Focus: Rumson Gull Friends’ River Heaven

It’s often been viewed as a slice of heaven — solace time down by the Navesink River.

And on a sunny fall Sunday, the seagulls were basking in the scene on the banks of the river in Rumson. A gentle fluff of clouds embraced a blue sky and peering sun with warmth as the gulls manned heaven’s gate.

Swoop with the gulls into the slice of this utopia. They’ve called you home — to this heaven.

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— Photos/Elaine Van Develde

Prosecutor: Man Gets 40 Years for 2018 Murder

A Long Branch man was sentenced to 40 years in prison on murder and attempted murder convictions stemming from a 2018 shooting in a Long Branch restaurant, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced.

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Prosecutor: Construction Company Supervisor Charged with $200K Payroll Theft

An area construction company supervisor has been charged with theft for allegedly retaining ghost employees on payroll after they departed the Colts Neck-based company for which he worked and pocketing nearly $200,000, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced.

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Focus: Freedom Festival Rockin’ in Sea Bright

A sunny Sunday made for a festival first in Sea Bright.

In a niche by the boardwalk, music played for a few hours as people gathered to soak up some seaside sun, listen to speakers, take part in activities, peruse booths and tents, mingle and gather resource information for addiction recovery as the First Annual Fall Freedom Festival got underway.

The aim of the festivals is to “offer free resources for freedom from addiction, fear and co-dependency,” a banner said. “Uniting Resources for the Courage to Change,” the subhead of the banner said.

Take at the photo gallery below for a glimpse into the event … (Click to enlarge!)

Police Report: Theft, Aggravated Criminal Sexual Contact, Burglary, Assault, Weapons, Heroin, Marijuana, DWI

The following September criminal incidents and arrests were reported by Red Bank police. An arrest does not constitute a conviction.

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Prosecutor: Man Arrested on Theft Charges for Stealing Deceased Wife’s Disability Benefits

A Monmouth County man is facing theft charges following an investigation that revealed he allegedly stole $23,028 in his deceased wife’s Social Security Disability (SSD) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced.

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Retro RFH Fall R & R

Lounging on the VW at RFH in the 1970s
Photo/RFH Yearbook

 

A reprise as an ode to an old normal and return of those sunny fall days we’ve been having … 

Everyone’s falling for the summery fall in the Rumson-Fair Haven area  lately. It makes an RFH student want to escape the classroom with a spring fever-like fervor.

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Prosecutor: Three Facing Charges for December 2019 Shooting

Three men are facing charges related to two separate shootings in Asbury Park as part of a clash between rivals back in December. One of the men was involved in both shootings, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced.

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Living The Dream: Going Home with Chef Arturo Balderas’ Dos Banditos

The waft of a scent, snippet of a sight, taste of a home-cooked morsel. It’s an unfailing recipe that brings the happy child in anyone back home. And some have a wish. A wish to bring a slice of their home comfort to others to share like family.

Chef Arturo Balderas had that wish. A dream. That dream came true recently. Now, like a big pot of Mexican pozole, steeped in family love, the chef is sharing the very best of his home and heart in authentic Mexican street food at his new dream restaurant, Dos Banditos, in Fair Haven. It’s an homage to his childhood, his parents Mercedes Gonzalez and Julio Balderas, both of whom he lost in the past couple of years. He’s now sharing all with which they and his extended family enriched his life. Sustenance. Those who know Arturo say, “he’s just generous in that way.”

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Prosecutor: Owner of Rumson Golden Goose Facing $300K More in Theft Charges

The Rumson jewelry store owner who was charged with theft in September is now facing additional charges after 11 new victims alleging $300,000 more worth of theft came forward to report having been victimized, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher Gramiccioni announced on Thursday.

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Retro RFH Aides’ Time Out

RFH library aides do chair battle in the 1970s Photo/RFH Yearbook

You’ve seen it before, but it warrants a reprise. With the recent death of aide Joan Blake RFHers all over are reminiscing about their time, or doing time, with those RFH aides. And every good RFH grad knows that they sometimes had to resort to techniques to tame us beasts that likely would get them in a heap of trouble, just like misbehaving students, if they were implemented nowadays. So, we revisit doing hard time in the library with those aides at RFH on a rainy day laden with those doldrums that they always seemed to chase away, even if it was with a chair …

Once upon a time, when the rain started, so did the antics in the library at RFH. And there to keep everyone in line and keep up one step, or a char, ahead of the antsy foul weather pranksters were those library aides.

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