Memorial Set for Former Fair Havenite Madge Breeden, 82

Former longtime Fair Havenite Madge (Wolcott) Breeden passed away, surrounded by family, at Ocean Medical Center in Brick on Oct. 15. She was 82.

Former Fair Haven neighbors and friends flooded Facebook with condolences and memories of the Dartmouth Avenue mom and her family from back in the day.

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Fair Haven School Officials on Accident: Stop Social Media Commentary

An accident on Hance Road in Fair Haven today involving a Knollwood school student and a vehicle prompted a flood of social media speculation and commentary.

While school officials and emergency response authorities said they are cognizant that all in the community are concerned, the comments generated on Facebook caused too much of a stir and a spread of misinformation before the facts are available from the proper sources.

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Prosecutor: Man Pleads Guilty in Scheme to Exchange Nude Pics with Child

A former NJ resident pleaded guilty to sending sexually-explicit text messages to an undercover police officer who he believed to be an 11-year-old girl, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced in a released statement.

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Prosecutor: Former Cop Gets Probation for Stealing $80K from PBA

A former Long Branch police officer and PBA Local 10 president was sentenced on Friday for pilfering more than $80,000 from union coffers, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced on Monday.

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Prosecutor: Teens Plead Guilty to 10-Year-Old’s Killing

A pair of teens pleaded guilty on Monday to aggravated manslaughter and an associated charge in connection with the February shooting death of a 10-year-old, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced.

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Prosecutor: Pedestrian Dies After Being Hit by Car

A 59-year old woman has died as a result of injuries sustained from being struck by a motor vehicle early Sunday morning in Neptune Township, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced in a released statement.

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Retro RFH Haunting

An RFH Halloween ghostly gaggle of the 1970s
Photo/George Day

Sometimes it’s not just the spirit of the season. Sometimes we are haunted by good memories. The year was 1977. It was an RFH Halloween.

Seniors of the Class of ’78 were geared up for some ghostly fun. They gathered in the Senior Commons and paraded around, and, yes, out of the confines of the RFH campus.

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