Going to High School (at the Shore)
A Brief History of Shore Regional High School … The idea of a shore-area regional high school was discussed as early as 1955. A...
Author: Greg Kelly
MB Cultural Center: A Story of Ordeal & Triumph
It has survived fires and floods and withstood decades of storms, salt air and wicked winds. It sat rotting for eight years, unused, unloved....
Images of Long Branch …
This page is dedicated to the memory of Tom Booth of Long Branch (1951-2019). Pictures from the City of Long Branch … Rich in...
Monmouth Beach School History
Formal public education in Monmouth Beach — at least the concept of it — got its start over 110 years ago. The first borough...
“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...
Monmouth Beach Golf Course
Monmouth Beach was likely home to the first formal golf course on the Jersey Shore.* In 1899, investors purchased the land that is now...
Monmouth Beach’s Almost President
Monmouth Beach can’t claim that a resident was President of the United States of America. Very nearly though. Garret Augustus Hobart, born in neighboring...
End of the Rail in Monmouth Beach
The last day of business for the Monmouth Beach Train Station was Christmas Eve 1945. Rail service was officially “abandoned” by authority of the...
Pete Dawkins: A Call to Duty
(This interview was conducted in 2010.) What can you say about Peter Dawkins? He’s the man with perhaps the greatest resume in history —...
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....
