RFH’s Tower Players Set Stage for Fall Production of ‘Cinderella, Youth Edition’

The cliche “If the shoe fits …” is, indeed, fitting for the the Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School (RFH) Tower Players’ announcement that its fall musical production of Cinderella, Youth Edition will come to the high school’s stage in late November.

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Fair Haven Mayoral Candidates to Debate Online Tonight

The three candidates for the four-year center seat on the governing body in Fair Haven, to be vacated by present Mayor Josh Halpern, are slated to debate in a League of Women Voters of Monmouth County-moderated, non-partisan webinar forum at 7 p.m. tonight, Thursday.

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Focus: Digging Sunny River Time Daze

This photo gallery/reflection are dedicated to my friend, Fair Haven-raised Jenny McCullough, RFH ’80, who passed away very suddenly recently, because “love never dies … ”

Call it falling for bucket list wish — even if you’re a kid with, literally, just a little plastic bucket to fill with river time gifts of sand, shells, water and sunny day memories. Go ahead, fall for it. Most Rumson-Fair Haven area kids do … down by the Navesink River.

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Prosecutor: Former Middletown Cop Gets 5 Years on Official Misconduct Charge

A former Middletown police sergeant has been sentenced to five years in prison for crimes stemming from incidents in which he abused his authority as a law enforcement officer, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Tuesday.

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Retro RFH Home-Baked Football Game Time Fun

RFH girls’ bake sale fun
Photo/Marc Edelman, Facebook

Football season at RFH is pretty sweet. Always has been. And it’s not just because of the game. It’s about those sideline hustles, too, like, for instance bake sales.

Yes, bake sales. 

No, it wasn’t always just about football at game time back in the day — as if that wasn’t enough. Oh, as tradition has it, there were always lots of things happening before, during and after games, whether on the field, off the field, around the bend or, well, in the parking lot. Yes, the parking lot. That’s where some epic bake sales sweetened up game days — and sometimes spiced them up.

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