This morning’s sunrise over Sea Bright was a scene of fiery skies and icy waters.
Former longtime Rumsonite Patrick Hughes captured the scene, recording a 15-degree temperature and citing some “intrepid ducks” on the frigid Shrewsbury River.
Though, according to the National Weather Service, the cold snap is about to break today with temperatures reaching a high of 41 degrees.
Thanks for the view, Patrick!
The snow came on Saturday and some diehard traditionalists and Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School (RFH) alumni and friends went … to the annual New Year gathering at the Grady home.
Despite the weather, a few trudged not quite uphill, but at least from their cars down the street, in the snow, to what has become the annual gala at which all good RFHers congregate.
And though there were quite a bit fewer RFH alum partygoers this year, no enthusiasm was buried. Get the drift?
Thanks to Mike and Kathleen Grady for hosting this annual mini RFH reunion for each new year!
Take a look …
Recognize of these 1970s and early 80s RFHers?
— Elaine Van Develde
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As with all other fire companies, New Year’s Day was reorganization day for the Rumson Fire Department and its two fire companies.
Rumson-Fair Haven Retrospect could not make the event this year, so, via the fire companies’ Facebook pages, we offer a congratulations and a look back at the reorganization with a list of the 2017 line officers in both Oceanic Hook and Ladder and Rumson fire companies.
Oceanic Hook and Ladder Company No. 1 …
Rumson Fire Department Chief Mike Trivett; Jim Anderson, lieutenant; Kevin McCarthy, captain; Bob Marass, engineer.
Rumson Fire Company …
Rumson Fire Department Assistant Chief Nick Luiten; Robert Boyer, captain; John Kirkpatrick, first lieutenant; Darren Berry, second lieutenant; Robert Eyerkuss III, second lieutenant.
Congratulations to the 2017 line officers and thank you for your service!
Rumson police issued the following press release concerning the originally reported lockdown at RFH earlier this afternoon:
Shortly after 11:30 a.m., the Deane Porter School (Rumson) received a call reporting a bomb in the confines of the school.
The facility, and neighboring Forrestdale School were evacuated by administration. Multiple police agencies responded with K-9s that swept both schools without incident. All students and personnel are safe.
The matter is currently under investigation.
Monmouth County Police & EMS have just issued an alert that Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School (RFH) is in a lockdown.
Authorities, on the entity’s Facebook page, only said that RFH is in a “shelter in place” mode for “precautionary reasons,” not citing what those reasons are.
The alert means that no community members are allowed into the building at this point, according to the Facebook post.
No further information is available at this time.
R-FH Retro will update this post when more information becomes available.
Rumson police were not available for comment.
Notice from Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School: Please be advised RFH is in a “shelter in place” for precautionary reasons. We will not allow community members into the school building.
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Who’s that lady?
Well, that lady … that sexy lady, as the song goes, is former longtime Fair Havenite Lee Weber (née Walker). Lee, long known as a model area mom with a generous spirit and heart, kicked the new year off with her 90th birthday on Sunday. Yes, 90! Yes, New Year’s Day.
This is a shot of her back in her modeling days in the late 1940s (roughly ’48, her daughter, RFH alum and Rumson resident Jenifer Weber-Zeller tells us). Bathing beauty, a/k/a Lee, modeled for Caroline Schnurer, a “very popular swimwear designer” of that era, Lee says.
In the post modeling days, Lee became Schnurer’s assistant, calling runway shows and such.
Lee now lives in Shrewsbury and is still looking runway ready.
See for yourselves …
Happy Birthday, Lee!
The following recent criminal incidents and arrests were reported by Shrewsbury police. An arrest does not constitute a conviction.
With the advent of the new year, Rumson-Fair Haven Retrospect offers a look back at the top photos of iconic spots in the Rumson-Fair Haven area of 2016.
Happy New Year … Take a look and enjoy!
— Elaine Van Develde
It’s a first day of the new year tradition.
Fire and first aid companies reorganize, naming new line officers. And festivities take hold at fire houses all over.
Rumson-Fair Haven Retrospect made it to Fair Haven where there were a lot of familiar faces from all around the area — and a few reunions of RFHers.
Take a look …
And congratulations to the new line officers! They are:
Fire Company
Tim Morrissey, chief; Matt DePonti, deputy chief; Christopher Schrank, first assistant; Matthew Bufano, second assistant.
First Aid
Kim Ambrose, captain; Katy Frissora, first lieutenant; Daniel Kane, second lieutenant.
— Elaine Van Develde
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