The following April criminal incidents and arrests were reported by Red Bank police. An arrest does not constitute a conviction.
Continue reading Police Report: Assault, Drugs, Defiant Trespass, Harassment, Criminal Mischief, Theft, DWIs, DisorderlyAll posts by Elaine Van Develde
Retro Fair Haven Crabby Catch on the Navesink

It’s that time. Time to get seriously crabby on the river.
Nothing fishy about it. It’s a rite a passage in Fair Haven. It has been since the dawn of time in the borough and surrounding area. Kids, even entire families, buckets and nets in hand, get down to the Navesink River and start netting the crabbiest of crabs.
Continue reading Retro Fair Haven Crabby Catch on the NavesinkIn Memoriam: Longtime Shrewsbury Resident, Christina Van Pelt, 92
Longtime Shrewsbury resident, Christina Van Pelt, passed away on May 15. She was 92.
Continue reading In Memoriam: Longtime Shrewsbury Resident, Christina Van Pelt, 92In Memoriam: Longtime Rumson Resident, Eliza Judd, 23
Longtime Rumson resident Eliza Judd passed away on April 21 in Livingston. She was 23.
Continue reading In Memoriam: Longtime Rumson Resident, Eliza Judd, 23Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge Travel, Construction Advisory

Photo/Elaine Van Develde
Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge replacement activity is on its status quo construction hours schedule, from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., through Sunday, May 18, weather permitting, with no bridge openings for a period of time. The precise construction that is scheduled is listed below. Shrewsbury River travel advisory information is also included.
Continue reading Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge Travel, Construction AdvisoryRetro Fair Haven Police Line-Up

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A classic reprise for a reason …
It’s National Police Week.
Continue reading Retro Fair Haven Police Line-UpProsecutor: Former Area Attorney Charged with $130K Theft from Deceased Client’s Estate
A former area attorney is facing charges that pilfered more than $130,000 from the estate of a deceased client over the course of roughly seven years, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Thursday.
Continue reading Prosecutor: Former Area Attorney Charged with $130K Theft from Deceased Client’s EstateIn Memoriam: Lifetime Little Silver Resident, Former Police and Fire Chief, Walter Stearns, 94
Lifetime Little Silver resident and former police and fire department chief, Walter Stearns, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, May 10. He was 94.
Continue reading In Memoriam: Lifetime Little Silver Resident, Former Police and Fire Chief, Walter Stearns, 94Scene Around: A Rumson Officer and a Ride for Those Who Died
It’s National Police Week. And it started on Monday with the end of a long ride for those who died in the Police Unity Tour 2025.
Continue reading Scene Around: A Rumson Officer and a Ride for Those Who DiedProsecutor: Area Teen and 20-Year-Old Plead Guilty to Aggravated Manslaughter, Weapons Offense in 2023 Fatal Shooting
A teen and a 20-year-old have pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a 2023 shooting that left one man dead and two others injured, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Tuesday.
Continue reading Prosecutor: Area Teen and 20-Year-Old Plead Guilty to Aggravated Manslaughter, Weapons Offense in 2023 Fatal ShootingRetro RFH Teacher-Administrator Cool at School Moment

Assistant Superintendent Donald Trotter
Photo/George Day
A reprise, originally posted in 2015, because a new RFH superintendent has reported to the office …
RFH has a new superintendent. He’s reported to the office and has walked those hallowed halls of good ol’ RFH.
And with thoughts of welcoming the new, the old and that teacher-administrator rapport comes to mind. Back in the day, or the ’70s at least, there were those administrators who weren’t just a Charlie Brown teacher’s voice cawing over the ol’ daydreaming student’s non-thought process. Some, or one in particular, are remembered as a real education innovators.
Continue reading Retro RFH Teacher-Administrator Cool at School MomentRFH’s New Superintendent Reports to the Office
The search is over. A new superintendent has been called to the office at Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School (RFH).
Continue reading RFH’s New Superintendent Reports to the Office



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