Summer is coming and so are DWI checkpoints to kick off the weekend.
DWI Checkpoint Set for Friday Night
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In Memoriam: Longtime Red Bank Resident, Popular Barber, Community Guru, Bob Lanfrank, 85.
Longtime Red Bank resident, barber and community guru, Robert “Bob” Lanfrank, passed away peacefully on June 7. He was 85.
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Retro Gowned-Up Fair Haven Girl Grads
It’s about that time of the year. Yes, it’s that time when Fair Haven eighth graders do two walks of tradition — the final walk down Third Street and that graduation walk.
Rumson Police Report: DWIs
The following May arrests were reported by Rumson police. An arrest does not constitute a conviction.
Environmental FYI: Monmouth U, Surfrider Foundation Partner to Expand Ocean Water Quality Monitoring
Monmouth University will serve as the newest partner in the Surfrider Foundation’s Blue Water Task Force (BWTF), a nationwide network dedicated to monitoring water quality at public beaches.
Retro RFH Buds and Bridge Messaging
There’s nothing like a best buddy — or a few best buds. There was also nothing like the combination of best friends and the iconic bridge that was a leftover statue or cement billboard of sorts from the McCarter estate in Rumson.
So, to pay tribute to both buds and the bridge, the Retro Pic of the Day offers a glimpse of both in milestone moments of friends paying homage to one another by painting the bridge way back in time.
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Focus: Ending Ruth Blaser’s Love Story in Her Fair Haven
Prosecutor: 32-Year-Old Man Convicted of Ex-Girlfriend’s 2022 Murder
A 32-year-old man has been convicted of the 2022 murder of his ex-girlfriend, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Friday.
Retro Cool River Rat Daze
Photo/courtesy Marc Edelman, Facebook
All’s cool with these little rats in the pool … or, more like down by the river! A reprise from 2018 in ode to the tradition of summer recreating on the river in the Rumson-Fair Haven area. It’s all about River Rats, one summer rite of passage in the area …
Unofficial summertime is here, with the official season’s start soon to set sail. And summers in the Rumson-Fair Haven area are rife with river-oriented activities that have become tradition.
River Rats’ sailing “camp” is no exception. OK, nobody was camping. It was more like a little club. Still is.
It’s been a sort of rite-of-living-on-the-Navesink passage for decades — since 1955. Kids learn how to boat and do a lot of summer fun bonding in the process.
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In Memoriam: Monmouth U, Brookdale, Georgian Court Professor Jerry Cook, 85
Longtime literature, writing and film appreciation professor, Jerry Cook, passed away peacefully on May 28. He was 85.
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In Memoriam: Former Longtime Rumsonite, Barbara Gabriel, of Monmouth Beach, 92
Former longtime Rumsonite, Barbara A. Gabriel, more recently of Monmouth Beach, passed away peacefully on Monday, June 1, at Complete Care in Shrewsbury. She was 92.
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Retro RFH Boys on Track
RFH Boys Track circa 1970s
Photo/George Day
You could say this bunch of RFH boys was on track for success … and some fun along the way. Note: The poser with running shoes for eyes. The shoes have eyes? Or the eyes have shoes? Which came first?
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