Happy Retro RFH Halloween!

Image October 31, 2020 Elaine Van Develde

Our annual Halloween reprise!

Halloween is here.

So, the Retro Pic of the (George) Day is, well, several pics in a slideshow of none other than those fabulously fun RFH students of the Class of ’78!

So, here’s to the retro spirit of haunting from a classic RFH gaggle of ghouls!

Can you guess which is your RFH Retro publisher/founding editor?

And, thanks to the fabulous George Day for these spectacular shots!

Crime, Regional Interest

Prosecutor: 29 Arrested on Criminal Gang Activity, Racketeering, Drug & Dog-Fighting Charges

October 30, 2020 Elaine Van Develde

An eight-month investigation into ongoing acts of gang criminality and organized street crime has led to racketeering, conspiracy, attempted murder, drug and gun trafficking and dogfighting charges being lodged against 29 people from Monmouth and Ocean counties, Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced on Friday.

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Local Life

Focus: Remembering Superstorm Sandy’s Wrath

Gallery October 29, 2020 Elaine Van Develde

A reprise from 2017. Taking you back again after eight years … Remember?

It was the year that Halloween wasn’t, but was in a sense. People in the area woke up to a nightmare, if they slept at all the night before. It was 2012 and Superstorm Sandy had pummeled the Jersey Shore. It decimated Sea Bright and destroyed low lying parts of Rumson. Fair Haven was a bit war torn and powerless.

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Local Life, Opinion

Retro RFH Halloween Parade Prep

Image October 27, 2020 Elaine Van Develde

RFH ghouls, or something like that, on parade in 1977
Photo/George Day

In honor of the Halloween season, a reprise Retro Pic of the Day originally posted in 2015 …

It’s all about Halloween festivities in an unprecedented trick, treat and haunting era right now in the Rumson-Fair Haven area. There’s distancing where there was a lot of congregating. And while the era of high alert for razors in apples is a bygone one, now there’s a pandemic, rules about touching, masking, more masking, less tricking and more careful treating. But, the Halloween show goes on.

So, to honor the crowded gathering of ghouls in socially distanced days, we take a look back at the RFH prep for parading as all seniors packed themselves into the lounge, mingled and tried to figure out who was what and why and just have some fun.

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Obituaries

In Memoriam: Former Sea Bright, Red Bank Resident, Michael Coolahan, 55

October 27, 2020 Elaine Van Develde

Former Red Bank and Sea Bright resident Michael John Coolahan, more recently of Highlands, passed away peacefully on Oct. 19. He was 55.

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Local Life

Focus: Black & White; Skyline from Sea Bright

October 27, 2020 Elaine Van Develde

NY skyline from Sea Bright public beach
Photos/Elaine Van Develde

It’s black and white. The view of the New York skyline from Sea Bright public beach is unfettered artistry on a clear day. Stark comparison.

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Local Life

Retro Hip, Hip, Hippie Hill Hunt Hooray!

October 26, 2020 Elaine Van Develde

Hippie Hill good times at The Hunt circa late 70s/early 80s
Photos/Glenn McCauley

Ohhhh, it’s still a quarter past Hunt time of the year and visions of Hippie Hill have been dancing in people’s heads. But, some visions are quite different than others.

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Local Life

Scene Around: Witchy Women’s River Paddle Haunt

October 26, 2020 Elaine Van Develde

It’s not every day that you can spy more than a coven’s worth of witches paddling down the river — just Saturday.

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Crime, Regional Interest

Prosecutor: 22-Year-Old Man Gets 35 Years for Fatal Stabbing of 16-Year-Old Ex

October 23, 2020 Elaine Van Develde

The ex-boyfriend of a 16-year-old girl was sentenced to 35 years in prison for fatally stabbing her in 2019 and related charges, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced on Friday.

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Obituaries

In Memoriam: Former Fair Havenite Susanne Chernavsky Smith-Gween, 71

October 22, 2020 Elaine Van Develde

Former Fair Havenite Susanne (Chernavsky) Smith-Gween passed away on Oct. 13 at Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank. She was 71.

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Crime, Regional Interest

Prosecutor: 15 Arrests Made on Child Sexual Abuse Materials Possession Charges

October 21, 2020 Elaine Van Develde

Separate investigations have resulted in the arrest of 15 Monmouth County people for possessing and or trafficking child sexual abuse materials, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced.

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Local Life

Scene Around: Commandeering a Coffin

Gallery October 21, 2020 Elaine Van Develde

Fill ‘er up … with premium Halloween tricks and treats!

It’s not every day that you stop at a gas station and almost get run over by a masked Dracula-commandeered coffin. This ghoul guy was running on empty when he swung into the station in Highlands with flailing cape gusto and had a little topple at the pump.

“Did ya get that?” the masked marauder said as he picked himself up from the pavement and dusted off his cape. All gassed up and set in his coffin ride, he gave us a few waves and went on his way.

Just who was that masked Halloween treat of a man? No clue. Uber? No back seat. Can’t exactly commandeer that ride. But, hey, if the coffin fits, take a spin and a little spill.

— Photos/Elaine Van Develde