My “Monmouth College” Path …
My early days at Monmouth College were potentially very gloomy times. By 1981 my home life was a bit rough. I’d lost two young...
Author: Greg Kelly
Honoring Long Branch Senior Citizens
Golden Age Gift … Long Branch senior citizens now have a spectacular new home in which to gather. One befitting their contributions and wisdom...
Living it Up at White Sands …
North End’s fave beach spot from 1961-1974 … By mid-1960s Summers, Long Branch could have been called “beach city.” Some 20 beach clubs (public...
Mayors of Sea Bright (1889-present)
Mayors of the Borough of Sea Bright, NJ: Mayor Term of Office • Peter L Cruser ...
“Super Banker” Loved Monmouth Beach
George Fisher Baker: Gilded Age Tycoon During the late 19th Century — and probably even today — the 1.6-mille Ocean Avenue section of Monmouth...
Sandy Hook Lighthouse Images …
Over 260 years of service … It’s the Jersey Shore’s noblest outpost. At once majestic and mighty, it’s a tribute to commerce and continuity...
Monmouth Beach Clubhouse Hotel …
Monmouth Beach Clubhouse Hotel images: The once spectacular Monmouth Beach Clubhouse Hotel — situated around the Beach Road, River Avenue and Club Circle area...
Over the River: King & President
The new Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge — opened in July 2025 — is the sixth connection between two distinctive boroughs over the past 150 years....
City Schools: Long Branch Learning
Long Branch Education History … The foremost historical account of Long Branch — Entertaining a Nation — praises “three fighting superintendents” for guaranteeing the...
Seasons in the Sun: Our Beach Clubs
Summers Remembered in Monmouth Beach, Long Branch and Sea Bright … There’s no place like home — except maybe the beach. For Summer 2025,...
US Life-Saving Service at Takanassee Lake
The were revered as heroes of the Atlantic Coast. Members of the United States Life-Saving Service had a code: “you have to go out,...
Monmouth Beach & USA — Celebrate ’76
Monmouth Beach-USA Bicentennial Celebration — 50 years ago. In July 1976, the borough of Monmouth Beach joined in with the nation celebrating its 200th...
Monmouth Beach Club — 100 Years of Images
The Monmouth Beach Bath & Tennis Club (known popularly as “The Club”) rests along Ocean Avenue. This fabulous Atlantic coast building is the definitive...
MB Borough Hall — History & Photos
The stately building on the southwest corner of Beach Road and Willow Avenue — the Monmouth Beach Borough Hall — has been the heartbeat...
Monmouth Beach Mayor’s Gallery
Mayors of the Borough of Monmouth Beach, NJ — Since its 1906 incorporation as a municipality, 16 people have held the town’s highest elected...
The Octagon — Sea Bright’s Grandest Hotel
Few more magnificent structures have ever graced the Jersey Shore. The Octagon Hotel in Sea Bright began as a large private cottage. Mifflin Paul...
