Newsworthy: What's the Story in R-FH?

Good post-Memorial Day morning Rumson and Fair Haven! It’s a scorching great day to spend some time by or in the river while Patch gets the goods on all the area news and intrigue … Well, some of the news we plan to report on this week could be considered pretty intriguing.

• Yesterday both towns hosted great community ceremonies and parades. It was a bit hot; but, otherwise, a great day for marching and memorializing. We have posted a photo gallery of some of the sights. If you have anything to add, please do so by either uploading your photos directly to the site or emailing me at elaine.develde@patch.com. And, no, it’s not too late — never too late for a glimpse into the community coming together.

• If you’ve been wondering what happened to , well, we have the scoop. A new place has opened in the spot and we chatted with the owner, chief cook and bottle washer. That story will be on the site this afternoon.

• Tonight is the night for the meeting and we’ll be there. Among the items on the agenda (separate story to come) is Detective Jesse Dykstra’s promotion to sergeant. We will be talking to Jesse about his community ties and life as a police officer and a story will follow.

• Chris Wood, owner of in Sea Bright, has opened a snack bar by the beach. We’ll be taking a ride over there to get some pics and talk to Chris about his new food hut with an ocean view.

• Rumson Police Chief Richard Tobias had told us he had some news about a crack-down on teen drinking. We plan to try and meet with him on that this week.

• For this week’s What’s Cookin’? column, we will be venturing into an area eatery to hone in on a special menu item and its creation. You never know what we’ll discover. Last week, as we ventured out to find out what was popular on the menu at , we found out it was not only the place’s roasted turkey, but none other than , everyone’s favorite ballroom dance teacher. Good beat. Good food. Great find.

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