Brandon Holt's Funeral, Rumson Break-In Top Popular April Stories List

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 Northern Lights.

It's what readers were reading. Miss anything? Check out the list, with a countdown from the bottom to the top of the 10 most popular stories.

10. R-FH Gets High Grade Among Schools

9. Moving Mount Sandy in Sea Bright

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7. Mixed Results for Forrestdale on New State School Performance Report

6. County Crime: Rookie Cop Gets DWI

5. Deane-Porter Principal Resigns

4. Rumson Police: Attempted Break-in

3. 'Northern Lights' May Be Visible in Saturday Evening Sky Over New Jersey

2. Wrong-Way Driver Dies In Multi-Vehicle Crash on Garden State Parkway

1. Saying Goodbye to 'Little Buddy' Brandon