West End Images …
The West End of Long Branch has always been its own kind of place — from wealthy to hippie. The area was once known...
Author: Greg Kelly
Filing Up in Monmouth Beach
Borough service station at 100 … When it comes to good locations for a gas station, it’s tough to beat the one in Monmouth...
Long Branch Pier Fire — 39 Years Ago
Lost city summers … Long Branch has a storied history as a beach resort destination, with its iconic pier playing a central role in...
Monmouth Beach: Did You Know?
This is an ongoing list, to which I will add frequently: • “Boss of the County” — It’s Monmouth County’s highest elective office. In...
A Doctor’s Doctor — George A. Sheehan, Sr.
By Michael Sheehan I picked up a book the other day, The Youngest Science, written by famed author and medical researcher, Lewis Thomas, MD....
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...
Sea Bright Table Setters …
Dinner & Drinks in Sea Bright — Sea Bright is a great many fine things. Among them is a neat spot to grab a...
George Sheehan: “The Running Doc”
My physician-father called him a “true genius.” Dad also said that the two men practiced medicine together in Red Bank, NJ for the better...
Sea Bright’s “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...
Channel Club Tower: Shrewsbury’s Sentinel
I grew up literally in its shadow — watching a tower and massive steel and concrete auto garage fill the large riverfront acreage we...
Long Branch City Clerks: Some History
The first Long Branch municipal clerk was R. Jerome Van Brunt, who held the post for nearly 20 years before being politically ousted in...
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....
Mihm Family: River Rulers
The Shrewsbury River has played an important role in the social and commercial development of Monmouth Beach. In the early years, it was a...
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...
Mother to Son: Christmas Letter
Some 80 Christmas seasons ago — with war raging around the globe — a mother sat down and wrote a simple but powerful letter...
MB “Library Room” @ 100
The borough “library room” opened a century ago … Monmouth Beach is a community of readers. As a writer — they’ve been looking at...
