Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge Travel and Construction Advisory

Photo/Nick Lenczyk

Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge replacement activity is on its status quo construction hours schedule, from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. through Friday, weather permitting, with a schedule of the new bridge span openings in effect. The precise construction that is scheduled is listed below. Shrewsbury River tides and travel advisory information is also included. 

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Cheers to the Grand Daddies of the R-FH Area

Today is Father’s Day.

And, we at Rumson-Fair Haven Retrospect are of the mind that the day was really about much more than flipping a burger and patting a good ol’ dad on the back.

It’s bigger than that. It goes way beyond your own dad’s back yard and a grilling or two.

Growing up in a small-town niche like the Rumson-Fair Haven area carries with it that family tie feeling. Some of us were fortunate enough to have great dads. Some not.

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Prosecutor: Area Man Found Guilty of Felony Murder and Related Charges in 2023 Home Invasion

An area man has been convicted of the crimes stemming from a 2023 home invasion and subsequent motor vehicle crash that resulted in a woman’s death and could face life in prison, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Friday.

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DWI Checkpoint Set for Friday Night

It’s summertime and the DWI checkpoints are again becoming more routine for the weekends. There’s one to kick off the weekend running from Friday night into early Saturday morning, the Monmouth County DWI Task Force announced.

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Retro Rumson Pier Summer Sunning Daze

Sunning with the Oceanic Bridge as a backdrop Photo/courtesy of Jo Ann Slocum Mazzucca
Sunning with the Oceanic Bridge as a backdrop
Photo/courtesy of Jo Ann Slocum Mazzucca

A classic reprise in honor of those summer days down by the river. Some things never change, except maybe swimwear …

Yes, summertime is here. And the livin’ is always easy down by the river. The sunning outfits may have changed over time, but the daydreaming state of mind has always stayed the same. After all, some Rumson river time is something to dream about. The reality is even more dreamy. And it shows in this snapshot back in time to about 85 years ago.

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