Police Report: Theft, Drugs, Assault, Major Art Theft, Defiant Trespass, Terroristic Threats, Criminal Mischief, Lewdness

The following June criminal incidents and arrests were reported by Red Bank police. An arrest does not constitute a conviction.

Continue reading Police Report: Theft, Drugs, Assault, Major Art Theft, Defiant Trespass, Terroristic Threats, Criminal Mischief, Lewdness

Prosecutor: Area Woman Charged with Murder, Related Charges in April Incident

An Ocean Township woman has been charged with murder stemming from the April death of a West Long Branch resident , Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Wednesday.

Continue reading Prosecutor: Area Woman Charged with Murder, Related Charges in April Incident

Prosecutor: 32-Year-Old Fugitive in 2025 Murder Found, Jailed

A 32-year-old fugitive who was sought in connection with a September 2025 murder and attempted murder has been found in Pennsylvania and arrested, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Wednesday.

Continue reading Prosecutor: 32-Year-Old Fugitive in 2025 Murder Found, Jailed

Prosecutor: Area Teacher Charged with Repeated Sexual Assault of Student

An area teacher has been charged with several counts of sexual assault and child endangerment stemming from an alleged sexual relationship he had with a student at his school in several places, including Red Bank, Monmouth County First Assistant Prosecutor Julia Alonso announced on Tuesday.

Continue reading Prosecutor: Area Teacher Charged with Repeated Sexual Assault of Student

Retro Rumson Island Ploppers

A reprise of a real classic because it’s summertime and that means it’s island cruising time in the Rumson-Fair Haven area …

It’s a case of summer island plopping. Yes, that’s right. Island plopping.

That would be the more accurate term when telling the pretty common story of some Fair Haven and Rumson kids taking their own eight-hour tour of the Navesink and Shrewsbury rivers and ending up settling down for some adventure on Starvation Island in Rumson on pretty much any summer day.

Continue reading Retro Rumson Island Ploppers

Retro Rumson Renegades in the Park

Kid congregation at Victory Park in the 1960s
Photo/courtesy of Ed Pomphrey, Rumson historical archives

It’s just plain campy! There’s nothing like a nice summer day replete with some bubble-blowing, power-posing, bathing suited, short-sporting kids on a mission to make some summer fun — at camp … or something like it.

Continue reading Retro Rumson Renegades in the Park

Your closest look at local news