U.S. Attorney: Monmouth County Man Pleads Guilty to Heroin Trafficking

A senior member of a large-scale drug trafficking organization has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute heroin throughout Monmouth and Ocean counties as well as elsewhere in New Jersey,  Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced.

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Prosecutor: Area Man Found Guilty of Attempted Murder

After a five-week trial, a Monmouth County jury found a 28-year-old area man guilty of first-degree attempted murder and facing anywhere from 20 years to life in prison in connection with an April 2014 shooting in Red Bank, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher Gramiccioni announced on Tuesday.

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Retro Fair Haven Kindergarten School Daze

A Knollwood School kindergarten class of 1956 or ’57
Photo/courtesy of George Martin

Well, summer vacation is in full swing and school’s been out for a couple of weeks.

Before you know it, students will be finding out who their teachers are for the new school year and some will be going to school for the first time.

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Focus: Sunset Ride on the River

Sometimes all you need is a little boat, a lot of heart and some solace in a river ride at sunset. That’s what it was all about for at least one lone kayaker on Monday night … and likely many before and after.

The sky was colorful and the scene was a serene one at the River Rats boat launch in Fair Haven. It’s a picture that countless native Rumson and Fair Havenites have been in. It’s worth more than a thousand words but needs very few.

Take a look and transport back to your last river ride …

— Elaine Van Develde

The FYI on Fair Haven’s Concerts on the Dock

** NOTE: Due to the inclement weather, Thursday’s concert, The WAG was postponed to Thursday, July 20.**

Concerts on the dock in Fair Haven have been a weekly summer tradition for some years now. But, the usual Friday or Saturday night concert has been shifted to Thursdays and one Friday this summer for the free concerts at the gazebo at the foot of Fair Haven Road on the Navesink River .

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Focus: Rumson Respite; Sunny Summer Daze

Well, if a sunny Friday morning on the Shrewsbury River is any indication of what’s to come over this Fourth of July weekend, it’s all about celebrating some sunny days along with the birth of our nation.

From the Sea Bright side, overlooking the West Park section of Rumson and Gunning Island this morning, skies were blue and clear as the NJ State Marine Police patrolled the Shrewsbury and boaters boated.

According to the National Weather Service, the only exception to the good weekend weather case may be Saturday, as forecasters forecast some heavy rain and a bit of stormy weather. But, as for the rest of the holiday time, all’s sunny.

Happy Independence Day weekend, all! Enjoy and stay safe!

— Elaine Van Develde

Prosecutor: Fugitive Area Cop Nabbed in North Carolina

A former Asbury Park police officer, who has been listed as a fugitive from justice since he failed to appear for his criminal trial last week, is in federal custody after being captured without incident this morning in North Carolina, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced on Wednesday.

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