Prosecutor: Former Cop Gets Probation for Stealing $80K from PBA

A former Long Branch police officer and PBA Local 10 president was sentenced on Friday for pilfering more than $80,000 from union coffers, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced on Monday.

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Prosecutor: Teens Plead Guilty to 10-Year-Old’s Killing

A pair of teens pleaded guilty on Monday to aggravated manslaughter and an associated charge in connection with the February shooting death of a 10-year-old, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced.

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Prosecutor: Pedestrian Dies After Being Hit by Car

A 59-year old woman has died as a result of injuries sustained from being struck by a motor vehicle early Sunday morning in Neptune Township, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced in a released statement.

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Retro RFH Haunting

An RFH Halloween ghostly gaggle of the 1970s
Photo/George Day

Sometimes it’s not just the spirit of the season. Sometimes we are haunted by good memories. The year was 1977. It was an RFH Halloween.

Seniors of the Class of ’78 were geared up for some ghostly fun. They gathered in the Senior Commons and paraded around, and, yes, out of the confines of the RFH campus.

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Focus: Falling for a Riverfront Fall

Crisp air, bright sun and reflections of riverfront life are all it takes to fall for the Rumson-Fair Haven area in autumn.

The scene just doesn’t get any more comforting. It seems to always reach out and embrace the local soul. And it never gets old.

Get a glimpse. Take it in.

— Elaine Van Develde

R-FH Area Weekend: HarvestFest, Car Show, Food Truck Frenzy

Well, the weekend in the Rumson-Fair Haven area promises to be a sunny, crisp fall one. So, what better time to get outside and let the sun shine on some area fun?

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Area DWI Checkpoint Slated for Saturday

A DWI checkpoint is set to run from Saturday night through early Sunday morning in Shrewsbury, the Monmouth County DWI Task Force announced.

The checkpoint, which will be set up in the Shrewsbury Plaza parking lot at Route 35 (Broad Street) and Shrewsbury Avenue, will run from 9 p.m. on Saturday through 2 a.m. on Sunday.

Vehicles will be pulled into the plaza lot from southbound lanes and drivers will be checked to determine whether or not they are under the influence of alcohol and/or any controlled dangerous substances and impaired, Task Force Coordinator and Brielle Police Chief Michael Palmer said.

The checkpoint is a coordinated effort between task force members and Shrewsbury police.