Long Branch Mayor’s History
History Highlights: Long Branch City Mayor … There’s been a certain stability to the office of Long Branch mayor over the past 50 years....
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History Highlights: Long Branch City Mayor … There’s been a certain stability to the office of Long Branch mayor over the past 50 years....
Legendary Road Awaits New Vision First mapped in 1835, first paved in 1891, Broadway was where Long Branch did commerce. The Slocum family is...
Birth of a beachtown … It was first called “Nauvoo.” The area’s original settlers — Nathan Woolley, William Giles, and Johnty Smith — probably...
The borough’s true blue … Monmouth Beach Police Department origins date to April 1906 with the appointment of a police committee by the new...
Few seashore communities offer a richer blending of sand and sea. Technically, Sea Bright is a barrier beach — narrow and long. This land...
A new bridge — linking two distinct communities — opens … A total of six bridges have connected the boroughs of Sea Bright and...
Juan Trippe survived to build an air-transport empire … The railroad played a major role in the early development of our shore area dating...
(And Elberon Library history included) It’s considered an original “Carnegie Library.” And it now has a handsome new shine. The Long Branch Free Public...
Start of a City … The Long Branch Casino — majestically considered and placed where the city’s two greatest boulevards meet — had a...
Long Branch history is irresistible. The more you know, the more you want to know. The city’s remarkable heritage is vibrant and impactful. Its...
Aerial images of the borough … Have look at these aerial images from around Monmouth Beach — past and present. The seashore community is...
Photo-essay on city restaurants and bars through the years … Long Branch has always had its share of good dining and drinking spots —...
Most Long Branch residents know their City Hall — a fortress-like structure set boldly on Broadway. For over 130 years the site has been...
How old is Long Branch? As a settlement it dates back to 1668. According to local folklore, five associates from the original Monmouth Patent...
Long Branch Police Department service dates back to a Civil War Hero … Like most law enforcement agencies — they’ve been both admired and...
I first walked through the door at age 18. It was cool, dark, and mysterious. My friend, Joe, was the guide. His dad, Emmett,...