Fair Haven-raised Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School (RFH) graduate and longtime therapist, Cindy Sherman, “lost her hard-fought battle with colon cancer on Dec. 27 in Red Bank.” She was 69.
Continue reading In Memoriam: Fair Haven-Raised RFH ’73 Grad, Cindy Sherman, 69In Memoriam: Longtime Rumsonite, George Hill, 95
Former longtime Rumsonite, George Hill, passed away on Dec. 19, surrounded by loved ones in Red Bank. He was 95.
Continue reading In Memoriam: Longtime Rumsonite, George Hill, 95In Memoriam: Rumson-Raised RFH ’76 Grad, Julie Slocum Garguilo, 66
Rumson-raised Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School (RFH) Class of ’76 graduate, Julie Slocum Garguilo, more recently of Toms River, passed away unexpectedly on Nov. 27. She was 66.
Continue reading In Memoriam: Rumson-Raised RFH ’76 Grad, Julie Slocum Garguilo, 66Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge Holiday Week Travel Advisory

It’s a holiday week and Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge replacement construction activity is on a status quo schedule Monday and Tuesday from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. with no work scheduled for Wednesday, Christmas and Hanukkah, and back to the same 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. schedule resuming on Thursday and Friday.
Continue reading Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge Holiday Week Travel AdvisoryIn Memoriam: Fair Haven Native, CBA Class of ’98 Grad, Charlie Perrine
Fair Haven native Charlie Perrine, more recently of Shrewsbury, passed away surrounded by his loving family, on Dec. 20, “after fighting a courageous battle with cancer.”
Continue reading In Memoriam: Fair Haven Native, CBA Class of ’98 Grad, Charlie PerrineProsecutor: 18-Year-Old Found Guilty of 2022 Murder
An area teen and 20-year-old have been convicted and indicted, respectively, on charges in connection with a 2022 Asbury Park murder, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Friday.
Continue reading Prosecutor: 18-Year-Old Found Guilty of 2022 MurderRetro ‘Ho, No!’ Santa Time

Photo/Kathy Robbins
“Ho no you don’t!”
That’s what little Fair Havenite Rafer Roberts was likely thinking after he was plopped on scary Santa’s lap for a minute of terrifying quality time and pics in 1978.
Continue reading Retro ‘Ho, No!’ Santa TimeProsecutor: Former Middletown Cop Indicted on 22 Counts of Official Misconduct, Illegal Firearms and Drug Charges
A former Middletown Police sergeant has been indicted on 22 counts of charges stemming from abuse of his authority as a law enforcement officer and the illegal possession of three types of narcotics, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Thursday.
Continue reading Prosecutor: Former Middletown Cop Indicted on 22 Counts of Official Misconduct, Illegal Firearms and Drug ChargesRemembering Fair Haven’s Garry Allers: A Lifetime of Relative Kindness Passed On







It’s all relative. You’ve heard it before. “He was like family.” Like. And sometimes people just say someone was family, no “like” involved. Family.
That’s usually because sometimes, DNA be damned, someone is no doubt family to someone, or many, in every way but the genetics. And sometimes, that’s just because a person’s actions in life scream a louder familial compassion and love than their genes — like a bear hug that squeezes all the good into us.
One girl called forever Fair Havenite Garry Allers her uncle. Uncle Garry was laid to rest yesterday. While on this Earth, he didn’t flinch at the relative reference from his adopted niece. It was the truth in every way that mattered, after all. Yes, it’s all relative.
Continue reading Remembering Fair Haven’s Garry Allers: A Lifetime of Relative Kindness Passed OnScene Around: Cooper Ley’s Gift of Art Given by His Sister
All she wants for Christmas is for people to remember her brother — to gift his gift.
Of course, in facing a first holiday without him, if it were truly up to RFH grad Adrienne Ley O’Connell, she’d rather have that brother, Tom “Cooper” Ley, back. But, since she can’t have that sparkly, neatly wrapped present of her brother’s physical presence, she’s chosen to gift herself with the ethereally messy sharing of his art.
In following her Cooper-inspired Earthly journey, Adrienne is making sure he’s remembered and offering a little help and connection to those lost, as he once was, along the way.
Continue reading Scene Around: Cooper Ley’s Gift of Art Given by His SisterPolice Report: $1,400 Theft, Aggravated Assault, Graffiti, Catalytic Converter Thefts, Weapons Possession, Bike Thefts
The following November criminal incidents and arrests were reported by Red Bank police. An arrest does not constitute a conviction.
Continue reading Police Report: $1,400 Theft, Aggravated Assault, Graffiti, Catalytic Converter Thefts, Weapons Possession, Bike TheftsFair Haven Officials’ FYI on Drone Sighting Facts
As bonafide answers from federal authorities about the origin of hovering drones in New Jersey continue to baffle and elude the residents who have been barraged by sightings, claims and speculation, Fair Haven officials are clearing up some facts and offering the correct reporting methods.
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