Retro Wheel of Fair Fortune

Manning a Fair Haven Firemen’s Fair game of chance booth in the 1960s
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“Round and round she goes; and, where she stops, nobody knows.”

That usual was the sing-song mantra echoed through the grounds of the Fair Haven Firemen’s Fair back in the day. It was emanating from the guys manning the game of chance booths that still line the grounds — the loud ticking of the wheel with the spin, numbers going round and round, fingers crossed, breath held … until they stopped on that winning number. “Aaaaaand we have a WINNER!” Woohoo!

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In Memoriam: Longtime Fair Havenite, Avid Volunteer, Al Schiavetti Jr.

Longtime Fair Havenite, Alfred John Schiavetti Jr., “passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on June 28, overlooking the beloved Navesink River after a courageous battle with cancer.”

His memorial gathering has been slated for Sept. 9.

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