Monmouth Beach Mayor’s Gallery
Mayors of the Borough of Monmouth Beach, NJ — Since its 1906 incorporation as a municipality, 16 people have held the town’s highest elected...
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Monmouth Beach Blueprint — 150+ Years Ago
The Monmouth Beach Association is largely credited with developing the borough as it’s known today. This august group was incorporated in 1871 — making...
Monmouth Beach Club History
It is certainly the most classic structure along the Monmouth Beach coast, and perhaps, along the entire Monmouth County shore. While many of the...
MB Patriots: Chief Richard L. Keller
Richard L. Keller, that rare fine blend of command and merriment, was the ultimate public servant. The town’s longest serving Chief of Police was...
USCG History in Monmouth Beach
The United States Coast Guard has a long history of bravery and sacrifice — even in Monmouth Beach. In January 1915, the US Life-Saving...
Some Good Lawyer Jokes …
I was a huge fan of the hit AMC-TV series, Better Call Saul. That fantastic cable show — which is nearly as good as...
A Brief History of the Sheehan/Ennis Families
Note: The following is a condensation of pertinent facts from the book Family Trees by William G. Sheehan. It was edited by Michael Sheehan....
Growing Up in Monmouth Beach
For over 20 years of my life, our family of 10 lived in a large Tudor house about a quarter mile from the ocean...
’25 Hurricane Season: Be Ready
Experts Predict “Extremely Active” Storm Season … Living at the shore comes at a price. Wise lifelong coastal residents know this. It’s understood that...
DYK: 10 Things About Old Fort Monmouth
Long a proud and sturdy fixture of Monmouth County, Fort Monmouth was officially closed in September 2011. The Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority has...
MBFC Softball — Lasting Champions
Another title in 2024 … Congrats again — to the Monmouth Beach Fire Company softball team for capturing its fifth straight championship in the...
Lifeguard or Doctor?
Seeking More Summertime … The summer before my father began his medical school studies — nearly 85 years ago — he was worked as...
Ditchdiggers, Daughters, and Doctors
I’ve admired the medical profession all of my life. My physician-father sort of insisted. Turns out it’s pretty easy. My many years of running...
4 Favorite TV Doctors
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...
Monmouth Beach’s Political Beginnings
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,...
“Monmouth Beach-to-Saratoga”
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...
