Monthly Archives: November 2022

Crime, Regional Interest

Prosecutor: Red Bank Man Arrested in ‘Upskirting’ Photo Incidents

A Red Bank man has been charged with taking “upskirting” photos of at least two women in a local supermarket last month and then fleeing from police when they tried to arrest him, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Tuesday. 

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Crime, Regional Interest

Prosecutor: Red Bank Regional HS Teacher Arrested, Charged with Sexual Assault of Former Student

A Red Bank Regional High School English teacher has been arrested and charged with sexual assault in connection with having an alleged long-term sexual relationship with a former student starting while she was enrolled at the school, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Monday.

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Local Life

Scene Around: State Champ Bulldog Bliss

Jenny and Nick Costello celebrate the RFH Varsity Football state championship winning moment
Photo/courtesy of Jenny Costello

It’s double the RFH pride when the Bulldogs win the varsity state football championship, you’re a player and your cheering section is headed by your RFH grad mom.

Of course, moms are number one fans; but, the RFH connection between this mother and son just makes this on-the-field capture all the more Bulldog meaningful. That’s because the moment is one between 1993 grad Jenny Jones Costello and son Nick, an RFH senior and linebacker for the team.

Yes, by now, most know that the RFH Varsity Football team won the state championship with Friday night’s playoff win against Hazlet’s Raritan High School 34-27, making them the NJSIAA South Jersey Group 2 champions.

Those winning two-generation RFH smiles say it all.

Congratulations Bulldogs! Cheers!

Crime, Regional Interest

Prosecutor: Former Monmouth Beach Contractor Gets Two Years’ Probation for Theft

A Monmouth Beach man, former owner of a residential construction company, has been sentenced to two years’ probation after he pleaded guilty to stealing thousands of dollars from a client who had hired him to build a single-family home in Ocean Township, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Thursday.

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Obituaries

In Memoriam: Red Bank Native, Former Longtime Citarella’s Market Owner, Ralph Citarella, 61

Red Bank native and fourth-generation owner of 121-year-old Citarella’s Market, Ralph Andrew Citarella, of Howell, passed away Nov. 5 after a valiant fight with glioblastoma. He was 61.

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Obituaries

In Memoriam: Rumson-Raised RFH ’89 Grad, Karen Anderson Bogue, 51

Rumson-raised Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School (RFH) Class of 1989 graduate Karen Anderson Bogue passed away at home on Thursday, Nov. 3. She was 51.

Born May 5, 1971, to James and Priscilla Anderson, Karen was of nine children raised in Rumson.

Karen Anderson Bogue
Photo/family via John E. Day Funeral Home

An RFH graduate, “Karen will be remembered by all who knew her in her high school as a gifted athlete, excelling in the sports of basketball and soccer. She was honored to be inducted into the RFH Athletic Hall of Fame in 2012 … Karen will be remembered as a valued friend to all who
knew and cared for her.”

Loved ones of Karen Anderson Bogue in her obituary

Karen spent much of her life in Middletown, where she raised her two children, Chase Buczny and Christopher Repmann, and was an active member of the community. “She had a successful business career but always took time to focus on her children’s interests,” family said in her obituary. “Her son Christopher’s success as a successful athlete remains the product of her passion and stewardship.

Karen is predeceased by her parents, James and Priscilla Anderson (2021) and her brother John (Buff) Anderson, most recently.

She is survived by: her children; seven siblings, Jim, Kevin, Cathy, Rob, Sue, Dave and Jennifer; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.

A memorial gathering is slated for Friday, Nov. 11 from 5 to 7 p.m. at John E. Day Funeral Home, Red Bank.

— Edited obituary prepared by family via John E. Day Funeral Home

Investment Process
Crime

Prosecutor: Area Man Convicted of Sexual Assault of Teen Siblings

A 35-year-old area man has been convicted of the sexual assault of two juvenile siblings on multiple occasions over the course of several years, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Monday.

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Elections

Election 2022: Fair Haven Candidates’ Round-Up & Factoids

** Editor’s note: All candidates were provided with the same questionnaire and at the same time. The responses are being published in the order in which they were received. At R-FH Retro, we strive for complete balance in coverage. All candidates were also offered the option of paid advertising in the form of linked photo campaign ads on this hyperlocal news website. Every year, both parties have accepted. This year, the Republicans declined. That is the only reason for the absence of Republican campaign ads. Republican candidates, after multiple efforts asking for a response to the questionnaire, did not respond. We do not endorse, but cite that a lack of response in this forum, as we know it, is a detriment to the public served. **

The notion in mind that an informed voter is a better voter, here are some facts that may enlighten and inspire whether or not you have cast your vote yet.

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