The summer heat is on and the historic Oceanic Bridge is up.
And there has been no movement of traffic between Rumson and Middletown over the bridge all day. Police in Rumson and Middletown couldn’t offer an estimate as to when the bridge would be passable again, but it’s a familiar issue to them.
Continue reading Heatwave: Oceanic Bridge Stuck Open 
It’s a case of summer island plopping. Yes, that’s right. Island plopping.
That would be the more accurate term when telling the pretty common story of some Fair Haven and Rumson kids taking their own eight-hour tour of the Navesink and Shrewsbury rivers and ending up settling down for some adventure on Starvation Island in Rumson on pretty much any summer day.
Continue reading Retro Rumson Island Ploppers An investigation into the circumstances behind a Red Bank double shooting that left one dead and another injured last week is ongoing, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Monday. Authorities are seeking witnesses.
Continue reading Prosecutor: Authorities Seek Witnesses in Red Bank Double Shooting Investigation An area man has been sentenced to 48 years in state prison after being convicted of charges stemming from a string of sexual assaults and related crimes against two young girls over the course of several years, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Monday.
Continue reading Prosecutor: Area 36-Year-Old Man Gets 48 Years for String of Sexual Assaults of Pre-Teens Red Bank native and former longtime Little Silver resident, Red Bank High School 1960 graduate and Sanford Auto Body Service owner, James “Jimmy” Sanford, more recently of Oceanport, passed away on July 11 at home. He was 81.
Continue reading In Memoriam: Red Bank Native, Sanford Auto Body Service Owner, Jimmy Sanford, 81 
Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge replacement and associated roadway construction activity remains status quo this week from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. through Friday, weather permitting.
Continue reading Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge Summer Travel Advisory Monmouth Beach resident, William “Billy” Perry Sumas, known as Tiger Boy, lost his nearly four-year battle with cancer on July 11. He passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loved ones. He was 77.
Continue reading In Memoriam: Monmouth Beach Resident, Billy Sumas, 77 Former longtime Red Bank and Little Silver resident and Sea Bright diner owner, Umberto Niro, more currently of Toms River, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 11. He was 87.
Continue reading In Memoriam: Former Longtime Red Bank, Little Silver Resident, ’60s Sea Bright Diner Owner, Umberto Niro, 87 
A reprise in honor of beating the heat of summer days with a little backyard pool dip, dressing for the occasion, and those first, best neighborhood friends …
Back in the summer of ’65 … the heat was on, and some pint-sized bathing beauties were set to walk the walk, if the suit and the bathing cap fit.
Continue reading Retro Neighborhood Bathing Beauty Besties From Captain Brian Rice, Navesink River Municipalities Committee chairman, native Fair Havenite …
I am writing to inform you of a critical situation that has arisen at the Red Bank construction site located at the intersection of Oakland and Maple Avenue. During the construction activities, the main sewer line was broken, resulting in a significant sewage leakage.
Continue reading River Water Quality, Fishing, Waterborne Recreation Alert A crash that resulted in the death of a motorcyclist on Tuesday evening in Howell is under investigation, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Thursday.
Continue reading Prosecutor: Crash that Killed Motorcyclist Under Investigation Fair Haven native and Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School (RFH) 1945 graduate, George Venable Curchin, more recently of Tinton Falls, died on July 8 after a short illness. It was just a week before his 97th birthday.
Continue reading In Memoriam: Fair Haven Native, RFH ’45 Grad, George Venable Curchin, 96 
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