Monthly Archives: September 2015

Schools Scene

411 on Dialing 911 at Sickles School

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First graders at Fair Haven’s Sickles School were recently taught a potentially life-saving lesson, thanks to the efforts of three community volunteers.

On Sept. 17, Beverly Cochrane-Maguire and Richard Eisenbeis, both of the Volunteers In Sheriff’s Community Programs (VISCOMP) at the Monmouth County Police Academy, visited the elementary school classrooms along with county Sheriff’s Office intern Chris Wolcott to instruct students in what’s dubbed Seek 911 protocol.

The students were taught:

• how to decide if a situation warrants a 911 emergency call;
• different types of emergencies (fire, medical, and police);
• types of phones that can be used to call 911;
• and the questions that will be asked by a 911 operator.

The students viewed a short video and then placed practice 911 calls with the assistance of the volunteers.

— Edited release from the Fair Haven School District

Shrewsbury Police

Police Report Burglary, Arrest on Prohibited Weapons Charge & More

The following recent criminal incidents and arrests were reported by Shrewsbury police. An arrest does not constitute a conviction.

Criminal Incidents

• There was a report of a burglary in the area of White Street on Sept. 12. The victim reported that someone entered a residence and stole property, leaving $1,680 worth of damages.

Patrolman Ralph Latham is investigating.

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Local Life

Retro Yogi Berra in the Area

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Ball players Bill Skowron and Yogi Berra show for dedication of lights at a field in Middletown in 1962 Photo/screenshot of Red Bank Register archives
Ball players Bill Skowron and Yogi Berra show for dedication of lights at a field in Middletown in 1962
Photo/screenshot of Red Bank Register archives

Since the announcement of New York Yankees icon Yogi Berra, it’s been all about Yogi. And, why not?

The athlete who had that special penchant for those kooky quotes dubbed Yogisms, such as “It ain’t over ’til it’s over” and “When you come to a fork in the road, take it,” died on Sept. 22 at the age of 90.

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Rumson Police and Fire Files

Rumson Police Report Car Theft

An edited release from Rumson police … 

Rumson police are alerting residents to lock their vehicles after reporting the theft of a “high-end motor vehicle” from Holly Tree Lane sometime overnight on Monday.

Police did not specify in the release whether or not the stolen vehicle was unlocked.

However, in light of past car thefts that involved unlocked high-end vehicles in the area, they urged that “residents to keep valuables and keys out of their vehicles and lock them at all times,” the release posted on Facebook said. “Please share and spread the word.”

Police ask that anyone witnessing suspicious activity call the department at 732-842-0500 or dial 9-1-1.

 

Local Life, Opinion

Retro Stand for Skateboarding

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Skateboarding in the late 1970s in Rumson Photo/George Day
Skateboarding in the late 1970s in Rumson
Photo/George Day

There has long been a debate in the Rumson-Fair Haven area about the merits and menaces inherent in skateboarding as a sport.

In the late 1990s and 2000, a contingent of parents and teens rallied for a skate park in Fair Haven. And there was also a group as enthusiastically opposed as supporters were supportive.

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Local Life

Sunday Water Sporting Off The Hook

The sun was out on Sunday and so were water sports enthusiasts.

It was day for windsurfing, paddle boarding and some local summer sunning and lounging on the bay side of Sandy Hook.

Kayak rentals and windsurfing lessons were in full swing.

Take a look to get a glimpse into the day and mood. Enjoy!

And don’t forget to click the lower right icon on the slideshow to enlarge.

— Elaine Van Develde

Local Life, News

Time for Holy Cross Dedication

Here’s the new Holy Cross Church, here’s the steeple. Pretty soon the doors will be open and there will be people, as a Rumson twist on the classic rhyme goes.

If you drive by the revamped Holy Cross Church in Rumson, you’ll see that it’s ready for parishioners.

However, as Catholic church discipline dictates, there must first be a dedication before a Mass is celebrated in a new or rehabilitated house of worship.

That dedication will take place on Saturday at 4 p.m. A reception will follow in the gym of the school on the campus.

Read more about the church’s revamp and see old photos by clicking here. (For history, click on each of the links.)

For more about the dedication tradition, click here.

— Elaine Van Develde/photos and story

Local Life, Opinion

Retro ‘Register’ RFH Walkout Moment

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RFH students staged a walkout in 1979 protesting three teachers' terminations. Photo/screenshot of Red Bank Register negative archives, Monmouth County Library exhibit
RFH students staged a walkout in 1979 protesting three teachers’ terminations.
Photo/screenshot of Red Bank Register negative archives, Monmouth County Library exhibit

Fall is here and school is in full swing.

At Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School students are back in class, in the halls, in the cafeteria, in study hall … somewhere in that building on Ridge Road with the tower.

You get the drift.

However, on March 13, 1979, they were outside — in force.

They had staged a walkout “in protest of the Board of Education’s decision to terminate three teachers in order to stay within its state-mandated spending limit,” according to the archives of the Red Bank Register. 

So, the Retro Pic of the Day takes us back to that day with a photo of an unpublished Register photo of that day that appeared in the 2011 Monmouth County Library exhibit entitled Red Bank Register: 40 Photographs, 1976-1985.

The exhibit featured the work of several Register photographers. The photos came from years’ worth of preservation of negatives from the work of Carl Andrews, James J. Connolly, Carl Forino, Dave Kingdon, Don Lordi and Larry Perna.

While the records did not indicate which photographer took the RFH shot, it’s a classic, so we’re sharing it in our look back for the day. Carl Andrews was a Rumson resident. Though it’s not clear if he took the photo.

While I was in my first year of college when the photo was taken, I do recall hearing about this walkout. RFH students were always very proactive with school politics.

“The students, who said the Board‘s decision showed ‘callousness and disdain for teachers as individuals,’ argued that the school should have waited for older teachers to retire instead of firing younger ones with less seniority,” the photo description for the exhibit said. “Tora Doremus, Board president, stated that the quality of education at Rumson-Fair Haven would be maintained and that ‘I don‘t think this walkout served the students‘ purpose.’ More than 300 students participated in the demonstration on Friday morning, March 13, 1979.”

Hey, I think that’s Erin Bell, daughter of RFH English teacher Marilyn Bell, right in the front.

The Red Bank Register Negative Collection is in the Monmouth County Archives and the exhibit featuring the 40 photos was at Monmouth County Library Headquarters in Manalapan in October of 2011. 

 

Obituaries

In Memoriam: Rumson’s Thomas Daly

Longtime Rumson resident and area lawyer Thomas F. Daly died on Sept. 8.

A graduate of Lower Merion High School, Lafayette College and the Georgetown University Law School, he served as an infantry officer in the U.S. Army. While attending law school, he was the Georgetown Lacrosse Team’s Head Coach.

A longtime partner of the McCarter & English law firm, Tom was a communicant of Holy Cross Church in Rumson, a member and former governor of the Seabright Beach Club and a member of the Rumson First Aid Squad and member of its Board of Trustees.

He was also a commissioner and former president of the New Jersey Maritime and Docking Pilots Commission, a trustee of the National Maritime Historical Society and the Sandy Hook Foundation.

He was an adjunct professor of maritime law at Rutgers University Law School, as well as a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and the International Association of Barristers. He was a member of the International Association of Defense Council, the Maritime Law Society and a fellow of the American Bar Foundation.

Tom lectured extensively on aviation, maritime law and trial procedures.  He was a passionate athlete who loved lacrosse and football. Later in life he became an avid skier. He was always drawn to the water, whether it be fishing, sailing, lifeguarding or relaxing at the beach with his family.

He is survived by: his wife Nancy; their children Charles Bartlett (Trish), of Ocean, Julia Oliphant (David) of Royal Oaks, MI, Emily Mee (Daniel), of Rumson and Morgan Zimmerer (Hans), of Fair Haven; ten grandchildren Tyler, Andrew, Morgan, Ben, Kelly, Ellie, Annie, Grant, Riley & Cate and his brother, Rev. Jerome R. Daly of Fort Belvoir, VA.

He was predeceased by: his parents, John and Dorothy Daly; and his brother, John Daly.

Visitation was on Tuesday, Sept. 15 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Thompson Memorial Home, 310 Broad Street, Red Bank.

A Mass of christian burial was celebrated on Wednesday, Sept. 16 at 10 a.m. at the Church of the Nativity, 180 Ridge Rd., Fair Haven.

Interment followed at Woodbine Cemetery, Oceanport.

In lieu of flowers the family requests memorial donations be made to the Rumson First Aid Squad, 1 Wilson Circle, Rumson, NJ 07760 or the National Maritime Historical Society, PO Box 68, Peeksville, NY 10566 or online at www.seahistory.org

— Edited obituary, courtesy of Thompson Memorial Home

Local Life, Opinion

Retro Patrolman Robinson

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Brooks Robinson's 2006 RFH Yearbook photo Photo/screenshot of RFH Yearbook
Brooks Robinson’s 2006 RFH Yearbook photo
Photo/screenshot of RFH Yearbook

It’s widespread area news that RFH Class of 2006 grad Brooks Robinson was sworn in as a Fair Haven Police Department patrolman Monday night.

Robinson started in the department in 2012 as what is called a special officer. Pretty serious stuff, right?

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Shrewsbury Police

Police: Report of Terroristic Threats & More

The following recent reports of a criminal incident and arrests were made by Shrewsbury police. An arrest does not constitute a conviction.

Crime 

• There was a complaint of terroristic threats in the area of Parker Place on Sept. 9. The victim reported getting harassing messages from an unknown person.

Patrolman Matthew Clark is investigating.

Arrests

• Roosevelt McDonald III, 33, of Asbury Park, was arrested on Sept. 3 on a contempt of court warrant in the area o f Shrewsbury Avenue by Patrolman Tracy Polk.

• James L. Dotts, 38, of Long Branch, was arrested Sept. 9 on a contempt of court warrant in the area of Sycamore Avenue by Patrolman Mary Ellen Rumola.

• Lamecca Ellenwood, 28, of Asbury Park, was arrested on Sept. 10 and charged with shoplifting and contempt of court in the area of Broad Street by Patrolman Mary Ellen Rumola.

• Shalonda Robinson, 43, of Ocean Grove, was arrested on Sept. 10 and charged with shoplifting in the area of Broad Street by Patrolman Mary Ellen Rumola.

• Nikeya T. Anderson, 28, of Neptune, was arrested on Sept. 10 and charged with shoplifting and contempt of court in the area of Broad Street by Patrolman Mary Ellen Rumola.

• Tracey E. Ashe, 37, of Tinton Falls, was arrested on Sept. 11 on a contempt of court warrant in the area of Sycamore Avenue by Patrolman Joseph Barnicle.