Monday, May 6, 2013
Services begin today
Thomas C. Cosentino, 60, of Rumson, died on Friday, May 3, at the UMDNJ Hospital while awaiting a liver transplant. Known as a master gardener, barbecuer and man with a "gentle soul and kindness to all that he met," Thomas was an electrician for Atlantic Security, Ocean Township, according to legacy.com. Thomas is survived by: his wife Sarah of 19 years; two daughters, Samantha and Emily; a son, Michael; a brother, Paul; a sister, Mary; and three grandchildren, Annabella, Elliott and Owen. Visitation will be held from 3 to 6 p.m. Monday, May 6, at Thompson Memorial Home, 310 Broad St., Red Bank. There will be a funeral service at 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 7, at the First Presbyterian Church of Rumson, E. River Road and Park Avenue, Rumson. …
Friday, May 3, 2013
Avenue of Two Rivers project gets funding
The NJ Department of Transportation (NJDOT) is paving the way to funding for the revamp of one Rumson road. Rumson's Avenue of Two Rivers road project is getting a boost of $160,000 in the state funding that was doled out to 36 municipalities in Monmouth County, a released statement from the NJDOT said. Avenue of Two Rivers, which is mostly residential, is also home to some businesses, including the Fromagerie, and the Oceanic Library. Statewide, 406 grants worth $86.5 million were distributed to municipalities under the DOT's municipal aid and transportation enhancements programs. The bulk of the 406 grants, or 377 totaling $76.2 million, went to the more traditional municipal infrastructure repair aid; and, another 29 grants, totaling $…
Eight things you need to know about the Rumson market
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Check out what you may have missed
April was a hectic news month, in and out of the Rumson-Fair Haven area. Some of the most popular R-FH Patch stories were tragic on a regional, and even national, level. Others were of very deep local interest — from police to school reports. In the immediate area, the Patch traffic numbers showed that the most-read stories ran the hyperlocal gamut — from police reports of a Rumson break-in, to a principal's resignation, state school assessment report, and progress in Sea Bright after Hurricane Sandy. On a broader spectrum, the three most-read stories involved the funeral of Brandon Holt, the 6-year-old Toms River child who was accidentally shot by a 4-year-old, a local car crash on the parkway, and the simple heads-up on a skywatch for …
Thursday, April 25, 2013
DEP gives Rumson the update on work in the area — Zone 3
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Thursday, April 25
The following is the NJ Department of Environmental Protection's (DEP) update to Rumson on its procedure for post-Sandy waterway debris removal: To date, debris contractor work has focused on identifying overall needs and scope through visual and side scan sonar surveys. They have been working toward retrieving most of the floating, partially submerged, some larger and more dangerous submerged debris, and abandoned vessels. Recently released task orders provide the debris contractors with refined direction while expanding their overall scope of work. Based upon these task orders, debris contractors have provided us with estimated schedules identifying the areas and types of work they will be performing. The area you inquired about is …
Final hearing on a 4.1 percent increase for state's second largest utility
The sixth and final hearing on a request for a rate increase by the state’s second largest utility company met with a mix of praise and criticism for Jersey Central Power & Light Wednesday at Freehold Township’s Town Hall. JCP&L, fresh off widespread criticism for its handling of Hurricane Sandy and the Nor’easter that followed, is seeking a 4.1 percent increase in the rates it charges its 1.1 million customers – many of whom were without power for up to two weeks after this winter’s storms. In Rumson and Fair Haven, officials have blasted the utility company for its lack of response and poor communication during and after the storms. In response to the company's latest updates on measures taken to improve service, many officials were not …
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
The school lags among peers in career/college readiness
When it comes to making the academic grade, Deane-Porter School in Rumson sored "very high" on the new NJ School Performance Report — both statewide and among peers. The elementary school, where students in grades pre-kindergarten to three are educated, outperformed 96 percent of similar grade level schools in the Academic Achievement category statwide and 89 percent of its peer schools. That peer group includes those with a student body of similar demographics, such as Fair Haven's Viola L. Sickles School, Little Silver's Point Road and Middletown's Nut Swamp School. The academic grade was scored based on the student body's overall knowledge of language arts and math, as demonstrated in NJ ASK testing results. Schoolwide performance in NJ…
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Letters, emails circulated
Deane-Porter Principal Richard Karas has resigned after a decade with the Rumson School District, effective July 1. Once school let out today in Rumson and parents sorted through their children's backpacks, news spread and emails were sent to Patch saying that letters went home today notifying all of Karas' impending departure. One parent, who did not want to be identified, said that the "texts are flying" over the news. Another reported that, according to the letter sent home, Karas will be taking a position in Jackson. There was no indication that the sudden resignation was tied to any sort of conflict or controversy. Administration was not available for comment as of press time. The letter will be posted as soon as Patch obtains a copy…
The deadlines for FEMA assistance and SBA loans are both May 1.
There are two weeks left for survivors of Superstorm Sandy who suffered damage to their homes to register with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The deadline is midnight, May 1, according to FEMA officials. This is also the deadline for residents to return applications to the Small Business Administration (SBA) for low-interest disaster loans. Residents can register for FEMA assistance online at DisasterAssistance.gov, or via smart phone or tablet at m.fema.gov. They also can call 800-621-3362 or TTY 800-462-7585, and those who use 711-Relay or Video Relay Services can call 800-621-3362. Those platforms are also available to check the status of any applications. Residents can apply for low-interest home or business disaster …
Monday, April 15, 2013
Police: More than $1,000 worth of belongings stolen
Rumson police have issued a warrant for the arrest of an area man on the charges that he burglarized a car parked in the Rumson Buy Rite parking lot. According to an accomplice's statement, Stanley T. Adlar IV, 32, of 34 Park Ave., Keansburg, allegedly stole a purse and its contents out of a car parked in the back lot of the Rumson Buy Rite, West River Road, on or about Feb. 21, a complaint warrant, signed by Rumson Detective Chris Isherwood, said. The contents of the purse, it specified, were valued at $1,275. Adlar faces two charges: one third-degree offense of burglary, or entering/opening the vehicle he was not authorized to enter, with the purpose of removing the contents; and theft of moveable property, also a third degree offense, …
Off River Road
5:08 pm on Thursday, April 25, 2013
Mr. Karas chose to leave to work in a school district closer to his home. There is no bigger story here. Commuting to Rumson has always been an issue for administration & teachers --it's a hike off the parkway and people have found it to be too much in a world where family time is at a premium with longer work hours,etc. more ›