Rumson native Mary Stanley Santry, a graduate of what was then Rumson High School, more recently of Little Silver, passed away on Sept. 3. She was 95.
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In Memoriam: Longtime Rumsonite Jim Dolan, 84
Longtime Rumsonite Jim Dolan passed away in his home on Aug. 29 after a courageous three-year battle with cancer. He was 84.
Continue reading In Memoriam: Longtime Rumsonite Jim Dolan, 84In Memoriam: Longtime Rumsonite, Land Conservationist, Community ‘Visionary,’ Dick Mercer Jr., 95

Longtime Rumsonite Henry Dickson “Dick” Mercer Jr. passed away peacefully at home on Aug. 24. He was 95.
Continue reading In Memoriam: Longtime Rumsonite, Land Conservationist, Community ‘Visionary,’ Dick Mercer Jr., 95Cooking Up ’50s-Style Fun on Starvation Island

It’s all fun and island-hopping games until they have to start a fire.
Yes, there comes a time when summer Rumson island-hopping coolness sets in, parents rang the unheard dinner bell and a bunch of hungry, wayward, marooned kids try to cook that fish they caught and toast their own little buns.
Continue reading Cooking Up ’50s-Style Fun on Starvation IslandIn Memoriam: Longtime Rumsonite, Kathleen O’Neill Marass, 95
Longtime Rumsonite Kathleen Ann O’Neill passed away peacefully on Aug. 7. She was 95.
Continue reading In Memoriam: Longtime Rumsonite, Kathleen O’Neill Marass, 95Lightning Strikes Rumson Roof, Starts Fire
Lightning struck once in Rumson on Friday and sparked a roof fire.
Continue reading Lightning Strikes Rumson Roof, Starts FireRetro Sea Bright Beach Clubbing

Sometimes ya just have to go clubbing … in Sea Bright … before the age of 10.
After all, what good Rumson kid didn’t? Not many, if any. And back in the summer of ’69, little Claire Hurd was one who went clubbing … to Sea Bright Beach Club, of course, with the best of them. It was just the way Rumsonites rolled in the summer. Still do.
Continue reading Retro Sea Bright Beach ClubbingIn Memoriam: Rumson-Raised Red Bank Resident, Regina Cooke Clayton, 86

Rumson-raised Regina Cooke Clayton, more recently of Red Bank, passed away peacefully at home on July 29, surrounded by the love of her family. She was 86.
Continue reading In Memoriam: Rumson-Raised Red Bank Resident, Regina Cooke Clayton, 86Scene Around: Punk Rocking and Book Talking with RFH Alum Rossi
The punk rockin’ Rumson-raised chef and author known as Rossi came back home again to Jersey talk and joke about her latest memoir The Punk Rock Queen of the Jews.
Continue reading Scene Around: Punk Rocking and Book Talking with RFH Alum RossiProsecutor: Cyclist Killed in Rumson Accident; Investigation Ensues
An accident in Rumson on Thursday afternoon that resulted in the death of a bicyclist is under investigation, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Friday.
Continue reading Prosecutor: Cyclist Killed in Rumson Accident; Investigation EnsuesThe R-FH Area Weekend: Author Chat with RFH Alum Chef Rossi
The weekend promises to be a nice one, as far as good weather goes. Ahhhhh …
Continue reading The R-FH Area Weekend: Author Chat with RFH Alum Chef RossiRetro Rumson Barn’s ‘Birdie’ of a Summer Showtime
Reprise from 2016, just because ‘Birdie’ has made a comeback in community theater this summer, people are talking and we think more people need to remember summer theater fun at the old classic — The Barn Theatre …
Summer is in full swing. School’s out and kids are embarking on summer activities. The weekend is here. So is summer theater.
In fact, Spring Lake Theater Company’s next summer production is none other than Bye, Bye Birdie. And back in the 1970s, some RFH teens were acting that very musical out … in summer theater at The Barn Theatre in Rumson.
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