Authorities are investigating a Monday evening Freehold Township accident in which a pedestrian was killed, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Tuesday.
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In Memoriam: Longtime Rumsonite, Rumson High ’56 Grad, Bob Dwyer, 85
Longtime Rumsonite Robert J. Dwyer, formerly of Rowland, PA, passed away on Jan. 29. He was 85.
Continue reading In Memoriam: Longtime Rumsonite, Rumson High ’56 Grad, Bob Dwyer, 85Prosecutor: Man Indicted for Wife’s 2022 Murder
An Ocean County man has been indicted on a murder charge in connection with the killing of his wife and leaving her body on the side of the road, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Tuesday.
Continue reading Prosecutor: Man Indicted for Wife’s 2022 MurderIn Memoriam: Former Longtime Rumsonite, WWII Vet, Bill Kelly, 98
Former Longtime Rumsonite and World War II U.S. Army veteran William J. “Bill” Kelly passed away peacefully on Jan. 21 following a brief illness. He was 98.
Continue reading In Memoriam: Former Longtime Rumsonite, WWII Vet, Bill Kelly, 98Weekly Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge Construction Travel Advisory

As the new Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge is in its construction phase, Monmouth County officials issue weekly traffic advisories.
Here’s the advisory for this week:
Continue reading Weekly Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge Construction Travel AdvisoryProsecutor: Alleged Bias Incident Under Investigation
The Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, in conjunction with several other law enforcement agencies, is investigating a possible bias-motivated incident that occurred on Saturday, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Sunday.
Continue reading Prosecutor: Alleged Bias Incident Under InvestigationProsecutor: Area Man Arrested After Domestic Dispute-Fueled Standoff
An armed, barricaded man involved in a domestic dispute, who, on Saturday, engaged in a lengthy standoff with police has been arrested and charged with multiple offenses, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Sunday.
Continue reading Prosecutor: Area Man Arrested After Domestic Dispute-Fueled StandoffProsecutor: Sea Bright Cop Arrested on Charges of Crimes Against Ex-Girlfriend
A Sea Bright police officer has been arrested and charged with a series of crimes recently committed against an ex-girlfriend, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Friday.
Continue reading Prosecutor: Sea Bright Cop Arrested on Charges of Crimes Against Ex-GirlfriendProsecutor: Jail Guard Charged with Providing Inmate with Cell Phone
A guard at the Monmouth County Correctional Institution (MCCI) has been charged with providing a cell phone to an inmate with whom she was allegedly in a relationship, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Thursday.
Continue reading Prosecutor: Jail Guard Charged with Providing Inmate with Cell PhoneProsecutor: 31-Year-Old Man Arrested, Charged with Luring Teen Girl
A 31-year-old man has been arrested on luring charges related to his seeking a sexual encounter with an underage girl, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Friday.
Continue reading Prosecutor: 31-Year-Old Man Arrested, Charged with Luring Teen GirlRetro RFH Class Clowning
There’s one in every class — a class clown. And when the school days get chillier and students’ silly energies are pent up indoors, clowning around becomes an art form.
At RFH back in the 1970s, the art was taken to an extreme one fine, dull day. Not that we’re encouraging any antsy RFH students who may be a little bored and have the itch to engage in some mischievous antics …
Continue reading Retro RFH Class ClowningIn Memoriam: Former Longtime Little Silver Resident, Riverview Volunteer, Nancy MacConnell, 92
Former longtime Little Silver resident, Nancy Ann Birkenmeier MacConnell, more recently of Middletown, passed away at home on Jan. 25. She was 92.

Photo/family via Thompson Memorial Home
“Nancy was a 65-year member of the Tower Hill Presbyterian Church where she was a deacon from 2002 to 2004. She was a volunteer at Riverview Medical Center where she was president of the Ladies Auxiliary from 1950 to 1960. She was a member for 35 years of the Surfrider Beach Club and later at
Loved ones of Nancy MacConnell in her obituary
Sands Beach Club in Sea Bright.
She was a true nature lover feeding all of the deer and wildlife in her backyard but her favorite was her dog Heidi.”
Nancy was predeceased by: her parents, Robert and Elizabeth Birkenmeier; her sister, Betsy Mueller; brother R. Barrett Birkenmeier; her husband, Donald W. MacConnell, in 1996; and her son, Wylie, in 1960.
She is survived by: her children, Melissa and husband James Sullivan, Debbie and husband Tom Doremus, Peter and wife Cathy MacConnell, and Nancy and husband David Wikoff; her grandchildren, Sean, Shannon, Caitlin, T.D., Taylor, Kristyn, Blaire and Brian; and great-grandchildren, Cole, Teagan, Rhys, Camryn, Tessa, Ruby, Saylor and Brody.
All arrangements are private. Donations to the Monmouth County SPCA, 260 Wall Street, Eatontown, NJ 07724 would be appreciated.
— Edited obituary prepared by family via Thompson Memorial Home
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