Prosecutor: Former Area Teacher Facing Additional Charges of Child Sexual Assault

A former Red Bank Charter and Long Branch schools teacher recently charged with the sexual assault of a 10-year-old student has now been charged with sexually assaulting many other elementary school children, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced on Monday.

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Saying Goodbye to Longtime Fair Haven Teacher, ‘Jeannie’ Burgess, Mrs. B.

Students called her Mrs. B. She was Jeannie to fellow teachers. She was Jean Burgess — Nellie Jean (Badida) Burgess. She taught in the Fair Haven schools for 33 years. The valued longtime Fair Haven wife, mom, teacher, colleague and friend to many passed away peacefully on Jan. 28 in Chester, VA. She was 73.

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Retro Rumson Snowy Estate Magic

“I remember when my grandfather moved here way back when Rumson Road was considered one the ‘most beautiful’ in the country,” said RFH Class of ’78 grad Monica Sheehan of what many might call a picture perfect postcard of the snowy day shot of sleighing down the driveway on the estate of the historic mansion The Hermitage.

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Prosecutor: 31-Year-Old Gets Six Years for Overdose Death Liability

A Long Branch man has been sentenced to six years in prison after pleading guilty to the first-degree crime of strict liability for drug induced death, or distribution of the drugs that caused a fatal overdose, in connection with a February overdose death, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said on Friday.

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