There’s a new sergeant in town — Rumson, that is.
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Retro Rumson Diva Dive
Sign of the times? The “No Diving” signs are all over the docks. Well, at least the one that’s left in Fair Haven. Yet, a good dive has been known to transcend times and signs.
Continue reading Retro Rumson Diva DiveScene Around: Rumson River Rats & Oyster Lessons Learned
Gulp? They say that oysters come in their own little spoons, ready to serve up their own nuggets of goodness from their deep water beds. But, as far as some Rumson kids are concerned, the looks on their faces while slurping what some call raw culinary delights tells a horror story that needs to be chased with a spoon full of sugar to make that river medicine go down.
Continue reading Scene Around: Rumson River Rats & Oyster Lessons LearnedScene Around: Rumson’s RFH Senior Celebs & Fetes
They’re pretty famous as Rumson parenting and Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School history goes. Add a few banner birthdays and community connections to that and you have some celebrities who are still celebrating and going strong.
They are Tony and Sharon Mellaci, their buddy Diane Dey and kids, also RFH grads. Tony celebrated his 100th birthday in May. Sharon just celebrated her birthday (as the lead photo shows) and Dey, 92, turned 90 in 2020. The three got together recently for Sharon’s festive 90s celebration. The trio, who raised their kids in Rumson, were joined by those kids, Merrall Dey Freund and Jim Mellaci, RFH Class of ’78 grads. And there are a few more Rumson connections sprinkled in the company. Know them? Cake, anyone?
Here’s the glorious RFH couple’s scoop. Sharon graduated from RFH in 1947. Tony, a celebrity centenarian in his own right, graduated in ’41. And he did so after making RFH football history. “Dad scored first touchdowns at the new Borden field in the fall of ’40 when it opened,” Jim said. “His senior year was the first winning season Rumson (RFH) had.”
Now, that’s some history and longevity worth toasting to for the weekend! Cheers, Mellaci and Dey folks, kids and friends!
R-FH Retro will be chatting with all three in the future.
Focus: An Eco Rally for the Rivers
They rallied for the rivers in Rumson.
The 4th Annual Rally for the Two Rivers Eco-Fest, hosted by Clean Ocean Action (COA) on Saturday at Victory Park was a success, organizers said. Hosted by Clean Ocean Action (COA) and the Rumson Environmental Commission (Rumson EC), the event designed to raise awareness of waterway mindfulness for a healthy environment had about 200 attendees.
Continue reading Focus: An Eco Rally for the RiversRetro Happy Stokes Campers
A reprise in honor of the culmination of the usual end of the sixth graders’ trip to Stokes State Forrest
It’s all about another stoked for Stokes moment. The year was 1976, and a bunch of girls gathered in their cabin for that classic snapshot of sixth grade bunk mates.
Continue reading Retro Happy Stokes CampersFocus: River Time, Horseshoe Crabs & Ducks & Weekend Weather
We’re on the cusp of summertime and the livin’ is prime for some river time and communing with the neighborhood ducks and prehistoric horseshoe crabs.
Continue reading Focus: River Time, Horseshoe Crabs & Ducks & Weekend WeatherIn Memoriam: Former Rumsonite, Celine Mason, 92
Former Longtime Rumsonite, Celine Mason, of Little Silver, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, May 24. She was 92.
Continue reading In Memoriam: Former Rumsonite, Celine Mason, 92Focus: Clean Ocean Action & Inspiring Young Ocean Advocates
It’s all about offering youth a close-up view of their ocean world as inspiration to protect it.
Continue reading Focus: Clean Ocean Action & Inspiring Young Ocean AdvocatesIn Memoriam: Longtime Rumsonite Patrick ‘Paddy’ Devenny, 97
Longtime Rumsonite Patrick “Paddy” Devenny passed away on Friday, May 20. He was 97.
Continue reading In Memoriam: Longtime Rumsonite Patrick ‘Paddy’ Devenny, 97Retro RFH Weekend Warriors
Photo/courtesy of Leslie Field Bell
Cheers to the spring sun, fun and RFH teen weekend warrior times!
Yes, there’s nothing quite like a toast to warmer times retro RFH style! The spring sun is finally out, things are warming up to a summertime temperature and it’s time for a time honored party — or at least a partying spirit.
Continue reading Retro RFH Weekend WarriorsFocus: Bloody Flower Moon Over Rumson & Fair Haven
Photo/Loujeanne Cuje
Call it the bloody full flower moon of May. That about sums up last night’s lunar situation when a full eclipse gradually turned the moon blood red.
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