challenging the top female snowboarders on the planet on icy turns and big-air jumps at harrowing speeds down the most treacherous courses.... Now Tierney, who grew up in Rumson and Little Silver, joins teammates like silver medalist Lindsey Jacobellis, her idol and former instructor, who was teaching her jumps at an early age, on the biggest stage in winter sports."
113. ^ Stern, Gary. "A music-loving restaurateur runs workshops designed to help aspiring songwriters find their voice", The Journal News, August 7, 2005. Accessed February 2, 2025, via Newspapers.com. "Trooper, 50, is a native of Little Silver, N.J., next to Asbury Park."
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* Schnitzspahn, Karen L. Images of America: Little Silver, p. 106.

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* Borough of Little Silver official website
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* Sickles Market History
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* A brief history of Little Silver from the Asbury Park Press, February, 2 2003
* "J.T. Lovett Company." Internet Archive
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