Cheers to the spring sun, fun and RFH alum 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 Warriors Summer has unofficially started. And, as is customary with the season, DWI checkpoints have begun. There’s one in Monmouth County tonight, the Monmouth County DWI Task Force announced.
Continue reading DWI Checkpoint Set for Friday Night 
Post-Memorial Day week is what used to be a longtime tradition of Fair Haven sixth graders taking that trip to Stokes State Forrest. The time of the year has since been switched to fall. So, in honor of the original timing of this rite-of-passage trip to Stokes, we, again, invite you to take a trip back with us. Remember?
It’s that time of the year when Fair Haven schools tradition used to take hold and all good Knollwood sixth graders packed it in and went on their trip to Stokes State Forrest. The buses rolled out of town right after Memorial Day. It’s now been more than 50 years’ worth of Stokes adventuring. Wow.
Continue reading Retro Stokes Tripping The cause of a fatal Monday crash in Marlboro is under investigation, Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Wednesday.
Continue reading Prosecutor: Man Dies in Monday Car Crash; Investigation Ensues Former longtime Little Silver resident and Middletown native, Gerald F. Murphy, known as Jerry and “Murf” to some, passed away on May 22 in Naples, FL. He was 80.
Continue reading In Memoriam: Former Longtime Little Silver Resident, Borough Council President, Jerry ‘Murph’ Murphy, 80 A 31-year-old area man has been sentenced to 20 years in state prison for luring and kidnapping a then pre-teen girl off the street in 2023, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Wednesday.
Continue reading Prosecutor: Area 31-Year-Old Gets 20 Years for Luring, Kidnapping Child 
Call it a ratty reprise ode to summertime …
Summers in the Rumson-Fair Haven area are rife with river-oriented activities that have become tradition.
River Rats’ sailing “camp” is no exception. OK, nobody was camping per se. It was more like a little club. Still is. In fact, it’s that time of the year when kids start signing up for summer River Rats fun. In fact, it’s that time — to sign up for the Rats season.
It’s been a sort of rite of living on the Navesink passage for decades — since 1955. Kids learn how to boat and do a lot of summer fun bonding in the process.
Continue reading Retro River Rats’ Rite of Summer Passage Longtime Rumsonite Jean Louise McConnell Kelly passed away peacefully at home on May 22. She was 98.
Continue reading In Memoriam: Longtime Rumsonite, Jean Kelly, 98 
It’s been a Memorial Day of the traditional kind in the Rumson-Fair Haven area. The day was kicked off by parades in Rumson and Fair Haven and solemn services at Victory and Memorial parks, bringing people in the communities together to remember. Groups, standing shoulder-to-shoulder, honoring those who sacrificed their lives in service to the country, is the usual visual.
Continue reading Retro Rumson Eighth Graders’ Memorial Day
Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge replacement activity is on its status quo construction hours schedule, from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., from Tuesday through Friday, May 30, weather permitting, with full channel bridge openings in effect. The precise construction that is scheduled is listed below. Shrewsbury River tides and travel advisory information is also included.
Continue reading Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge Travel, Construction Advisory A 23-year-old man has been indicted on vehicular homicide charges stemming from a February incident, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced Friday.
Continue reading Prosecutor: 23-Year-Old Indicted on Vehicular Homicide, Leaving the Scene Charges Fair Haven resident Bob Aufderhar died suddenly, after a short illness, on May 19 at Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank. He was 94.
Continue reading In Memoriam: Fair Haven Resident Bob Aufderhar, 94 
You must be logged in to post a comment.