Preface

This listing of the MCHA's Monmouth County newspapers is an update of the 1976 publication of Stellhorn and Wright's Directory of New Jersey Newspapers 1765-1970. It follows this publication's layout and, except in a few cases, uses its date spans and name changes.

The newspapers are grouped by town and within the town, alphabetically by newspaper title. (The appendix lists the newspaper titles alphabetically, with references to the town of publication.) An index to the newspapers is noted, when one is known to exist. Newspapers and serials published by schools and organizations are filed within the school or organization's manuscript collection and are noted in those collections' finding aids.

The date spans held by the MCHA are noted as being in either microfilm [mf] or hard copy [hc]. Hard copies of newspapers may not be photocopied, although a digital photograph may be allowed if within the copyright laws.

The following symbols are used to denote frequency of publication:

d daily

w weekly

bw biweekly

trw triweekly

m monthly

q quarterly

irr irregular

[ ] incomplete run

Atlantic Highlander. w, 1915 - 1919 Jan ?
Followed Monmouth Press. Merged with Journal to form Atlantic Highlands Journal. Published editions under the titles: Highlands Herald (Highlands) 1915 - 1919(?); Independent (Red Bank) 1915 - 1919(?); Review (Rumson) 1915 - 1919?; Sea Bright Sentinel (Sea Bright) 1915 - 1919(?).

1915 Nov - 1918 Dec [mf]

Atlantic Highlands Herald. w, 1881 Jun 2 - 1883(?)

1881 Jun 2 (v. 1, n. 1) [hc]

Atlantic Highlands Journal. w, 1919 Jan 9 -
Formed by the merger of Journal and Atlantic Highlander.

1919 Jan - 1920 Sep [mf]
1931 Nov - 1954 Dec [mf]

Highlands Star. w, 1925 -
Established as an edition of Atlantic Highlands Journal published in Atlantic Highlands for circulation in Highlands.

1954 Sep - 1954 Dec [mf]

The Journal. w, 1892 - 1919 Jan 3
Merged with Atlantic Highlander to form Atlantic Highlands Journal.

1894 Nov 1 [hc] [front pages missing]
1895 Mar 14 , Nov 28 [hc]
1896 Sep 24, Oct 15 [hc]
1911 Jan 4 - 1919 Jan 3 [mf]

Monmouth Press. w, 1892 - 1915
Followed Independent. Became Atlantic Highlander. Published editions under the titles: Highlands Herald (Highlands) 1905(?) - 1915; Advance (Oceanic) 1907 - 1912; Independent (Red Bank) 1907(?) - 1915; Review (Rumson) 1913(?) - 1915; Sea Bright Sentinel (Sea Bright) 1907(?) - 1915.

1892 May 28 - 1900 Dec [mf]
1902 Jan - 1904 Dec [mf]
1906 Jan - 1914 Oct [mf]