Retro Patriotic Peace Pals

Peace pals of Fair Haven circa early 1970s
Photo /courtesy of Karen Allas

A red-white-and-blue patriotic reprise, just because July 4th is tomorrow …

Peace out. Patriotism. Well-played play date, kids. They were not crooks and they were no Richard Nixon wannabes. But they were at least budding impersonators. Perhaps. Or just era-inspired posers.

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Rumson Police: Traffic Alert for Rumson, Sea Bright

Rumson police have advised that …

Due to a water main break at the Goose Neck Bridge on the Oceanport side heading toward Little Silver, Seven Bridges Road in Little Silver is will be closed for the next 10 hours.

Because of the road closure, traffic delays are expected on Rumson Road and into Sea Bright on Ocean Avenue, which will be where traffic is detoured, during the Seven Bridges Road closure.

Please plan your travel accordingly.

Names in Fair Haven News: New Administrator, Volunteers

Who’s who and what? Well, in Fair Haven, starting at the literal top of the list, the borough’s new administrator, Christopher York, started work on Monday.

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Prosecutor: State Trooper Charged with Attempted Sexual Assault of 14-Year-Old

A New Jersey State Police Trooper has been charged with attempting to arrange a sexual encounter and obtain sexually graphic images from a child, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Tuesday.

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Prosecutor: Area Firefighter Charged with Forgery, Records Tampering

An area firefighter is facing forgery charges in connection with the falsification and destruction of official records, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Tuesday.   

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Retro Rumson Beach Boys’ Stand-Off

Rumson boys’ beach time circa 1960s
Photo/ courtesy of Cindy Crowley

A reprise in honor of those “just beachy” days of summer … Here’s to summer days in Sea Bright!

Call them the 60s beach boys of Rumson. They were … from Rumson and on the beach. Boys on the beach. Yeah, that’s it.

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Prosecutor: Area Teacher, 43, Charged with Sexual Assault of Student

An area intermediate school teacher has been arrested and charged with the sexual assault of a student, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Saturday.

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Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge Holiday & Summer Travel Alert

Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge replacement and associated roadway construction activity continues this week Monday through Wednesday, weather permitting, with some new advisories concerning roads, summer Shrewsbury River activity and July 4th holiday time off.

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Retro Rumson Summer Scorcher Coolness

Summer sunning in Rumson with the Slocum family. Photo/courtesy of Jo Ann Slocum Mazzucca
Summer sunning in Rumson with the Slocum family.
Photo/courtesy of Jo Ann Slocum Mazzucca

Back in the day, Rumson summers weren’t all about going to the beach club from dawn ’til dusk.

For some, it was as simple skipping the packing up of the family, not to mention the cost, and just laying a blanket out on the lawn and catching some rays while the kids played.

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