When my father was in his late 40s he ran for a seat on the Monmouth Beach School Board of Education. As if he...

During his prime years as a practicing physician, my father served on our local bank’s Advisory Board (the Monmouth Beach bank has had several...

His great-great grandfather lived here — Abraham Lincoln — America’s greatest President* — had Monmouth County family roots. According to A. Lincoln, a very...

It’s a moment seared into my memory forever — the morning when my physician-father awoke me to tell of a terrible accident. My 19-year-old...

I was a huge fan of the hit AMC-TV series, Better Call Saul. That fantastic cable show — which is nearly as good as...

For over 20 years of my life, our family of 10 lived in a large Tudor house about a quarter mile from the ocean...

Experts Predict “Extremely Active” Storm Season … Living at the shore comes at a price. Wise lifelong coastal residents know this. It’s understood that...

Seeking More Summertime … The summer before my father began his medical school studies — nearly 85 years ago — he was worked as...

I’m a product of the TV generation. I’ve watched a lot of television (though not nearly as much lately). And one of my usual...

Every year around this time I think about my late father-in-law, James F. Norton, Jr. Each summer he would make a sojourn from Monmouth...

There’s no question that earning a medical degree takes some smarts. My physician-dad from Monmouth Beach would tell me that the profession was “the...

The Masters Tournament — the crown jewel of professional golf — is played every April. I have very fond memories of this annual spring...

My physician-dad had plenty of doctor buddies, but only one was included in his bedside photograph collection when he died in March 2007. My...

Local Stories Worth a Look … Summer season on the Jersey Shore is here. Have a look at this “Summer of ’23” post and...

’23 Monmouth Beach Municipal Budget: $9.9 Million In a time of high inflation — and even higher municipal spending — the borough’s financial team...

I’ve done plenty of reading and writing about physicians during my journalism career. It’s been an honor. The medical doctor culture is rich, its...