Still “imbibing and pursuing leisurely interests” after all these years. That would be the RFH Ladies of the Round Table. You’ve seen them before in a ’70s Retro Pic of the Day and they’ve been at it again “all these years” later — at a gathering in Delray Beach, FL.
Continue reading Reunited: RFH Ladies of the Round Table 
Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge replacement construction activity remains status quo this week, with the exception of no work on Monday and, of course, weather permitting for the remainder of the week. Work is scheduled this week for Tuesday, Feb. 20, through Friday, Feb. 23.
Rumsonite Frank A. Vaccaro passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family at his home in Rumson, on Feb. 14. He was 91.
Continue reading In Memoriam: Rumsonite Frank A. Vaccaro, 91 
Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge replacement construction activity remains status quo this week, weather permitting. Work is scheduled from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. through Friday, Feb. 16.
Continue reading Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge Travel Advisory 
“We’re captive on the carousel of time … We can’t return. We can only look behind from where we came and go round and round and round in the circle game …” ~ Joni Mitchell
The news hit his nimble-footed, intricately painted-and-penned world like a sledge hammer. Thirty-year-old Thomas “Cooper” Ley had died. He was my best friend’s beautiful boy.
The wound left by the merciless hammer’s mark was a deep one. Somehow it didn’t break the circle, though. It wouldn’t. Never could. That was the consolation, so I was posthumously reminded by his mother, if there was to be any at all in something that seemed so senseless and unfair.
Circle. It was stuck in my head. Once that hammer hit, she started whispering to me as I grappled with how to remember him best for her, for his family, for his friends, with my words.
Continue reading Cooper’s Legacy: The Art of Circle Gaming Among Childhood Friends
Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge replacement construction activity remains status quo this week, weather permitting. Work is scheduled from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. through Friday, Feb. 2.
The following January criminal incidents and arrests were reported by Rumson police. An arrest does not constitute a conviction.
Continue reading Rumson Police Report: Scams & DUI Former longtime Fair Havenite, teacher and volunteer, Patty Overman, more recently of Red Bank, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 23.
Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge replacement construction activity remains status quo this week, weather permitting. Work is scheduled from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. through Friday, Feb. 2.
Former longtime Rumsonite Patricia “Trish” Sullivan passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Jan. 24. She was 80.
“She was always known as a friendly and caring woman, with a robust network of dear friendships including close lifelong friends from the local area. Having raised four children in Rumson, Trish was a well-known parent throughout the community establishing strong connections and friendships with her children’s friends and families. A gardening enthusiast, Trish enjoyed spending time working in the garden and being an active member of the Fair Haven Garden Club for many years. She was also an avid swimmer and treasured spending time at the beach, especially at her beloved Monmouth Beach Bath and Tennis Club (MBBTC). For all of her hobbies and close friendships, her greatest joy was family. She often cooked for large family holiday gatherings at her home. The backyard of her home at 100 Bingham hosted many barbecues, football games, and family celebrations.”
Loved ones of Trish Sullivan in her obituary
Trish lived in Rumson for 46 years, where she and her 43-year husband raised their family, before spending her final years in Red Bank.
Trish was a graduate of Red Bank Catholic High School and Marymount University in Washington, D.C.
She is predeceased by: her parents, Jane and John Keaveney; and her husband, John Sullivan.
Trish is survived by: her four children and their spouses, John Sullivan and Kim Tuby, Erin Sullivan, Michael and Alyson Sullivan, and Kevin Sullivan and Nicole Walker; her sister and brother-in-law, Diane and Robert Herson; and her six grandsons, Ryan, Shane, Andy, Brian, Jason, and Thomas Sullivan.
A life celebration will be held at John E. Day Funeral Home in Red Bank, NJ on Monday Jan. 29, from 4 to 7 p.m.. The funeral service is Tuesday, Jan. 30, at 10:15 a.m. at Holy Cross Roman Catholic Church in Rumson.
In lieu of flowers, contributions many be made in Ms. Sullivan’s name to the Garden Club of Fair Haven [Lee Davidson 11, First Street, Fair Haven, NJ 07704].
— Edited obituary prepared by family via John E. Day Funeral Home
Lifetime Rumsonite, First Aid Squad member, former Fair Haven crossing guard and 34-year Fair Haven Fire Department member, Harvey Tilton Jr., passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by his loving family, on Jan. 22. He was 89.
Continue reading In Memoriam: Lifetime Rumsonite, Former Fair Haven Crossing Guard, Harvey Tilton Jr., 89 Longtime Rumsonite Sharon Holt Day passed away on Jan. 7 from an apparent stroke. She was surrounded by her loving family and spent her last hours looking out at the Navesink River from her home in Rumson, where she had lived for nearly 50 years.
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