It’s not quite the unofficial start of summer just yet. But, the living is pretty easy when you’re down by the river in Rumson.
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In Memorium: Former Longtime Rumsonite, U.S. Army Vet, Arthur Parent
Former longtime Rumson resident, Arthur Francis Parent, most recently of Middletown, passed away on May 6. He was 81.
Continue reading In Memorium: Former Longtime Rumsonite, U.S. Army Vet, Arthur ParentTwo Motorcyclists Die in Rumson Accident
A man and woman were killed in a motorcycle accident in Rumson on Saturday evening, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced.
John J. Berry Jr., 29, of Atlantic Highlands, and his passenger, Stephanie Hogan 28, of Red Bank, were riding a 2018 Kawasaki Ninja motorcycle westbound on Hartshorne Road at 7:20 p.m.. As they approached the intersection of Navesink Avenue, where Hartshorne Road becomes Ridge Road, they struck a 2019 Jeep Wrangler. Both riders were ejected from the motorcycle, sustained major injuries.
Berry and Hogan were pronounced dead at the scene at 8:02 p.m.
The driver of the Wrangler and one passenger, both minors, stopped and remained on scene.
The crash remains under investigation by the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, and Rumson Police Department and the Monmouth County Serious Collision Analysis Response Team (SCART).
Anyone who witnessed the crash or has information to assist the investigative team is urged to contact Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office Detective Kristian DeVito at 800-533-7443, or Rumson Police Department Patrolman Daniel Campanella or Detective Sergeant Christopher Isherwood at 732-842-0500.
Monmouth U Begins Pollution Study of Surfing Beaches
Monmouth University scientists and students have begun a yearlong study on the linkage between rainfall and microbial pollution at surfing beaches in New Jersey including Asbury Park, Deal and Long Branch. The work will be conducted through a $30,000 contract with the Surfers’ Environmental Alliance (SEA).
Continue reading Monmouth U Begins Pollution Study of Surfing BeachesIn Memorium: Longtime Fair Havenite, FHFD Auxiliary Member Jeanette Allers, 79
Longtime Fair Havenite and Fair Haven Fire Department Auxiliary member Jeanette M. Allers passed away peacefully at home on May 12, her husband Garry by her side. She was 79.
Continue reading In Memorium: Longtime Fair Havenite, FHFD Auxiliary Member Jeanette Allers, 79Iconic Spot: The Cellar’s Change
Call it a community-spirited acquisition shot with a tradition chaser. The new owner of The Cellar in Fair Haven would.
Continue reading Iconic Spot: The Cellar’s ChangeRemembrance: Fair Haven Teacher Mildred Stout, 93
Most anyone who was schooled in Fair Haven from the 1960s through the 1990s remembers Mrs. Stout. Mildred Stout. She was a first-grade teacher who had that classic kind teacher demeanor and left her mark on many elementary school students.
Continue reading Remembrance: Fair Haven Teacher Mildred Stout, 93Retro Teacher Aide Appreciation & Antics
It’s Teacher Appreciation Week. And, as an ode to all good teachers, thoughts turn to the good folks with involuntarily warped senses of humor helping them out and keeping the class in line … or a little less in teachers’ way — aides. They were the unofficial mentors of our school days.
Continue reading Retro Teacher Aide Appreciation & AnticsIn Memorium: Rumsonite, Korean War Vet James P. Farrell, 88
Longtime Rumson resident James P. Farrell Jr. passed away on April 29. He was 88.
Continue reading In Memorium: Rumsonite, Korean War Vet James P. Farrell, 88Retro RFH Baseball Hit
Baseball season is always a hit at RFH. Call it a home run sport.
Continue reading Retro RFH Baseball HitRFH Wins 11 Basie Award Nominations
The 14th annual Basie Award nominations are in and Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School’s (RFH) Tower Players have garnered 11.
Continue reading RFH Wins 11 Basie Award NominationsScene Around: A ‘Clerks’ Clerk and a FHFD First Aid Captain
Saturday was a traditional night for the stars of the Fair Haven Fire Department Auxiliary to shine with its annual dinner.
And from all accounts, all stars shone brightly. In fact, there was a little bit of all-star mingling across community and career arenas going on during the event.
Fire Department fireman and first aid squad captain, Dan Kane, rubbed elbows and, more aptly, chatted and shook hands with actor/producer Brian O’Halloran, a Middletown guy who is known for his roles in the Kevin Smith movies Clerks, Mallrats, Dogma, Chasing Amy, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back and Clerks II.
Clerks came out in 1994 and was shot in a convenience store in Middletown. Do you remember which store and what section of Middletown? And, in Clerks, there is a scene in which a copy of a newspaper is seen. Do you know which weekly newspaper that was?
The story about Clerks being filmed, before it met with major success at the Sundance Film Festival, was told in that same newspaper that appears in the movie. Smith, himself, worked in the store.
The budget for Clerks was less than $30,000. Once released, it brought in more than $3 million. O’Halloran’s character always had he same last name in all the Smith movies. Do you know what that was?
As for Dan Kane, do you know how many years he has been with the fire company? In capacity as a line officer has he served over the years?
And, as for the true stars of the night on Saturday, the ladies of the FHFD Auxiliary, do you know how long they’ve been hosting this dinner? Favorite food served? What did O’Halloran eat?
Talk about a star-studded night …
Thanks to Dan Kane and the FHFD for the photos!
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