Prosecutor: Area 19-Year-Old Pleads Guilty to Torture and Killing of Pet Cat

An area teen has pleaded guilty to charges stemming from the 2023 torture and killing of his pet cat, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Wednesday.    

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Prosecutor: 37-Year-Old Teacher Charged with Repeated Sexual Assault of Student

A 37-year-old English teacher has been arrested and charged with having a sexual relationship with a student in a Monmouth County wildlife management area, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Tuesday.

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In Memoriam: Former Longtime Rumsonite, Teacher, Mom, Eileen Moran Rowett Brons, 90

In her lifetime, my mother smiled more than she cried. Sometimes she did both at the same time, using her strength and resilience to convince herself that everything would be okay. She always was. ~ Chris Rowett Peter

Former longtime Rumsonite, Rumson Country Day School and Red Bank schools teacher, and mom, Eileen Mary Moran Rowett Brons, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 24, at the home of her son in Easton, Maryland. She was 90.

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Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge Travel Advisory

With the weather clearing in the beginning of this week, Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge construction work remains status quo, with work continuing from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. though Friday, if the forecasted rain for the end of the week doesn’t throw the schedule off.

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In Memoriam: Longtime Red Bank Resident, RFH ’67 Grad, Rumson Fireman, William McSorley, 74

Longtime Red Bank resident, Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School (RFH) Class of 1967 graduate and fireman, William Edward McSorley, passed away after a brief illness on Monday, April 1. He was 74.

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In Memoriam: Longtime Rumsonite, RFH ’58 Grad, Pascale Sykes Foundation Founder, Fran Pascale Sykes

Longtime Rumsonite, Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School (RFH) 1958 graduate, wife, mother and founder and CEO of The Pascale Sykes Foundation, Frances Pascale Sykes, passed away peacefully on March 25, surrounded by her loved ones.

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