In Memoriam: Longtime Shrewsbury Sailing & Yacht Club and Sea Bright Beach Club Member, Riverview Volunteer, Barbara Young, 92

Barbara Ann Young

Longtime Shrewsbury Sailing and Yacht Club and Sea Bright Beach Club member, Barbara Ann Young, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by family, on Jan. 12.  She was 92.

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Retro Schwenker’s Pond Winter Wonderland Fun

Kathy and Pat Reed and mom on a visit to Fair Haven’s Schwenker’s Pond circa late 1950s
Photo/courtesy of Pat Reed

With the hint of sun and tinge of milder weather these days, R-FH area people were popping up all over the great outdoors  for a little fairer weather respite.

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County Planning Merit Awards 2025: Sea Bright Riverfront Park Recognized

The Monmouth County Board of County Commissioners joined the Monmouth County Planning Board to honor seven recipients with 2025 merit awards during a December Planning Board meeting. A passive park on the Shrewsbury River near the new Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge that was planned in Superstorm Sandy’s wake, was one of those projects honored.

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In Memoriam: Longtime Fair Havenite, Former PTA President, County Child Study Supervisor, Volunteer, Peggy Lancton

 Margaret "Peggy" Ann Lancton

Longtime Fair Havenite, Margaret Ann “Peggy, Boots” Lindberg Lancton passed away peacefully on Saturday, Jan. 10, at her Fair Haven home.

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Retro Blizzard of ’96 Among RFH Friends

Weathering a real storm in 1996 with RFH grad Steph DeSesa.
Weathering a real storm in 1996 with RFH grad Steph DeSesa.

It’s a classic snow story worth repeating …

Our Retro Pic of the Day takes us back to a blizzard that was true to its word.

What was dubbed The Blizzard of ’96 hit the Rumson-Fair Haven area with full force in early January of 1996. This one lived up to its promise to render everyone in the area immobile.

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In Memoriam: Longtime Red Bank Resident, RBC Grad, Basketball Officiator, Educator, Tom Lopes, 83

Longtime Red Bank resident and Red Bank Catholic High School (RBC) graduate, Thomas C. Lopes, passed away peacefully with family by his side on Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025, following a long and courageous battle with illness. He was 83.

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