The Comeback of Fair Haven Dock Days
It's a treasured gathering spot for Fair Havenites. It's a place to which people have always gravitated to take a riverside walk, take in a concert, fish and crab, sit and sun and even wed. It's the...
View ArticleMan Found Dead on Hartshorne Woods Park Trail
A man apparently died during a hike at Hartshorne Woods Park on Wednesday afternoon, Middletown Police Detective Lt. Stephen Dollinger said. William Bennett, 67, of Viola Avenue in the Leonardo section...
View ArticleLongtime Rumson Employee, WW II Vet, Fair Haven Native Ed Connor Dies at 85
Edwin "Ed" F. Connor, 85, of Rumson, who was born and raised in Fair Haven, died on Tuesday, April 2. The U.S. Army World War II vet (1945-1947) moved to Rumson in 1952 where he became a borough...
View ArticleSign of New 'Kind' of Food Business
It's a sign of the flipping from one type of food business to another burger-flipping place of a different kind in Fair Haven. After relocating from their new Hurricane Sandy-devastated Kind Burgers...
View ArticleBarbara Hessinger, Descendant of Benjamin Franklin, Dies at 80
Barbara Bache Birt Hessinger, 80, a direct descendant of Benjamin Franklin who had family in Fair Haven, died on March 26. Hessinger was born on July 16, 1932 in Columbus, Ohio and lived in West...
View ArticleAngels to Play on Sea Bright Sands
Wedged between a mountain of barren, sullen beach and a boardwalk on the mend sits a sharp symbol of merciless honor and hope cushioned by soft sand — Sea Bright's Sandy Ground: Where Angels Play...
View ArticleSuit Claims State Lacks Sandy-Bidding Transparency
The Fair Share Housing Center has filed and Open Public Records Act complaint against the state of New Jersey, claiming the Christie Administration has not been upfront about its hiring of a consultant...
View ArticleRutgers Addresses Rice, Pernetti Terminations
Rutgers Athletic Director Tim Pernetti said he wanted to fire Coach Tim Rice, a Little Silver resident, but was overruled by Rutgers University. Rutgers released a letter of resignation today from...
View ArticleOsprey Among Us
Spring is a season of returning species, and for many birdwatchers, the homecoming of the osprey is a particularly happy occasion. What it is: The osprey, Pandion haliaetus, is large raptor, or bird of...
View ArticleUnplugged: Take Hike, Kids!
The countdown started at around 300 feet and grew louder as we walked closer. My eldest child, holding the GPS device, shouted ever-lowering numbers as we walked closer to our destination a mile deep...
View ArticleGovernor Supports Rutgers Athletic Director's Resignation. Do You?
Tim Pernetti's resignation is "appropriate and necessary," Gov. Chris Christie said Friday. The governor thanked Pernetti for his contributions as athletic director of Rutgers University, and said...
View ArticleCounty Crime: Rookie Cop Gets DWI
Rookie Hazlet Police Officer Faces DWI Charge in Union Beach Crash A Hazlet police officer in training was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated after he struck three parked cars in the...
View ArticleInsurance Adjuster Charged With Fraud
The following is a release from the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General: A Monmouth County public insurance adjuster has been indicted on insurance fraud and related charges for allegedly...
View ArticleQueen Tribute Band, Ryan Beatty Highlight Count Basie Theatre Events This Week
One Night of Queen, a tribute band to one of rock's greatest peformers, Ryan Beatty and the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra are just some of the acts at Count Basie Theatre this week. Check the screen...
View ArticleConstruction Begins on Pier Village Phase 3
Workers have begun construction of the third phase of Pier Village in Long Branch. Mayor Adam Schneider confirmed that site prep work was being conducted on Thursday. Schneider said there is no...
View ArticleSea Bright Sandy Ground Open: Honors Angel Anne Marie Murphy, Recovery
"Celebrating the Life of Anne Marie Murphy; Teacher, Wife, Mother, Hero," the sign says, a warm smile looking back. It's Murphy's smile. The Sandy Ground: Where Angels Play playground in Sea Bright is...
View ArticleWho Said R-FH Summer School Wasn't Fun?
As school officials see it, it's time to start thinking about summer school at Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School and stop thinking of it as punishment, but, rather an academic enrichment...
View ArticleCrime Nearby: Criminal Mischief, Heroin, DWI
Next door, Red Bank police reported the following incidents and arrests in the past week: Incidents: • A shoplifting was reported on March 29 at a Broad Street clothing store. An unknown female...
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