Sea Bright Education History
Learning in the Past … The first-ever Sea Bright public school was opened in 1874, according to the Long Branch Daily Record. The town’s...
Author: Greg Kelly
Green Inn — Galilee Glamor
The 19th century moneyed founders of “Monmouth Beach” were determined to avoid the “hotel crowd” scene that made up most of Long Branch and...
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...
Images of Sandy Hook Lighthouse …
Nearly 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...
Sea Bright: Boro of Beach Clubs
It’s the ultimate beach town. Folks have been coming to Sea Bright for sea, sand and sun for over a century. Young and old,...
West End Cottages
It was a fabulous architectural representation of Long Branch at the apex of its Glided Age glory — the West End Cottages. Situated on...
Church of the Precious Blood Images …
The Church of the Precious Blood, the borough’s only Roman Catholic house of worship, is located on Riverdale Avenue at the foot of Beach...
Images of Sea Bright …
Classic photos of a seaside borough … Sea Bright and Monmouth Beach have a lot in common. So much in fact — for about...
Monmouth Beach From the Sky …
Aerial images of the borough … Here are 100+ interesting aerial images from around Monmouth Beach — past and present. This seashore community is...
Broadway: Ready for Business
Legendary Road Awaits New Vision First mapped in 1835, first paved in 1891, Broadway was where Long Branch conducted commerce. The Slocum family is...
Long Branch: City of Beach Clubs
Photo-essay on city sand, sea and sun … Long Branch is a beach town — one of the best ever. Shore lovers have known...
Images of Sandy Hook …
It has 500 years of history — going back to the 1520s when Giovanni da Verrazzano became the first European to explore our “Jersey...
Umbrellas to Billionaires — the Life of Jim Maguire
The guy traveled a long way from his first job as an umbrella boy at the Monmouth Beach Club. James J. Maguire, Sr., who...
Abraham Lincoln’s Favorite Doctor
Dr. Newell also represented our area in the US Congress I’m a Lincoln man. I’ve probably read more than 50 books about the nation’s...
Highland Beach — Playground from the Past
“Sandy Hook’s historic resort paradise” The beginnings of Highland Beach as a seashore resort date back to “Gilded Age” times. This iconic location —...
Long Branch Eats …
Photo-essay on city restaurants and bars through the years … Long Branch has always had its share of good dining spots — places to...
