An area man has been sentenced to 45 years in state prison for sexually and physically abusing his daughter over the course of more than six years, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Friday.
Continue reading Prosecutor: Area Man Gets 45 Years in Prison for Sexual, Physical Abuse of Daughter Rumsonite Dan Seslar, beloved husband, father, and grandfather, passed away peacefully on Feb. 22, surrounded by his loving family. He was 78.
Continue reading In Memoriam: Rumsonite Dan William Seslar, 78 
With the first hint of spring in the air today, you could say that these RFH guys caught the spring bug — and soaked it and its sunny vibe right up!
Continue reading Retro RFH Spring Bug Fever An area man has been charged with the theft of more than $44,000 from a local bank branch, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Wednesday.
Continue reading Prosecutor: Area 33-Year-Old Man Charged with $44K Theft, Fraud in Bad Check Scam Longtime Shrewsbury resident, Keith DeVita, passed away recently. He was 59.
Continue reading In Memoriam: Longtime Shrewsbury Resident, Keith DeVita, 59 Just a little Rumson entertainment thing to know: Forrestdale School Drama Club kids are getting set for a curtain up on Seussical Jr., the youngsters’ version of Seussical the Musical.
Of course, the show is all about the works of famed children’s book author, Dr. Seuss. And the cast is dressed, going into final dress rehearsal and ready to open on Thursday night.
Continue reading Scene Around: A Forrestdale ‘Seussical’ Thing
The sun has made an appearance or three lately, but not today. And people, like cooped-up RFH students are likely stir crazy and ready to make a break for it and ride out of bleak winter blues and into warm sunsets. Incognito or not.
Continue reading Retro RFH Dank Day Riders in the Commons Area realtor and construction manager, Lois White, who was involved in the operation of Rumson Kitchen & Bath and Two River Builders, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Feb. 21 after a brief illness. She was 73.
Continue reading In Memoriam: Area Realtor, Construction Manager, Lois White, 73 A 38-year-old man who was found guilty of stabbing a relative in their Middletown home in 2023 has been sentenced to 15 years in prison, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Tuesday.
Continue reading Prosecutor: Middletown Man Gets 15 Years in Prison for 2023 Attempted Murder Our annual reprise honoring the inspiration for R-FH Retro — my mom, Sally Van Develde — on what would have been her 102nd birthday. A birthday wish … Happy Heavenly Birthday, Mom. You remain in the hearts of so many … Besides, I won’t let them forget.
“If I ever go looking for my heart’s desire again, I won’t look any further than my own back yard. Because if it isn’t there, I never really lost it to begin with! Is that right?” ~ Dorothy, The Wizard of Oz
For the love of home and a Fair Haven mom … that’s right.
Sometimes a birthday without her is about lighting the candles, making the wish, sustaining the simple legacy of going home, staying home with my mom, Sally Van Develde.
Today would have been her 102nd birthday. If she had lived to blow out all those candles on her cake, I wondered what she would have done. What her wish would have been.
Continue reading A Birthday Wish: Going Back Home with MomThey are the champions! In case you didn’t hear or see the hoopla —as in beeping, siren-blaring, light-flashing from a fire company- and police-escorted parade — the RFH Girls Indoor Track & Field team won the 2024-25 NJSIAA Group 2 state championship.
Continue reading Scene Around: RFH Girls Indoor Track Runs with a Championship Streak 
The Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge replacement construction schedule remains status quo this week, with work scheduled from the usual 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., through Friday, weather permitting. Work on the navigational channel under the bridge has ensued, with clearance alerts for waterborne travelers on the Shrewsbury River.
Continue reading Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge Travel Advisory & Channel Clearance Alerts 
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