In Memoriam: Red Bank Fireman, Former Fair Haven Public Works Foreman, Chuck King Jr., 71

Little Silver resident, Red Bank fireman and former Fair Haven Department of Public Works foreman, Chuck King Jr., passed away on Aug. 10, at Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank. He was 71.

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Cooking Up ’50s-Style Fun on Starvation Island

It’s all fun and island-hopping games until they have to start a fire.

Yes, there comes a time when summer Rumson island-hopping coolness sets in, parents rang the unheard dinner bell and a bunch of hungry, wayward, marooned kids try to cook that fish they caught and toast their own little buns.

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Prosecutor: Ex-State Trooper Pleads Guilty to Attempted Sexual Assault of 14-Year-Old

A former New Jersey State Police trooper has pleaded guilty to the attempted sexual assault of a child in the summer of 2024, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Tuesday.

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In Memoriam: Former Longtime Popular Teacher, Fair Havenite, Fireman, Gary Verwilt, 79

Former Fair Havenite, longtime popular teacher, fireman, Charles “Gary” Verwilt, passed away peacefully, after a long battle with dementia, on Monday evening, Aug. 4, at his temporary home in Eatontown. He was 79.

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New Rumson Sea Bright Bridge Open with Roadway and Sidewalk Travel Advisory in Effect

While the new Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge is fully open to motorists and pedestrians, some finishing touch work on and around the bridge continues.

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Prosecutor: Area Cop Charged with Lying About Criminal Past in Seeking Police Employment

An area police officer has been charged with repeatedly lying about his criminal history and termination from a prior job in law enforcement while seeking and obtaining police employment in New Jersey, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Friday.

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Prosecutor: Second Man Arrested and Charged in June Murder

A second man was arrested and charged with murder and related weapons offenses stemming from a June fatal Howell shooting, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Thursday.

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