There has long been a debate in the Rumson-Fair Haven area about the merits and menaces inherent in skateboarding as a sport.
In the late 1990s and 2000, a contingent of parents and teens rallied for a skate park in Fair Haven. And there was also a group as enthusiastically opposed as supporters were supportive.
The sun was out on Sunday and so were water sports enthusiasts.
It was day for windsurfing, paddle boarding and some local summer sunning and lounging on the bay side of Sandy Hook.
Kayak rentals and windsurfing lessons were in full swing.
Take a look to get a glimpse into the day and mood. Enjoy!
And don’t forget to click the lower right icon on the slideshow to enlarge.
— Elaine Van Develde
Here’s the new Holy Cross Church, here’s the steeple. Pretty soon the doors will be open and there will be people, as a Rumson twist on the classic rhyme goes.
If you drive by the revamped Holy Cross Church in Rumson, you’ll see that it’s ready for parishioners.
However, as Catholic church discipline dictates, there must first be a dedication before a Mass is celebrated in a new or rehabilitated house of worship.
That dedication will take place on Saturday at 4 p.m. A reception will follow in the gym of the school on the campus.
Read more about the church’s revamp and see old photos by clicking here. (For history, click on each of the links.)
For more about the dedication tradition, click here.
— Elaine Van Develde/photos and story
Fall is here and school is in full swing.
At Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School students are back in class, in the halls, in the cafeteria, in study hall … somewhere in that building on Ridge Road with the tower.
You get the drift.
However, on March 13, 1979, they were outside — in force.
They had staged a walkout “in protest of the Board of Education’s decision to terminate three teachers in order to stay within its state-mandated spending limit,” according to the archives of the Red Bank Register.
So, the Retro Pic of the Day takes us back to that day with a photo of an unpublished Register photo of that day that appeared in the 2011 Monmouth County Library exhibit entitled Red Bank Register: 40 Photographs, 1976-1985.
The exhibit featured the work of several Register photographers. The photos came from years’ worth of preservation of negatives from the work of Carl Andrews, James J. Connolly, Carl Forino, Dave Kingdon, Don Lordi and Larry Perna.
While the records did not indicate which photographer took the RFH shot, it’s a classic, so we’re sharing it in our look back for the day. Carl Andrews was a Rumson resident. Though it’s not clear if he took the photo.
While I was in my first year of college when the photo was taken, I do recall hearing about this walkout. RFH students were always very proactive with school politics.
“The students, who said the Board‘s decision showed ‘callousness and disdain for teachers as individuals,’ argued that the school should have waited for older teachers to retire instead of firing younger ones with less seniority,” the photo description for the exhibit said. “Tora Doremus, Board president, stated that the quality of education at Rumson-Fair Haven would be maintained and that ‘I don‘t think this walkout served the students‘ purpose.’ More than 300 students participated in the demonstration on Friday morning, March 13, 1979.”
Hey, I think that’s Erin Bell, daughter of RFH English teacher Marilyn Bell, right in the front.
The Red Bank Register Negative Collection is in the Monmouth County Archives and the exhibit featuring the 40 photos was at Monmouth County Library Headquarters in Manalapan in October of 2011.
The weather couldn’t be more cooperative for a shining locals’ summer season.
The above photo gallery of Sea Bright beach provides yet another glimpse into the celebrated season of the area.
Click on each photo to enlarge. Enjoy!
— Elaine Van Develde
Longtime Rumson resident and area lawyer Thomas F. Daly died on Sept. 8.
A graduate of Lower Merion High School, Lafayette College and the Georgetown University Law School, he served as an infantry officer in the U.S. Army. While attending law school, he was the Georgetown Lacrosse Team’s Head Coach.
A longtime partner of the McCarter & English law firm, Tom was a communicant of Holy Cross Church in Rumson, a member and former governor of the Seabright Beach Club and a member of the Rumson First Aid Squad and member of its Board of Trustees.
He was also a commissioner and former president of the New Jersey Maritime and Docking Pilots Commission, a trustee of the National Maritime Historical Society and the Sandy Hook Foundation.
He was an adjunct professor of maritime law at Rutgers University Law School, as well as a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and the International Association of Barristers. He was a member of the International Association of Defense Council, the Maritime Law Society and a fellow of the American Bar Foundation.
Tom lectured extensively on aviation, maritime law and trial procedures. He was a passionate athlete who loved lacrosse and football. Later in life he became an avid skier. He was always drawn to the water, whether it be fishing, sailing, lifeguarding or relaxing at the beach with his family.
He is survived by: his wife Nancy; their children Charles Bartlett (Trish), of Ocean, Julia Oliphant (David) of Royal Oaks, MI, Emily Mee (Daniel), of Rumson and Morgan Zimmerer (Hans), of Fair Haven; ten grandchildren Tyler, Andrew, Morgan, Ben, Kelly, Ellie, Annie, Grant, Riley & Cate and his brother, Rev. Jerome R. Daly of Fort Belvoir, VA.
He was predeceased by: his parents, John and Dorothy Daly; and his brother, John Daly.
Visitation was on Tuesday, Sept. 15 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Thompson Memorial Home, 310 Broad Street, Red Bank.
A Mass of christian burial was celebrated on Wednesday, Sept. 16 at 10 a.m. at the Church of the Nativity, 180 Ridge Rd., Fair Haven.
Interment followed at Woodbine Cemetery, Oceanport.
In lieu of flowers the family requests memorial donations be made to the Rumson First Aid Squad, 1 Wilson Circle, Rumson, NJ 07760 or the National Maritime Historical Society, PO Box 68, Peeksville, NY 10566 or online at www.seahistory.org
— Edited obituary, courtesy of Thompson Memorial Home
It’s widespread area news that RFH Class of 2006 grad Brooks Robinson was sworn in as a Fair Haven Police Department patrolman Monday night.
Robinson started in the department in 2012 as what is called a special officer. Pretty serious stuff, right?
The following recent reports of a criminal incident and arrests were made by Shrewsbury police. An arrest does not constitute a conviction.
Crime
• There was a complaint of terroristic threats in the area of Parker Place on Sept. 9. The victim reported getting harassing messages from an unknown person.
Patrolman Matthew Clark is investigating.
Arrests
• Roosevelt McDonald III, 33, of Asbury Park, was arrested on Sept. 3 on a contempt of court warrant in the area o f Shrewsbury Avenue by Patrolman Tracy Polk.
• James L. Dotts, 38, of Long Branch, was arrested Sept. 9 on a contempt of court warrant in the area of Sycamore Avenue by Patrolman Mary Ellen Rumola.
• Lamecca Ellenwood, 28, of Asbury Park, was arrested on Sept. 10 and charged with shoplifting and contempt of court in the area of Broad Street by Patrolman Mary Ellen Rumola.
• Shalonda Robinson, 43, of Ocean Grove, was arrested on Sept. 10 and charged with shoplifting in the area of Broad Street by Patrolman Mary Ellen Rumola.
• Nikeya T. Anderson, 28, of Neptune, was arrested on Sept. 10 and charged with shoplifting and contempt of court in the area of Broad Street by Patrolman Mary Ellen Rumola.
• Tracey E. Ashe, 37, of Tinton Falls, was arrested on Sept. 11 on a contempt of court warrant in the area of Sycamore Avenue by Patrolman Joseph Barnicle.
The following recent contempt of court arrests were made and reported by Middletown police:
• David Mason, 29, of North Fox Avenue in the Belford section of Middletown, was arrested on Sept. 12 by Patrolman Nicholas Fenezia on contempt of court warrants issued by the Middletown and Sayreville municipal courts.
He was held on $2,250 bail.
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They call it locals’ summer for a reason.
Sometimes the shore area roads are so congested with out-of-towners in the summer that its hard to even get to the beach with a buddy, even on a street where one lives.
Well, local summer has started, beaches are more sparse, buddies are back together and there’s some quiet solo solace on the shores of Sea Bright.
Take a look.
— Elaine Van Develde
By Elaine Van Develde
“Because he’s one of our own, it’s even more special.”
That’s what Fair Haven Police Chief Darryl Breckenridge told a packed audience at Borough Hall Monday night about Fair Haven native Brooks Robinson just before he was sworn in as a patrolman in the borough’s Police Department.
A 2006 Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School graduate, Robinson was brought into the department in 2012 as a Special Law Enforcement Officer Class I and more recently was promoted to a Class II.
He studied at Brookdale Community College and received his bachelor’s degree from Rutgers University.
But, for the chief, the honor in promoting Robinson was more a Fair Haven family affair.
Welcoming the Fair Haven Robinson family and the family, and extended family of his wife, Alyssa Pecyno Robinson, also a 2006 RFH graduate, he talked a little bit about why.
“To me, it’s a great honor to be able bring someone aboard on a full-time basis here in Fair Haven who actually went through the school system here, went to the high school and is a part of the town,” he said. “Brooks is going to be a tremendous asset to the department.”
Bringing out the bible, that he noted has been in the Fair Haven family for many years and was donated to the borough by Hap Williams for swearing-ins, Mayor Lucarelli administered the oath to Robinson, Alyssa holding the bible.
” … And that I will faithfully, impartially and justly perform the duties of patrolman according to the best of my ability, so help me God … Congratulations.”
Applause.
Congratulations, Patrolman Brooks Robinson!
The following recent arrests were made and reported by Red Bank police. An arrest does not constitute a conviction.
• Andrew Selim, 31, of Ocean Grove, was arrested on Sept. 4 in the area of W. Front Street and charged with driving while intoxicated (DWI), possession of a CDS, marijuana under 50 grams, and possession of drug paraphernalia by Sgt. Heather Pubylski.
• David Searight, 20, of Tinton Falls, was arrested on Sept. 3 in the area of W. Sunset Avenue and charged with criminal attempt, burglary and defiant trespass by Patrolman Michael Zadlock.
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