Lifeguard or Doctor?
Seeking More Summertime … The summer before my father began his medical school studies — nearly 85 years ago — he was worked as...
MB Feature
MB Bathing Pavilion Images …
The Monmouth Beach Bathing Pavilion (MBBP) — the borough’s only public beach club — has operated for more than a century of summers. I’ve...
New Home for Monmouth Beach Firefighters
Always Ready & Brave … The Monmouth Beach Fire Company is front of mind currently. Its new firehouse on Beach Road has been completed...
Broadway: Ready for Business
Legendary Road Awaits New Vision First mapped in 1835, first paved in 1891, Broadway was where Long Branch did commerce. The Slocum family is...
Highland Beach — Playground from the Past
“Sandy Hook’s historic resort paradise” The beginnings of Highland Beach as a seashore resort date back to “Gilded Age” times. This iconic location —...
Images of Sandy Hook …
It has 500 years of history — going back to the 1520s when Giovanni da Verrazzano became the first European to explore our “Jersey...
Monmouth County’s Finest Young Minds …
Consider our wonderful career academies … Getting the best education for you child is a crucial parental duty. I strongly urge local families to...
Monmouth Beach Inn
History & photos … Resting along the banks of Manahasset Creek was the landmark Monmouth Beach Inn. This hospitable and sometimes-raucous boarding house and...
Long Branch City Hall History
The location has been the focal point of municipal government for more than 130 years now. Long Branch — during its rich and storied...
High Living in Monmouth Beach
“The Shores” and “The Admiralty” — Oceanfront High-Rises Rule the Coast Seeking to increase town tax ratables — then badly needed to fund a...
Mule Barn Tavern — New Sandy Hook Rations
And some Hook eats history … Any reason to visit Sandy Hook is a worthwhile one. Now it’s even better. One of the peninsula’s...
“The Reservation” — Long Branch’s Cottage Colony
By Michael Sheehan Visitors to Seven Presidents Oceanfront Park in Long Branch may notice a large house standing alone on the grounds of the...
Images of Long Branch …
Long Branch history is irresistible. The more you know, the more you want to know. The city’s remarkable heritage is vibrant and impacting. With...
Monmouth Beach Politics: J & J Style
From the official start of Monmouth Beach — for nearly half of that time — a dynamic father-son combo ran things as activist mayors....
Commerce Corner in Monmouth Beach
A corner store is something to be found in many American communities. Like in Monmouth Beach. Down through the years many a borough youth...
Commissioner Concerns: Serving Monmouth Beach for 95 Years
The first borough commissioner I ever knew well was Sidney B. Johnson. No surprise there — he was a Monmouth Beach icon. Those familiar...
