Photo/courtesy of Jim Mellaci
When doing the TGIF thing, everyone could use a little shot of cheer, good spirits and great memories to kick off the weekend.
Retro TGIF Shot of Frank’s Bar & Rumson Spirits
Photo/courtesy of Jim Mellaci
Monthly Archives: August 2026
Photo/courtesy of Jim Mellaci
In Memoriam: Longtime Fair Havenite, ’73 RFH Grad, Photographer, Musician, Ed Brett, 71
Longtime Fair Havenite, Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School (RFH) graduate, photographer, musician and passionate preserver of local and family history, Edward “Ed” Lester Brett, passed away on July 20. He was 71. A memorial service is now set for Aug. 30.
DWI Checkpoint at Shore Starts Tonight
A late summer DWI checkpoint is set to kick off the weekend tonight, The Monmouth County DWI Task Force announced.
Grow with Grace: How to Weed Through Your Garden’s Good, Bad & Ugly
Well, we took a little time off from garden toiling last week, relaxed and mused about the bountiful mess of it all and what to do. Yes, now is the time to address some common issues we see in the late-summer garden. Let’s dig in!
Retro Fair Havenites’ Day at the Beach
Cooking Up ’50s-Style Fun on Starvation Island
It’s all fun and island-hopping games until they have to start a fire.
Yes, there comes a time when summer Rumson island-hopping coolness sets in, parents rang the unheard dinner bell and a bunch of hungry, wayward, marooned kids try to cook that fish they caught and toast their own little buns.
Police Report: Weapons, Assault, Ammo Possession, Burglary, Harassment, Theft
The following July criminal incidents and arrests were reported by Red Bank police. An arrest does not constitute a conviction.
In Memoriam: Little Silver Resident, Activist, Gail Abrams, 89
Little Silver resident, Gail G. Abrams, passed away peacefully on Aug. 14. She was 89.
In Memoriam: Longtime Little Silver Resident, Former Dorn’s Photo Shop Owner, Bill Matlack III, 82
Longtime Little Silver resident, Red Bank High School graduate and former Dorn’s Photo Shop owner, Albert E. Matlack III, “lovingly known as Bill,” passed away peacefully on Aug. 9 in South Carolina, surrounded by his loving wife and children. He was 82.
Retro Crazy Days of RFH Boys’ Summer
Photo/courtesy of Paul Hughes, Class of ’79 reunion slideshow
A reprise in honor of sizzling hot summer days on the beach with some cool RFH guys …
Remember that horror movie When a Stranger Calls? The babysitter gets a repeated freaky call from a stranger asking, in measured terror tones, “Have you checked the children lately?”
DWI Checkpoint Set for Friday Night
Another summer weekend will start with a DWI checkpoint, The Monmouth County DWI Task Force announced.
Grow with Grace: Order in the Garden, Tomato, Tomahto & Cocktail Concoctions
Here we are in the middle of August. That neat, orderly garden you planted back in May is probably looking a whole lot more chaotic now. What to do to bring the garden and its harvest joy back?
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