MB Politics: The Johnson Dynasty
From the official beginning of Monmouth Beach in 1906, a dynamic father-son combo ran things as activist mayors. Indeed, their combined political dominance in...
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Jay Ross: MB’s #1 Philanthropist
Jay W. Ross was strong and serious, hard-working and honest, principled and opinionated. The man knew what he wanted. Thankfully, he wanted to help...
High Living in Monmouth Beach
“The Shores” and “The Admiralty” — Oceanfront High-Rises Rule the Coast Seeking to boost town tax ratables — then badly needed to fund a...
Sea Bright’s “Motel”
It’s had multiple identities over the past 70 years — only the geography is unchanged. In recent times, the spot has undergone a glorious...
MB Fire Company: Always Brave & Ready
The all-volunteer Monmouth Beach Fire Company — proud of its century-long dedication to protecting the lives and property of its neighbors — actually predates...
Oliver Byron’s Next Performance …
City Fire & History Museum now open … There’s a new stage for the city’s favorite actor. The new Long Branch Fire & History...
Living it Up at White Sands …
North End’s fave beach spot from 1961-1974 … By mid-1960s Summers, Long Branch could have been called “beach city.” Some 20 beach clubs (public...
Monmouth Beach & USA — Celebrate ’76
MB-USA Bicentennial Celebration — 50 Years Ago … As the borough of Monmouth Beach marks the nation’s 250th birthday with a grand celebration —...
Normandie Hotel — Sea Bright Palace
The magnificent Normandie-by-the-Sea Hotel in Sea Bright was “exclusive and expensive” in its all-too-brief prime. It had a lot to live up to. The...
Green Inn — Galilee Glamor
Built by a “Millionaire Sportsman” … The wealthy founders of “Monmouth Beach” in the early 1870s were determined to avoid the “hotel crowd” scene...
America’s Best Beaches for ’26
Nothing too close … that’s good! He’s known popularly as “Dr. Beach.” Director of the Florida International University Laboratory for Coastal Research in Miami,...
Fine Art in Monmouth Beach
A grand glance of old Monmouth Beach … She is the borough’s “artist-in-residence” — Gail H. Gannon — now in perpetuity upon her passing...
US President Loved Monmouth Beach
Benjamin Harrison — the nation’s 23rd president — visited 130 years ago. A former President of the United States of America did visit Monmouth...
First Residents: The Lenape
12,000 Years of Jersey Shore History … There are people who called our New Jersey coastal area home long before we did — the...
Senators from Monmouth Beach
In my ongoing efforts at researching Monmouth Beach history, I have found at least two United States Senators who were residents and had strong...
Honoring Long Branch Seniors
Golden Age Gift … Long Branch senior citizens now have a spectacular new home in which to gather. One befitting their contributions and wisdom...
