DECEMBER 9, 2024 — Point Pleasant, New Jersey, has officially adopted a borough flag for the first time in its 104-year history, thanks to the initiative of a 12-year-old student, the Asbury Park Press reports.
Carlo Polino, a sixth grader with a passion for flags, designed the new flag and presented it to the borough council in October. The council unanimously approved the design, which will soon be flown outside the town hall.
Polino remarked on the borough’s long history without a flag, saying, “Probably just because no one thought of it.”
The flag’s design features Point Pleasant’s crest centered between a bright blue panel on one side and a bright green panel on the other, separated by a diagonal white stripe. Polino explained that the blue represents the borough’s waterways, the green symbolizes its parks, and the white stripe represents the canal — a defining two-mile waterway running between the Manasquan and Metedeconk rivers.
After completing the design, Polino emailed it to Mayor Bob Sabosik, who immediately responded and encouraged him to present it formally. “We are all very impressed with his maturity and dedication in doing this,” Sabosik said.
The council plans to pass a resolution to order durable flags suitable for display and distribute them to interested residents. “For me, this is about symbolism — symbolism and pride,” Polino said. “When you think of a certain place like America, you think of the American flag.”
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