Bob Hugin for US Senate in 2018
The borough of Monmouth Beach has a notable history of connections with United States Senators. At least two have lived there. The first, Alexander...
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“Wild West” Connection in Long Branch
Note: Six of the Sheehan children who lived at The Reservation later lived in Monmouth Beach. By Michael Sheehan Visitors to Seven Presidents Oceanfront...
Looking Like a Doctor
It’s a time that is seared into my memory forever — the morning when my physician-dad awoke me to tell of a terrible accident....
A Tale of Two Sisters …
They are forever elusive to me. I wish so much I could have known them better. To be with them — if only for...
Doc Kelly’s Rules for Stress Busting
“More Americans than ever before are stressed, depressed and anxiety-ridden,” according to a new study in the journal Psychiatric Services. No surprise. There’s a...
America’s Storm Warriors, MB Chapter
In the mid-1800s the 10,000-mile U.S. coastline — between Cape Cod and Cape Hatteras — had the most terrible record of shipwrecks. Of this...
Find Your Monmouth Beach Connection …
Find Yourself or Yours … This image from the Monmouth Beach Recreation Department was taken in 1974 on Racoon Island. It includes most all...
Getting Approved in Monmouth Beach
For many years during his prime as a physician, my father sat on the board of our local bank’s loan approval committee (then the...
Monmouth Beach Childhood = $20,000/Year
During my parent’s years in Monmouth Beach they raised eight children. As a parent of only two, I don’t know how they did it....
MB Fire Company: Super Service
The all-volunteer Monmouth Beach Fire Company — proud of its century-long dedication to protecting the lives and property of its neighbors — actually predates...
“Monmouth Beach Club” Images
The Monmouth Beach Bath & Tennis Club (or more popularly known as “The Club”) is on Ocean Avenue. I consider this coastal building to...
