Prosecutor: Area Man Charged with Stealing $61K from Matawan Business, Impersonation

An area man has been charged with stealing more than $61,000 over the course of several years from a local appliance repair company for which he managed finances, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Friday.

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Retro RFH Boys’ Spring Fever-Fueled Ride

RFH boys and their bikes.
Photo/George Day

Ohhhh, spring is starting to sprout a bit. The temperature is rising and all is good. Spring fever has kicked in. The fever is downright piping hot and spreading for many. And there’s nothing like a spring bike ride to kick daydreams of the season into full-swing gear.

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RFH Athletic Department’s Sue Wankel Honored

RFH’s Sue Wankel
Photo/RFH

Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School’s (RFH’s) Sue Wankel has been honored as the recipient of the Central Jersey Administrative Assistant Award for Excellence by the Directors of Athletics Association of New Jersey (DAANJ).  

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Retro RFH Spring Fever Drive

A little RFH spring fever springing in the 1970s? Photo/George Day
A little RFH spring fever springing in the 1970s
Photo/George Day

A reprise to warm hearts as the thaw ensues and spring officially hits the air …

Spring is officially here. The weather is warming up. Sort of. People are shedding coats for sweaters and getting out and about a little more each day.

The thaw has started. Call it classic spring fever. And it’s a more feverish fever than ever with the demise of COVID mask mandates and people pulling closer together again. Thoughts of sunny, warm, close spring-is-in-the-air antics are racing through minds, especially those of high schoolers. 

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In Memoriam: Longtime Little Silver Resident and Owner of Former Tiger Lily Boutique, Ardis Bogosian, 91

Longtime Little Silver resident and owner of the former Tiger Lily boutique, Ardis Varian Bogosian, died peacefully at home on Jan. 24. She was 91. Her funeral is set for Saturday, March 25.

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Weekly Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge Travel Advisory

Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge construction 2023
Photo/Elaine Van Develde

In this week’s Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge replacement travel advisory for the area, Monmouth County officials are alerting drivers that they should allow for extra travel time from Monday through Friday, noting the hours of 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 4 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Friday.

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Prosecutor: Man Gets 3 Years in Prison for Attempts to Engage ‘Child’ in Online Porn

An area man has been sentenced to three years in prison in connection with the 2019 attempt to endanger the welfare of a child by attempting to engage in internet pornography with him, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced Friday.

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Retro RFH Sunny Daze Chat & Ride

RFH girls of the 1970s out on a free period
Photo/RFH yearbook

Well, the sun came out and dried up all the rain, and snow, and wintery yuck yesterday.

And when the sun comes out, it’s always been a rite of passage for RFHers to get outside. No, we’re not talking about cutting class. We’re just saying that when the sun calls after a stretch of yuck, RFH students have always answered with at least a trip to the front, side, or back of the high school — or Piping Rock Park … or the old Campus Luncheonette.

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Retro RFH Irish Sweater Society Parading

RFH Irish Sweater Club teens of 1980
Photo/Daily Register/clip, courtesy of Chris Rowett

In light of Sunday’s Rumson St. Patrick’s Day Parade, we are reprising this popular Retro Pic of the Day, originally posted on Feb. 28, 2022. There was an Irish Sweater Club marching with a host of mini sweater wearers on the parade route. But, back in the day …

Well, St. Patrick’s Day is looming. Considering the Irish festivities that have abounded lately in the spirit of the day, thoughts turn back to a club that took the chill out of the winter’s gala holiday — the RFH Irish Sweater Society of 1980.

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