Longtime Rumson resident Patricia Elsas passed away peacefully at her home on Aug. 5. She was 78.
Continue reading Memorial Set for Longtime Rumsonite Patricia Elsas, 78Tag Archives: Rumson
In Memorium: Lifetime Rumsonite Barbara Krouse Williamson, 77
Lifetime Rumsonite Barbara Krouse Williamson passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family, on Aug. 1. She was 77.
Continue reading In Memorium: Lifetime Rumsonite Barbara Krouse Williamson, 77Rumson Police Seek Residents’ Aid in ID of Auto Burglars, Thieves
It’s something that’s been a common problem for in recent in the Rumson-Fair Haven area, and it’s happening again. There’s been a run of vehicle burglaries and auto thefts involving unlocked cars with key fobs left inside in Rumson.
Continue reading Rumson Police Seek Residents’ Aid in ID of Auto Burglars, ThievesScene Around: An Officer and a Proposal

Photo/Linda Leslie Morse
It’s not every day that a third-generation Fair Havenite gets sworn into neighboring Rumson’s police department and proposes to his fiancé in Sea Bright. No, just Tuesday.
Continue reading Scene Around: An Officer and a ProposalLights Out in R-FH Area: Food, Water & Charge Spots
UPDATE: Since this afternoon, Tavolo in Fair Haven had its electricity restored and was up and running for business. Those without power are still invited to charge devices and peruse Wifi there.
Many homes in Fair Haven are still without electricity. Borough officials have announced that residents are welcome to go to the library to cool off and/or charge electronics. Keep checking Facebook posts by officials.
Rumson police have asked that people keep JCP&L apprised of continuing outages and NOT to call police headquarters or borough hall to report them or ask for updates on electricity restoration.
This afternoon, police said that 500 households in Rumson were without power. First Energy Partners’ trucks will be arriving from PA and OH to assist in restoration with JCP&L.
“The current priority is to be sure that the Borough is safe and that the wires that are down are not powered,” police said. “We will post additional information on Rumson Police Dept’s Facebook page and on our website, as we receive it. You can also follow JCPL’s Outage Map on their website. http://outages.firstenergycorp.com/nj.html“
With JCP&L reporting more than 100,000 customers in Monmouth County waking up in the dark and to carnage of what looked like a demonic twister, but was a brief wind and rain storm blast, Rumson-Fair Haven area people are still reporting outages.
Continue reading Lights Out in R-FH Area: Food, Water & Charge SpotsScene Around: Rumson PD’s Newest Patrolman

Rumson Police Chief Scott Paterson, Mayor Joseph Hemphill, Lehrer and her parents Photo/Rumson PD 
Rumson Police Department Photo/Rumson PD
There’s a new police patrol officer in town. Stephanie Lehner was sworn in to the Rumson Police Department at the July 10 Borough Council meeting.
Continue reading Scene Around: Rumson PD’s Newest PatrolmanAn FYI: Summer Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge Openings
This is test — for another summer. A trial measure has been once again put in place to quell seasonally high traffic volume between Rumson and Sea Bright via the Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge.
Continue reading An FYI: Summer Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge OpeningsScene Around: Cooking Up a Recipe for Success with RFH Grad Chef Rossi

Photo/courtesy of Rossi
Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School (RFH) graduate, chef, radio host and author extraordinaire Chef Rossi has had a double heaping helping of notoriety lately. And it’s not junk food — more like sweet gourmet success to savor.
Continue reading Scene Around: Cooking Up a Recipe for Success with RFH Grad Chef RossiIn Memorium: Longtime Rumsonite, Benjamin A. Bailey, 68
Longtime Rumsonite and Vietnam War vet Benjamin A. Bailey passed away on May 10 after a short, heroic battle with an aggressive form of cancer. He was 68.
Continue reading In Memorium: Longtime Rumsonite, Benjamin A. Bailey, 68In Memorium: Rumson Mom, Doris Becker Crow, 89
Take the time to share your love and blessings with those around you. Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about. Finally, please don’t forget to call your mother! She worries!
The family of Doris Becker Crow
Share love. Be kind. Understand. Call your mother. Those were mantras that Doris Becker Crow emulated. The longtime Rumson mom and Marco Island, Florida resident passed away at 89 at her Rumson home on May 31 surrounded by her three boys.
Continue reading In Memorium: Rumson Mom, Doris Becker Crow, 89Living the Dream: Author Mary Ann Kampfe’s Tale of ‘Dementia Dolls’
Ever since she can remember, Mary Ann Kampfe loved reading and hearing stories. She remembers.
Continue reading Living the Dream: Author Mary Ann Kampfe’s Tale of ‘Dementia Dolls’In Memorium: Former Longtime Rumsonite, U.S. Army Vet, Arthur Parent
Former longtime Rumson resident, Arthur Francis Parent, most recently of Middletown, passed away on May 6. He was 81.
Continue reading In Memorium: Former Longtime Rumsonite, U.S. Army Vet, Arthur Parent



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