Lifetime Rumsonite, First Aid Squad member, former Fair Haven crossing guard and 34-year Fair Haven Fire Department member, Harvey Tilton Jr., passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by his loving family, on Jan. 22. He was 89.
Continue reading In Memoriam: Lifetime Rumsonite, Former Fair Haven Crossing Guard, Harvey Tilton Jr., 89 Longtime Rumsonite Sharon Holt Day passed away on Jan. 7 from an apparent stroke. She was surrounded by her loving family and spent her last hours looking out at the Navesink River from her home in Rumson, where she had lived for nearly 50 years.
Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge replacement construction activity remains status quo this week, with sunny, clear weather prospects making way for no predicted impediments. Work is scheduled from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. through Friday, Jan. 26.
“You gave no one a last farewell, nor ever said goodbye. You were gone before we knew it, and only God knows why. A million times we will miss you. A million times we will cry. If love alone could have saved you, you never would have died. In life we loved you dearly, in death we love you still, in our hearts you hold a place no one else can fill.”
It is with tremendous sorrow that the Ley family announces the unexpected passing of Thomas Cooper Ley on Jan. 11 — a beautiful soul taken too soon.
Continue reading In Memoriam: Rumson-Raised RFH 2011 Grad, Artist, Skateboarder, Musician, Thomas ‘Cooper’ Ley, 30In the end he remarked that ‘he had a good run …’ We would say that he ran quite the marathon: 93 years. And we raise a glass of his favorite scotch and say to him, “Well done. you can rest now, Dad.'” ~ family of Nahabed Charkoudian in his obituary
Rumson resident Nahabed Charkoudian, formerly a longtime resident of Springfield, MA, passed away peacefully with his loving family by his side on Jan. 15. He was 93.
Continue reading In Memoriam: Rumson Resident, Nahabed Charkoudian, 93 
Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge replacement construction activity remains status quo this week, depending on the impending snow and rain. Work is scheduled from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. through Friday, Jan. 19.
The other day was Law Enforcement Appreciation Day.
Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School (RFH) graduate, John Dennis Axt, passed away at his home in Tromball, TX on Dec. 27, after a long illness with cancer. He was 68.
When rainy days and Tuesdays got RFH juniors a little down, they just copped a squat with a pop in the Junior Lounge.
Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge replacement construction activity remains status quo this week, depending on the weather. Work is scheduled from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. through Friday, Jan. 12.
The following Retro Pic of the Day was originally published on Jan. 4 2016. In honor of the Rumson Fire Department reorganization of the new year, we are offering a look back at the reorg of 1965:
As tradition goes in the Rumson-Fair Haven area, New Year’s Day is the day of swearing line officers in to the respective fire companies.
So, in honor of the time-honored tradition, the Retro Pic of the Day offers a glimpse back to 1965 and Rumson’s top line officers.
Continue reading Retro Rumson Fire Company Reorg
Auld Lang Syne. The lyrics of the song are all about friendship — forever friends raising a glass and toasting to the good times, adventures and misadventures they’ve shared.
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