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Point Pleasant, New Jersey (U.S.)

Ocean County

image located by Dave Fowler, 10 December 2024

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This borough in New Jersey has adopted a new flag.
https://www.app.com/story/news/local/brick-point-pleasant/point-pleasant/2024/12/09/point-pleasant-nj-new-flag-carlo-polino-new-jersey/76818068007/

Carlo Polino is a sixth grader with an affinity for flags. Earlier this year he noticed something: While many municipalities have flags, his hometown of Point Pleasant did not.

�One hundred and four years without a flag,� he said, referencing the borough�s incorporation in 1920. �Probably just because no one thought of it.�

That�s changed now. Not only did Carlo think of it; this enterprising 12-year-old drew up a design on his computer and, with the help of his parents, presented a prototype to borough council members in October. They unanimously approved, adopting the design as Point Pleasant�s official flag. Soon it will fly outside the town hall � and elsewhere.

�People came to the meeting and asked, �How do we purchase this?�� said Carlo�s mom, Antonella Di Minni. �They want to put it in their front yard.�

The flag features Point Pleasant�s crest in the middle, bordered on one side by a bright blue panel and on the other side by a bright green panel. A diagonal white strip divides the panels.

�The blue is for the waterways and the green is for the parks,� Carlo explained, �with the white strip being the canal.�

The two-mile canal that runs north-south between the Manasquan and Metedeconk rivers bisects the borough and is its most distinctive feature.

�The symbolism is amazing � it is very well thought out,� Point Pleasant schools superintendent Adam Angelozzi said. �I could see this flag hanging on the sterns of boats going up and down the canal, and on the back of sweatshirts. It�s got that cool vibe to it.�

Carlo, who attends Memorial Middle School, presented Angelozzi with a prototype. It�s hanging in the conference room of the school district's office.

�He makes me realize that I should never become a cynic,� said Eric Polino, Carlo�s father. �He said he wanted to do this and I said, 'OK, yeah, you can design a flag.' And then he did it.�
Dave Fowler, 10 December 2024