Rumson News

Three out of six seats on the borough council were up for election this year, and unusual for the borough, there was a full slate of Democratic candidates challenging Republican incumbents.

Aplethora of jazz and blues acts will flutter down on the Garden State in November, making winter's approach easier to bear.

Registration is now open for the Holy Cross School PTA's second annual 5-mile Turkey Trot fund raiser, taking place at 10 a.m. Nov.

They're back! Democrats, who returned to the local political scene last year with lone Borough Council candidate, Michael Steinhorn, are back in force with three candidates challenging three incumbent Republican council members in Tuesday's election.

The Holmdel, Shrewsbury, Rumson, Manalapan/Freehold and Middletown offices of Gloria Nilson GMAC Real Estate will once again be collecting non-perishable food to help the non-profit organization Lunch Break prepare holiday baskets for local residents in need.

We're hosting our 1st annual Wine Tasting event this fall on Friday, November 20th at the Salt Creek Grille located on 4 Bingham Ave., Rumson, NJ 07760 from 7 pm until 10 pm.

Claire V. Brown, 83, of Milan, Pa., formerly of Rumson, died on October 13. Born January 24, 1926, in Palisades, she was the daughter of Joseph and Clara Ferrugiari Feliu.

Jillian Lung says she's no environmentalist. Still, she couldn't pass up a chance to install a carpet of solar panels atop her co-op in Queens.

Solar companies offer rooftop panels at wildly different prices, depending on where they're being installed and the kind of incentives available.

The aging Oceanic Bridge has apparently taken a turn for the worse, with Monmouth County officials lowering the weight limit for a second time this month to three tons, which takes effect Wednesday morning, officials said.

Police have identified the four teens charged with trespassing after authorities said three of them entered Red Bank Regional High School without permission Friday morning.

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In the #1 doubles match Gov. Livingston's Kaitlyn Hoehn returns a volley against Rumson's team of Paige Maloof and Sarah McDonald.

Borough Council members approved a bond ordinance Tuesday night to finance continued sewer system upgrades, road and drainage improvements and also passed the final major contract in the new borough hall project.

The federal gasoline tax, which provides revenue for the Federal Highway Trust Fund, is running out of gas.

The New Jersey Division of Travel & Tourism announces the grand opening of the Fall for New Jersey Store, an interactive travel boutique showcasing the best of the Garden State's fall and holiday activities, on October 6. The store, at 280 Columbus Avenue on the corner of 73rd Street, on Manhattan's upper west side, is rich with autumnal imagery ...

Heritage House Sotheby's International Realty is holding a Grand Opening today, Oct.

As the local stage troupe in residence at the venerable Count Basie Theatre, Red Bank-based Phoenix Productions have always been mindful of the great expectations that come from sharing a home auditorium with many of the most legendary names in showbiz.

The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey will pay the feds $8.3 million to settle a case involving kickback allegations and Medicare fraud, the U.S. Justice Department said Wednesday.

The National Park Service and the private developer selected to redevelop structures at historic Fort Hancock have agreed on the arbitrator who will re-evaluate the financial plan submitted by the developer and rejected by the park service last month.