Daily Archives: July 5, 2023

Local Life

Retro Neighborhood Bathing Beauty Besties

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Bathing beauties of a Fair Haven neighborhood in 1965
Photo/Elaine Van Develde

A reprise in honor of beating the heat of summer days with a little backyard pool dip, dressing for the occasion, and those first, best neighborhood friends …

Back in the summer of ’65 …  the heat was on, and some pint-sized bathing beauties were set to walk the walk, if the suit and the bathing cap fit.

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Crime, Regional Interest

Prosecutor: Area Man Gets 40 Years for Repeated Sexual Assault of Juvenile

An area man who was convicted in 2022 of the repeated sexual assault of a juvenile has been sentenced to 40 years in prison, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Wednesday.

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News

Weekly Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge Travel Advisory

With work on the Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge halted for the Fourth of July holiday, it resumed today and continues through Friday during the usual 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. hours, Monmouth County officials announced.

Here’s what to expect with construction activity for the rest of this week …

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Obituaries

In Memoriam: Rumson-Raised Longtime Fair Havenite & Fire Co. Member, RFH ’69 Grad, Frank Scalzo

Rumson-raised longtime Fair Havenite, Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School (RFH) 1969 graduate and 37-year Fair Haven Fire Department member, Frank A. Scalzo, passed away on July 3.

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