A Manalapan police officer has been arrested and charged with official misconduct, child endangerment, stalking and other offenses related to his alleged illegal behavior involving a teenage girl, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Thursday.
Continue reading Prosecutor: Cop Arrested on Charges Related to Stalking, Sexual Advances on TeenRemembering My Fair Daddy
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. 30, 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 on the fair grounds …
By Elaine Van Develde
It’s been 40 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.
Continue reading Remembering My Fair DaddyRumson Police: ‘Smash-and-Grab’ Car Burglar Strikes Again; Likely Gang Perp
What has been dubbed a “smash-and-grab” burglary has struck again in Rumson.
Continue reading Rumson Police: ‘Smash-and-Grab’ Car Burglar Strikes Again; Likely Gang PerpDWI Checkpoints Slated for Labor Day Weekend
Summer is almost officially over. And with the end of summer comes two Monmouth County DWI checkpoints for Labor Day weekend.
Continue reading DWI Checkpoints Slated for Labor Day WeekendRetro Fair Taste of Take-Out Goodness
It’s that time again. Fair Haven Firemen’s Fair time. The end-of-the-summer tradition that’s been celebrated for more than a century in the Rumson-Fair Haven area. The community eats it all up. That and the food.
Continue reading Retro Fair Taste of Take-Out GoodnessFocus: RFH Class of ’78 Reuniting
Some things never change. And that’s a good thing for the Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School (RFH) Class of 1978.
Continue reading Focus: RFH Class of ’78 ReunitingWeekly Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge Travel Advisory
Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge replacement constriction activity remains status quo this week, with two exceptions — Friday work hours and channel work in the Shrewsbury River.
Continue reading Weekly Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge Travel AdvisoryRumson Police Report: Theft, Aggravated Assault, Unlawful Weapon Possession, Property Damage, Out-of-Hand Party
The following July criminal incidents and arrests were reported by Rumson Police. An arrest does not constitute a conviction.
Continue reading Rumson Police Report: Theft, Aggravated Assault, Unlawful Weapon Possession, Property Damage, Out-of-Hand PartyProsecutor: Shooting Incident Leaves Two Injured
A shooting incident on Friday morning in Freehold Borough has left two injured, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago said on Friday.
Continue reading Prosecutor: Shooting Incident Leaves Two InjuredFair Reflections: An Ode to Opening Night of the Fair Haven Firemen’s Fair
Our annual reprise in celebration of opening night of the Fair Haven Firemen’s Fair …
All’s fair. The night before. The decades later. It’s something a Fair Haven kid will always see … a shooting star that they grabbed and tucked away in their heart, holding onto the glistening, magical light.
The night is still. A light is on. Trucks are out of the bays. Cartoony faces and ghosts in empty seats on unassembled carnival rides stare back in the dark. Someone’s cooking at the Fair Haven firehouse. It’s fair time.
Continue reading Fair Reflections: An Ode to Opening Night of the Fair Haven Firemen’s Fair
DWI Checkpoint Set for Friday Night
It’s still summer and DWI checkpoints have been set up nearly every weekend in Monmouth County. This weekend is no exception.
Continue reading DWI Checkpoint Set for Friday NightRetro Fair 50/50 Booth Buds
The Fair Haven Firemen’s Fair’s opening night is Friday. And, with the fair come games of chance spins and wins.
From the prize booth wheel spins to 50/50 and Super 50/50 tickets taking a tumble in a big bin, there are winners every night. The winnings? Everything from candy to tens of thousands of dollars.
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