Today, few people remember and even fewer know that Monmouth Beach was once a thriving commercial fishing village. While many local anglers still regularly...

The founder and first settler of the New Jersey coastal area today known as Monmouth Beach (other than the true first settlers, Native American...

An informal public library in Monmouth Beach got its start in Borough Hall on Beach Road in March 1925, when the borough council gave...

During the first century of Monmouth Beach governance, for nearly half of that time a dynamic father-son combo ran things as activist mayors. These...

Borough education pictorial … The borough’s public school first opened its doors in October 1909. The educational facility has gone through several changes in...

George Fisher Baker: Gilded Age Tycoon During the late 19th Century — and probably even today — the 1.6-mille Ocean Avenue section of Monmouth...

It’s the musical equivalent of Bruce Springsteen, Charlie Puth, Billy Joel, Taylor Swift, and Frank Sinatra among others all coming to Monmouth Beach for...

Dr. Newell also represented the Monmouth Beach area in the US Congress I’m a Lincoln man. I’ve probably read more than 50 books about...

He is the supreme Monmouth Beach philanthropist of his age and all others. A guy who walked the talk — to the tune of...

Boyle’s Tavern has re-opened after an 18-month closure. For now, the Willow Avenue bar is hosting “Happy Hours” — 3 pm to 7 pm,...

Yes, Monmouth Beach had a railroad and a railroad station — two stations in fact. The one below, the classic railroad depot, stood until...

I made a satisfying career on writing for and about physicians. So it was real pleaseing to find that a doctor played a meaningful...

MBFC Pictures … The Monmouth Beach Fire Company was organized in 1905 and actually predates the borough by a year. The borough is fortunate...

Since Monmouth Beach is pretty much surrounded by water — a creek, a river and an ocean — bridges are necessary. The borough once had...

It is certainly the most classic structure along the Monmouth Beach coast, and perhaps, along the entire Monmouth County shore. While many of the...

Monmouth Beach can’t claim that a resident was ever a President of the United States of America. Very nearly though. Garret Augustus Hobart, born...