They sailed along and triumphed. The young sailors of the 71-year-old Fair Haven River Rats turned out strong performances in The Junior Sweepstakes Regatta recently.
The FYI on Fair Haven River Rats’ Junior Sweepstakes Regatta
Monthly Archives: September 2026
Retro Back-to-School Walking the Rope
Our annual back-to-school Fair Haven rope walk reprise …
“But I don’t wanna walk on the rope next to her!” I cried from under my fresh-cut kindergarten bangs. “I wanna walk on the rope next to Pam!”
Pam was my neighbor. She was my best buddy.
It was 1965. It was the ’60s. The memories are there, but fuzzy. I can sill see it — with my reading glasses, of course. One thing’s for sure: Our Fair Haven kindergarten class was the last to have its first year of school at what was called the Youth Center, now the Fair Haven Police Station and Community Center on Fisk Street.
We kindergarteners were also the last to be tugged down the street on a rope, yes a rope, headed by an official-looking police-type lady.
In Memoriam: Red Bank Native, Middletown-Raised RBC Grad, Laurie McGowan Robinson, 68
Red Bank native, Middletown-raised Laurie Joan McGowan Robinson passed away peacefully on Sept. 6 in Red Bank. She was 68.
Retro Fair Haven Back-to-School Line-Up
Photo/Sally Van Develde
A back-to-school reprise …
Knock-kneed, nervous and all dressed up with somewhere to go, this gaggle Fair Haven neighborhood girls of 1965 lined up so their moms could get that classic first-day-of-kindergarten shot. And there wasn’t a smile among them.
In Memoriam: Longtime Rumsonite Jim Dolan, 84
Longtime Rumsonite Jim Dolan passed away in his home on Aug. 29 after a courageous three-year battle with cancer. He was 84.
Grow with Grace: Bugged Out and Relaxing with the Fruits of Garden Labor
After all the hot summer garden work—and before fall gardening really kicks into full swing—I’m off to parts north to snip a few plant samples for propagation and sip a few cocktails for relaxation. While I’m spending time in a beautiful place by the sea, the new school year is kicking off here in the Rumson-Fair Haven area.
Fair Remembrance: All’s Fair in the Middle
Our annual reprise about what it really means to experience all that’s fair for a Fair Haven kid …
There are a lot of significant beginnings and endings this time of the year. The end of summer. The beginning of locals’ summer. The start of school — new chapters and first days.
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.
Continue reading Fair Remembrance: All’s Fair in the Middle
Focus: Fair Times of Reuniting and Fun
Fair Haven Firemen’s Fair time is a time for celebrating home, coming back home, connecting and holding connections strong.
Prosecutor: Cop Charged with $16.5K Theft Stemming from Failure to Perform Duties
An area police officer has been charged with theft in connection with instances of failing to leave his home or respond to calls for service while he was supposed to be on duty, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Thursday.
Prosecutor: Ex-Cop Sentenced for Lying About Criminal Past in Seeking Police Employment
A former police officer has lost his job, been sentenced to probation and has been permanently banned from public office anywhere in NJ for lying about his criminal history and termination from a prior job in law enforcement while seeking and obtaining police employment in the state, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Thursday.
Retro Fair Springsteen Sighting
Photo/Elaine Van Develde originally for the long-defunct Courier
A reprise, because everyone’s always talking about former longtime Rumsonite, Bruce Springsteen; and, every fair has its surprises, stars and, well, photo bombers …
Seemingly everyone knows that Bruce Springsteen until recent years made Rumson his primary home. The Boss was always known as a big fan and frequenter of the Fair Haven Firemen’s Fair. Over the years, he’s been seen countless times casually roaming the grounds — though more often when his kids were little.
Prosecutor: 23-Year-Old Woman Arrested on Vehicular Homicide and Related Charges in March Fatal Accident
An area 23-year-old woman has been arrested and charged with vehicular homicide and related offenses in connection with a three-vehicle crash in March that left one person dead and another injured, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago and Wall Township Police Chief Sean O’Halloran jointly announced on Wednesday.
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