This is an ongoing list, to which I will add frequently: • “Boss of the County” — It’s Monmouth County’s highest elective office. In...

United States Life-Saving Service — Remembering Heroes In the mid-1800s along the US coastline — between Cape Cod and Cape Hatteras — there was...

Good Guys in Blue … A main reason why Monmouth Beach is such an outstanding community is because residents trust that they live in...

History & Photos … Shorelands — starting as a Gilded Age golf course has grown into a close-knit and comfortable community. Mostly, the folks...

The United States Coast Guard has a long history of service and sacrifice — even in Monmouth Beach. In January 1915, the US Life-Saving...

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

My father always told me that Harry Truman should be my favorite American President. “If he didn’t drop the bomb in World War II,...

In my ongoing efforts at researching Monmouth Beach history, I have found at least two United States Senators who had strong connections to this...

… the Epicenter of Monmouth Beach As a once sparse shore area known as “Monmouth Beach” was becoming a privileged resort back in late-1800s,...

The US Post Office in Monmouth Beach — it’s had three homes in borough history — dates back nearly 100 years. In April 1924,...

The Monmouth Beach Association is largely credited with developing the borough as it is known today. The group incorporated in 1871 — making Monmouth...

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

Area motorists — weary of the bumper-to-bumper traffic along Ocean Avenue-Route 36 in the summer — would have loved this deal. It’s a sweet...

For housing good or ill, Monmouth Beach has become a tear-down community. If you grew up in the town — say 25 years ago...

Mayors of the Borough of Monmouth Beach, NJ (1906 – Present): 15 persons have held the town’s highest office since the municipality was formed.

On March 9, 1906, Monmouth Beach was officially incorporated as a borough by virtue of an act signed by the N.J. Secretary of State,...