Police Report: Assault, Drugs, Defiant Trespass, Harassment, Criminal Mischief, Theft, DWIs, Disorderly

The following April criminal incidents and arrests were reported by Red Bank police. An arrest does not constitute a conviction.

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Prosecutor: Former Area Attorney Charged with $130K Theft from Deceased Client’s Estate

A former area attorney is facing charges that pilfered more than $130,000 from the estate of a deceased client over the course of roughly seven years, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Thursday.   

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In Memoriam: Lifetime Little Silver Resident, Former Police and Fire Chief, Walter Stearns, 94

Lifetime Little Silver resident and former police and fire department chief, Walter Stearns, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, May 10. He was 94.

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Prosecutor: Area Teen and 20-Year-Old Plead Guilty to Aggravated Manslaughter, Weapons Offense in 2023 Fatal Shooting

A teen and a 20-year-old have pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a 2023 shooting that left one man dead and two others injured, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Tuesday.

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Retro RFH Teacher-Administrator Cool at School Moment

A look back at RFH science teacher James Parker and Assistant Superintendent Donald Trotter Photo/George Day
A look back at RFH science teacher James Parker and
Assistant Superintendent Donald Trotter
Photo/George Day

A reprise, originally posted in 2015, because a new RFH superintendent has reported to the office … 

RFH has a new superintendent. He’s reported to the office and has walked those hallowed halls of good ol’ RFH.

And with thoughts of welcoming the new, the old and that teacher-administrator rapport comes to mind. Back in the day, or the ’70s at least, there were those administrators who weren’t just a Charlie Brown teacher’s voice cawing over the ol’ daydreaming student’s non-thought process. Some, or one in particular, are remembered as a real education innovators.

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RFH Student-Athletes Sign On to Colleges with Letters of Intent

It’s official. They’ve signed. They’re committed.

Seventeen Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School (RFH) student-athletes made their college choices official on Wednesday, May 7, by signing Letters of Intent, pledging to continue their athletic and academic careers in colleges.

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In Memoriam: Fair Haven-Raised RFH ’70 Grad, Carpenter, Musician, David Mernick, 72

Fair Haven-raised Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School (RFH) 1970 graduate, David Mernick, “a loving, generous husband and father,” passed away on Friday, May 9, “leaving his family and friends forever missing his joy of life and kindness to all who knew him.” He was 72.

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