It has 500 years of history — going back to the 1520s when Giovanni da Verrazzano became the first European to explore our “Jersey...

Although seven American chief executives have visited Long Branch, I was only able to dig deep on two: Presidents Grant and Garfield. President Ulysses...

The sands of Monmouth Beach, Sea Bright and Long Branch … At the peak in the late 1960s, these three North Shore towns combined...

Monmouth Beach not on the list, but should be … They call him “Dr. Beach.” He is Stephen Leatherman, PhD, the country’s top coastal...

By Michael Sheehan Note: Six of Dr. Sheehan’s children were Monmouth Beach homeowners: Joan, Anne, Pat, Liz, Skip, and Mike. I picked up a...

“According to several sources, including a booklet, A Sketch of Monmouth County, published in 1929 by the Board of Chosen Freeholders, Monmouth County was...

The idea of a shore-area regional high school was discussed as early as 1955. In the following years, Monmouth Beach agreed to join with...

The average American family dines on burgers about three times a week. Adults like them, kids like them. For serious fans so much goes...

A View to Remember & More … From the base of Maine to the tip of Florida (and even as far down as the...

When it comes to the future of Sandy Hook, I’ve reached a certainty. I’d like to see as little change as possible. While in...

Hospitals were sacred ground to my physician-dad — clean and caring at a minimum; life transforming and medically heroic at their best. He spent...

(This interview was conducted in 2010.) What can you say about Peter Dawkins? He’s the man with perhaps the greatest resume in history —...

The foot of Broadway is just over a mile from the Monmouth Beach-Long Branch boarder. A lot of borough families can say they did...

By Michael Sheehan Savvy Monmouth Beach residents know that when fresh produce is on the menu, Sickles Market in Little Silver is the place...

By Michael Sheehan George Washington asked for the recipe (and was the only outsider who ever got it). Abraham Lincoln served it in his...

Want to help the cause of horses in New Jersey and detach from life’s grind? Then spend some time at the racetrack with your...