All posts by Elaine Van Develde

Prosecutor: Area Man Gets Life Plus 16 Years in Family Murder

The brother of an area man who was found dead along with his wife and two children in November of 2018 has been sentenced to four consecutive life sentences plus 16 years without the possibility of parole for the family’s murder, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Tuesday.

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In Memoriam: Longtime Rumsonite, Pioneer of Monmouth County Library System, Renee ‘Bozzi’ Becker Swartz,91

Mom, Gigi, Bozzi — you gave ALL of us wings to fly: to be the best we could be; to make the world a better place; that nothing was too hard for us; to love and be dedicated to our families. We love you.” ~ Addie Swartz

Longtime Rumsonite, Renée “Bozzi” Becker Swartz, beloved mother, grandmother, presidential appointee, pioneer of the Monmouth County Library system, and cunning tennis player, passed away peacefully on May 14. She was 91.

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In Memoriam: Former Longtime Sea Bright Resident and Teacher, Rosemary Walters, 90

Rosemary Louise Walters

Former longtime Sea Bright resident and teacher, Rosemary Louise Walters, of Monmouth Beach, passed away peacefully at home on the morning of May 4 with her trusted aide, Annette Ramsey, and close friend and assistant, Tracy Thompson, by her side. She was 90.

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Prosecutor: Former Cop Gets 17 Years for 2021 Vehicular Homicide, DUI

A former police officer has been sentenced to 17 years in state prison on vehicular homicide charges stemming from a fatal motor vehicle collision that killed a husband and wife in 2021, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Thursday.

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In Memoriam: Fair Haven-Raised RFH ’72 Grad, Former Policeman, Fireman, Mike Raleigh, 72

Fair Haven-raised Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School (RFH) graduate and former borough policeman and fireman, Mike Raleigh, passed away after a battle with cancer on May 11 in Stuart, FL, where he had been more recently living. He was 72.

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