If the class fits, snap the pic? Well, that may or may not hold true for this group of RFH Class of ’73 sophomores.
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Monthly Archives: September 2025
In Memoriam: Red Bank Resident, Ron Fleming, 89
Red Bank resident, James Fleming, affectionately known as “Ron”, passed away at Riverview Medical Center on Monday, Sept. 8. He was 89.
Retro School Daze: The Rope Lady
A reprise in honor of those folks who used to be in charge of keeping the kids safe on their walk to school. Remember when everyone walked to school?
It was a time when kids had to walk the … rope.
The first day of school, last week, was commemorated with a look back to that first day in 1965 in Fair Haven.
It was the very first day of school — for kindergarteners. It was also a finale year. That class was the last of all that walked on a rope to the Youth Center (now Fair Haven Community Center downstairs and the police station upstairs).
While classmates were remembered, the identity of the official lady tugging that rope was not.
So, as an ode to that woman, who was eventually remembered as Mary McDaniel, the Retro Pic of the Day is another look, from the archives of the Red Bank Register, of that kindergarten class walk, headed by Mc Daniel.
In Memoriam: Red Bank Resident, Jim Cawley, 86
Red Bank resident James Cawley passed away on Sept. 5 with his family by his side. He was 86.
Police Report: Drug Possession, DUIs
The following July arrests were reported by Little Silver police. An arrest does not constitute a conviction.
In Memoriam: Longtime Fair Havenite Richard Huff, 86
Longtime Fair Havenite Richard Huff passed away on Aug. 23, “surrounded by loving family.” He was 86.
In Memoriam: Former Longtime Rumsonite Paul Frieze, 89
Former longtime Rumsonite Paul Frieze passed away on Aug. 26. He was 89.
Prosecutor: Former Area High School Teacher Pleads Guilty to Sexual Assault of Students
A former area high school teacher has pleaded guilty to the sexual assault of two of her students, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Tuesday.
Rumson Police Report: Stalking, Underage Drinking, Child Endangerment, DUI
The following August arrests were reported by Rumson police. An arrest does not constitute a conviction. A DUI alone is a motor vehicle offense.
Focus: Going Home to a ‘Middle’ of Fair Sights, Friends, Neighbors and a High Five
But, what about the middle? The end of the Fair Haven Firemen’s Fair has always brought me, and many a “fair” kid, back to that middle haven. It’s home … It’s that time — the time when you held it and walked with it (that balloon that eventually got away) that made you smile — like a memory. Letting it go never takes that middle away. ~ Elaine Van Develde
Call it finding a new “middle.” The end of the Fair Haven Firemen’s Fair 2025 came on Saturday night.
The beginning of the end-of-summer tradition — for not only Fair Havenites, but the many who’ve bonded with it in a community brick-and-mortar-like solidarity — came more than 120 years ago.
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