An investigation into a South Brunswick police officer’s shoplifting in Monmouth County led to a broader probe revealing that he had stolen more than $75,000 from his Policeman’s Benevolent Association (PBA) chapter, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Wednesday.
Continue reading Prosecutor: Cop Originally Charged with Shoplifting Investigated; $75K PBA Theft, Misconduct AddedMonthly Archives: July 2025
Retro Summer Beach Babies’ Bingo

Ahoy! Ship Ahoy, to locals beaching it back in the summer of ’63, that is.
Yes, it’s a locals’ summertime. Always has been. And the locals’ summer spots have always been a place of respite from the out-of-towner beach crowd in the Rumson-Fair Haven area. They call them beach clubs.
Continue reading Retro Summer Beach Babies’ BingoSimple Summer: Twirling into a Mini RFH Reunion
Mini high school reunion? Give it a whirl. It was more like a twirl for this gaggle of RFH girls from the Class of ’78.
Continue reading Simple Summer: Twirling into a Mini RFH ReunionIn Memoriam: Longtime What’s Your Beef Server, Nancy Kochanski, of Middletown, 85
Longtime What’s Your Beef server, Nancy Ruth Kochanski, of Middletown, died peacefully at home on Friday, July 11. She was 85.
Continue reading In Memoriam: Longtime What’s Your Beef Server, Nancy Kochanski, of Middletown, 85Retro Campy Fair Haven Campers
Fair Haven’s annual borough-wide campout may no longer be a summertime easy, sticky living event, but a first is always a warm memory. This one, back in 2013, was that first.
Continue reading Retro Campy Fair Haven CampersRumson-Sea Bright Bridge Summer Construction & Travel Advisory

The summer’s Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge replacement construction is on a status quo schedule again. Work is scheduled for the usual 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. through Friday, weather permitting. Specific construction activities scheduled for the week are listed below the travel advisory information.
Continue reading Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge Summer Construction & Travel AdvisoryRetro RFH Pool Boys

Photo/RFH Class of ’79 reunion slideshow
Reprise. just because … there’s no better time to dive into some summer antics …
Yes, those beach boys of RFH are back again. Is it all clear to take dive into the pool yet? And we’re not talking clear of water …
Continue reading Retro RFH Pool BoysDWI Checkpoint Set for Friday Night
Summer DWI checkpoints continue with one to start the weekend on Friday night through to early Saturday morning, The Monmouth County DWI Task Force announced.
Continue reading DWI Checkpoint Set for Friday NightTim Cronin: A Rocker’s Legacy of Connection & the Life Celebration to Come

Photo/Susan Culbert
It was just over two weeks ago that a capacity crowd gathered at The Whitechapel Projects in Long Branch to honor 63-year-old iconic rocker Tim Cronin, of Ribeye Brothers, Monster Magnet and Jack’s Music Shoppe fame, and raise funds to help ease any hardships in his battle with ALS.
Continue reading Tim Cronin: A Rocker’s Legacy of Connection & the Life Celebration to ComeRumson-Sea Bright Bridge Summer Travel & Construction Alert

Photo/Nick Lencyzk
Post-Fourth of July holiday, Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge replacement work is scheduled to continue during its usual 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. hours from Wednesday through Friday, weather permitting, with specific construction activities listed below the travel advisory information.

Retro Rally for the Naked Sandy Hook Truth
Summertime … and the swimming is easy … and breezy without a suit. So goes the tale of the start of nude sunbathing and swimming at Sandy Hook. It’s been that way for some time now; but, there was a time when the nude beach debate was on like the heat these days and taken to the bridge, of course.
Years ago, in fact, there were some RFH teens rallying via that classic Rumson “bridge” mode of advertising to get a nude beach going on Sandy Hook. Everyone knows how that went.
Continue reading Retro Rally for the Naked Sandy Hook TruthRetro Fair Haven Bathing Beauty Firecrackers

Photo/Sally Van Develde
Reprise … just because it’s time to sizzle, sparkle and boom in the summertime …
Back in the summer of ’65 … the heat was on in Fair Haven, and some pint-sized bathing beauties were set to walk the walk, if the suit and the bathing cap fit. In the spirit of the season, call them little firecrackers. Celebrity neighborhood sparklers. Whatever the name, they were set for a good, simple backyard game. This one was easy — the suited up line-up. On cue, they struck the pose and gave a big “Cheese!”
Continue reading Retro Fair Haven Bathing Beauty Firecrackers





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