Helen Kittell West, Principal of the Monmouth Beach School (1922-1946). A borough education leader during very trying times — all through the Great Depression...

The Monmouth Beach Inn — “a borough landmark” Resting on the banks of Manahasset Creek was the landmark Monmouth Beach Inn. This hospitable and...

I first walked through the door at age 18. Inside it was cool, dark, and mysterious. My friend, Joe, was the guide. His dad,...

Toy King … Confederate Yankee … Knighted Doctor … Master Pattern Maker all under one roof — If you’re even moderately familiar with Monmouth...

MB Marks the USA’s Sesquicentennial  Anniversary… I take genuine pride in my Monmouth Beach heritage. Not only was I raised here; I got to...

Always Ready & Brave … First organized in 1905, Monmouth Beach Fire Company service actually predates the borough by a year. Most borough residents...

Aerial images of the borough … Have look at these aerial images from around Monmouth Beach — past and present. The seashore community is...

The Monmouth Beach Bathing Pavilion (MBBP) — the borough’s public beach club — has operated for more than a century of summers. In that...

The Monmouth Beach area known as “Galilee” — located roughly from Central Road to the Sea Bright border — is a borough coastal spot...

The Church of the Precious Blood, the borough’s only Roman Catholic house of worship, is located on Riverdale Avenue at the foot of Beach...

Generations of borough residents remember the spot as one where they came of age athletically — or tried and didn’t. For nearly 75 years,...

History & Photos … The borough’s Shorelands section started as a Gilded Age golf course that grew into a close-knit and comfortable community. Mostly,...

Spectacular seashore mansions … One way the wealthy like to flex is through the building of huge houses. A fetching feature of Monmouth Beach...

“Church of the Fishermen” Built on sand close by the water’s edge, the St. Peter’s Church of Galilee was dedicated in August 1873. Classic...

The Wells Fargo Bank branch on Beach Road closed its doors permanently in October 2025 after 57 years of business. Making for a bitter...

A doctor owned the beach towns … I made a satisfying publishing career working as the editor of a physician’s business magazine for 12+...