The Saturday fatal shooting of a taxi driver in Hazlet is under investigation, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Wednesday.
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In Memoriam: Fair Haven Garden Club Member and Former Reussille’s Jeweler, Elizabeth Bond, 81
Fair Haven Garden Club member and former jeweler at Reussille’s in Red Bank, Elizabeth Bond, passed away on Sept. 9, at home in Middletown. She was 81.
Continue reading In Memoriam: Fair Haven Garden Club Member and Former Reussille’s Jeweler, Elizabeth Bond, 81Retro Youth Center P.M. Kindergarten Class Act
Our annual back-to-school reprise all about those first days of school along with some who, what, when and boogeyman parts … Take this little trip back in time with us to remember Fair Haven’s kindergarten days of yesteryear …
It was a real first and last class act of 1965 — the kindergarten class that was the last to get its first lessons learned in school at what was the Youth Center in Fair Haven. You know. It’s the police station now.
Back in the day — OK, waaaaay back in the day — there was a third school in Fair Haven for kindergarten, you see. It was the Youth Center. That was also way before preschool. People now know it better as the Fair Haven Police Station and by its newly adopted name that hasn’t quite caught on yet, and may never for “older” folks still in town — Fair Haven Community Center. Phooey to that. Some things just need to keep a name for nostalgic purposes alone. Besides, the youth part soothes us old codgers.
That and it’s just a matter of what sounds like home to you. For instance, my very nice grandmother, a Matawan native, was pretty hostile about the “new” Aberdeen split and name. Paid it no mind. And if forced, said it with “blah, blah, blah” contempt. Back to the Community Center … There, I said it.
Continue reading Retro Youth Center P.M. Kindergarten Class ActProsecutor: Former Gymnastics Coach Indicted for Sexual Assault of Student-Athletes
A former local youth gymnastics coach has been indicted on charges that he sexually assaulted three student-athletes while they were juveniles, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Monday.
Continue reading Prosecutor: Former Gymnastics Coach Indicted for Sexual Assault of Student-AthletesRumson-Sea Bright Bridge Channel Closure and Traffic Alert Updates
Construction of the new Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge remains on the same 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. work schedule through Friday, weather permitting. The major alert for waterborne travel is that the full channel closure is in effect this week through Friday; and, there will be temporary traffic shifts in Sea Bright.
Continue reading Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge Channel Closure and Traffic Alert UpdatesRetro RFH TGIF Brewhaha
Photo/courtesy of Jill Sorrentino
Those are not lined up bottles of Lowenbrau in this 1980s pic, yet RFH old timers can’t help but hear the classic jingle in their minds when seeing this. “Here’s to good friends. Tonight is kinda special …” Yes. TGIF.
Continue reading Retro RFH TGIF BrewhahaProsecutor: 31-Year-Old Teacher Facing Child Porn Charges
A 31-year-old teacher has been charged with the distribution of child sexual abuse materials (CSAM), Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Friday.
Continue reading Prosecutor: 31-Year-Old Teacher Facing Child Porn ChargesProsecutor: 53-Year-Old Man Gets 50 Years for Wife’s 2022 Murder
A Forked River man has been sentenced to 50 years in state prison for the 2022 strangulation murder of his wife after an argument and abandonment of her body on the side of the road in Ocean Township, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Friday.
Continue reading Prosecutor: 53-Year-Old Man Gets 50 Years for Wife’s 2022 MurderIn Memoriam: Longtime Rumsonite and Red Bank Resident, Charles ‘Chic’ Schafer III, 95
Longtime Rumsonite and Red Bank resident, Charles Edward Schafer III, lovingly known as “Chic,” passed away peacefully at the age of 95 on Tuesday, Aug. 27.
Continue reading In Memoriam: Longtime Rumsonite and Red Bank Resident, Charles ‘Chic’ Schafer III, 95In Memoriam: Rumsonite Leo Sugg Jr., 58
Rumsonite Leo Sugg Jr. passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loved ones, “after a lifetime filled with love, dedication, and quiet strength.” He was 58.
Continue reading In Memoriam: Rumsonite Leo Sugg Jr., 58Prosecutor: Fatal Bicyclist Accident Under Investigation; Witnesses Sought
The cause of a fatal bicyclist-versus-motor vehicle accident on Monday is currently under investigation, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Thursday.
Continue reading Prosecutor: Fatal Bicyclist Accident Under Investigation; Witnesses SoughtRetro Kindergarten A.M. Class Act
Our back-to-school annual reprise …
Well, it seems that the boogeyman of the Fair Haven Youth Center basement didn’t eat kindergarten a.m. class.
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