Long Branch City Clerks: Some History
The first Long Branch municipal clerk was R. Jerome Van Brunt, who held the post for nearly 20 years before being politically ousted in...
Author: Greg Kelly
Broadway Show: Long Branch Arts & Cultural Center
Arts & Cultural Center Celebrates All Things Long Branch The diversity of Long Branch — its citizens gift for mixing — is an essential...
’25 Hurricane Season: Be Ready
Experts Predict “Extremely Active” Storm Season … Living at the shore comes at a price. Wise lifelong coastal residents know this. It’s understood that...
Bridging to Monmouth Beach
Since Monmouth Beach is pretty much surrounded by water — ocean, river and creek — bridges are necessary. The borough once had two water...
DYK: 10 Things About Old Fort Monmouth
Long a proud and sturdy fixture of Monmouth County, Fort Monmouth was officially closed in September 2011. The Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority has...
MBFC Softball — Lasting Champions
Another title in 2024 … Congrats again — to the Monmouth Beach Fire Company softball team for capturing its fifth straight championship in the...
Lifeguard or Doctor?
Seeking More Summertime … The summer before my father began his medical school studies — nearly 85 years ago — he was worked as...
Ditchdiggers, Daughters, and Doctors
I’ve admired the medical profession all of my life. My physician-father sort of insisted. Turns out it’s pretty easy. My many years of running...
4 Favorite TV Doctors
I’m a product of the TV generation. I’ve watched a lot of television (though not nearly as much lately). And one of my usual...
Monmouth Beach’s Political Beginnings
On March 9, 1906, Monmouth Beach was officially incorporated as a borough by virtue of an act signed by the N.J. Secretary of State,...
“Monmouth Beach-to-Saratoga”
Every year around this time I think about my late father-in-law, James F. Norton, Jr. Each summer he would make a sojourn from Monmouth...
Sandy Hook …. Shore Oasis
When it comes to the future of Sandy Hook, I’ve reached a certainty. I’d like to see as little change as possible. I am...
Doctors: Did You Know?
There’s no question that earning a medical degree takes some smarts. My physician-dad from Monmouth Beach would tell me that the profession was “the...
Peter Dawkins: A Call to Duty
(From an interview I conducted with General Dawkins in 2010) What can you say about Peter Dawkins? He’s a man with one of the...
A Building Grows in Sea Bright …
“The Break” in “The Neighborhood” The first residential high-rise in downtown Sea Bright is coming together smartly. As a merger of ocean & river...
Golf: Mastery of the Game
The Masters Tournament — the crown jewel of professional golf — is played every April. I have very fond memories of this annual spring...
