Honoring Long Branch Senior Citizens
Golden Age Gift … Long Branch senior citizens now have a spectacular new home in which to gather. One befitting their contributions and wisdom...
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MMC: City Healthcare History
Monmouth Medical Center — 135+ Years of Caring Professional healthcare in Long Branch got started in 1887 in four rented rooms over a Broadway...
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...
MB Commissioner Times …
The first borough commissioner I ever knew well was Sidney B. Johnson. No surprise there — he was a Monmouth Beach icon. Those familiar...
Shorelands of Monmouth Beach
History & Photos … The borough’s Shorelands section started as a Gilded Age golf course that grew into a close-knit and comfortable community. Mostly,...
Images from “Galilee” …
The Monmouth Beach area known as “Galilee” — located roughly from Central Road to the Sea Bright border — is a borough coastal spot...
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...
Gaskin’s of North Long Branch
From City Seafood Lords to Seashore Luxury Living … The Long Branch Daily Record called him a “pioneer resident” — Conover J. Gaskin, Sr....
A Once Fabulous Hotel
… the Epicenter of Monmouth Beach As a once sparse shore area known as “Wardell’s Beach” was becoming a privileged resort back in late-1800s,...
You Tube Has 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...
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...
Church in Monmouth Beach
Monmouth Beach was an amazing community in the late 19th Century. In addition to the rich and famous there were also, thanks be, the...
MBPO: A Century of Delivering
The United States Post Office at Monmouth Beach (07750) — which marked 100 years of service in 2024 — has had three homes in...
Sea Bright’s “Motel”
It’s had multiple identities over the past 65 years — only the geography is unchanged. In recent times, the spot has undergone a glorious...
Mihm Family: River Rulers
The Shrewsbury River has played an important role in the social and commercial development of Monmouth Beach. In the early years, it was a...
Mother to Son: Christmas Letter
Some 80 Christmas seasons ago — with war raging around the globe — a mother sat down and wrote a simple but powerful letter...
