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

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...

From City Seafood Lords to Seashore Luxury Living … The Long Branch Daily Record called him a “pioneer resident” — Conover J. Gaskin, Sr....

It was a fabulous architectural representation of Long Branch at the apex of its Glided Age glory — the West End Cottages. The magnificent...

History & Images It was sometimes called “Hollywood of the East.” Back when it was a summer seashore resort during the Gilded Age. Elberon...

The city’s train system … still going today At its peak — according to a June 1908 Long Branch Daily Record report — the...

It was “Great Depression” times and Long Branch tried to shuffle on by. Back some 90 summers ago. Today, nearly no one remembers the...

In an effort to expand beyond the declining oceanfront hotel scene as the 20th century dawned, Long Branch developers turned their attention to a...

A heartbeat away from the most-powerful office on Earth. Long Branch can’t claim that a native was ever President of the United States of...

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

The first Long Branch municipal clerk was R. Jerome Van Brunt, who held the post for nearly 20 years before being politically ousted in...

I’ve admired the medical profession all of my life. My physician-father sort of insisted. Turns out it’s pretty easy. My many years of running...