The Sandy Hook Foundation, the nonprofit dedicated to the preservation of Sandy Hook’s natural, cultural and historic resources and visitor experience enhancement, has named two new members to its Board of Trustees, one a Rumsonite.
Monmouth County officials fished for a way to preserve a big chunk of Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge history while supporting the area’s ecosystem and found one.
Continue reading Old Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge Concrete to Get New Life as Fishing Reef
Summertime … and the swimming is easy … and breezy without a suit. So goes the tale of the start of nude sunbathing and swimming at Sandy Hook. It’s been that way for some time now; but, there was a time when the nude beach debate was on like the heat these days and taken to the bridge, of course.
Years ago, in fact, there were some RFH teens rallying via that classic Rumson “bridge” mode of advertising to get a nude beach going on Sandy Hook. Everyone knows how that went.
It’s all about the smallest seed of the biggest environmental conservation plan getting that bloom that spreads down the coastline.
Camping steeped in Cold War history has come to the National Park Service Gateway National Recreation Area’s Sandy Hook Unit.
“With full hearts and deep sadness, we announce the passing of Michael James Burns — a devoted husband, loving father, proud “Pop Pop,” and loyal friend. Michael passed away peacefully, at home, surrounded by the family he so deeply cherished.” ~ family of Michael Burns
The longtime Fair Havenite was 78.
The Sandy Hook Foundation, the official nonprofit partner of the National Park Service at Gateway National Recreation Area’s Sandy Hook Unit, has added three members to its Board of Trustees, two Rumson residents among them.
Call it a case of Rumson junior high honor students honoring their environment. The beach is basically their back yard and they’re keeping it clean.
Continue reading Focus: Forrestdale Honor Students Honor Beach with Clean-Up“I have tried to unveil what Teddy Roosevelt said, “No words can unveil the mystery of the wilderness” by conducting numerous field observations, that have included many underwater via scuba, in estuaries/bays and in the Atlantic Ocean.” ~ Clyde MacKenzie Jr.
Fair Havenite Clyde MacKenzie Jr. passed away peacefully on April 29. He was 92.
An as-of-yet unidentified man has died after being pulled, unconscious, from the ocean at the unguarded Gunnison Beach, also known as the nude beach, on Sandy Hook, National Park Service’s spokesperson Daphne Yun said.
Continue reading Unconscious Man Dies After Attempted Rescue from Ocean on Sandy HookIt was a shore thing. On Saturday, volunteers hit the beaches from Sandy Hook to Cape May for Clean Ocean Action’s slightly stalled Beach Sweeps.
Continue reading Scene Around: COA Beach Sweeps & Ridiculous Finds
Well, it’s been a sizzling summer and everyone’s been diving in … to the ocean for refreshment and, of course, in the name of locals’ tradition. And while everyone’s diving in and swimming with the summer tide, lifeguards are making sure that all make it back to shore.
Continue reading Retro Sandy Hook Lifeguarding Muscle
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