From Rumson police …
At approximately 8:40 am this date, RPD received a report of a smaller black Labrador retriever that had been struck by a car in the area of E. River and Ridge Road.
A few people stopped to help the injured animal who has unfortunately expired.
If anyone has any information, please contact us at 732-842-0500.
The weather and spirits were on the side of all the good ghouls who came to the grounds of Forrestdale School for Rumson’s Halloween parading and festivities.
Hundreds of costumed kids and families gathered for games, goodies and socializing.
Take a look (And don’t forget to click to enlarge!) … Oh, and Happy Halloween!
— Elaine Van Develde
Fall is in the air. The weather is forecasted to be quite fine for the weekend, and there’s plenty going on.
The following September arrests were reported by Rumson police. An arrest does not constitute a conviction.
Continue reading Rumson Police: Armed Robbery, Juvenile Arrests
Sometimes you just don’t get to the church on time … for the blessing of the pets.
That’s what happened on Sunday for some trying to make it to the feast of St. Francis of Assisi blessing of the pets at St. George’s-by-the-River Episcopal Church in the West Park section of Rumson.
So, in the haze, sights were still seen to sum up a hazy, maybe not lazy, but a bit slow of a late Sunday afternoon in the area.
People seemed to be soaking up the West Park atmosphere with some simple fall stuff like walking the dogs (yes, someone else missed the event), goin’ fishin’ and just getting a glimpse of the river on a pensive kind of day.
Take a look …
— Elaine Van Develde
The forecast calls for a dim, drizzly, damp weekend in the Rumson-Fair Haven area. And what that amounts to is the postponement of one event and the literal blessing of another to go on as planned.
Continue reading The R-FH Area Weekend: Trucktoberfest Stall; Pets’ Blessing
It’s a windy, winsome kind of day.
And down by the river in Rumson, a few people were out this morning painting that picture.
The sun was hiding, but the scenery stood out. It spoke to a few who took a moment to seize it on canvas.
Rumsonite Jenifer Weber Zeller got the picture and a glimpse into the start of a Rumson day for all.
Thanks for sharing, Jen! Paint the day with hues of purple … or something like that.
Sometimes you just need to escape to an island. And all you need to do is look out onto the Shrewsbury River to find one.
If you can’t get in your gondola and paddle over there, the 32-acre Gunning Island preserve, 20 acres of which has been owned by Rumson since 2007, is close enough to see from the banks of Rumson or Sea Bright. For RFHers, it holds a cache of party and young pleasure boating memories.
It now seems to beckon with a sigh of serenity and solitude in its wildlife preserve state.
Exhale and take in the memories with the scenery …
(Don’t forget to click to enlarge.)
— Elaine Van Develde
Rumsonite and Sea Bright resident and veteran law enforcement officer Donald V. Manning passed away on Sept. 20 after a long illness, according to his obituary from Thompson Memorial Home.
Continue reading Rumson, Sea Bright’s Donald V. Manning Passes Away
Longtime Rumson resident Rose Rimali, a member of the Rumson Senior Citizens and a communicant of Holy Cross Church, passed away on Sept. 6. She was 103.
Known to have had a “full, wonderful life,” Rose is remembered by her loved ones as a “fabulous seamstress and Italian cook who made the best meatballs in the family,” her obituary on the John E. Day Funeral Home website said.
Rumson resident and Brookdale Community College and Rutgers University professor Craig L. Scanlan passed away on Aug. 17. He was 69.
Continue reading Rumsonite, Noted Brookdale & Rutgers Professor Craig Scanlan Dies at 69
The 10th Annual Rumson PBA Crab Tournament is Saturday.
So, in honor of a full decade of getting crabby with the PBA, the Retro Pic of the Day offers a glimpse back to last year’s tournament.
The fun was, yes, catching, with these guys who were trying their luck right across from the boat launch.
Recognize them?
— Elaine Van Develde
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