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Focus: Sunny Daze River Time

It 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 …

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In Memoriam: Longtime Rumsonite, ‘Grady Bunch’ Dad, Daniel Grady, 86

“‘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.

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