Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge Summer Travel Advisory

Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge replacement and associated roadway construction activity continues this week from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. through Friday, weather permitting, with some new advisories concerning roads and summer Shrewsbury River activity.

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In Memoriam: Longtime Rumson Resident, Adele Meny, 89

Longtime Rumson resident Adele Meny passed away on June 15 at home, surrounded by her loving family. She was 89.

Adele moved to Rumson in 2004 and was a communicant at Holy Cross Church. “Her faith was strong and she devoted time to faith formation and the rosary group.” She was also a member of the Little Silver Woman’s club for several years.

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Prosecutor: Area Teen Gets 5 Years for Torture, Killing of Pet Cat

An area teen has been sentenced to five years in prison after being convicted of the 2023 torture and killing of his pet cat, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced Friday.    

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A Little Retro ’70s Fair Haven Graduating Class

A gathering of 70s eighth grade Knollwood grads
Photo/Jill Sorrentino

Graduation time is near. It’s a time when Fair Haven eighth graders walk that graduation walk and that symbolic trek down Third Street. It’s their last — an ode to elementary school.

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Prosecutor: Area Man Convicted of Armed Robbery of 7-Eleven

An area man has been convicted of committing an armed robbery of a convenience store in 2023 and could face up to 20 years in prison, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Wednesday.

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Retro RFHers’ Great Summer Adventure

RFHers on a 1970s summer jaunt to Great Adventure
Photo/Marc Edelman

A reprise in honor of these summer days and close encounters among RFH friends … 

When summer hits in the Rumson-Fair Haven area, teens tend to flock to the Sea Bright beach clubs … the river … the public beach (yes) … Donovan’s … or they hit the road and set out for a great adventure, albeit a sweaty one on some long lines to a big ride, a log flume, a dip in a crowded wading pool or something else that veers away, like a preppy style train wreck, from the R-FH area summer norm.

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