Prosecutor: Area Man Gets 45 Years in Prison for Sexual, Physical Abuse of Daughter

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.

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Prosecutor: Area 33-Year-Old Man Charged with $44K Theft, Fraud in Bad Check Scam

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.  

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Scene Around: A Forrestdale ‘Seussical’ Thing

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.

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Prosecutor: Middletown Man Gets 15 Years in Prison for 2023 Attempted Murder

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.

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Scene Around: RFH Girls Indoor Track Runs with a Championship Streak

They 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.

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Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge Travel Advisory & Channel Clearance Alerts

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.

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Retro RFH Basketball Slam Dunkin’

RFH Boys Basketball of the 1970s Photo/George Day
RFH Boys Basketball of the 1970s
Photo/George Day

A slam dunk of a reprise to honor the RFH Boys Basketball season … Go Bulldogs!

Yes, it’s basketball season. And there’s some championship kind of playing going on with the RFH Boys Basketball team, as usual.

And while some things never change, including family names still involved in the sport at RFH, there are also many changes — like uniforms and, of course, the audience.

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Monmouth U. Scientists: New Invasive Marine Life Species Has Come to Jersey Beaches

Student and faculty researchers at Monmouth University have recorded the first confirmation of the anemone species Actinia equina, also known as the beadlet anemone, on North American shores, including Monmouth County beaches.

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