Tag: Rumson

  • Rumson battling familiar foe for state sectional title

    Rumson battling familiar foe for state sectional title

    By Warren Rappleyea Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School’s girls basketball team bounced back from its loss to Manasquan High School in the Shore Conference Tournament finals and was set to meet the second-seeded Warriors again in the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group II championship game. The contest, which was scheduled for March 8, marks the fourth…

  • Rumson mayor inducted into Elected Officials Hall of Fame

    Rumson mayor inducted into Elected Officials Hall of Fame

    Rumson Mayor John E. Ekdahl was inducted into the Elected Officials Hall of Fame by the New Jersey State League of Municipalities during the 24th annual Mayors Legislative Day, which was held at the State House Annex in Trenton Feb. 24. The honor is reserved for local municipal governing body members who, as of December…

  • ‘Empty Bowls’ fundraiser to help fight hunger

    ‘Empty Bowls’ fundraiser to help fight hunger

    Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School will host an “Empty Bowls” fundraiser at 6:30 p.m. March 3 in the cafeteria at 74 Ridge Road, Rumson. All proceeds will benefit The Foodbank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties. Admission is a suggested donation of $10 and includes a bowl of soup and bread. Attendees are encouraged to bring…

  • Barry, Campbell named Kerwin winners as Shore’s best

    Barry, Campbell named Kerwin winners as Shore’s best

    Brendan Barry of Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School and Kelly Campbell of St. John Vianney High School have been selected as the 2016 Kerwin Award winners, symbolic of being the best male and female high school basketball players in the Shore Since the 1973-74 season, the James J. and Margaret M. Kerwin Awards have been…

  • Heritage House Sotheby’s International Realty steps into the future

    Heritage House Sotheby’s International Realty steps into the future

    There was no time-traveling DeLorean waiting to whisk Mary Burke to the future when she first opened Heritage House Realtors in 1990 with one office and 15 sales associates.  But had there been a DeLorean, she may have been surprised to see just how successful she’d be 26 years later. Today, Heritage House Sotheby’s International…

  • Rumson turns focus to state tourney after deep SCT run

    Rumson turns focus to state tourney after deep SCT run

    By Warren Rappleyea Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School’s girls basketball team has parlayed a deep and talented roster into a 19-6 record and a trip to the Shore Conference Tournament semifinals. The second-seeded Lady Bulldogs battled Manasquan High School down to the wire and into overtime in the semifinals before falling, 61-58, Feb. 22 at…

  • Bulldogs making deep run in conference tourney

    Bulldogs making deep run in conference tourney

    By Warren Rappleyea Rumson Fair-Haven Regional High School’s girls basketball team advanced to the semifinals of the Shore Conference Tournament with a convincing 52-26 victory over Neptune High School Feb. 20 at Brookdale Community College. The second-seeded Bulldogs were scheduled to square off against Manasquan High School, the third seed, Feb. 22 at Toms River…

  • School participates in Hour of Code

    School participates in Hour of Code

    RUMSON — More than 300 Rumson Country Day School students and teachers recently gathered in the gym to participate in the Hour of Code and learn computer science and basic coding skills. “We need to encourage our students’ interest in coding where it is already present and demystify computer science for those not yet familiar…

  • Grant will fund resiliency plan for 15 Two River towns

    Grant will fund resiliency plan for 15 Two River towns

    By Kenny Walter Staff Writer OCEANPORT- Several local municipalities will benefit from a federal grant to fund a 36-month study on sea-level rise and what can be done to improve resiliency and limit flooding. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded the 15 municipalities comprising the Two River Council of Mayors a Regional Coastal…