Play ball! Well, spring has arrived and RFH Baseball season has begun. And RFH players are set for a home run of a season, as usual.
Continue reading Retro RFH Baseball Dugout HomerunAll posts by Elaine Van Develde
In Memoriam: Longtime Rumsonite, Former Rumson Beauty Salon Hairdresser, Carmela Mastria, 99
Longtime Rumsonite and former Rumson Beauty Salon hairdresser, Carmela “Camille” Mastria, passed away peacefully in her home on Saturday, April 25. She was 99.
Continue reading In Memoriam: Longtime Rumsonite, Former Rumson Beauty Salon Hairdresser, Carmela Mastria, 99In Memoriam: Monmouth Beach-Raised, Eric Pegosh Jr., 44
Monmouth Beach-raised Eric Donald Pegosh Jr., of Atlantic Highlands, passed away on April 22. He was 44.
Continue reading In Memoriam: Monmouth Beach-Raised, Eric Pegosh Jr., 44Retro RFH Spring Fever Frolicking
Reprise! Just because … Let’s hear it for spring fever and waiting for the sun to reappear!
OK, so the spring weather outside has not been so consistently delightful lately. But, the sun has made some great cameo appearances.
So, take a look back to the 1970s when spring fever kicked in enough to get a couple of RFH guys in the mood to put those gloves on and take a little kangaroo hop outside the Junior Lounge, probably on a “free.” They were barely clad in those stylish 70s gym shorts and ready to duke it out — or at least dance around the notion.
Continue reading Retro RFH Spring Fever FrolickingScene Around: A Polished RFH Grad and a Monumental Fair Haven Preservation Task

They’re polished, alright — RFH Class of ’78 grad Doug DiStefano and his monument subject, that is.
Continue reading Scene Around: A Polished RFH Grad and a Monumental Fair Haven Preservation TaskIn Memoriam: Former Little Silver Resident and Restaurateur, Brian Daneman, 65
“To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven.” — Ecclesiastes 3:1
Former Little Silver resident, Brian Paul Daneman, passed away on April 20. He was 65.
Continue reading In Memoriam: Former Little Silver Resident and Restaurateur, Brian Daneman, 65In Memoriam: Fair Havenite Ann Tickner Jankowski

Fair Havenite Ann Tickner Jankowski passed away peacefully at her home, surrounded by loved ones, on April 19.
Continue reading In Memoriam: Fair Havenite Ann Tickner JankowskiRetro TGIF Fair Haven Sleepover

If there was ever a perfect night for a classic pre-teen sleepover, tonight might just be the night. It’s all about kid spring fever and celebrating the season with a little help from friends.
Continue reading Retro TGIF Fair Haven SleepoverPolice Report: Aggravated Assault, Serious Bodily Injury Threat, Weapons Possession
The following March arrests were reported by Little Silver police. An arrest does not constitute a conviction.
Continue reading Police Report: Aggravated Assault, Serious Bodily Injury Threat, Weapons PossessionRetro RFH Prom Dress & Tradition

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Well, it was junior prom night for RFHers last week. And, to take a look at the social media photos floating around out there is to know that the times sure have changed, starting with the prom look. The dresses. The hair. The after-prom events.
Continue reading Retro RFH Prom Dress & TraditionRetro RFH Prom Posers

Photo/Heather Andersen
A reprise, originally posted on June 10, 2021, to honor the best of RFH prom times during prom season …
The colors were deeper, the hair was higher and hemlines, too. The top song was George Michael’s Faith. The year was 1988 and the pre-prom scene for RFHers was the same, yet different.
Continue reading Retro RFH Prom PosersCelebrating Frankie’s Fair Haven Legacy of Luck and Smiles

I could still see him. I believe everyone could. He was standing right up front in the far corner of the packed room. He could see it all from there. And, boy, was he smiling. Head tilted back a bit, to take it all in as best he could, his iconic smile spoke a thousand “How lucky we were” words. The rapturous sigh that emanated from his grin filled the room with his legacy of home-grown love.
I could see him add a wink this time as he read the room. The room, in a still-the-same Columbus Club corner nook on the street where we kids biked down the hill to school, was packed with those kids from his Fair Haven childhood.
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