Retro Rumson Kids’ Beach Daze at ‘P’ House

A day at the beach for Rumson Deane-Porter students in the 60s
Photo/courtesy of Cindy Crowley

Oh, it’s unofficial summertime. And Rumson-Fair Haven area folks have been soaking up the positive beaching it vibes and renewal of close encounters with their days at the beach and clubbing it, as they do.

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Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge & Roadway Travel Alert

Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge construction work remains status quo, with the exception of major roadwork on the Rumson side continuing this week. All construction continues on the usual 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. schedule though Friday, weather permitting.

New Rumson Side Traffic Pattern

• Access to Old Rumson Road from Rumson Road (CR 520) is temporarily closed to allow for installation of a new traffic pattern. Please use South Ward Avenue for access to Waterman Avenue or St. George’s by the River church.

Additional Roadway and Sidewalk Information

  • A new crosswalk across Rumson Road will be installed soon.
  • The south side (eastbound) sidewalk of the bridge is closed.
  • All roadway and sidewalk travelers should be aware of construction and delivery vehicles entering and exiting the work areas on both sides of Rumson Road in Rumson and on the southbound side of Ocean Avenue in Sea Bright.
  • Temporary delays are possible on any contractor workday due to movement of construction vehicles and equipment.

Waterway Information

  • For channel closure information, please click here.
  • Bridge replacement work activity continues on both sides of the Shrewsbury River south of the bridge.

Prosecutor: Area Man, 24, Facing Murder Charges After Attacked Girlfriend Dies

A 24-year-old area man has been charged with murder after his girlfriend succumbed to the injuries she sustained in his alleged attack on her last week, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Sunday.

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Focus: An RFH PAS Final Bow

It was no performance.

When Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School Performing Arts (PAS) seniors got together for a banquet recently, it was more like a very real final bow to one another for a bittersweet goodbye flush with impromptu performance and love of the arts and one another.

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Swimming in Retro ‘P’ House Times

It’s just one of those unofficial summer days — an everybody-in-the-pool kinda day.

It’s the kind of day when a Rumson-Fair Haven area person wishes he or she could take a swim, sit on a poolside porch overlooking the ocean and rock. Really rock … in a rocking chair at the old iconic Peninsula House.

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Prosecutor: 24-Year-Old Man Charged with Attempted Murder of Girlfriend

A Wall Township man has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly attacking his girlfriend in an apartment complex parking lot, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Tuesday.

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The Fair Haven Day 2024 Story

It’s all about celebrating community spirit.

That’s what The Foundation of Fair Haven organizers are stressing about this year’s Fair Haven Day, set for June 8 — not that there’s anything new about that. It’s just that after a bit of time of doing without a Foundation and a Fair Haven Day, they felt that with the second year since the day’s full-on resurrection, the time was more than right to make the theme come to life with extra purpose. And there are new ways to celebrate the exclamation to that end.

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Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge & Roadway Travel Alert

Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge construction work remains status quo, with the exception of major roadwork on the Rumson side this week. All construction continues on the usual 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. schedule though Friday, weather permitting.

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Prosecutor: Pedestrian Killed in Motor Vehicle Accident

The cause of a pedestrian being fatally struck by a motor vehicle in Spring Lake Heights is currently under investigation, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago and Spring Lake Heights Police Department Chief Edward W. Gunnell announced in a joint statement on Sunday.

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