Longtime Rumsonite Theodore J. Reiss died of pneumonia on July 7. He was 87.

Photo/family via Thompson Memorial Home
Longtime Rumsonite Theodore J. Reiss died of pneumonia on July 7. He was 87.

Rumsonite Alix Ann Arlinghaus died peacefully at home after a long illness, surrounded by her brother and close family, on June 26. She was 76.

UPDATE: The bridge has been repaired and is currently in working condition.
If you’re thinking of traveling to and from Rumson and/or Middletown via the Oceanic Bridge, plan another route.
Continue reading Closing Time: Oceanic Bridge Stuck OpenLongtime Rumsonite, wife, mom and volunteer Priscilla Anderson passed away on June 22, within days of her husband Jim. She was 81.
Continue reading In Memoriam: Longtime Rumsonite, Volunteer, Priscilla Anderson, 81Longtime Rumsonite James H. Anderson, more recently of Atlantic Highlands, passed away on June 19. He was 87.

There’s nothing quite like a burger at Rumson’s Barnacle Bill’s and a sunny, clear day’s river view. It’s a rite of passage for Rumson-Fair Haven area dwellers.
Continue reading Focus: A Barnacle’s River ViewIt was a day to pay homage to the rivers.
Clean Ocean Action (COA) and the Rumson Environmental Commission (Rumson EC) hosted the 3rd Annual Rally for the Two Rivers Eco-Fest at Victory Park in Rumson on Saturday.
Continue reading Focus: Rallying for River Health in RumsonIt never gets old, or cold, for that matter — a little time down by the Navesink River in Rumson. It warms the soul.
And when the sun shines, a certain glow is cast over a familiar waterfront scene that can only be described as a locals’ utopia. River time is golden, enduring. The image, the mindset, the enveloping warmth come together in a snapshot that is a forever best friend — always there, always smiling at you, for you, with you. Nothing but bright, pristine sunshine.
Focus on the soothing snapshot (click on one to enlarge and scroll), as some stormy weather lies ahead …
Continue reading Focus: Sunny Daze River TimeNative Rumsonite Rose Marie Lukeman passed away on the morning of May 12. She was 95.
Rose was born to native Southern Italians Louis and Lucia (Sorrentino) Lazaro on March 30, 1926, in Rumson.
Continue reading In Memoriam: Native Rumsonite Rose Lukeman, 95

There’s nothing quite like a sighting of a pretty famous (around these Rumson-Fair Haven parts, anyway) 86-year-old dad doing dad stuff for his daughter “the right way” — just like a dad.
Continue reading Scene Around: Iconic Dad Knows Best
They were all pumped up with somewhere to go. Where? No one was sure. Ride on!
Continue reading Pumped Up in the ’70s: A Retro RFH Guys’ Ride“‘Tis I’ll be here in sunshine or in shadow …” Danny Boy
“Dan loved his family, he loved his friends, he loved his work — Dan loved life.“
Loved ones of Dan Grady
Friends called them The Grady Bunch: A passel of six affable Rumson- and Fair Haven-raised kids, all graduates of Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School. The bunch was headed by patriarch Daniel “Dan” Richard Grady.
Surrounded by his children, the longtime former Rumson and Fair Haven dad passed away on March 9 at his Florida home. He was 86.
The popular dad was laid to rest today, April 14, what would have been his 87th birthday.
Continue reading In Memoriam: Longtime Rumsonite, ‘Grady Bunch’ Dad, Daniel Grady, 86
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