In Memoriam: Former Longtime Fair Havenite, 64-Year Fire Company Life Member, Actor, Broadcaster, Tom Dorick, 86

Sixty-four-year Fair Haven Fire Department member and former longtime Fair Havenite, actor, voice-over artist and radio broadcaster, Tom Dorick, more recently of The Villages, FL, passed away peacefully on Thursday, Oct. 9. He was 86.

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Retro Halloween Schooling & Parading

Halloween parading in Sickles School in Fair Haven in the 1980s
Photo/Kathy Robbins

So, a karate kid, a baseball player, a cop, two witches, a vampire and a boxer walk onto a school stage …

That means only one thing. It’s Halloween season and that means that soon it will be school pageant time — or whatever they call it. Yes, it’s that time when all the little guys and ghouls in school get dressed up and parade through the classroom, down the hall and into the auditorium for a spooky show of Halloween spirit — or something like that. Nowadays there’s a Halloween egg hunt in the area towns. That’s something that still has this 1960s and ’70s kid a bit baffled. But, hey, whatever floats your Halloween gondola, Jack-O-Lantern or whatever. It’s still a fun time of year at school.

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In Memoriam: Former Little Silver Resident, Middletown South Grad, Kaylinn Scully, 20

“Everyone who ever met Kaylinn remembers her beautiful smile, kindness, and easygoing spirit. She had the biggest heart and was always willing to help anyone. Her willpower was strong and she always stayed true to her values and beliefs while still being the most considerate person you would have ever met.” ~ loved ones of Kaylinn Scully

Former Little Silver resident and Middletown High School South graduate, Kaylinn Ann Scully, recently of Atlantic Highlands, passed away on Wednesday, October. 8. She was 20.

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Prosecutor: Pedestrian Killed in Saturday Accident

A Saturday morning pedestrian-vehicle accident that resulted in the death of a female pedestrian is under investigation, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Monday.

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Retro Firemen’s Halloween Party Posse

It’s spooky and kooky Halloween party season.

And there’s nothing quite like a costume party full of festive, fun fiends who take full advantage of the season to say the devil made them do it when it comes to tricks and the sometimes questionable treat of their disguises.

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Rumson Police Report: Drugs, Shots Fired, Unlawful Weapons Possession, Underage Drinking, DUI, Contempt

The following September arrests were reported by Rumson police. An arrest does not constitute a conviction.

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Scene Around: An RFH Senior and a Heroic Locals’ Summer Save

Ocean rescuers Roberto, Cameron Rice and Isabella … Photo/Long Branch Ocean Rescue via Rice

What started out as a simple locals’ summer Sunday swim turned, with a deceptive tempestuous tide, into an ocean rescue at the skilled hands of off-duty Long Branch Ocean Rescue and Jersey Shore YMCA lifeguard Cameron Rice, a Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School (RFH) senior and Fair Havenite.

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