Prosecutor: Ex-Cop Gets 5 Years in Prison for $75K PBA Theft

A police officer has been sentenced to five years in state prison for stealing more than $75,000 from his Policeman’s Benevolent Association (PBA) chapter, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Wednesday.

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Prosecutor: Former Area Cop Pleads Guilty to Endangerment, Sexually Explicit Criminal Computer Activity Involving Two Teen Girls

A former area police officer has pleaded guilty to charges stemming from engaging in criminal activities involving the sexual exploitation and endangerment of two teenage girls, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced Thursday.  

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Getting the Clear Retro RFH Graduation Picture

Sometimes those ’70s RFH graduation memories are not all a blur. They’re crystal clear. In focus. Like this Pomp and Circumstance walk snapshot back in time. It’s been almost a week since the RFH Class of 2026 did their graduation walk. So, we’re taking you back to a walk of the dinosaur kind — that of the RFH Class of ’78.

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Retro RFH ’60s Daisy Chain Gang

RFH Class of 1965 graduation Daisy Chain
Photo/courtesy of Kim Christman

In honor of RFH graduation … Reprise of a classic originally posted in June of 2022 …

That’s the sight of the girls working on the Daisy Chain gang! When it comes to RFH graduation traditions gone, the Daisy Chain is a classic, well-remembered one. So are the links in the chain — the girls, not so much the flowers.

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Prosecutor: 21-Year-Old Area Man Charged with Attempted Murder in Monday Shooting

A 21-year-old area man has been charged with attempted murder and related weapons offenses in connection with a Monday shooting, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Tuesday.

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