A board of education member and first aid squad vice president/chaplain in a Monmouth County town has been arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a 19-year-old male over the Labor Day weekend, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced.
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Police Report: Criminal Sexual Contact, Assault, DWI, Theft, Marijuana
The following August criminal incidents and arrests were reported by Red Bank police. An arrest does not constitute a conviction.
Continue reading Police Report: Criminal Sexual Contact, Assault, DWI, Theft, MarijuanaProsecutor: Two Cops Face Charges Related to Vandalism Incidents
Two police officers are facing multiple charges relating to two separate vandalism incidents, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced.
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Rumson & Monmouth U to Host Two River Seminars
The Monmouth University School of Science and the Borough of Rumson will host a Two River Seminar Series centered on the environment and wildlife of the Navesink and Shrewsbury rivers beginning in September.
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A Fair Haven Homecoming & Book Signing
Mary Ann Kampfe will be back home in Fair Haven at the borough library on Thursday for a chat about and sign her book Dementia Dolls: A Daughter’s Story.
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Fair Haven Police Report: $3K Wine Theft, DWI, Marijuana
The following July criminal incidents and arrests were reported by Fair Haven police. An arrest does not constitute a conviction.
Criminal Incidents
• It was reported sometime in the overnight hours of July 19 several items were stolen from a vehicle on Oak Place sometime overnight.
Cpl. John Koetzner took the report.
• The theft of a bottle of wine valued at $3,000 was reported on July 7.
Patrolman Christian Hostrup took the report.
Arrests
• Corey Caneiro, 45, of Fair Haven, was arrested on July 13 and charged with driving while intoxicated (DWI) and refusal to submit to a breathalyzer by Patrolman Brooks Robinson following a motor vehicle stop for which Caneiro was issued speeding and reckless driving summonses.
• Terence Farley, 59, of Staten Island, NY, was arrested on July 13 and charged with possession of marijuana by Sgt. Stephen Schneider following a motor vehicle stop.
• Ann Richards, 44, of Fair Haven, was arrested on July 7 on an outstanding warrant for $1,500 out of Ocean Township by Patrolman Brooks Robinson.
Focus: A Fair Finish
The rides are dismantled. The chowder is sold out. The grounds are cleared. Games of chance are won and done. Town tales spun, lifetime friendships rekindled and begun. The 2019 Fair Haven Firemen’s Fair has come to a close for another year, but not before a banner finale.
Here’s a glimpse into fair closing night happenings and people on Saturday, from daylight to dark … (Don’t forget to CLICK on each photo to enlarge! Click again on same photo to advance to the next. Enjoy!)
— Elaine Van Develde
Reflection: All’s Fair in the Middle
There have been a lot of significant beginnings and endings lately. The end of summer. The beginning of locals’ summer. The start of school — new chapters and first days.
But, what about the middle? The end of the Fair Haven Firemen’s Fair brings me, and probably more than a few others, back to that middle.
Remembrance of the Fair Stock Room Dude — Dad
The following piece was originally published on Aug. 31, 2015. It is being re-run, with changes only in the amount of years that have passed, in memory of my father, Bill Van Develde, former longtime Fair Haven Fire Company member, president and captain of the Fire Police and chairman of the stock room at the fair, on the anniversary of his death on Aug. 31, 1983. RIP, Dad. You are missed. Thank you for all the embarrassing moments that I didn’t appreciate enough. Thank you for making Fair Haven my home. Thank you for being a real dad. See you later at the fair …
Photo/FHFD booklet
By Elaine Van Develde
It’s been 36 years, but I can still see his face and that kooky Brylcreemed hairdo. I can still hear his crazy belly laugh and that signature “Take ‘er easy, buddy!” I can still see him slapping kids on the back, forever clutching his trusty clipboard, pencil perched behind his ear, sweat on the brow and finger wagging.
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Retro Fair Haven Firemen’s Fair Balloon Boss & Buddies
The following piece was originally published in August of 2015. Here it is again in honor of the Fair Haven Firemen’s Fair and my mom, Sally Van Develde, to whom this site is dedicated …
Growing up in Fair Haven with parents in the fire company, Fair Haven Firemen’s Fair time meant time spent inflating punch balls during the day and helium balloons at night.
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Prosecutor: Off-Duty NJ Transit Officer Arrested After Altercation
An off-duty NJ Transit police officer was arrested following an altercation with several individuals in Belmar early Friday morning, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced.
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Labor Day Weekend DWI Checkpoints Set
Two DWI checkpoints have been set for Labor Day Weekend: one in northern and another in southern Monmouth County, DWI Task Force Coordinator and Allenhurst Police Chief Michael Schneider announced.
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