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Booker: Dem Platform Offers 'Clear Choice' Between 'Inclusion or Exclusion'
Newark Mayor Cory Booker gave a brief speech at the Democratic National Convention Tuesday, touching on topics that included economic inequality, education and breaks for small business. His words...
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Area House Fire Claims Life
The Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office is investigating a fatal fire that charred a small bungalow at 160 Jersey Avenue in North Middletown. One person died in the fire, Assistant Monmouth County...
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Back to School in Rumson, Fair Haven
Rumson and Fair Haven students are headed back to school on Thursday; and in each district there will be a host of changes awaiting them. In Fair Haven • At Knollwood, school starts at 8:23 a.m.,...
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Women Voters Key for Obama's Re-election
CHARLOTTE, NC — President Obama "believes that women are more than capable of making our own choices about our bodies and our health care,” first lady Michelle Obama said during her Tuesday speech to...
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Accused Bon Jovi Burglar Pleads Guilty
A man pleaded guilty today to committing a string of residential burglaries at the home of rocker Bon Jovi, among others in the Navesink section of Middletown, that resulted in the loss of more than...
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Rumson BOE Candidates Interviewed
No one will be appointed to fill the Rumson Board of Education vacancy left by Colleen Hodge until the Sept. 27 meeting. But three candidates for the temporary appointment were interviewed at a...
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Gov. Christie's Bill Would Levy Hefty Fines Against Unprepared Utility Companies
Gov. Chris Christie wants utility companies held accountable for their emergency preparedness. Following the findings of a Board of Public Utilities (BPU) investigation released Wednesday, Christie...
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Back to High School 2012-13 at R-FH
When the bell rings, or buzzer buzzes, at 7:45 a.m. tomorrow at Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School, it will be signaling the start of the 2012-13 school year in what has been deemed by New Jersey...
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Traffic Alert: Route 71 Resurfacing Resumes
If you're traveling south, you may need to alter your route. The New Jersey Department of Transportation's (NJDOT) Route 71 resurfacing project has resumed today, with construction beginning in Deal....
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Remembering R-FH Area's 9/11 Victims
It will be 11 years ago Tuesday that Ted Luckett’s abandoned car sat at the Fair Haven Police Station and his wife, Lisa, realized he wasn’t coming home from work. And Ed McNally’s daughter, Erin, was...
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Clean Ocean Action Fall Fundraiser Set
Environmentalists, music, food and drink will set the stage for the 14th Annual Seaside Sunset event to benefit for Clean Ocean Action (COA). This year's fall event, set for Friday, Oct. 5, will take...
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Monmouth U Awarded Grant for Suicide Prevention
Monmouth University has been awarded a $301,215 grant from the state Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration to assist in the school's efforts to prevent suicide and enhance mental health...
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Authorities Probe Area Teen's Death
Authorities can not yet determine the cause of a Red Bank Regional senior's death early Monday morning, although foul play is not suspected. Riyadhna Farrow, 18, of Montgomery Terrace, was pronounced...
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New FH Open Space Projects on Hold
Fair Haven’s open space wish list has been wait listed. The two projects borough officials identified recently as priorities for which county funding should be pursued this year have been nixed for...
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An Unlikely Rumson Hero's 9/11 Tale
Editor's note: The following article and personal account first appeared on Patch Sept. 11, 2011: The light was unmistakable. Not from the flames, dripping through the ceiling of an abandoned hallway,...
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FH Police Report: DWI, Theft, Marijuana
Fair Haven police reported the following arrests and activity during the first half of August: • On Aug. 2, Patrolman Christian Hostrup took a theft report from Surf Taxi out of Asbury Park. The...
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A Snapshot of R-FH 9/11 Remembrance
The stark reminder of 9/11 was uncanny and unspoken. This morning was as crisp and bright a day's beginning as it was on Sept. 11, 2001 when, on a Tuesday, two planes crashed into the Twin Towers of...
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Citizens on Patrol: Apply for Spot in County Program
Applications are now being accepted for the 16th annual Citizen Police Academy. Citizen Police Academy involves a 12-hour block of instruction designed to give participants an overview of law...
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Fair Haven Police Report Update
Fair Haven police reported the following incidents and arrests from Aug. 17 to 31: On Aug. 17, Patrolman Dwayne Reevey took a theft report from a River Road resident. The resident reported that a...
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FH Lake Avenue Project Bid to be Awarded
In line with keeping the Lake Avenue road revamp project on schedule, the Fair Haven Borough Council has called a special meeting on Thursday, Sept. 13 at 5 p.m. to open bids and award one for the...
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