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...
Author: Greg Kelly
Monmouth County’s Finest Young Minds
Consider our outstanding career academies … Getting the best education for your child is a crucial parental duty. I strongly urge local families to...
Jay W. Ross: MB’s Ultimate Philanthropist
Jay W. Ross was strong and serious, hard-working and honest, principled and opinionated. He knew what he wanted. Thankfully he wanted to help Monmouth...
Griffin Park — Monmouth Beach’s Playground
Generations of borough residents remember the spot as one where they came of age athletically — or tried and didn’t. For nearly 75 years,...
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...
Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge Images
A new bridge — linking two distinct communities — opens … A total of five bridges have connected the boroughs of Sea Bright and...
Monmouth Beach Golf Club
Monmouth Beach was likely home to the first formal golf course on the Jersey Shore.* Just before the turn of the century, investors purchased...
Pier Dancing and the Depression
It was “Great Depression” times and Long Branch tried to shuffle on by. Back some 90 summers ago. Today, nearly no one remembers the...
Monmouth Beach: Land of Rich & Famous
Gilded Age Glory at the Jersey Shore … By the 1880s — thanks to the advent of a shore-area railroad system and a train...
“Long Branch Daily Record” History
The presses stopped 50 years ago … The “hometown newspaper” of Long Branch was launched as a weekly in 1883 by Robert M. Stults...
“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...
Monmouth Beach “Yankees”
Mickey Mantle, Whitey Ford, Yogi Berra and other New York Yankee baseball greats hanging out in Monmouth Beach? Yes, it happened. Most shore area...
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...
“MBI” — Hospitable & Raucous
“Where no one remembers your name …” Resting along the banks of Manahasset Creek was the landmark Monmouth Beach Inn. This hospitable and sometimes...
Images of Long Branch …
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...
Pleasure Bay Images …
In an effort to expand beyond the declining oceanfront hotel scene as the 20th century dawned, Long Branch developers turned their attention to a...
