Those were the days

Seeing former LT. Governor Kim Guadagno at the wonderful gala at the Shore Casino Thursday night for Assemblywoman Serena DiMaso was not a surprise to anyone who knows how the gracious and enthusiastic Kim is always right there to support those in whom she believes. She reminded everyone at the event what’s happening to strong women in county government these days and reiterated her very strong support of the very strong Serena as a means of combating this awful apparently new trend in Monmouth County. Well, new in the last couple of years. It also reminded me of a story I wrote for the Two River Times in December of 2014. It was the month before Atlantic Highlands Councilmembers Peter Doyle and Jack Archibald were being sworn in on borough council, and the ever vivacious, energetic, and friendly Kim showed that she is once such a great friend of the Bayshore and it was announced she was swearing the pair into office. Here’s the story from December, 2014.

This is a feature story I wrote for the Register of Red Bank on May 8, 1986. It’s amazing and unique for a number of reasons, not the least of which is it’s a story that no newspaper would print today without strict and political editing. For all those who were around in the 1980s, it’s a story about four great men, each well known in the Bayshore and respected in his own field, and all sharing a love of cooking

This is a story I wrote for the Atlantic Highlands Herald in 2016

Here’s a story I did for some magazines when my grandson got married

This is one of the chapters from my book, Hidden Hisory of Monmouth County

This is a story I wrote for a women’s magazine 16 years ago. Perhaps it will bring back similar memories for you

Atlantic Highlands' Catherine Curtin when she stated her GUEST program. This article is from Maryknoll magazine, a Catholic missionary magazine.

From August 5, 1964: Long Branch Daily Record Heap Hill, No one’s Responsibility By Muriel J. Smith (Daily Records Staff Correspondent) HIGHLANDS

One of my first History and Happenings columns when Editor Allan Dean invited me to start the column in the Atlantic Highlands Herald.