Prosecutor: Cop Arrested on Charges Related to Stalking, Sexual Advances on Teen

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 Teen

Remembering 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 …

Retro Fair Haven Firemen's Fair stock room days in the 1970s Photo/FHFD booklet
Retro Fair Haven Firemen’s Fair stock room days in the 1970s
Photo/FHFD booklet

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 Daddy

Rumson 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 Party

Fair 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

Retro Fair 50/50 Booth Buds

Fair Haven Firemen’s Fair 50/50 Booth in the 1970s
Photo/FHFD media archives

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.

Continue reading Retro Fair 50/50 Booth Buds

Your closest look at local news