Tag: Rumson

  • Rumson Borough Council introduces $19.65 million municipal budget for 2020

    Rumson Borough Council introduces $19.65 million municipal budget for 2020

    RUMSON – The Borough Council has introduced a $19.65 million budget to fund the operation of Rumson during 2020 and set July 14 as the date for a public hearing on the spending plan. The budget was introduced on June 9. Council President Laura Atwell and council members Gary Casazza, John J. Conklin III, James…

  • Sites in Rumson, Manalapan named as endangered historic places for 2020

    Sites in Rumson, Manalapan named as endangered historic places for 2020

    In recognition of National Preservation Month, Preservation New Jersey has announced its annual list of the 10 Most Endangered Historic Places in New Jersey. The Lauriston Estate in Rumson and the Sutfin House in Manalapan have been named to the list for 2020. The program spotlights locations Preservation New Jersey believes are irreplaceable historic, architectural,…

  • Monmouth County awarded federal funding for local projects

    Monmouth County awarded federal funding for local projects

    Monmouth County has received North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority (NJTPA) board approval of an additional $31 million in federal funding for the replacement of the Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge and $800,000 in federal funding for a study of Laurel Avenue in Holmdel. “I am happy to report the NJTPA board approval of the additional funding necessary…

  • Rumson resident charged with violating COVID-19 rules

    Rumson resident charged with violating COVID-19 rules

    RUMSON – A resident of Rumson has been charged with reckless endangerment for allegedly violating regulations related to the coronavirus outbreak. The charges were announced on April 5 by New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal and New Jersey State Police Col. Patrick J. Callahan. The borough resident is accused of violating Gov. Phil Murphy’s…

  • MONOC transfers operations to RWJBarnabas Health, Hackensack Meridian Health, CentraState Healthcare System

    MONOC transfers operations to RWJBarnabas Health, Hackensack Meridian Health, CentraState Healthcare System

    MONOC, which has operated mobile intensive care paramedic services and mobile critical care services in the area, ceased operations and transferred ongoing operations to RWJBarnabas Health, Hackensack Meridian Health and CentraState Healthcare System. The New Jersey Department of Health approved the transfer as of April 1. RWJBarnabas Health and Hackensack Meridian Health will become the…

  • Poetry event at Rumson synagogue will honor late educator

    Poetry event at Rumson synagogue will honor late educator

    The late Jack Needle will be honored during a Jewish poetry event to be held at 11 a.m. on March 15 at Congregation B’nai Israel, 171 Ridge Road, Rumson. On Feb. 11, Emilie Kovit-Meyer, the executive director of the synagogue, said Needle, 88, died during the summer of 2019. “We have all been reeling from…

  • Rumson voters approve $25.7M referendum for school upgrades

    Rumson voters approve $25.7M referendum for school upgrades

    A $25.7 million bond referendum that proposes improvements to Deane-Porter Elementary School and Forrestdale Middle School has been approved by voters in Rumson. The Rumson School District Board of Education placed the referendum before voters on Nov. 5. According to unofficial results posted online by the Monmouth County Clerk’s Office, the referendum passed with a…

  • Congregation B’nai Israel to hold casino night on Oct. 19

    Congregation B’nai Israel to hold casino night on Oct. 19

    Congregation B’nai Israel will hold a casino night fundraiser at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 19 at the temple, 171 Ridge Road, Rumson, to raise money for its pre-school and religious school. The cost is $118 through Oct. 18 or $125 at the door. Admission price includes $50 in chips. Additional chips and raffle tickets will…

  • Faith anchors Rumson teenager facing medical obstacles

    Faith anchors Rumson teenager facing medical obstacles

    RUMSON – She knew he wouldn’t do it. Victoria Caetano, 18, of Rumson, knew God would not put her through another spinal surgery after a surgeon shaved off portions of a benign tumor that was affecting nerves during an operation on April 15. That is what her mother, Lily Caetano, said during an interview at…