Tag Archives: Rumson

Rumson-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 Advisory

Scene 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 Sister

In Memoriam: RFH ’96 Grad, Jimmy Nick IV, 47

A man of many words, with a passion for many things, but most of all, the nicest guy you ever had the pleasure to know. ~ family of Jimmy Nick IV

Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School (RFH) Class of 1996 graduate, James F. Nick IV, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Dec. 9, from an apparent heart attack. He was 47.

Continue reading In Memoriam: RFH ’96 Grad, Jimmy Nick IV, 47

Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge & Channel Travel Advisory

Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge replacement work continues on the status quo 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. schedule, weather permitting, with updates on channel navigation.

Continue reading Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge & Channel Travel Advisory

In Memoriam: Rumsonite and Former Rumson Country Day Board Chair, Ron Shiftan, 80

Rumsonite and former Rumson Country Day School Board Chairman Ronald “Ron” Henri Shiftan, known as “a distinguished financier, visionary leader, and beloved husband, father, and grandfather,” passed away on Friday, Dec. 13, surrounded by his family. He was 80.

Continue reading In Memoriam: Rumsonite and Former Rumson Country Day Board Chair, Ron Shiftan, 80

Retro RFH Leaders of the Cheer for Champ Dawgs

Still zany after all these years. It holds true here.

When generations of RFHers collide like parallel universes on a path of together forever fate, 47 years later seems like yesterday.

Continue reading Retro RFH Leaders of the Cheer for Champ Dawgs

Rumson Police Report: Underage Drinking Party Busted, Vehicle Part Stolen, Fire by Juveniles

The following November criminal incidents were reported by Rumson police. An arrest does not constitute a conviction.

Continue reading Rumson Police Report: Underage Drinking Party Busted, Vehicle Part Stolen, Fire by Juveniles

The R-FH Area Weekend: Santa Visits, Canterbury Christmas Sale

The Christmas spirit is being awakened this weekend by lights, cameras and the sounds of sirens as Santa Claus comes to two towns via firetruck, townies get festive, trees are lit, holiday poses are struck, kid games are played and crafts are sold.

Continue reading The R-FH Area Weekend: Santa Visits, Canterbury Christmas Sale