A Monmouth County judge sentenced a 51-year-old Keansburg woman to five years in prison in connection with the 2016 precedent-setting texting-while-driving collision in Hazlet that took the life of a 39-year-old woman, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced on Friday.
Continue reading Prosecutor: Woman Gets 5 Years for Fatal 2016 Texting-While-Driving Pedestrian CollisionMonthly Archives: August 2020
Prosecutor: 31 Arrested in Monmouth County ATM Scam
Investigations into regional criminal scams across the state involving the fraudulent use of debit cards to make unauthorized cash withdrawals at Santander Bank ATMs led to the arrest of more than two dozen people in Monmouth County, more locally in Little Silver, on Tuesday, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced on Friday.
Continue reading Prosecutor: 31 Arrested in Monmouth County ATM ScamPolice Report: $11K Fraud/ID Theft, Shoplifting, Drug Possession, Theft
The following recent criminal incidents and arrests were reported by Shrewsbury police. An arrest does not constitute a conviction.
Continue reading Police Report: $11K Fraud/ID Theft, Shoplifting, Drug Possession, TheftSimple Summer: Tubing on the Navesink
It’s a simple way to enjoy summer, especially in pandemic distancing times — tubing on a Thursday afternoon.
Continue reading Simple Summer: Tubing on the NavesinkProsecutor: Arrest Made in Tuesday Shooting of 4-Year-Old
A 27-year-old Monmouth County man has been arrested and charged with attempted murder and related charges for his role in the Tuesday shooting of a four-year-old Asbury Park girl; and, if convicted of all charges, he could face up to 50 years in prison, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said on Thursday.
Continue reading Prosecutor: Arrest Made in Tuesday Shooting of 4-Year-OldRetro RFH Class of ‘73 Silver Reunion Posers

As RFH reunions go, there are always milestone reunion years, just like with wedding anniversaries. And RFHers tend to make those banner years quite festive. A good party is something for which RFHers are famed, after all. After the 10th, the next biggie is usually the 25th, not that there aren’t many in between. Can’t keep RFHers apart for more than five years.
Prosecutor: Authorities Seek Public’s Help in Identifying 4-Year-Old’s Shooter
Authorities are seeking the public’s assistance in finding the person who shot and seriously injured 4-year-old in Asbury Park yesterday afternoon, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said in a released statement on Wednesday.
Continue reading Prosecutor: Authorities Seek Public’s Help in Identifying 4-Year-Old’s ShooterPolice Report: Theft, Sexual Assault, Disorderly, DWI, Marijuana, Criminal Mischief
The following July criminal incidents and arrests were reported by Red Bank police. An arrest does not constitute a conviction.
Continue reading Police Report: Theft, Sexual Assault, Disorderly, DWI, Marijuana, Criminal MischiefProsecutor: Suspended Cop Pleads Guilty to Illegal Prescription Drug Possession
A suspended Ocean Township police officer pleaded guilty late last week to unlawful possession of Clenbuterol, a popular weight loss supplement which is not approved for human use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced.
Continue reading Prosecutor: Suspended Cop Pleads Guilty to Illegal Prescription Drug PossessionR-FH Area Weekly Snapshot: Looking Back & Ahead, Weather, COVID & Pics





When the rain clears and the sun shines, shadows are cast. They offer a perspective of what’s behind, ahead and sometimes the view from beneath the surface. So, that in mind, we take a look back at last week, what’s to come this week and a little peek from beneath the surface in news, features and photos from under the Fair Haven Dock.
Continue reading R-FH Area Weekly Snapshot: Looking Back & Ahead, Weather, COVID & PicsFair Haven: September Oktoberfest-FH Day Done for 2020
Sometimes, no matter how much organizers try, there just isn’t a season for every community event — especially in mid-2020 COVID-19 pandemic times.
Continue reading Fair Haven: September Oktoberfest-FH Day Done for 2020Retro River Ratting II

Photo/Marc Edelman
A reprise, just because … the river is a time-honored hangout spot, great for what ails a kid or adult mid-pandemic, plenty of room to distance, and now with a possible threat of sharks. No murder hornets sighted yet … Remember the simpler times of close river encounters? The best of kids’ stuff …
It’s Friday, have you hung out with your River Rats this week?
It’s that longtime rat pack with which kids sail away the summer — River Rats.
Summers, since 1955, a group gathers at the end of Battin Road in Fair Haven to learn how to sail and bond. You’ve gotten a glimpse into those summer days down by the river with the good rats before.
This is yet another, more expansive shot.
It’s the Retro Pic of the Day circa 1970s; and it’s brought to us by RFH grad Marc Edelman.
Recognize anyone? Not in it? Rats!












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