Sea Bright resident Michael J. Stap passed away suddenly on Jan. 21. He was 76.
In Memoriam: Sea Bright Resident, Mike Stap, 76
Monthly Archives: January 2024
In Memoriam: Longtime Rumsonite, Sharon Holt Day, 77
Longtime Rumsonite Sharon Holt Day passed away on Jan. 7 from an apparent stroke. She was surrounded by her loving family and spent her last hours looking out at the Navesink River from her home in Rumson, where she had lived for nearly 50 years.
Retro RFH Cozy Winter Girl Gaggling
They call it a gaggle of geese, because when geese get together, they’re so excited to hang out that they are quite rambunctious. Well, maybe just have a lot to say. And they’re a close-knit bunch — just like this group of RFH girls from the early 80s.
In Memoriam: Longtime Fair Havenite, Singer, Lillian Ross Lauer, 93
“There is nothing you can’t do if you put your mind to it.” ~ Lillian Lauer
Longtime Fair Havenite Lillian Ross Lauer passed away peacefully on Jan. 20 amidst her loving family and close friends. She was 93.
Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge Travel Advisory
Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge replacement construction activity remains status quo this week, with sunny, clear weather prospects making way for no predicted impediments. Work is scheduled from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. through Friday, Jan. 26.
Prosecutor: Area Man Pleads Guilty to 2022 Multi-Vehicle Arson
A Monmouth County man has pleaded guilty to the 2022 arson of a group of commercial vehicles belonging to a Wall business, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Friday.
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Prosecutor: Local Teacher, Coach Facing Attempted Sex, Porn Solicitation to Teen Charges
A 26-year-old area teacher and sports coach has been arrested and charged with soliciting a sexual act for cash and sending sexually explicit media of himself to a person he thought was a 14-year-old girl he met online, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Friday.
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In Memoriam: Rumson-Raised RFH 2011 Grad, Artist, Skateboarder, Musician, Thomas ‘Cooper’ Ley, 30
“You gave no one a last farewell, nor ever said goodbye. You were gone before we knew it, and only God knows why. A million times we will miss you. A million times we will cry. If love alone could have saved you, you never would have died. In life we loved you dearly, in death we love you still, in our hearts you hold a place no one else can fill.”
It is with tremendous sorrow that the Ley family announces the unexpected passing of Thomas Cooper Ley on Jan. 11 — a beautiful soul taken too soon.
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In Memoriam: Longtime Fair Havenite, Nancy Coakley
Longtime Fair Havenite, Nancy Coakley, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Monday morning. She was a Fair Haven resident for more than 50 years.
In Memoriam: Rumson Resident, Nahabed Charkoudian, 93
In the end he remarked that ‘he had a good run …’ We would say that he ran quite the marathon: 93 years. And we raise a glass of his favorite scotch and say to him, “Well done. you can rest now, Dad.'” ~ family of Nahabed Charkoudian in his obituary
Rumson resident Nahabed Charkoudian, formerly a longtime resident of Springfield, MA, passed away peacefully with his loving family by his side on Jan. 15. He was 93.
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Police Report: Theft, Assault, Terroristic Threats, Fugitive From Justice, Criminal Mischief, DWI, Hindering Apprehension
The following December 2023 criminal incidents and arrests were reported by Red Bank police. An arrest does not constitute a conviction.
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Retro RFH Ski Club Sloping
Photo/RFH Yearbook
Yes, we are in the throes of winter and its big chill. After some snow and rain, the sun came out today and made the cold sting just a little brighter.
With that first little bit of white stuff in a flurry around the Rumson-Fair Haven area, our minds might be transported in time to RFH days when there was a small group of enthusiasts that loved the snow and took to the slopes regularly — the now defunct RFH Ski Club.
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