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Focus: Fair Times of Reuniting and Fun
September 4, 2026 Elaine Van Develde
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Focus: A Night Out with Fair Haven’s Finest
August 5, 2026 Elaine Van Develde

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First day of kindergarten in Fair Haven 1965
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.

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Retro Fair Haven Back-to-School Line-Up
September 8, 2026 Elaine Van Develde
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.
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Fair Remembrance: All’s Fair in the Middle
September 5, 2026 Elaine Van Develde