Prosecutor: Area Man Gets 17+ Years for Repeated Sexual Assault of Pre-Teen Siblings

An area man who was convicted last fall of sexually abusing two juvenile siblings over the course of several years has been sentenced to 17 years and six months in prison, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Monday.

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In Memoriam: Fair Havenite, Artist, Bonnie McKee Tortora, 83

“Bonnie’s greatest assets were her always positive attitude, dedication to the personal growth of others, her smile, good humor and a true love of all creation, from the birds to the troubled souls she helped heal throughout her life. She will be missed by those who knew her. Her legacy resides in all those who have crossed her path.” ~ family of Bonnie McKee Tortora

Fair Havenite and artist Bonnie McKee Tortora passed away. She was 83.

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Retro Knollwood Cool Kids’ Hangout

The cool kids of Fair Haven’s Knollwood School in 1974
Photo/courtesy of Debra Giffin Schluter

Get out! That’s what most school kids are likely wishing to do these dank spring days. And get out with the “in” crowd was always the cool thing to do before school back in the 1970s in Fair Haven.

Picture that. A picture is worth a thousand awkwardly cool moments in the memory of a middle school kid.

To a Fair Haven eighth grader of the 1970s, there was nothing cooler than being asked to hang out, before the bell rang, on the side of Knollwood School by the bushes with the clique of the coolest kids.

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In Memoriam: Fair Havenite, RFH 2013 Grad, Brian Morgan Duddy Jr., 29

He was a brilliant, sweet, sensitive boy who loved sailing, skiing, golf and spending time at our beach club.” ~ family of Brian Morgan Duddy Jr.

Fair Havenite Brian Morgan Duddy Jr. passed peacefully on Sunday, April 30, surrounded by his adoring mother, Kelley, and father, Brian. He was 29.

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