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

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

The town’s spectacular seashore mansions … One way that the wealthy like to flex is through the building of huge houses. A fetching feature...

Learning at the beach … The Monmouth Beach Public School first opened its doors to students and teachers in October 1909. The educational facility...

The borough’s true blue … The origin of Monmouth Beach Police Department dates to April 1906 with the appointment of a police committee by...

Monmouth Beach was likely home to the first formal golf course on the Jersey Shore.* Just before the turn of the century, investors purchased...

The concept of a borough-owned public bathing facility became a reality in May 1921 when the Monmouth Beach Borough Council appropriated $6,800 to build...

The Shrewsbury River has played an important role in the social and commercial development of Monmouth Beach. In the early years, it was a...

Whitey Ford, Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra and other New York Yankee baseball greats hanging out in Monmouth Beach? Yes, it happened. Most shore area...

Borough service station at 100 … When it comes to good locations for a gas station, it’s tough to beat the one in Monmouth...

Monmouth Beach’s Top Hat … It’s most likely the start spot for all Monmouth Beach beginnings. Eliakim Wardell, a Boston-born Quaker who first settled...

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

12,000 Years of Jersey Shore History … There are people who called our New Jersey coastal area home long before we did — the...

The last day of business for the Monmouth Beach Train Station was Christmas Eve 1945. Rail service was officially “abandoned” then by authority of...

Here’s your chance to do some binge-reading about Monmouth Beach history — pick a link and have a look: • Alma Mater — HERE • Almost...

Coastal history on the Monmouth Beach area dates back to the late 1600s, but it didn’t become an official community until the early 1900s...