Hear the Shore’s Shady Prohibition Past at the Ocean County Library Manchester Branch

MANCHESTER – While law-abiding U.S. citizens avoided illegal alcohol 100 years ago, bootleggers and rumrunners kept it flowing, including here at the Jersey Shore. Historian Greg Caggiano will throw light on Shore shenanigans during “Mobsters and Mayhem” at the Ocean County Library Manchester Branch, 7 PM Monday, September 16.

Greg will spin sensational stories of local legends, corruption and mob violence with a special focus on the northern Jersey Shore, where underworld overlords operated in the shelter of sedate towns designed to be religious retreats.

The award winning Monmouth County historian has served on the Board of Directors of the Atlantic Highlands Historical Society, a town which for a while had the dubious honor of being labeled the “bootlegging capital of the East Coast.” His years of research include interviews with descendants of notables directly involved – on both sides of the law.

Greg’s program will also feature an examination of New Jersey’s connection to Vito Genovese, the organized crime kingpin who inspired Mario Puzo’s The Godfather, available in print, audio, eBook and digital versions at the Ocean County Library.

Please register at https://tinyurl.com/OclMAMobsters for this free program. For more information, stop by the OCL Manchester Branch, 21 Colonial Drive, call (732) 657-7600 or visit https://theoceancountylibrary.org/events.

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