All posts by Elaine Van Develde

An RFH Look at the College Admissions Process

Tim Lee, Director of Undergraduate Admission at University at Albany, SUNY, discusses the admission process with parents during the Interactive College Admissions Committee Workshop at RFH. Photo/RFH
Tim Lee, Director of Undergraduate Admission at University at Albany, SUNY, discusses the admission process with parents during the Interactive College Admissions Committee Workshop at RFH.
Photo/RFH

Roughy 100 Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School (RFH) students recently participated in a forum dubbed Interactive College Admissions Committee Workshop.

The Oct. 8 presentation offered an insider’s view into the college admission process.

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Police: Contempt Arrest; $100K Bail & More

The following recent contempt of court arrests were made and reported by Middletown police:

• Thomas Menendez, 51, of Geary Drive in Middletown, was arrested on Oct. 5 by Patrolman Greg Buhowski on a contempt of court warrant issued by the Perth Amboy Municipal Court.

He was held on $100,000 bail.

• Scott Horst, 36, of Ralph Street in Belleville, was arrested on Oct. 4 by Patrolman Thomas Hughes for violation of a court order.

He was held on $2,500 bail, set by Judge Bauman of the Monmouth County Superior Court.

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Fair Haven Schools’ ‘Week of Respect’

The Fair Haven School District marked its recent Week of Respect with activities and new initiatives designed to encourage kindness and acceptance.

The state-mandated week-long designation, featuring respect-inspired activities from Oct. 5 to 9, showcased Laraine Gaunt at Viola L. Sickles School on the first day. Gaunt kicked off  new yearlong initiative dubbed It’s OK 2B Different.

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So Long to Church Street’s Church in Fair Haven

By Elaine Van Develde (photos and story)

The namesake of Church Street in Fair Haven will soon be gone.

The steeple of the longstanding Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion at the corner of the aptly coined Church Street and River Road is still standing, but most of the house of worship has been demolished.

As part of a Planning Board-approved subdivision plan, the demolition of the six-year-shuttered church on a .54-acre parcel, the last renovation of which  was deemed a “do-it-yourself project by a very adventurous (group of) builder(s)” in the late 1960s by Rumson builder Kolarsick attorney Brooks Von Arx, began on Tuesday.

As of 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, only the front quarter of the church remained.

Von Arx had said that razing the church was warranted to make way for the unanimously board-approved three-home subdivision because the structure was found to be in disrepair and lacked the architectural integrity or historic background to warrant preservation.

Along with the church, a two-story dwelling and former nursery school on the site were demolished.

The with no historic or architectural integrity to warrant preservation, will now be razed, as will a former nursery school, sanctuary and two-story rectory dwelling that sit on the site.

A church has sat at the location since the late 1800s, thus the namesake street.

For more information on the issue, click here.

 

Dolphin Sighting in Sea Bright


 

Rumson dad and RFH alumni Doug Borden got an unexpected treat today while starting his morning at Sea Bright beach — with a porpoise, one could say, or, more likely, a dolphin.

Sun shining and weather still mild enough for a beach stroll, he got to Sea Bright at about 8:45 a.m., just in time to catch a school of bottle-nosed dolphins swimming their way south in the ocean.

“I would say dolphin, I just say porpoise so no one confuses them with the Mahi Mahi dolphin which is a fish,” Borden said.

He videotaped it. Take a gander.

Thanks for sharing your morning moment by the sea with us, Doug!

— Video and screenshot photo by Doug Borden

Police Nab Alleged Bank Robber, Stalker, Burglar

The following recent arrests were  made and reported by Middletown police. An arrest does not constitute a conviction.

• William Baner, 32, of Main Street in the Belford section of Middletown, was arrested on Oct. 12 by Patrolman Adam Colfer and charged with possession of heroin, possession of drug paraphernalia, and possession of a hypodermic syringe.

He was released after posting $12,500 bail, set by Judge Richard Thompson.

• Christopher Gaul, 31, of Main Street in the Port Monmouth section of Middletown, was arrested on Oct. 12 by Patrolman Adam Colfer and charged with possession of heroin and possession of drug paraphernalia.

He was released after posting $12,500 bail, set by Judge Richard Thompson.

• Cameron Wood, 20, of Bay Avenue in Atlantic Highlands, was arrested on Oct. 13 by Patrolman Jesse Toma and charged with possession of heroin, possession of drug paraphernalia, obstructing the administration of law and eluding arrest.

He was held on $27,500 bail, set by Judge Richard Thompson.

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Police Make Arrests on Cocaine Dealing, Possession, Aggravated Assault, Weapons Charges

The following recent arrests were made and reported by Red Bank police. An arrest does not constitute a conviction.

• Garrett Doyle, 50, of New York, NY, was arrested on Oct. 5 in the area of Bodman Place and charged with disorderly conduct by Patrolman Nicholas Maletto.

• Patrick Brady, 62, of New York, NY, was arrested on Oct. 5 in the area of Bodman Place and charged with disorderly conduct by Patrolman Jhonatan Quispe.

• Jahvon Wells-Bailey, 28, of Keansburg, was arrested on Oct. 4 in the area of Bank Street and charged with possession of a CDS (cocaine), possession of a CDS (cocaine) with intent to distribute, possession of a CDS on or near school property, possession of a CDS (cocaine) within 500 feet of a park or public housing, and obstructing administration of the law by Patrolman Nicholas Maletto.

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Police Report Robbery, Criminal Mischief & Theft

The following recent criminal incidents were reported by Red Bank police:

• A theft was reported to have occurred sometime between Sept. 24 and 25 at the Red Bank Laundry Center, 54 North Bridge Ave. The victim reported that he washed a blanket and upon his return to pick it up it was missing.

Patrolman Shane Dengel took the report.

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Harvest Fest 2015 Held Without a Hitch

In case you hadn’t heard or weren’t there, the Fair Haven School District’s annual Harvest Fest was held, despite the threatening weather forecast, last weekend, but in a slightly different venue — the all-purpose room at Knollwood School.

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Police Arrest Several on Contempt Charges

The following recent arrests on contempt of court warrants were made and reported by Middletown police:

• Christopher Ditursi, 50, of Deepdale Drive in Middletown, was arrested on Sept. 25 by Patrolman Joseph Alhemeyer on a contempt of court warrant issued by the Monmouth County Superior Court.

He was held pending a court date.

• Shakie Johnson, 18, of Shephard Avenue in East Orange, was arrested on Sept. 24 by Patrolman Brady Carr on a contempt of court warrant issued by the Middletown Municipal Court.

He was held on $1,000 bail.

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I’ll Just Pick: A Wrap from Seed to Sprout

The packaging and ingredients for Seed to Sprout's Raw Cashew Collard Wrap Photo/Elaine Van Develde
The packaging and ingredients for Seed to Sprout’s Raw Cashew Collard Wrap
Photo/Elaine Van Develde

By Elaine Van Develde

There’s nothing like the wrap — of anything, really.

It represents a feeling of accomplishment — in a way. In show business, “Its a wrap!” brings on a sigh of relief and some celebration. In other circles, such as food forums, it prompts some speculation and, yes, satiation.

When you have an option of choosing a wrap to eat, for instance, it often represents several ingredients you like wrapped up in some sort of flour tortilla or variation thereof, a/k/a wrap.

A lot of area eateries offer a wrap version of a favorite luncheon-meat-and-cheese- or salad-stuffed something or other.

Then there are those who like to eat it raw — the wrap and its contents. For them there is such a thing as a collard leaf-stuffed vegan variety. And they have it at Seed to Sprout in Fair Haven.

As Lucille Ball said in her Vitameatavegaman commercial on I Love Lucy, “It’s tasty, too!”

So, as the first in Rumson-Fair Haven Retrospect’s I’ll Just Pick weekly series, the pick of the week is the raw cashew collard wrap from Seed to Sprout — and from a non-vegan who really relishes a big fat meaty sub for some lunch solace on a bad day.

This wrap, enveloping the taste buds with a creamy, crunchy vegan catch-all, features a mash of organic raw cashews topped with alfalfa sprouts, shredded carrots, tomato and mixed with extra virgin olive oil, lemon juice, apple cider vinegar and filtered water. Then there’s a  nutritional yeast additive.

And, of course, the whole thing is wrapped up in a collard leaf. Call it a foodie Collard Patch doll.

Call it that, because even if you’re not a vegan, you may want to adopt this lunch lifestyle change.

It’s a cashew hummus sort of splendor all wrapped up and ready to healthily munch. Really.

Seed to Sprout opened a few months ago in July in the Acme Market shopping plaza, off River Road (officially 560 River Road, though), in Fair Haven.

Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School graduates Cara Pescatore and Alex Mazzucca own and operate the eatery, which is a second location to the original in Avon.

The menu is replete with all sorts of all-day organic vegan breakfast dishes: granola and yogurt parfait, sprout breakfast bowl and avocado breakfast sandwich.

Under the raw header, there’s also a sunflower burrito wrapped in collard and raw pizza.

There are also lots of grilled sandwich goodies, that are not quite what they sound like, such as the bacon cheddar melt, which features coconut bacon and not your average cheddar. The grilled avocado sandwich, RFHers tell us is a favorite, too, not to mention the seed salads and rice bowls.

There are also soups.

Check out the menu by clicking on the photo above or check out the website by clicking here.

Seed to Sprout is open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Dinner is served at the Avon location on Thursday nights.