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.
Continue reading County Planning Merit Awards 2025: Sea Bright Riverfront Park RecognizedAll posts by Elaine Van Develde
Retro Rumson Basketball Court Drama

Photo/George Day
I spy … a slam dunk? High hoop hopes?
Continue reading Retro Rumson Basketball Court DramaProsecutor: Auto Body Repair Company Owner Charged in $42K Fraud Scam
The owner of an area auto-body repair company has been charged with pilfering more than $42,000 from insurers, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Tuesday.
Continue reading Prosecutor: Auto Body Repair Company Owner Charged in $42K Fraud ScamIn Memoriam: Longtime Fair Havenite, Former PTA President, County Child Study Supervisor, Volunteer, Peggy Lancton

Longtime Fair Havenite, Margaret Ann “Peggy, Boots” Lindberg Lancton passed away peacefully on Saturday, Jan. 10, at her Fair Haven home.
Continue reading In Memoriam: Longtime Fair Havenite, Former PTA President, County Child Study Supervisor, Volunteer, Peggy LanctonRetro RFH Junior ‘Pop’ and Chill Lounging

When chilly days and Mondays got RFH juniors a little down, they just copped a squat with a pop in the Junior Lounge.
Continue reading Retro RFH Junior ‘Pop’ and Chill LoungingRetro Blizzard of ’96 Among RFH Friends
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.
Continue reading Retro Blizzard of ’96 Among RFH FriendsIn Memoriam: Lifetime Red Bank Resident, Fred Buonanno Jr., 94
Lifetime Red Bank resident, Federico “Fred” F. Buonanno Jr., passed away on Dec. 27, 2025, in Shrewsbury. He was 94.
Continue reading In Memoriam: Lifetime Red Bank Resident, Fred Buonanno Jr., 94Scene Around: In with the New Community Leaders in Fair Haven
New year, new council members, emergency responder line officers and all sorts of political appointees and contracts. That’s how it goes every new year in every municipality. And Fair Haven is no exception.
Continue reading Scene Around: In with the New Community Leaders in Fair HavenFocus: Faces and Places; Community Cousins and Anchors of 2025
Another year, more milestones, tradition and connection. That’s how went in the Rumson-Fair Haven community in 2025.
Continue reading Focus: Faces and Places; Community Cousins and Anchors of 2025In 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.
Continue reading In Memoriam: Longtime Red Bank Resident, RBC Grad, Basketball Officiator, Educator, Tom Lopes, 83Retro Prized Rumson Firemen Line-Up

New year, new fire department line officers. That’s how it goes. Since the dawn of Rumson, Fair Haven and all towns’ time, reorganization has been a New Year rite of passage.
Continue reading Retro Prized Rumson Firemen Line-UpIn Memoriam: Former Rumson Resident, Fred Kulawiec, 99
Former Rumson resident, Frederick “Fred” Eugene Kulawiec, “a beloved father, grandfather, and great-grandfather,” passed away on Dec. 22, 2025. “Blessed with a long and outstanding life, Fred was 99 years old.”
Continue reading In Memoriam: Former Rumson Resident, Fred Kulawiec, 99





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