Prosecutor: Red Bank Man Charged with Leaving Scene of Accident in Fatal Pedestrian Collision

A Red Bank man has been charged with leaving the scene of an accident in connection with an accident earlier in the month that left a pedestrian dead in Shrewsbury, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Friday.

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Retro Fair Taste of Take-Out Goodness

Fair Haven Firemen's Fair take-out booth of 1995 Photo/Elaine Van Develde
Fair Haven Firemen’s Fair take-out booth of 1995
Photo/Elaine Van Develde

It’s that time again. Fair Haven Firemen’s Fair time is drawing near. The end-of-the-summer tradition that’s been celebrated for more than a century in the Rumson-Fair Haven area. The community eats it all up. That and the food.

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Prosecutor: Area Teen Indicted on Murder & Related Charges in 2023 Triple Shooting

An area teen has been indicted on charges related to a July 2023 triple shooting that left one man dead and two others injured, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Tuesday.

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Prosecutor: 25-Year-Old Area Man Indicted on Charges of Girlfriend’s Murder

A 25-year-old area man has been indicted on charges stemming from the May murder of his girlfriend in an apartment complex parking lot, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Tuesday.

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Old News: All’s Fair in the Secret of a Clam Chowder Recipe

Fair Haven Firemen's Fair's chowder recipe in the Asbury Park Press circa 1965 Clipping Photo/courtesy of Dave Luker
Fair Haven Firemen’s Fair’s chowder recipe in the Asbury Park Press circa 1965
Clipping Photo/courtesy of Dave Luker

The following story was first published on Sept. 7, 2016. In honor of the upcoming Fair Haven Firemen’s Fair on Friday and all its tradition, including that famous clam chowder, here it is again … 

The recipe for the famous Fair Haven Firemen’s Fair Manhattan clam chowder was considered a highly-guarded secret. People flocked to get their fill at the fair, because they could only get it once a year. It was a secret taken to the grave with former Fair Haven Firemen’s Fair Chairman James Acker.

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In Memoriam: RBR Alum, Former Red Bank Business Owner, Drummer, George ‘Murph’ Murphy Jr., 79

Former Red Bank business owner, drummer and Red Bank Regional High School (RBR) graduate, George William Murphy Jr., known affectionately as “Murph,” passed away on Aug. 11. He was 79.

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Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge Summer Travel Advisory

Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge replacement and associated roadway construction activity remains status quo this week from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. through Friday, weather permitting.

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Retro Sea Bright Beach Clubbing

Sometimes ya just have to go clubbing … in Sea Bright … before the age of 10.

After all, what good Rumson kid didn’t? Not many, if any. And back in the summer of ’69, little Claire Hurd was one who went clubbing … to Sea Bright Beach Club, of course, with the best of them. It was just the way Rumsonites rolled in the summer. Still do.

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Police Report: Burglary, Assault, Drugs, Theft, Defiant Trespass, Disorderly, False Imprisonment, Criminal Mischief, DWI

The following July criminal incidents and arrests were reported by Red Bank police. An arrest does not constitute a conviction.

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