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Veterans Day Ceremonies in Rumson, Fair Haven

November 10, 2015 Elaine Van Develde

Wednesday is the day for honoring veterans — the 11th month, 11th day, 11th hour. That’s how the tradition goes.

Both Rumson and Fair Haven are hosting Veterans Day ceremonies at that same significant time in the respective towns.

With both ceremonies begin at 11 a.m. Fair Haven’s is at the usual Memorial Park at the corner of Fair Haven and River roads.

In addition to the featured speaker — veteran, 1989 Rumson-Fair Haven graduate and lifetime Fair Havenite Joshua Zager — there will be music by the students of Knollwood School.

The ceremony in Rumson, at the same time, is being held at Victory Park.

Borough offices in both towns will be closed.

Local Life, Opinion

Retro RFH Supremes of ’74

Image November 9, 2015 Elaine Van Develde

RFH Freshmen Follies '74 and the Diana Ross and The Supremes act. Photo/George Day — RFH Freshmen Follies ’74 and the Diana Ross and The Supremes act.
Photo/George Day

It’s just about show time at RFH.

Fall is the time of the year that the stage is set for the first theatrical production of the school year.

This year at RFH, that production is The Faerie King’s Daughter.

But, back in 1974, something else was a stage happening besides the Tower Players’ show. It was a more, let’s say, talent diverse stage extravaganza involving anyone in the freshman class in one or a few group and/or solo acts. It was the RFH Freshmen Follies.

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Local Life

Focus: Fishin’ & Chillin’ on the Fair Haven Dock

November 5, 2015 Elaine Van Develde

What else can be said about it?

A sunny November day on the Fair Haven Dock cures all ills.

Fishing, relaxing, taking in the view. Call it that exhale of contentment. Home.

Take a look. Good night Fair Haven.

— Elaine Van Develde

Business Buzz, Opinion

Little Silver A&P Now Acme

November 4, 2015 Elaine Van Develde

Finishing touches were put on the new Acme in Little Silver, which replaced the A&P Photo/Elaine Van Develde — Finishing touches were put on the new Acme in Little Silver, which replaced the A&P
Photo/Elaine Van Develde

They were putting the finishing touches on it Tuesday night. The Little Silver A&P is now an Acme.

The store, at 507 Prospect Avenue is open. According to the recording on the store’s telephone system, it is open the same hours as the A&P was: 7 a.m. to midnight Monday through Saturday; and until 10 p.m. on Sunday.

The Acme in Fair Haven has long been considered a special kind of meeting place for area residents.

When this editor’s mom went to “pick up a few things,” that usually meant her children would see her hours later. And, there were many times the conversation in the produce aisle took over so much that one of us had to go back to pick up what she forgot.

Well, we’ll see. With the extra couple of hours open, you never know who may meander over to Little Silver.

See ya at the Acme!

— Elaine Van Develde

News

Detour: Ridge Road Paving Ahead

November 4, 2015 Elaine Van Develde

If you’re planning on traveling down Ridge or Harding Road after 6 p.m. in the next week or so, you’ll need to plan an alternate route.

Starting tonight, from 6 p.m. through 6 a.m. for next six days or so, milling, paving and resurfacing work will be underway on the county roadway “between Bingham Ave and west of Prospect Avenue (where it turns into Harding) in Little Silver,” Rumson police said in a release.

So, both Rumson and Fair Haven police are alerting area residents.

Alternate routes will be posted and Monmouth County Public Works employees and police “will be on site to help residents navigate the detours that will be in place.

Elections, Schools Scene

The BOE Votes: Mancuso Loses FH Bid for Third Term

November 3, 2015 Elaine Van Develde

By Elaine Van Develde

Fair Haven Board of Education President Mark Mancuso has lost his bid for re-election, leaving contenders Bennett Coleman, Michelle Buckley and Charlie Jakub filling the three seats up for grabs on the nine-member board.

Mancuso first came to the board by filling an unexpired term five years ago. He will be finishing the end of his second full term on the dais by the year’s end.

The highest vote-getter in the election, which brought out 3,299 voters, was Coleman, with 847. Buckley garnered 655 votes and Jakub 632, according to the unofficial tallies of the Monmouth County Clerk’s Office.

Five vied for the three seats. In addition to Mancuso, Marisa Coar did not win her bid for election. She won 615 votes, or roughly 19 percent, while Mancuso had the least amount of votes cast on his ballot — 540, or about 16 percent.

There were 10 write-ins.

Rumson

The race for three board seats in the Rumson School District was uncontested.

Three ran for three seats.

With a total of 1,595 votes cast, John Connors got the highest number of votes, 533, or more than 33 percent. Charles ”Chuck” Jones III won 532, or just more than 33 percent. And Margaret Simons got 514 votes, or 32 percent, the vote tallies of the Clerk’s Office said.

There were 16 write-ins.

Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School

With three seats up for grabs, only two incumbent candidates ran uncontested to fill them.

Lourdes Lucas and Sarah Maris (both representing Fair Haven) won new terms with 874 and 869 votes, respectively.

Teresa Liccardi, M.D., Rumson representative, did not seeking re-election.

So, there will be an empty seat to be filled.

There were 55 write-ins for that seat.

Elections, News

Fair Haven Votes: GOP Incumbents Keep Seats

November 3, 2015 Elaine Van Develde

By Elaine Van Develde

Republican incumbents kept their seats on Fair Haven Borough Council by a comfortable margin, with 2,339 votes cast, or more than half the estimated 4,000 registered voters in the borough.

With newcomer Democrat Shervyn von Hoerl vying for one of the two three-year governing body terms up for grabs, a win for him would have put a long-unprecedented two Democrats on the dais.

He did not succeed. The challenger, von Hoerl ended up with 621 votes, or nearly 27 percent of the vote.

The high vote-getter in the race was Councilman Eric Jaeger, with 876, or more than 37 percent.

Jaeger’s running mate Robert Marchese won his third term to council with 834 votes, or roughly 36 percent.

There were eight write-ins.

Fair Haven’s form of government is a Borough Council form. In this form of municipal government, there are six council members with three-year terms and a mayor with a four-year term.

While the mayor presides over meetings, he does not vote, unless to break a tie.

The mayor does, however, have veto power.

Elections, News

Rumson Votes: Ekdal is Mayor Again, Uncontested Council

November 3, 2015 Elaine Van Develde

By Elaine Van Develde

Familiar challenger Michael Steinhorn tried again, but did not succeed in ousting longtime Rumson Mayor John Ekdahl.

With 864 votes cast in the mayoral race, Ekdahl ended up with 565 of them, or more than 65 percent.

Steinhorn, a Democrat who has long attempted to break the longtime Republican stronghold on the governing body, garnered 294 votes, or 34 percent.

There were five write-in candidate votes.

Ekdahl will begin his fourth four-year term as mayor in January.

Incumbent Republican Borough Councilmen Marc Rubin and John Conklin won uncontested three-year seats on the dais, garnering 623 and 629 votes, respectively. A total of 1,276 votes were cast for the council race.

There were 24 write-ins.

Rumson is run with a Borough Council, or Mayor and Council form of government.

As with Fair Haven, the governing body has six council members and a presiding mayor. The mayor runs the meetings, but does not vote unless there is a tie.

He has veto power.

Police and Fire, Rumson Police and Fire Files

Rumson Police Investigate Halloween Burglaries & Attempted Break-ins

November 3, 2015 Elaine Van Develde

As they investigate Halloween night burglaries and attempted break-ins, Rumson police are putting residents on alert and offering cautionary advice.

Homes on Buttonwood and Conover lanes were burglarized; and signs of attempted forced entry to residences on Navesink and Bellevue avenues were reported, according to a release.

At the homes on Navesink and Bellevue, glass doors were reported broken with a rock, police said. No entry was obtained in either of those instances.

The perpetrators are still at large.

In the meantime, “we ask that residents utilize their alarms and keep the outside of their homes well lit,” the release said. “Notify the dispatch desk at 732-842-0500 or dial 911 in an emergency to report suspicious persons or vehicles 24 hours a day.”

Local Life

Focus: Halloween Tricking and Treating

Gallery November 2, 2015 Elaine Van Develde

Halloween was a lot of treating and no tricking, except for trickery of disguise, in the Rumson-Fair Haven area.

The weather was hauntingly good and a good time was had by all where we got a glimpse at a howling haunt on Third Street in Fair Haven.

There were nerds, angels, monsters, princesses and even a gigantic group of emojis.

Take a look.

— Elaine Van Develde

Fair Haven Police and Fire Files, Police and Fire

Fair Haven Police Report Car Theft, Assault, DWI, Marijuana Possession

November 2, 2015 Elaine Van Develde

The following arrests and criminal incident reports were reported by Fair Haven police for the month of October. An arrest does not constitute a conviction.

Arrests

• Leobardo Martinez, 25, of Somerset, was arrested on Oct. 25 and charged with possession of marijuana by Patrolman Brooks Robinson following a motor vehicle stop.

Martinez was released pending a Fair Haven Municipal Court appearance.

• Melissa Neczesny, 53, of Fair Haven, was charged with simple assault and disorderly conduct on Oct. 16 after being involved in a physical altercation with another female outside of a local establishment. Patrolman Dwayne Reevey was the arresting officer.

She was processed and released pending a court appearance.

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