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...
Author: Greg Kelly
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...
Senators from Monmouth Beach
In my ongoing efforts at researching Monmouth Beach history, I have found at least two United States Senators who were residents and had strong...
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...
Long Branch and the Presidency
Although seven United States chief executives visited Long Branch — the 19th Century’s “Resort of Presidents” — but I only dug deeper on two:...
Mule Barn Tavern — New Sandy Hook Rations
And some Hook eats history … Any reason to visit Sandy Hook is a worthwhile one. Now it’s even better. One of the peninsula’s...
Fine Art in Monmouth Beach
A grand glance of old Monmouth Beach … She is the borough’s “artist-in-residence” — Gail H. Gannon — now in perpetuity upon her passing...
Storm Warriors: Monmouth Beach Chapter
United States Life-Saving Service — Remembering Heroes In the mid-1800s along the US coastline — between Cape Cod and Cape Hatteras — there was...
The Trials of Dr. Carl Coppolino
While exploring my physician-father’s medical book collection at our home one day, I found an oddly titled one, The Practice of Hypnosis in Anesthesiology...
“Carnegie Comeback” — Long Branch Library
It’s considered a “Carnegie Library.” It now has a handsome new shine. The Long Branch Free Public Library on Broadway was originally funded by...
Oceanport’s “Sharp-Shooter” Mayor
Plus, a list of all borough mayors … Oceanport’s first mayor was Charles W. Billings. An early and eager advocate for borough independence, he...
Monmouth Beach School Images …
Learning at the beach … The Monmouth Beach Public School first opened its doors to students and teachers in October 1909. The educational facility...
Oliver Byron’s Next Performance …
City Fire & History Museum now open … There’s a new stage for the city’s favorite actor. The new Long Branch Fire & History...
First Residents: The Lenape
12,000 Years of Jersey Shore History … There are people who called our New Jersey coastal area home long before we did — the...
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...
Images from “Galilee” …
The Monmouth Beach area known as “Galilee” — located roughly from Central Road to the Sea Bright border — is a borough coastal spot...
