Rumson is in mourning over the passing of retired Police Captain William “Bill” Brush.
Continue reading Rumson Mourns Retired Police Captain William ‘Bill’ Brush
There’s a new Rumson police officer in town.
Her name is Dawn Shields and she is officially the newest member of the Rumson Police Department, the department announced in a social media post. Shields is a Special Law Enforcement Officer Class II. Special II officers are auxiliary, part-time officers who have basically the same authorizations as a permanent officer in a department. They are authorized to carry a weapon and have the power to make arrests and other functions similar to those of a full-time officer.
She comes to Rumson after retirement from a 26-year career with the Red Bank Police Department, the post said. Shields, in her tenure as a Red Bank officer, was a “School Resource Officer and D.A.R.E/L.E.A.D. instructor,” it added.
She will be doing more of the same in Rumson schools.
“We are happy that Dawn can now share her knowledge and experience in Rumson while protecting our schools,” the post concluded. “Welcome S/O III Shields!!”
Spring. It’s been long-awaited and it’s here. With it come signs of hope, growth, rebirth and fertility that was stifled by winter’s frozen grip. Stagnated.
Buds are beginning to bloom in sparse trees along the riverscape. Garden perennials are popping up with the sun. Bulbs about to pop with life are peering through remnants of the dead of winter. Abandoned laid eggs lie still in a half-made shriveled flower pot nest that a mourning dove ironically cast aside on the last cold day.
All comes back … to grow. To bring life and warmth back to the sparse riverscape, the yard, the flower pot nesting spot.
Sun up, signs of spring out. Take notice and soak it all up with the sun. Hope is here.
Take a look at our snapshots of little signs of spring above and take it all in.
**And don’t forget to click on one image in the gallery to enlarge and scroll! Enjoy!**
Interesting tidbit: Did you know that mourning doves have a habit of being terrible nest makers, but fabulous parents? True story. Ironic.
Here’s this week’s weather outlook for the Rumson-Fair Haven area from the National Weather Service …
Hey, batter, batter, swing! Spring is here. Baseball season is in full swing; and, it’s bound to be a hit at RFH this year.
Continue reading Retro RFH Baseball HitRumsonite. First Aid Squad member and Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School (RFH) graduate, Ronald “RJ” Anthony Croce passed away suddenly at home on March 14. He was 24.
Born in Red Bank on Aug, 1, 1997. RJ grew up in Union Beach and settled in Rumson in 2006. He graduated from RFH in the Class of 2015.
Continue reading In Memoriam: Rumsonite, First Aid Squad Member, RFH 2015 Grad, RJ Croce, 24Rumsonite Robert K. Schuster passed away at home on March 5. He was 89.
Continue reading In Memoriam: Rumsonite Robert ‘Bob’ Schuster, 89
It’s been downright dank lately. But no matter how the dank sticks in your cranky craw, there’s nothing like a little river time to ease the shrill chill from the bones.
Even when it’s clouded, the view of the Navesink always offers a promise of light and the warm embrace of home. It’s pretty ducky for the ducks, no matter what, it seems. They have the right idea. Reveling in every ripple, every lap of low tide, every grain of damp sand is inviting solace — the terminal homecoming.
The scene may vary with time and vantage point, but for a Rumson-Fair Haven kid at heart, the river is that lifetime friend who never ages, whose loyalty never wanes. It’s always there, waving to you from the shore, letting you know that the chill and gray will go away. You are home. Always. Welcomed.
Remember, cozy up to that waving childhood friend, and wait for the sun to shine again.
Relive some river daze and solace by taking a look at this week’s gallery of the Navesink by Barnacle Bill’s and check out when the sun’s coming out in the weekend weather forecast, courtesy of the National Weather Service … (CLICK one photo in the above gallery to enlarge and scroll! Enjoy!)
Rumson-raised Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School (RFH) 1965 graduate Marion Konow Frazee, of Red Bank, lost her battle with cancer on March 8 at Riverview Medical Center. She was 74.
Continue reading In Memoriam: Rumson-Raised RFH ’65 Grad, Marion Konow Frazee, 74
Well, it’s not as retro as the RFHers’ Irish Sweater Society pic in the Register from 1980, but looking back to the first Rumson St. Patrick’s Day Parade, it looks like at least one marching group followed suit — in a much less mischievous way, of course.
Continue reading Retro Junior Irish Sweater ParadingRumson resident Irene Nordskog passed away on March 4 at Riverview Medical Center with family by her side. She was 71.
Continue reading In Memoriam: Rumsonite Irene Nordskog, 71
With the news of the revival of a newer Rumson area tradition, the Rumson St. Patrick’s Day Parade, comes the news that its grand marshal had a close relationship with the famed Hunt.
Continue reading Retro RFHers’ ‘Hunt’ for the Fun in Tradition
Rumsonites are rolling out the green carpet for the return of the Rumson St. Patrick’s Day Parade.
Continue reading Rumson St. Patrick’s Day Parade Makes Comeback
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