Miscellaneous Monmouth Beach ….
Maps, letters, flyers, pictures, stories, ads, documents, signs and odd images of Monmouth Beach. I claim no ownership of the images — I just...
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Looking Over Monmouth Beach
Enjoy some shore heights … Here are more than 100 interesting aerial images from around Monmouth Beach — past and present:
America’s Best Beaches for ’19
MB not on the list, but should be … They call him “Dr. Beach.” He is Stephen Leatherman, PhD, the country’s top coastal expert...
Long Branch Images …
This page is dedicated to Tom Booth of Long Branch (1951-2019). Pictures from the City of Long Branch … They call it “the Friendly...
Lifeguard or Doctor?
The summer before my father began medical school, he was a lifeguard at a New York City beach. Among his fellow guarding buddies were...
Jay W. Ross: Ultimate MB Philanthropist
Ironically, the main objector to Henry Mihm’s plans to develop the Shrewsbury River shoreline in the 1940s was Jay W. Ross, who would build...
MB Bathing Pavilion Images …
It’s bearing down on a centennial birthday — in a couple of years — the Monmouth Beach Bathing Pavilion (MBBP) will be 100 years old....
Alice Kelly — “The Good Die Young”
It’s been 45 years since the death of my older sister, Alice Ward Kelly, R.N. She’d be a senior citizen now if she were...
Ditchdiggers, Daughters, and Doctors
All my life I’ve admired the medical profession. My physician-father from Monmouth Beach sort of insisted. Turns out it’s pretty easy — this I learned...
A Visit to Monmouth Heights …
A View to Remember & More … From the base of Maine to the tip of Florida (and even as far down as the...
MB Fire Company: Always Ready & Brave
The all-volunteer Monmouth Beach Fire Company — proud of its century-long dedication to protecting the lives and property of its neighbors — actually predates...
