Author: Greg Kelly

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’23 Hurricane Here: Be Ready

National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration Predicts “Near-Normal” Storm Season Living at the shore comes at a price. Wise lifelong residents know this. Natural forces of...

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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...

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Oldest Pharmacy in Long Branch

Pharmacist, Doctor, Mayor — All in North End The city’s longest operating pharmacy was started in North Long Branch more than 125 years ago....

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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...

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Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge Images

A link between two distinct communities … A total of five bridges have connected the boroughs of Sea Bright and Rumson over the past...

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Looking at the LBPD

Long Branch Police Department service dates back to a Civil War Hero … Like most law enforcement agencies — they’ve been both admired and...

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Sea Bright … Shore Shots

Technically, the borough is a barrier beach — narrow and long. Sea Bright, the land separating the Atlantic Ocean from the Shrewsbury River, is...

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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...

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Long Branch Hotels: Great Views

Magnificent seashore lodgings highlight the city’s glory … I’m endlessly fascinated by the magnificent seashore hotels that sprawled along the Long Branch coastline. These...

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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...

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North Long Branch: Keeping Cool

It was known as “Fishtown” in Entertaining a Nation and marked as “Atlanticville” on an 1873 F.W. Beers map. I remember locals calling it...

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“Sea Bright’s Only Motel”

It’s had multiple identities over the past 65 years — only the geography is unchanged. In recent times, the spot has undergone a glorious...

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