When it comes to volunteer fire department reorganizations of the New Year, while members usually know who’s up next and for what position on the line of officers, it’s all formalized with official oaths of office on New Year’s Day.
Continue reading Scene Around: Faces of the 2024 Fair Haven Fire Department LeadershipA 38-year-old Monmouth County man has been charged with aggravated manslaughter connection with an early morning New Year’s Day murder, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Friday.
Continue reading Prosecutor: Area Man Charged with New Year’s Day MurderLifetime Red Bank resident, Teresa M. Simplicio, passed away on Dec. 29. She was 87.
Former longtime Little Silver resident, Peter Carl Culos Jr., more recently of Red Bank, passed away on Dec. 27. He was 95.
Continue reading In Memoriam: Former Longtime Little Silver Resident, Peter Culos Jr., of Red Bank, 95
The following Retro Pic of the Day was originally published on Jan. 4 2016. In honor of the Rumson Fire Department reorganization of the new year, we are offering a look back at the reorg of 1965:
As tradition goes in the Rumson-Fair Haven area, New Year’s Day is the day of swearing line officers in to the respective fire companies.
So, in honor of the time-honored tradition, the Retro Pic of the Day offers a glimpse back to 1965 and Rumson’s top line officers.
Continue reading Retro Rumson Fire Company Reorg“He left this world surrounded by the love of his family and friends after a lengthy battle with cancer.”
Longtime Little Silver resident, Theodore “Ted” Joseph Moss III, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Dec. 30. He was 72.
Continue reading In Memoriam: Longtime Little Silver Resident, Ted Moss III, 72“Em lived a long and inspiring life. When people asked for her secret to longevity, she would always say, ‘Just keep moving.‘” ~ family of Em Lawes
Longtime Little Silver resident, Eleanor “Em” Jones Lawes, passed away peacefully at home in her sleep on Dec. 28 “after a day surrounded by family.” She was 99.
Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge replacement construction activity remains status quo this week, depending on the weather. Work is scheduled from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. through Friday, Jan. 5.
Continue reading Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge Travel AdvisoryFormer longtime Rumsonite, Gerda Lembcke Overgaard, more recently of Red Bank, passed peacefully on Dec. 26. She was 89.
Continue reading In Memoriam: Former Longtime Rumsonite, Gerda Lembcke Overgaard, 89
With the New Year on the horizon, sometimes it takes some moon glow to light the way.
The murky skies may mask the stars, but the moon tells us they’re there and always within a dreamer’s reach. And what’s not to reach for when the fuzzy picture becomes perfect with a moon waxing full standing in for the hidden star atop the evergreen.
Evergreen. It’s not just the live tree’s forever color that has a bright meaning. It’s what the murky sky masks — that evergreen riverfront scene. Always there. Always lit by the moon and stars behind the sky’s dank weather veil. Always attainable as we reach for the light, dazed into the New Year.
** Thanks to Fair Havenite Susan Culbert for the misty weather pics! She spotted the spectacular moon-topped tree on a trek down River Road before Christmas and the rest by the river. **
Here’s the weather forecast for the days ahead, courtesy of the National Weather Service …
Former longtime Fair Havenite Walter “Walt” Wilson Sr., more recently of Lincroft, passed away on Friday, Dec. 22, surrounded by his loving family. He was 90.
Continue reading In Memoriam: Former Longtime Fair Havenite, Walt Wilson, 90With a murky, drizzly post-Christmas week in the weather forecast, Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge replacement construction activity remains status quo this week, depending on just how drizzly it gets. Work is scheduled from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. through Friday, Dec. 29.
Continue reading Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge Travel Advisory
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