A Forgotten Father
My siblings sometimes tell me that I tend to over-glorify my physician-dad and his life. Perhaps … but I’m a storyteller and my father...
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Monmouth Beach Library History
An informal public library in Monmouth Beach got its start in Borough Hall in March 1925, when the borough council gave permission to a...
Bridges, Boats and a Boisterous Inn
Since Monmouth Beach is pretty much surrounded by water — a creek, a river and an ocean — bridges are necessary. The borough once had...
A Tale of Two Sisters …
They are forever elusive to me. I wish so much I could have known them better. To be with them — if only for...
Monmouth Beach School History
Formal public education in Monmouth Beach — at least the concept of it — got its start over 110 years ago. The first borough...
Epicenter of Monmouth Beach …
… a fabulous resort hotel As a once sparse shore area known as “Monmouth Beach” became a privileged resort back in late-1800s times, at...
Live the “The Alameda 7”
I was going through some motivational books that belong to my sister Sheila (and that’s one motivated lady) during a recent visit to her...
Monmouth Beach Hotel Once the “Summer White House”
A President of the United States of America did visit Monmouth Beach or what it was to become (the area was part of Ocean...
You Tube Had Nothing on Dad
Every now and again when I felling a bit down, I’ll break out one of my family’s old home movies. I’ve learned that you...
Lifeguard or Doctor?
A story to conclude the Summer of ’19 … The summer before my father began medical school, he was a lifeguard at a New...
