Longtime Rumsonite Jim Dolan passed away in his home on Aug. 29 after a courageous three-year battle with cancer. He was 84.
In Memoriam: Longtime Rumsonite Jim Dolan, 84
Prosecutor: Cop Charged with $16.5K Theft Stemming from Failure to Perform Duties
An area police officer has been charged with theft in connection with instances of failing to leave his home or respond to calls for service while he was supposed to be on duty, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Thursday.
Prosecutor: Ex-Cop Sentenced for Lying About Criminal Past in Seeking Police Employment
A former police officer has lost his job, been sentenced to probation and has been permanently banned from public office anywhere in NJ for lying about his criminal history and termination from a prior job in law enforcement while seeking and obtaining police employment in the state, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Thursday.
Prosecutor: 23-Year-Old Woman Arrested on Vehicular Homicide and Related Charges in March Fatal Accident
An area 23-year-old woman has been arrested and charged with vehicular homicide and related offenses in connection with a three-vehicle crash in March that left one person dead and another injured, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago and Wall Township Police Chief Sean O’Halloran jointly announced on Wednesday.
Prosecutor: Area Man Convicted of 10-Year Aggravated Sexual Assault of Child
An area man has been convicted of the aggravated sexual assault for more than a decade of a child from the age of 4 to 15, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Tuesday.
Steeping in Fair Memories: Cooking Up Firemen’s Fair Goodness
The following piece was originally published on Aug. 27, 2015. It’s fair time again, so it’s time to take a look back at how things were and are done a pivotal place at the fair — the kitchen and dining room.
By Elaine Van Develde
Someone’s in the kitchen at Fair Haven Firemen’s Fair grounds.
And while they may have, at one point another been with someone named Dinah, as the old ditty goes, it’s a definite they’ve been with someone named Mike, Dale, Sue (x2), Raquel, Ethel (x2), Mary, Anne, Amanda, Skippy, Hodgie, Mary Ellen, Joe, Evie, and, oh, yeah, Andy and a few others.
And they certainly haven’t been strummin’ on any ol’ banjo. They’ve been way too busy — cutting, peeling, filling, flouring, husking and just plain cooking.
Except there’s nothing plain about what’s cooking in the fair kitchen, who’s cooking it, when, where, why or how.
Photo/Elaine Van Develde
In Memoriam: Little Silver Resident, Longtime Coach, Barry Rizzo Sr., 94
Little Silver resident, Barry Henry Rizzo Sr., passed away peacefully on Aug. 30, surrounded by his loving wife and children. He was 94.
Prosecutor: Former Teacher Gets 12 Years for Aggravated Sexual Assault of Student
A former teacher has been sentenced to 12 years in state prison for the aggravated sexual assault of a teenage student, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Monday.
In Memoriam: Longtime Rumsonite, Land Conservationist, Community ‘Visionary,’ Dick Mercer Jr., 95
Longtime Rumsonite Henry Dickson “Dick” Mercer Jr. passed away peacefully at home on Aug. 24. He was 95.
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 …
Photo/FHFD booklet
By Elaine Van Develde
It’s been 43 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.
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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 and how all the scents and sights the night before flood a Fair Haven kid’s mind with memories of the fairest kind. This year, this reprise is dedicated to my little sister. May life be forever fair in our haven of priceless memories …
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.
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Grow with Grace: Fair Time is Fall Veggie Time
When the tents go up in front of the firehouse, the excitement of the Fair Haven Firemen’s Fair is always tempered with a little end-of-summer blues. If you’re a gardener, you may feel as though you’re headed toward the end of the season, too.
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