Growing Up in Monmouth Beach
For over 20 years of my life, our family of 10 lived in a large Tudor house about a quarter mile from the ocean...
Author: Greg Kelly
’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...
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...
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...
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...
Help the New MBEF …
“Dedicated to enhancing the educational experience of Monmouth Beach students. Through community fundraising and an annual grant collaborative process, the MBEF provides funding for...
About My Research Efforts …
For My Readers … As I continue to develop my website — mainly though posting historic local photos backed with facts — I’ve reached...
Dr. James Ennis Sheehan — RIP
Note: For sure he’s a member of “America’s Greatest Generation.” Dr. Jim Sheehan (my family knew him as “Uncle Blackie”) was also an “anchor...
End of the Railroad
The last day of business for the Monmouth Beach Train Station was Christmas Eve 1945. Rail service was officially “abandoned” then by authority of...
