Prosecutor: Man Indicted in Red Bank ‘Upskirting’ Incident

A Monmouth County Grand Jury has returned a five-count indictment against a Somerset County man accused of taking lewd photographs of a juvenile female at a Red Bank car dealership last year, in a manner commonly described as “upskirting,” Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced on Wednesday.

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Retro Rally for the Naked Sandy Hook Truth

Spring is not only in the air again, it’s been downright unofficial summery. The weather since Memorial Day has been beachy; and, there are many more beach days ahead. Years ago, in fact, there were some RFH teens rallying via the classic Rumson “bridge” mode of advertising to get a nude beach going on Sandy Hook. Everyone knows how that went.

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Retro Stokes Hip to Be Square Dancing

Square dancing at Stokes in the 1970s
Photo/courtesy of Lisa Ericson

A reprise from 2019 in honor of the annual tradition of that trip to Stokes State Forrest. In honor of wrapping up the Stokes experience with that last dance … Dance on and dose doe, sixth graders!

It was truly terrifying. The mandatory square dance at the Fair Haven sixth graders’ Stokes State Forrest trip.

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Focus: An Eco Rally for the Rivers

They rallied for the rivers in Rumson.

The 4th Annual Rally for the Two Rivers Eco-Fest, hosted by Clean Ocean Action (COA) on Saturday at Victory Park was a success, organizers said. Hosted by Clean Ocean Action (COA) and the Rumson Environmental Commission (Rumson EC), the event designed to raise awareness of waterway mindfulness for a healthy environment had about 200 attendees.

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Police Report: Theft, Assault, Drugs, DWIs, Defiant Trespass, Criminal Mischief

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

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Retro Happy Stokes Campers

Stokes girls’ cabin 1978
Photo/Angela Carpenter

A reprise in honor of the culmination of the usual end of the sixth graders’ trip to Stokes State Forrest

It’s all about another stoked for Stokes moment. The year was 1976, and a bunch of girls gathered in their cabin for that classic snapshot of sixth grade bunk mates.

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In Memoriam: Longtime Shrewsbury Resident, Former Fire Chief, Public Works Director, Sam Johnson Jr., 78

Longtime Shrewsbury resident and former Public Works director, Shrewsbury Hose Co. chief and president, Samuel C. Johnson, passed away on May 27 at Riverview Medical Center. He was 78.

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