There’s been a lot of hoopla over the new hoops at the revamped McCarter Park in Fair Haven. And it was 76 years ago that the original “playground” seed was sown and there were some pre-Thanksgiving headlines and ads that would make your gravy-sopped, turkey-lovin’ head spin.
Continue reading Old News: Giving Thanks for a 1948 Playground, $1 Butts, $2.50 Dinner, Missing Spouses, a Rat War and Verga’s Midnight Bath Historically, the night before Thanksgiving has always been known as the biggest partying night out of the year. It has also been fraught with a marked increase in DWI-related incidents. So, the Monmouth County DWI Task Force is conducting a DWI checkpoint on that night.
Continue reading Pre-Thanksgiving DWI Checkpoint Set Longtime Rumsonite Peter “Pop” Henderson, also of Palm Beach, FL, passed away peacefully on Nov. 24 following a severe stroke. He was 90.
Continue reading In Memoriam: Longtime Rumsonite, Peter ‘Pop’ Henderson, 90 This month marks three years since a jogger was attacked and sexually assaulted by a stranger in a local park. The crime remains unsolved and the investigation is still active, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced, as a reminder to the public, on Tuesday.
Continue reading Prosecutor: 2021 Sex Assault Attacker Still at Large; Investigation Active, Witnesses Sought It was curtain up on Friday and final bow on Sunday for Nutcracker … the Musical at Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School (RFH).
Continue reading Focus: On Stage with RFH Tower Players in ‘Nutcracker’ Two men have been indicted on murder and weapons charges in connection with a 2022 fatal shooting, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Monday.
Continue reading Prosecutor: Two Men Indicted on Murder Charges Stemming from 2022 Shooting 
Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge replacement activity for the next two weeks, Monmouth County officials announced, is scheduled, weather permitting, as follows:
Continue reading Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge Travel Advisory 
Yes, they got carried away. And why not? There was and is always something to get carried away over at RFH.
This time it’s all about those RFH Bulldogs and cheer for a winning football season! With a now 12-0 record and a final semi-finals win against Point Friday night, the Dawgs are headed to the state finals in December.
And no one lifts the Dawgs on the field more than the cheer squad — however it turns up — and away with kooky enthusiasm.
Continue reading Retro RFH Football Champs’ Cheer Lift John Joseph “J.J.” Ryan III passed away peacefully in Circle of Life Bentonville, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s.
Continue reading In Memoriam: Longtime Rumsonite, RFH Grad, J.J. Ryan III No joke. A former longtime Rumson mayor walks into an oyster bar …
Continue reading Scene Around: A Gem of a Happy Hour for a Former Rumson Mayor 
As Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School (RFH) actors readied for their production of Neil Simon’s Plaza Suite in 1977, more of the same is happening at the high school right now.
The Tower Players are gearing up for their production of Nutcracker … the Musical.
Continue reading Retro RFH Tower Players’ Fall Play Time Little Silver-raised Edward “Ed” C. Apy, more recently of Tinton Falls, passed away on Nov. 18. He was 88.
Continue reading In Memoriam: Little Silver-Raised Red Bank High School ’56 Grad, Ed Apy, 88 
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